Feast of St. Thomas Becket

Feast of St. Thomas Becket, Martyr, Archbishop of Canterbury. Chancellor of England under King Henry II.  As archbishop of Canterbury, championed church rights over royal interests, murdered by followers of the king. Subject of the 1964 movie “Becket”. Patron – secular clergy.

Feast of St. John the Apostle

Feast of St. John the Apostle, son of Zebedee & Salome, one of the 12 Apostles with his brother James, author, Gospel of John, 3 Epistles of John & Book of Revelation. Patron of Love, loyalty, friendships, authors, booksellers, burn-victims, art-dealers, editors, theologians.

Feast of St. Stephen

Feast of St. Stephen, Deacon and Protomartyr, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles.  Patron of Altar Servers casket makers, Cetona, Italy, deacons, headaches, horses, Kessel, Belgium, masons, Owensboro, Kentucky, Passau, Germany, Serbia, Republic of Srpska, and Prato, Italy.

Feast of St. Adele

Feast of St. Adele, widow, nun and Abbess, Grandmother of St. Gregory of Utrecht, daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany, disciple of St. Boniface, the Apostle of Germany. She founded a convent at Palatiolum near Trier, Germany.

Feast of St. Peter Canisius

Feast of St. Peter Canisius, Dutch Jesuit, Doctor of the Church, “Second Apostle of Germany”, the first Dutchman to join the Society of Jesus, he lead the Jesuits in restoring the Church after the Protestant Reformation. Patron of the Catholic press and Germany.