Feast of St. Patroclus of Troyes, martyr. Arrested during the persecutions of the Emperor Aurelian. Patron against demons and fever.
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Feast of St. Sebastian
Feast of St. Sebastian, Martyr. Shot with arrows, recovered, later beaten to death. Patron of soldiers, athletes, archers, against plague.
Feast of St. Wulfstan
Feast of St. Wulfstan, Benedictine, Bishop of Worcester, England. Born at Long Itchington, Warwickshire. Patron of vegetarians & dieters.
Feast of St. Deicola
Feast of St. Deicola, Irish Monk, brother of Saint Gall. One of 12 disciples of St. Columbanus. Patron of childhood illnesses. Died 625.
Feast of St. Honoratus of Arles
Feast of St. Honoratus of Arles, Bishop, founder, Lerins Abbey, France. Patron for rain, against drought, against misfortune, against rain.
Feast of St. Arnold Janssen
Feast of St. Arnold Janssen, Founder, Society of the Divine Word, Servant Sisters of the Holy Ghost, and Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters.
Feast of St. Macrina the Elder
Feast of St. Macrina the Elder, Grandmother of Sts. Basil & Gregory of Nyssa. Patron of widows, invoked against poverty.
Feast of St. Kentigern Mungo
Feast of St. Kentigern Mungo, First bishop of the Strathclyde Britons. Founded St. Asaph Monastery at Llanelwy. Patron against bullies.
Feast of St. Benedict Biscop
Feast of St. Benedict Biscop, Abbot, founder, Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, England. Patron of English Benedictines, musicians, & painters.
Feast of Sts. Paldo, Tato & Taso
Feast of Sts. Paldo, Tato & Taso. Benedictines, 3 brothers from Benevento, Italy. Founded San Vincenzo monastery, then each served as Abbot.