Feast of St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, founder and writer of Basque origin. Founder of the Hogar de Cristo foundation. Patron of Chile, poor people, street children and social workers.
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Feast of St. Mamas of Caesarea
Feast of St. Mamas of Caesarea, Child-Martyr, shepherd. Patron of Langres, France, breastfeeding babies, protector of sufferers of broken bones and hernias (Murero, Zaragoza, Spain).
Feast of St. Hyacinth
Feast of St. Hyacinth, Dominican missionary, “Apostle of Poland”. Preached in Poland, Pomerania, Denmark, Prussia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, Russia, China, and Tibet. Patron of Lithuania, St. Hyacinth’s Basilica, Chicago. Invoked by those in danger of drowning.
Feast of St. Werenfrid of England
Feast of St. Werenfrid of England (Werenfrid of Arnheim), Benedictine monk. Priest. Confessor, Missionary in Frisia. Born in England, studied in Ireland under St. Egbert, sent to convert the Frisians. Patron of vegetable gardeners, invoked against gout, stiff joints.
Feast of St. Cassian of Imola
Feast of St. Cassian of Imola, Bishop of Brescia, teacher, Martyr. Stabbed to death by his students. Patron of schoolteachers, shorthand-writers, parish clerks, Imola & San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy, Mexico City and Las Galletas, Tenerife, Spain.
Feast of St. Euplius of Catania
Feast of St. Euplius of Catania, deacon and Martyr, arrested for owning a copy of the Bible during the Diocletianic persecutions. Patron of Catania, Francavilla di Sicilia and Trevico Sicily.
Feast of St. Lawrence of Rome
Feast of St. Lawrence of Rome, deacon martyred by Emperor Valerian. Patron of comedians, librarians, students, miners, chefs, roasters, the poor, firefighters, Rome, Canada, Sri Lanka, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Huesca, Spain, San Lawrenz, Gozo and Birgu, Malta.
Feast of St. Candida Maria of Jesus
Feast of St. Candida Maria of Jesus, founder, Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus, a congregation for the education of children and the advancement of the women in Salamanca, Spain. Patron of Educators and Daughters of Jesus also known as Hijas De Jesus.
Feast of St. Dominic of Caleruega
Feast of St. Dominic of Caleruega, Castilian priest and founder, Dominican Order. Patron of Astronomers, astronomy, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Valletta, Birgu (Malta), Managua and falsely accused people.
Feast of St. Cajetan
Feast of St. Cajetan, priest, lawyer, reformer, founder, Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence (Theatines). Patron of bankers, the unemployed, workers, gamers, gamblers, job seekers, Albania, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador and Guatemala.