Feast of St. Rose of Lima

Feast of St. Rose of Lima, virgin, lay Dominican, first saint born in the Americas. Patron of gardeners, embroiderers, florists, India, for the resolution of family quarrels, indigenous peoples of the Americas, Peru, Philippines, against vanity, Santa Rosa, CA & Latin America.

 

Feast of Pope Saint Pius X

Feast of Pope Saint Pius X, Italian Pope, promoted Thomism, opposed modernism. Patron of first communicants, Catechists, pilgrims, Archdiocese of Atlanta, GA, Diocese of Des Moines, IA, Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, MT, Santa Luċija, Malta, Archdiocese of Zamboanga, PI.