Feast of St. Honoratus of Arles, Bishop, founder, Lerins Abbey, France. Patron for rain, against drought; against misfortune; against rain.
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Feast of St. Arnold Janssen
Feast of St. Arnold Janssen, Founder, Society of the Divine Word, Servant Sisters of the Holy Ghost, and Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters.
Feast of St. Macrina the Elder
Feast of St. Macrina the Elder, Mother of St. Basil the Elder, Grandmother of St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Peter of Sebaste, and St. Macrina the Younger. Trained by St. Gregory Thaumaturgis. Patron of widows, invoked against poverty.
Feast of St. Kentigern Mungo
Feast of St. Kentigern Mungo, First bishop of the Strathclyde Britons. Founded St. Asaph Monastery at Llanelwy, Scotland. Patron of Glasgow; Scotland; Salmon; against bullies. Mungo means “dear one” or “darling.”
Feast of Sts. Paldo, Tato and Taso
Feast of Sts. Paldo, Tato and Taso. Benedictine founders, three brothers from Benevento, Italy. Founded San Vincenzo monastery, then each served as Abbot, succeeding the other.
Feast of St. Saethryth
Feast of St. Saethryth, Benedictine abbess, entered a convent in Gaul, now France. Sts. Ethelburga and Ethelfreda were half-sisters.
Feast of St. Basilissa
Feast of St. Basilissa, wife of St. Julian. Martyred at Antinoe, Kemet in 304 A.D. Invoked against chilblains.
Feast of St. Frodobert
Feast of St. Frodobert, Benedictine abbot, trained by St. Waldebert. Monk at Luxeuil, France. Founded Moutier-la-Celle Abbey near Troyes.
Feast of St. Raymond of Pennafort
Feast of St. Raymond of Pennafort, Dominican Friar, founder, Order of Our Lady of Ransom. Patron of Canonists. Died 1275, Barcelona, Spain.
Feast of St. Erminold of Prufening
Feast of St. Erminold of Prufening, Benedictine monk, abbot of Lorsch, later abbot of Pruffening, Germany. Died in 1121