Feast of St. Notburga of Eben, cook in the household of Count Henry of Rattenberg, Tyrol, Austria. Patron of poor peasants and servants.
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Feast of St. John Chrysostom
Feast of St. John Chrysostom, Chrysostom = golden-mouthed or eloquent. Archbishop of Constantinople. Patron of lecturers, and preachers.
Feast of St. Guy of Anderlech
Feast of St. Guy of Anderlecht, pilgrim. Patron of bachelors; animals with horns, epileptics, laborers, sacristans, sextons & workhorses.
Feast of St. Peter of Chavanon
Feast of St. Peter of Chavanon, Augustinian reformer and founder. Born in Langeac, France. Founded a monastery at Pebrac, Auvergne, France.
Feast of St. Menodora
Feast of St. Menodora, Martyr with her sisters Metrodora & Nymphodora. Orphans of Bithynia condemned by Roman governor Fronto. Died in 306
Feast of St. Peter Claver
Feast of St. Peter Claver, Jesuit missionary to the West Indian slave trade. Patron of slaves, Colombia, race relations, seafarers.
Feast of St. Adrian
Feast of St. Adrian, martyr. Patron of plague, epilepsy, butchers, guards, soldiers, and arms dealers.
Feast of St. Gratus
Feast of St. Gratus, Bishop. Patron of vineyards. Invoked against: fear of insects, dangerous animals, fire, hail, lightning, rain, storms.
Feast of St. Onesiphorus
Feast of St. Onesiphorus, Martyr with Porphyrius. Onesiphorus was mentioned in St. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy.
Feast of St. Bertinus
Feast of St. Bertinus, Benedictine abbot and founder, companion of St. Mommolinus. Sent with St. Omer to evangelize the Pas-de-Calais region of France.