Feast of St. Stephen Deacon and Protomartyr, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Patron of Altar Servers, casket makers, Cetona, Italy, deacons, headaches, horses, Kessel, Belgium, masons, Owensboro, Kentucky, Passau, Germany, Serbia, Republic of Srpska and Prato, Italy.

Feast of St. Alburga, Abbess, foundress. Sister of King Egbert of Wessex, England, married Wulfstan of Wiltshire, founded Wilton Abbey.

Feast of St. Adele, widow, nun and Abbess, Grandmother of St. Gregory of Utrecht, daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany, disciple of St. Boniface, the Apostle of Germany. She founded a convent at Palatiolum near Trier, Germany.

Feast of St. John Cantius (John of Kanty), Polish priest, scholastic philosopher, physicist, theologian and popular preacher.  Patron of Poland, Lithuania, University of Cracow (Jagiellonian University) and the Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius. Died in 1473.

Feast of St. Amaswinthus of Malaga, Abbot of the Andalusian monastery of Silva de Malaga, Spain. Died in 982.

Feast of St. Peter Canisius, Dutch Jesuit, Doctor of the Church, “Second Apostle of Germany”, the first Dutchman to join the Society of Jesus, he led the Jesuits in restoring the Church after the Protestant Reformation. Patron of the Catholic press and Germany.

Feast of St. Dominic of Silos, Benedictine monk, priest, Master of Novices, prior and Abbott, Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos. Patron of captives, pregnant women, prisoners, shepherds, invoked against rabies, insects.

Feast of St. Bernard Valeara of Teramo, Bishop. A Benedictine monk at Monte Cassino Abbey, appointed Bishop of Teramo in 1115. Brother of Blessed Colomba of Mount Brancastello. Patron of Teramo, Italy.

Feast of St. Jose Manyanet y Vives, Catalan priest.  Founder Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family and the Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family. Born in Tremp, Lleida, Kingdom of Spain. Patron of the Sons of the Holy Family and Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family.

Feast of St. Adelaide, Holy Roman Empress and Founder of many monasteries.Patron of brides, exiles, in-law problems, parents of large families, princesses, prisoners, second marriages, stepparents and widows.