Feast of St. Denis of Paris

Feast of St. Denis of Paris, bishop, martyr and cephalophore (martyred by beheading). The first bishop of Paris, the Apostle of France and one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.  Patron of France, Paris, possessed people, against frenzy, strife, hydrophobia and headaches.

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, friar, deacon & preacher. Founder of the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of St. Clare, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Patron Saint of animals, ecologists, merchants, the environment, Italy, stowaways, Cub Scouts.