Feast of St. Peter Claver, Jesuit missionary to the West Indian slave trade. Patron of slaves, Colombia, race relations, and seafarers.
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Feast of St. Adrian
Feast of St. Adrian, martyr. Patron of plague, epilepsy, butchers, guards, soldiers, and arms dealers. Died 306.
Feast of St. Gratus, Bishop
Feast of St. Gratus, Bishop. Patron of vineyards. Invoked against: fear of insects, dangerous animals, fire, hail, lightning, rain, storms.
Feast of St. Onesiphorus
Feast of St. Onesiphorus, Martyr with Porphyrius. Onesiphorus was mentioned in St. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy.
Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta
Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta, nun, missionary & founder, Missionaries of Charity. Patron of World Youth Day and Missionaries of Charity.
Feast of St. Candida
Feast of St. Candida the Elder, woman cured of illness by St. Peter. Converted St. Aspren. Patron of Naples, Hog Roasts, and Dining Clubs.
Feast of St. Herewith
Feast of St. Herewith, Benedictine, princess, sister of St. Hilda and mother of Sts. Sexburga, Withburga, and Ethelburga. Died in 690.
Feast of St. Nonossus
Feast of St. Nonossus, Benedictine monk of Mt. Soracte. Invoked against physical defects, back pains, and school-related student crises.
Feast of St. Giles
Feast of St. Giles, Abbot. Patron of breast cancer, breast-feeding, cancer patients, the disabled, mental illness, poor people & sterility.