Feast of St. Phocas the Gardener, martyr. Patron of gardeners; sailors; hospitality; agricultural workers; boatmen; farm workers; farmers.

Feast of St. Matthew, former tax collector, son of Alpheus, one of the twelve Apostles, author of the first Gospel. Patron of Bankers.

Feast of St. Vincent Madelgarus, Benedictine abbot, husband of St. Waldetrudis father of saints Aldegundis, Landericus, Dentlin, Madalberta.

Feast of St. Januarius, Bishop martyred during the Emperor Diocletian persecution. Patron of blood banks; Naples; volcanic eruptions.

Feast of St. Richardis, Empress and wife of Emperor Charles the Fat. Later lived as a nun. Patron of Andlau, protection against fire.

Feast of St. Eugenia, Benedictine abbess, daughter of the Duke of Alsace. She succeeded St. Ottilia as abbess of Hohenburg Monastery, France.

Feast of St. Vitus, Sicilian Martyr, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church. Patron saint of actors, comedians, dancers, epileptics.

Feast of St. John Chrysostom, Chrysostom =golden-mouthed or eloquent, Archbishop of Constantinople. Patron of education, epilepsy, lecturers, orators, and preachers.

Feast of St. Guy of Anderlecht, pilgrim. Patron of bachelors, animals with horns, convulsive children, epileptics, laborers, protection of outbuildings, protection of sheds, protection of stables, sacristans, sextons, and work horses. He is invoked against epilepsy, against rabies, against infantile convulsions, and against mad dogs.

Feast of St. Peter of Chavanon, Augustinian reformer and founder. Born in Langeac, France. Founded a monastery at Pebrac, Auvergne.