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, Hyacinth’s Basilica, Chicago. Invoked by those in danger of drowning.
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Feast of St. Tarsicius
Feast of St. Tarsicius, martyred on the Appian Way while carrying the Eucharist to imprisoned Christians. Patron of first communicants.
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. 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. 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.
Feast of St. Hormisdas
Feast of St. Hormisdas, Pope. Successor to St. Symmachus, and father of Pope St. Silverius. Ended the Acacian Schism in 519. Died in 523.
Feast of St. Nonna of Nazianzus
Feast of St. Nonna of Nazianzus, the wife of St. Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, & mother of St. Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory the Theologian), St. Caesarius, & St. Gorgonia. She lived in Cappadocia, present-day Turkey. Patron of death of children and information services.
Feast of St. Jean Baptist Marie Vianney
Feast of St. Jean Baptist Marie Vianney, the “Cure of Ars”, parish priest of Ars, France, confessor & director of souls. Patron of parish priests, Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney, Archdiocese of Dubuque, confessors, Archdiocese of Kansas City.