Feast of St. Osmund of Salisbury, England. Count of Sées, Bishop, Norman noble. Following the Norman conquest of England, he served as Lord Chancellor and as the second bishop of Salisbury. Patron of insanity, mental illness, paralyzed people, paralysis, ruptures and toothache.
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary, co-founder, the Society of Jesus. Patron of African missions, Apostleship of Prayer, Fathers of the Precious Blood, Green Bay, WI, Missioners of the Precious Blood, navigators, parish missions and the Propagation of the Faith.
Feast of St. Bibiana
Feast of St. Bibiana, Roman Virgin and Martyr. Patron of epileptics, hangovers, headaches, mental illness, single laywomen, torture victims.
Feast of St. Eligius
Feast of St. Eligius, Bishop. Patron of metalworkers, goldsmiths, coin collectors, horses, jockeys, cutlers, gilders, harness makers, jewelers, knife makers, laborers, locksmiths, miners, minters, tool makers, veterinarians. St. Eligius Hospital featured in 80’s television.