Feast of St. Vitus, Sicilian Martyr under the Diocletianic Persecution, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church. Patron  of actors, comedians, dancers, epileptics, dogs, epilepsy, oversleeping, Prague,  rheumatic chorea (Saint Vitus Dance), snake bites & storms.

Feast of Notburga of Eben, cook in the household of Count Henry of Rattenberg, Tyrol, Austria. Patron of poor peasants and servants.

Feast of St. John Chrysostom, Chrysostom = golden-mouthed or eloquent, Archbishop of Constantinople and one of the most prolific authors in the early Christian Church. Patron of Constantinople, education, epilepsy, lecturers, orators and preachers.

Feast of St. Bodo, Benedictine bishop of Toul, Founder Etival, Affonville, and Bonmoutier monasteries in France. Brother of St. Salaberga.

Feast of St. Menodora, virgin, martyred with her sisters Metrodora and Nymphodora. They were known as the Orphans of Bithynia. Condemned by Roman governor Frontonius, they were martyred in 311 a.d.

Feast of St. Adrian of Nicomedia, martyr, Roman Herculean Guard of the Emperor Galerius Maximian. Chief military saint of Northern Europe, 2nd only to Saint George, revered in Flanders, Germany and northdern France.  Patron of epilepsy, butchers, guards, soldiers & arms dealers.

Feast of St. Gratus of Aosta, Bishop. Patron of Aosta and vineyards. Invoked against: fear of insects, against dangerous animals, against fire, against hail, against lightning, against rain and against storms.

Feast of St. Onesiphorus, “bringing profit” or “useful”, Martyr, bishop at Colophon (Asia Minor), and later at Corinth. His mention in St. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy was an early example of prayer for the dead.

Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa), nun, missionary and founder, Missionaries of Charity. Recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Patron of World Youth Day, Missionaries of Charity and co-patron of the Archdiocese of Calcutta.

Feast of St. Candida the Elder, woman cured of illness by St. Peter. Converted by St. Aspren. Patron of Naples, Hog Roasts and Dining Clubs.