Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor—Memorial
c. 340s–420
Patron Saint of archeologists, archivists, Bible scholars, librarians, libraries, schoolchildren, students, and translators
Pre-Congregation canonization
Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIV in 1724
Liturgical Color: White
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels—Feast
Patron Saints of soldiers, police, paramedics, and the sick and dying (Michael); messengers, postal workers, broadcasters, and expectant mothers (Gabriel); travelers, the blind, medical workers, and matchmakers (Raphael)
Saints Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
c. 1600–1637
Patron Saint of the Philippines, Filipinos, immigrants, the poor, separated families, and altar servers
Canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 18, 1987
Liturgical Color: Red
Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr—Optional Memorial
c. 907–929
Patron Saint of brewers, Czech Republic, Bohemia, and Slovakia
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red
Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest—Memorial
c. 1581–1660
Patron Saint of charitable societies and workers, horses, hospitals and hospital workers, lepers, lost articles, prisoners, spiritual help, and volunteers
Canonized by Pope Clement XII on June 16, 1737
Liturgical Color: White
Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
c. Late Third Century–c. 287 or 303
Patron Saints of apothecaries, barbers, blind people, chemical industry, druggists, midwives, physicians, pharmacists, surgeons
Invoked against blindness, kidney stones, hernias, and pestilence
Pre-Congregation canonizations
Liturgical Color: Red
Pope Leo XIV tells members of four different religious institutes, gathered on the occasion of their Chapters and Assemblies, to continue to read the signs of the times with the gaze of their founders.
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest—Memorial
1887–1968
Patron Saint of adolescents and civil defense volunteers
Invoked by those in need of stress relief, spiritual healing, and for January blues
Canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 16, 2002
Liturgical Color: White
Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist—Feast
First Century
Patron Saint of civil servants, accountants, bankers, bookkeepers, customs officers, financial officers, guards, moneychangers, money managers, stockbrokers, and tax collectors
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red
Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs—Memorial
Died 1839–1867
Patron Saints of Korea
Canonized by Pope John Paul II on May 6, 1984
Liturgical Color: Red
