Feast of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, twin martyrs under the Diocletianic persecutions.  Patrons of surgeons, physicians, dentists, barbers, pharmacists, veterinarians, orphanages, protectors of children, day-care centers, confectioners, against hernia and against the plague.

Feast of St. Cadoc, Welsh bishop and martyr. Patron of famine victims, deafness, glandular disorders, Glamorgan and Llancarfan Wales.

Feast of St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Capuchin friar, Italian priest, stigmatist, mystic.  Patron of Civil defense volunteers, adolescents, stress relief, January blues, Italy,

Feast of St. Phocas the Gardener, martyr. Patron of gardeners, sailors, hospitality, agricultural workers, boatmen, farm workers and farmers.

Feast of St. Matthew, former tax collector, son of Alpheus, one of the twelve Apostles, one of the four Evangelists, author of the first Gospel. Patron of Bankers

Feast of St. Januarius (San Gennaro), Bishop of Benevento martyred during the Diocletanic persecution. Patron of blood banks, volcanic eruptions and Naples, Italy.

Feast of Joseph of Cupertino, Italian Franciscan friar and mystic. Patron of aviation, astronauts, mental handicaps, students, examinations and the City of Osimo, Italy.

Feast of St. Satyrus of Milan, Born Trier, Germany. Brother of Sts. Ambrose and Marcellina. Patron of the sacristans of the Archdiocese of Milan

Feast of St. Eugenia, Benedictine abbess, daughter of the Duke of Alsace. She succeeded St. Ottilia as abbess of Hohenburg Monastery, France.

Feast of St. Vitus, Sicilian Martyr under the Diocletianic Persecution, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church. Patron of actors, comedians, dancers, epileptics, dogs, epilepsy, oversleeping, Prague, rheumatic chorea (St, Vitus Dance), snake bites and storms.