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. 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. 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. 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, 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.