Feast of St. Menodora, virgin, martyred with her sisters Metrodora and Nymphodora. They were known as the Orphans of Bithynia. Condemned by Roman governor Frontonius, they were martyred in 311 a.d.

Feast of St. Peter Claver, Jesuit missionary to the West Indian slave trade. Patron of slaves, Colombia, race relations and seafarers.

Feast of St. Adrian of Nicomedia, martyr, Roman Herculean Guard of the Emperor Galerius Maximian. Chief military saint of Northern Europe, second only to St. George, revered in Flanders, Germany and northern France.  Patron of epilepsy, butchers, guards, soldiers and arms dealers.

Feast of St. Gratus of Aosta, Bishop. Patron of Aosta and Invoked against: fear of insects, against dangerous animals, against fire, against hail, againstlightning, against rain and against storms.

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. 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. 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 and lepers.

Feast of St. Jeanne Jugan, Sister Mary of the Cross, L.S.P., French nun, Founder, Little Sisters of the Poor. Patron of the destitute elderly.