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.
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta
Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa), nun, missionary and founder, Missionaries of Charity. Recipient of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. Patron of World Youth Day, Missionaries of Charity and co-patron of the Archdiocese of Calcutta.
Feast of St. Gregory the Great
Feast of St. Gregory the Great. Pope, Bishop of Rome, Doctor of the Church & 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 of musicians, singers, students & teachers
Feast of St. Nonossus
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.
Feast of St. Giles
Feast of St. Giles, Abbot. One of the fourteen Holy Helpers. Patron of breast cancer, breast-feeding, cancer patients, beggars, blacksmiths, the disabled, mental illness, sterility, epilepsy, fear of night, forests, hermits, horses, outcasts, the poor, lepers, sterility.