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

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, known as the Apostle of Florence. Patron Invoked against riots and 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; mariners; nuns; poets; sailors; scholars; and travelers.

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

Feast of St. Blath, the cook in St. Brigid’s convent, in Kildare, Ireland. She was renowned for her holiness. Died in 523.

Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Dominican priest, doctor of the Church. Patron of all universities and all students. Died in 1274.

Feast of St. Devota, Virgin martyr of Corsica, France. Patron of Corsica; Monaco; House of Grimaldi; mariners. Died in 303.