Saint of the Day

Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus—Memorial
First Century
Martha—Patron Saint of cooks, butlers, dieticians, homemakers, innkeepers, maids, single laywomen, servers, and travelers
Mary—Patron Saint of spiritual studies and lectors
Lazarus—Patron Saint of gravediggers
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial
c. 380 or 406–c. 450
Patron Saint of Imola, Italy
Invoked against fevers and vicious dogs
Pre-Congregation canonization
Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729

Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest—Memorial
1491–1556
Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Spiritual Exercises, soldiers, and retreats
Canonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622
Liturgical Color: White

1696–1787
Patron Saint of confessors and moral theologians
Invoked against scrupulosity, arthritis, and for final perseverance
Canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839
Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871
Liturgical Color: White

c. 283 (or early Fourth Century)–371
Patron Saint of Piedmont, Italy
Pre-Congregation Canonization
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest—Optional Memorial

1811–1868
Invoked for an increase of devotion to the Holy Eucharist
Canonized by Pope John XXIII in 1962
Liturgical Color: White

Saint John Vianney (the Curé of Ars), Priest—Memorial
1786–1859
Patron Saint of parish priests, all priests, and confessors
Canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925
Liturgical Color: White

Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major—Optional Memorial
(Our Lady of the Snows)

Transfiguration of the Lord—Feast
c. 32

Saint Sixtus II, Pope and Martyr, and Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Unknown–c. 258
Patron Saint of Bellegra, Italy
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red

Saint Cajetan, Priest—Optional Memorial
1480–1547
Patron Saint of the unemployed
Invoked for gambling problems
Canonized by Pope Clement X in 1671
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Dominic, Priest—Memorial
1170–1221
Patron Saint of astronomers, scientists, and those falsely accused
Canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1234
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Virgin and Martyr—Optional Memorial
1891–1942
Patron Saint of Europe
Canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1998
Liturgical Color: Red

Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr—Feast
c. 225–c. 258
Patron Saint of archivists, armories, book lovers, brewers, butchers, cooks, comedians, deacons, glaziers, laundry workers, librarians, firefighters, poor people, restaurateurs, schoolchildren, seminarians, tanners, vine growers, winemakers, and Rome
Invoked against fire and lumbago (lower back pain)
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red

Saint Clare, Virgin—Memorial
c. 1193–1253
Patron Saint of the Poor Clares, embroiderers, goldworkers, laundry workers, needleworkers, telephones, and television
Invoked against eye diseases and for good weather
Canonized by Pope Alexander IV in 1255
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious—Optional Memorial
1572–1641
Patron Saint of forgotten people, parents separated from their children, and widows
Invoked against in-law problems
Canonized by Pope Clement XIII in 1767
Liturgical Color: White

Saints Pontian, Pope and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Unknown–c. 235
Saint Hippolytus—Patron Saint of horses
Saint Pontian—Patron Saint of Carbonia and Montaldo Scarampi, Italy
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red

Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr—Memorial
1894–1941
Patron Saint of drug addicts, families, journalists, prisoners, and the pro-life movement
Canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 10, 1982
Liturgical Color: Red

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity
First Century
Patron Saint of fishmongers, French air crews, harnessmakers, and numerous countries, cities, and dioceses
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Stephen of Hungary—Optional Memorial
c. 975–1038
Patron Saint of bricklayers, kings, stonecutters, masons, and parents who have lost a child
Canonized by Pope Gregory VII in 1083
Liturgical Color: White

Saint John Eudes, Priest—Optional Memorial
1601–1680
Patron Saint of Eudists, Order of Our Lady of Charity; Diocese of Baie-Comeau; and Missionaries
Canonized by Pope Pius XI on May 31, 1925
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church—Memorial
1090–1153
Patron Saint of beekeepers, bees, candlemakers, chandlers, Cistercians, and Knights Templar
Canonized by Pope Alexander III on January 18, 1174
Declared a Doctor of the Church (Doctor Mellifluus, “Honey-Sweet Doctor”) by Pope Pius VIII in 1830
Liturgical Color: White

21: Saint Pius X, Pope—Memorial
1835–1914
Patron Saint of First Communicants and pilgrims
Canonized by Pope Pius XII on May 29, 1954
Liturgical Color: White

Queenship of Blessed Virgin Mary—Memorial
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin—Optional Memorial
1586–1617
Patron Saint of the Americas, Peru, embroiderers, florists, gardeners, needleworkers, and people ridiculed for their piety
Invoked against vanity and self-love
Canonized by Pope Clement X in 1671
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle—Feast
First Century
Patron Saint of bookbinders, butchers, cobblers, leatherworkers, plasterers, shoemakers, tanners, trappers, and whiteners
Invoked against neurological diseases
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle—Feast
First Century
Patron Saint of bookbinders, butchers, cobblers, leatherworkers, plasterers, shoemakers, tanners, trappers, and whiteners
Invoked against neurological diseases
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red

Saint Louis, King—Optional Memorial
1214–1270
Patron Saint of barbers, hairdressers, builders, construction workers, button makers, distillers, embroiderers, needleworkers, kings, sculptors, soldiers, stoneworkers, bridegrooms, parenthood, parents of large families, prisoners, sick people, and co-patron of the Third Order of Saint Francis
Invoked against the death of children and difficult marriages
Canonized by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Joseph of Calasanz, Priest—Optional Memorial
1556–1648
Patron Saint of Catholic schools (especially ones for the poor), colleges, and schoolchildren
Canonized by Pope Clement XIII on July 16, 1767
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Monica—Memorial
c. 332–387
Patron Saint of homemakers, married women, mothers, abuse victims, alcoholics, and widows
Invoked against difficult marriages and difficult children
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: White

Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial
354–430
Patron Saint of brewers, printers, and theologians
Invoked against sore eyes and vermin
Pre-Congregation canonization
Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Boniface VIII in 1298
Referred to as “Doctor of Grace” by popular acclaim
Liturgical Color: White

The Passion of Saint John the Baptist, Martyr—Memorial
c. 1 BC–c. 30
Patron Saint of baptism, bird dealers, converts, monastic life, motorways, printers, tailors, lambs, and prisoners
Invoked against epilepsy, convulsions, hailstorms, and spasms
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red