Feast of St. Peter Igneus, Vallombrosian Benedictine, Abbot of S. Salvatore in Fucecchio, & Cardinal Bishop of Albano, Italy. Died 1089.

Feast of St. Theodore Stratelates, Roman general and martyr, also called Theodore of Heraclea.   Patron of soldiers. Died in 319.

Feast of St. Amand, Bishop, missionary of Flanders. Patron of wine makers, beer brewers, merchants, innkeepers, bartenders, Boy Scouts.

Feast of Agatha of Sicily, virgin martyr. Patron of breast cancer patients, martyrs, bakers, fire, earthquakes, and eruptions of Mt. Etna.

Feast of St. Andrew Corsini, Carmelite miracle worker, papal legate, the Apostle of Florence. Patron invoked against riots, civil disorder.

Feast of St. Blaise, bishop, physician and martyr. Patron of builders, choking, veterinarians, throats. Blessing of the Throats today.

Feast of St. Joan de Lestonnac, founder, The Company of Mary Our Lady. Patron of abuse victims, people rejected by religious orders, widows.

Feast of Saint Brigit of Kildare, Irish nun. Patron of Ireland, babies, brewers, fugitives, infants, poets, sailors, scholars, & travelers.

Feast of St. John Bosco, founder, Salesians of Don Bosco. Patron of editors, publishers, magicians, juvenile delinquents.

Feast of St. Aldegunais, Virgin & Abbess, member, Merovingian royal family, raised by St. Walbert & St. Bertila. Patron of Cancer & Wounds.