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. 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. Peter Claver, Jesuit missionary to the West Indian slave trade. Patron of slaves, Colombia, race relations, and seafarers.

Feast of St. Gratus of Aosta, Bishop. Patron of Aosta and 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. Bertinus, Benedictine abbot and founder, companion of St. Mommolinus. Sent with St. Omer to evangelize the Pas-de-Calais region

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.

Feast of St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor of the Church and one of the Latin Fathers. Known as “the Father of Christian Worship, he contributed to the development of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.  Patron saint of musicians, singers, students and teachers.

Feast of St. Nonossus, Benedictine monk of Mt. Soracte, Italy. Patron of Freising Germany, Castel Sant’Elia, dioceses of Sutri and Nepi, Invoked against physical defects, back pains and school-related student crises.