Saints

Feast Day: October 5 - Patron of the disabled, bedridden, and accident victims

Feast Day: September 8 - Patron of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising

Feast Day: August 23 - Patron of minor Basilica of Monte Senario

Feast Day: July 1 - Patron of peace and reconciliation in Ireland

Feast Day: June 9 - Patron of spiritual directors and spiritual leaders

Feast Day: May 15 - Patron of those suffering nervous and mental afflictions, victims of incest

Feast Day: April 21 - Canonized: October 12, 1494

Feast Day: March 2 - Patron of Czech Republic

Feast Day: February 18 - Patron of Artists

Feast Day: January 22 - Patron of Pallottines

Feast day: December 11 - Patron of Archaeologists

Feast day: November 25 - Patron of students, unmarried girls, and apologists

Feast day: October 5 - Patron of those suffering from anxiety and depression

Feast Day: September 7 - Patron of nail makers

Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and a martyr. He had a great zeal for the salvation of souls and lived a life of great virtue.

Saint Julia Maria Ledóchowska was a Polish nun who established the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, also called the Grey Ursulines, an order dedicated to “the education and training of children and youth, and service to the poorest and the oppressed among our brethren.”

Saint Peter Chanel was a missionary priest of the Society of Mary and a martyr who was sent to bring the Catholic faith to the Pacific island of Futuna, northwest of Australia between Fiji and Samoa.

Saint Matilda was queen of Germany and wife of King Henry I. She lived a life of piety and service to the poor, and she helped build many churches and monasteries.

Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna (Turkey), fought early Church heresy, was friend to St. Ignatius of Antioch, and was martyred for his faith.

André Bessette, Canada’s first male saint, was a brother of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, which oversees Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN.