Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, First native-born American Saint, Founder – Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph, established the first free Catholic school in America (the start of the parochial school system in the U.S.). Patron of Catholic Schools, Maryland & Shreveport, LA.

Feast of St. Daniel of Padua, Martyr.  Deacon of St. Prosdocimus, the first Bishop of Padua.  Invoked by women whose husbands are at war.  Died in 168.

Feast of St. Basil the Great, (Basil of Caesarea) Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor, theologian, supporter of the Nicene Creed.  Patron of hospital administrators, Russia, Cappadocia, Reformers, Monks, Education, Exorcism, Liturgists.  Died in 379.

Feast of Mary the Blessed Virgin, also known as Mary the Virgin, Mary Mother of God. Saint Mary is believed by many to be the greatest of all Christian saints. The Virgin Mother “was, after her son, exalted by divine grace above all angels and men.“ Patron of all humanity.

Feast of St. Thomas Becket, Martyr, Archbishop of Canterbury. Chancellor of England under King Henry II.  As archbishop of Canterbury, championed church rights over royal interests, murdered by followers of the king. Subject of the 1964 movie “Becket”. Patron of secular clergy.

Feast of Saints Romulus and Conindrus, Missionaries and Bishops.  They were contemporaries of St. Patrick and the first evangelizers of the Isle of Man.

Feast of St. John the Apostle, son of Zebedee & Salome, one of the 12 Apostles with his brother James, author, Gospel of John, 3 Epistles of John & Book of Revelation. Patron of love, loyalty, friendships, authors, booksellers, burn-victims, art-dealers, editors, theologians.

Feast of St. Stephen Deacon and Protomartyr, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Patron of Altar Servers, casket makers, Cetona, Italy, deacons, headaches, horses, Kessel, Belgium, masons, Owensboro, Kentucky, Passau, Germany, Serbia, Republic of Srpska and Prato, Italy

Feast of St. Adele, widow, nun and Abbess, Grandmother of St. Gregory of Utrecht, daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany, disciple of St. Boniface, the Apostle of Germany. She founded a convent at Palatiolum near Trier, Germany

Feast of St. John Cantius (John of Kanty), Polish priest, scholastic philosopher, physicist, theologian and popular preacher.  Patron of Poland, Lithuania, University of Cracow (Jagiellonian University) and the Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius. Died in 1473.