Feast of St. Polyeuctus, Martyr, a wealthy Roman army officer converted to Christianity by St. Nearchus. Martyred at Melitene, Armenia, under Emperor Valerian. Patron of vows and treaty agreements. Died in 259

Feast of St. Julian the Hospitaler, Patron of Boatmen, carnival workers, childless people, circus workers, clowns, ferrymen, fiddlers, hospitallers, hunters, innkeepers, jugglers, knights, murderers, pilgrims, shepherds, travelers, Julian’s, Malta and Macerata, Italy.

Feast of St. Adolf of Osnabruck, Cistercian monk & Bishop of Osnabruck, member of the family of the Counts of Tecklenburg, Duchy of Westphalia, Germany. Known as the “Almoner of the Poor”.

Feast of St. William of Maleval, (William the Great), hermit and founder, Hermits of Saint William (Gulliemites), a branch of the Hermits of St. Augustine. Patron of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Bacolor, Pampanga, Buting and Pasig, Philippines. Died in 1157. Canonized in 1202.

Feast of St. Miguel Febres Cordero, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic brother, member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, (De La Salle Brothers), a prolific writer, canonized as 1st Ecuadorian saint. Patron the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Ecuador, Teachers & Writers.

Feast of St. Theodore Stratelates (Theodore of Heraclea), Roman general and martyr, venerated with the title Great-martyr. Patron of soldiers. Died in 319.

Feast of Agatha of Sicily, virgin martyr, Patron of Sicily, breast cancer patients, bakers, jewelers, martyrs, natural disasters, nurses, rape victims, single laywomen, sterility, torture victims and Zamarramala, Spain. Patron against fire, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Feast of St. Blaise, bishop, physician and martyr. Bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia. Patron of animals, builders, drapers, choking, veterinarians, throats, infants, Dalmatia, Dubrovnik, stonecutters, carvers, and wool workers. Blessing of the Throats is today.

Feast of St. Jeanne de Lestonnac, founder, The Company of Mary Our Lady. Patron of abuse victims, people rejected by religious orders and widows.

Feast of St. Brigid of Kildare, Irish nun. Abbess, & foundress. Patron of Ireland, babies, blacksmiths, boatmen, brewers, children with abusive fathers, Clan Douglas, Florida, fugitives, infants, Leinster, nuns, poets, sailors, scholars, travelers, watermen.