Feast of St. Phocas the Gardener, martyr. Phocas was a gardener living at Sinope, on the Black Sea, who aided persecuted Christians during the Diocletianic persecutions.Patron of gardeners, hospitality, agricultural workers, farmers, sailors and mariners.

Feast of St. Otto of Bamberg, medieval German bishop, missionary, chaplain to the Polish court, emperor’s chancellor and papal legate. Supervised the construction of Speyer Cathedral and negotiated the peace treaty – the Concordat of Worms. Called the Apostle of Pomerania.

Feast of St. Gall, Irish missionary, one of thetwelve companions of Saint Columbanus, helped to found Luxeuil Monastery. Patron of birds, geese, poultry and Sweden.