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 St. Richardis, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Emperor Charles the Fat. Later lived as a nun. Patron of Andlau, protection against fire.

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

Feast of Notburga of Eben, cook in the household of Count Henry of Rattenberg, Tyrol, Austria. Patron of poor peasants and servants.

Feast of St. John Chrysostom, (Chrysostom = golden-mouthed or eloquent), Archbishop of Constantinople and one of the most prolific authors in the early Christian Church. Patron of Constantinople, education, epilepsy, lecturers, orators and preachers.

Feast of St. Guy of Anderlecht, pilgrim. Patron of bachelors, animals with horns, epileptics, laborers, sacristans, sextons, workhorses.

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 & 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. 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.