Feast of St. Osmund of Salisbury, England. Bishop, Patron of insanity; mental illness; paralyzed people; ruptures; toothache. Died in 1099.

Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary, co-founder, the Society of Jesus. Patron of missionaries, plague epidemics, Green Bay, WI,

Feast of St. Bibiana, Roman Virgin and Martyr. Patron of epileptics, hangovers, headaches, mental illness, single laywomen, torture victims.

Feast of St. Eligius, Bishop. Patron of metalworkers, goldsmiths, coin collectors. St. Eligius Hospital featured in 80’s television.

Feast of St. Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, fisherman, disciple. Patron of Fishermen, Russia and Scotland.

Feast of St. Francis Fasani, Franciscan mystic. He died in 1742 and was canonized in 1986.

Feast of St. Catherine Laboure, virgin, Marian Visionary. Member, Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paui in Paris, France.

Feast of St. James Intercisus, Martyr. Favorite of King Yezdigerd I of Persia. Intercisus = cut to pieces.

Feast of St. John Berchmans, Belgian Jesuit. Wrote the devotion “The Little Rosary of the Immaculate Conception.” Patron of Altar Servers.

Feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Martyr.  Patron of potters, spinners, archivists, educators, lawyers, librarians, mechanics.