Feast of St. Dominguito del Val, altar boy killed in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, martyred at age 7. Patron of Altar boys, acolytes and choirboys.
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Feast of St. Velleicus of Kaiserswerth
Feast of St. Velleicus of Kaiserswerth, Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbot, disciple of St. Swithbert, evangelized Germany, abbot of Kaiserswerth on the Rhine.
Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo
Feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop of Hippo Regius in Roman North Africa. Theologian, one of the most important Church Fathers, formulated the doctrine of original sin, wrote The City of God, On Christian Doctrine and Confessions. Patron of brewers, printers, theologians.
Feast of St. Margaret the Barefooted
Feast of St. Margaret the Barefooted, wife and model of charity. Patron of brides, difficult marriages, victims of abuse and widows. Died 1395 in San Severino, Italy.
Feast of St. Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Ages
Feast of St. Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Ages, Founder, Daughters of the Holy Cross, Sisters of St. Andrew for teaching and hospital service.
Feast of St. Joseph Calasanctius
Feast of St. Joseph Calasanctius, Spanish priest, theologian, confessor, synodal examiner, procurator, educator and the founder of the Pious Schools and the Piarists (Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools). Patron of Catholic Schools.
Feast of St. Jane Antide Thouret
Feast of St. Jane Antide Thouret, Foundress, Institute of the Daughters of Charity in Besancon, France. Patron – Sisters of Divine Charity.
Feast of Pope Saint Pius X
Feast of Pope Saint Pius X, Italian Pope, promoted Thomism, opposed modernism. Patron of first communicants, Catechists, pilgrims, Archdiocese of Atlanta, GA, Diocese of Des Moines, IA, Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, MT, Santa Luċija, Malta, Archdiocese of Zamboanga, PI.
Feast of St. Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
Feast of St. Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, Augustinian Recollect, missionary to the Philippines, Bishop of Pinara and later Pasto, Colombia. Patron of cancer patients, Sto. Niño De Molino Parish Church – Bacoor City and Recoletos Community. Died 1906.
Feast of St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga
Feast of St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga, Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, founder and writer of Basque origin. Founder of the Hogar de Cristo foundation. Patron of Chile, poor people, street children and social workers.