Feast of St. Valentine, priest and martyr. Patron of Love, Young People, Happy Marriages and Beekeepers.

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

Feast of St. Amand (Amandus), bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht, missionary of Flanders. Patron of wine makers, beer brewers, merchants, innkeepers, bartenders and Boy Scouts.

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 eruptio

Feast of St. Andrew Corsini, Carmelite priest and friar, Bishop of Fiesole, prophet and miracle worker, papal legate, the Apostle of Florence. Patron of Florence, Italy, Fiesole, Italy, Diplomats. Invoked against riots and civil disorder.

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 Throats is today.

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