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Saints of the Week
Celebrate the saints on their feast days!
May 31 – June 6, 2026
Saints & Feast Days
| Feast Day | Saint | Patronage |
|---|---|---|
| January 17 | St. Anthony of the Desert | Father of Western monasticism and patron against skin diseases. |
| January 20 | St. Sebastian | Roman soldier and martyr, patron of athletes and soldiers. |
| January 21 | St. Agnes of Rome | Virgin martyr of Rome, patron of girls and the betrothed. |
| January 24 | St. Francis de Sales | Bishop and Doctor of the Church, patron of writers and journalists. |
| January 25 | St. Paul | Apostle to the Gentiles, patron of missionaries and theologians. |
| January 26 | St. Timothy | Bishop of Ephesus and faithful companion of St. Paul. |
| January 28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Dominican friar and Doctor of the Church, patron of students. |
| January 31 | St. John Bosco | Founder of the Salesians, patron of youth and apprentices. |
| February 1 | St. Brigid of Ireland | Abbess of Kildare and beloved patron saint of Ireland. |
| February 3 | St. Blaise | Bishop and martyr, patron of throat ailments. |
| February 5 | St. Agatha | Virgin and martyr, patron of nurses and breast cancer patients. |
| February 8 | St. Josephine Bakhita | Former slave and Canossian sister, patron of Sudan. |
| February 10 | St. Scholastica | Twin sister of St. Benedict, patron of Benedictine nuns. |
| February 11 | Our Lady of Lourdes | Our Lady's apparitions to St. Bernadette, patron of the sick. |
| February 14 | St. Valentine | Martyr and patron of lovers and happy marriages. |
| February 22 | St. Peter | First Pope and Apostle, patron of fishermen and the Church. |
| March 8 | St. John of God | Founder of the Brothers of Charity, patron of the sick. |
| March 17 | St. Patrick | Apostle of Ireland and patron of the Irish people. |
| March 19 | St. Joseph | Foster father of Jesus, patron of the Universal Church and workers. |
| April 4 | St. Isidore of Seville | Archbishop and Doctor of the Church, patron of the internet. |
| April 23 | St. George | Martyr and patron of England and soldiers. |
| April 25 | St. Mark the Evangelist | Evangelist and author of the second Gospel, patron of Venice. |
| April 29 | St. Catherine of Siena | Doctor of the Church, patron of Italy and nurses. |
| May 1 | St. Joseph the Worker | Patron of workers and all who labor with their hands. |
| May 10 | St. Damien of Molokai | Apostle to the lepers of Molokai, patron of outcasts. |
| May 13 | Our Lady of Fatima | Our Lady's apparitions in Portugal in 1917, patroness of peace. |
| May 14 | St. Matthias | Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot among the Twelve. |
| May 15 | St. Isidore the Farmer | Patron of farmers and rural communities. |
| May 16 | St. Brendan | Irish monk and explorer, patron of sailors and travelers. |
| May 20 | St. Bernardine of Siena | Franciscan preacher, patron of advertisers. |
| May 22 | St. Rita of Cascia | Patron of impossible causes and desperate situations. |
| May 26 | St. Philip Neri | Founder of the Oratorians, the Apostle of Rome. |
| June 1 | St. Justin Martyr | Early Christian apologist and martyr, patron of philosophers. |
| June 5 | St. Boniface | Apostle of Germany and martyr, patron of Germany. |
| June 13 | St. Anthony of Padua | Franciscan friar and Doctor of the Church, patron of lost items. |
| June 21 | St. Aloysius Gonzaga | Jesuit scholastic, patron of youth and Catholic students. |
| June 22 | St. Thomas More | Lord Chancellor of England, martyr, patron of lawyers. |
| June 24 | St. John the Baptist | Prophet and forerunner of Christ, patron of baptism. |
| June 29 | Sts. Peter and Paul | Princes of the Apostles and patrons of Rome. |
| June 29 | Sts. Peter and Paul | Princes of the Apostles and patrons of Rome. |
| July 1 | St. Junipero Serra | Franciscan missionary and founder of the California missions. |
| July 3 | St. Thomas the Apostle | Apostle and patron of architects, builders, and India. |
| July 11 | St. Benedict of Nursia | Father of Western monasticism and patron of Europe. |
| July 14 | St. Camillus de Lellis | Founder of the Camillians, patron of the sick and nurses. |
| July 15 | St. Bonaventure | Cardinal and Doctor of the Church, the Seraphic Doctor. |
| July 16 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Our Lady's patronage of the Carmelites and the Brown Scapular. |
| July 22 | St. Mary Magdalene | Disciple of Christ and first witness of the Resurrection. |
| July 23 | St. Bridget of Sweden | Mystic and foundress, patron of Sweden and Europe. |
| July 24 | St. Sharbel Makhlouf | Lebanese Maronite hermit and miraculous intercessor. |
| July 25 | St. James the Greater | Apostle and patron of Spain and the Camino pilgrims. |
| July 26 | Sts. Anne and Joachim | Parents of the Virgin Mary, patrons of grandparents. |
| July 26 | Sts. Anne and Joachim | Parents of the Virgin Mary, patrons of grandparents. |
| July 29 | St. Martha | Sister of Mary and Lazarus, patron of hospitality. |
| July 31 | St. Ignatius of Loyola | Founder of the Jesuits, patron of spiritual retreats. |
| August 1 | St. Alphonsus Liguori | Bishop and Doctor of the Church, patron of moral theologians. |
| August 2 | St. Peter Julian Eymard | Apostle of the Eucharist and founder of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers. |
| August 4 | St. John Mary Vianney | Curé of Ars, beloved patron of parish priests. |
| August 8 | St. Dominic | Founder of the Dominican Order, patron of astronomers. |
| August 9 | St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross | Edith Stein, Carmelite martyr and co-patron of Europe. |
| August 10 | St. Lawrence | Deacon and martyr, patron of deacons, cooks, and the poor. |
| August 11 | St. Clare of Assisi | Founder of the Poor Clares, patron of television. |
| August 12 | St. Jane Frances de Chantal | Foundress of the Visitation Order. |
| August 14 | St. Maximilian Kolbe | Franciscan martyr of Auschwitz, patron of prisoners. |
| August 15 | Our Lady of the Assumption | Solemnity of Mary's bodily assumption into Heaven. |
| August 19 | St. John Eudes | Apostle of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. |
| August 20 | St. Bernard of Clairvaux | Doctor of the Church, patron of beekeepers. |
| August 21 | St. Pius X | Pope and patron of first communicants. |
| August 23 | St. Rose of Lima | First canonized saint of the Americas, patron of Latin America. |
| August 24 | St. Bartholomew the Apostle | Apostle and patron of tanners. |
| August 27 | St. Monica | Mother of St. Augustine, patron of mothers. |
| August 28 | St. Augustine of Hippo | Doctor of the Church, patron of brewers and theologians. |
| September 3 | St. Gregory the Great | Pope and Doctor of the Church, patron of musicians. |
| September 5 | St. Teresa of Calcutta | Founder of the Missionaries of Charity, patron of the poor. |
| September 9 | St. Peter Claver | Jesuit missionary, patron of slaves and Colombia. |
| September 15 | Our Lady of Sorrows | The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary. |
| September 17 | St. Robert Bellarmine | Cardinal and Doctor of the Church, patron of catechists. |
| September 21 | St. Matthew the Apostle | Apostle and Evangelist, patron of accountants. |
| September 23 | St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) | Capuchin stigmatist, beloved patron of confession. |
| September 26 | Sts. Cosmas and Damian | Physician martyrs and patrons of doctors. |
| September 27 | St. Vincent de Paul | Founder of the Vincentians, patron of charitable works. |
| September 29 | St. Michael the Archangel | Prince of the Heavenly Host, protector against evil. |
| September 29 | St. Gabriel the Archangel | Messenger of God, patron of communications. |
| September 29 | St. Raphael the Archangel | Healing angel, patron of travelers and the blind. |
| September 30 | St. Jerome | Doctor of the Church and translator of the Latin Vulgate. |
| October 1 | St. Thérèse of Lisieux | Doctor of the Church, the Little Flower, patron of missions. |
| October 4 | St. Francis of Assisi | Founder of the Franciscans, patron of animals and ecology. |
| October 7 | Our Lady of the Rosary | Feast commemorating the victory at Lepanto through the Rosary. |
| October 9 | St. John Henry Newman | Cardinal and theologian, patron of the Ordinariate. |
| October 15 | St. Teresa of Ávila | Doctor of the Church, patron of headache sufferers. |
| October 16 | St. Hedwig | Duchess of Silesia and patron of Silesia. |
| October 16 | St. Margaret Mary Alacoque | Visionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. |
| October 18 | St. Luke the Evangelist | Evangelist and physician, patron of artists and doctors. |
| October 22 | St. John Paul II | Pope and patron of World Youth Day and families. |
| October 23 | St. John of Capistrano | Franciscan friar, patron of jurists. |
| October 24 | St. Anthony Mary Claret | Archbishop and founder, patron of the Catholic press. |
| October 28 | Sts. Simon and Jude | Apostles and patrons of desperate and impossible causes. |
| October 28 | Sts. Simon and Jude | Apostles and patrons of desperate and impossible causes. |
| November 3 | St. Martin de Porres | Dominican lay brother, patron of racial harmony and the poor. |
| November 4 | St. Charles Borromeo | Archbishop of Milan, patron of seminarians. |
| November 10 | St. Leo the Great | Pope and Doctor of the Church, defender of the faith. |
| November 11 | St. Martin of Tours | Bishop, patron of soldiers and the poor of France. |
| November 13 | St. Frances Xavier Cabrini | First American citizen canonized, patron of immigrants. |
| November 16 | St. Gertrude the Great | Mystic and Doctor of the Church. |
| November 17 | St. Elizabeth of Hungary | Princess and Franciscan tertiary, patron of bakers. |
| November 22 | St. Cecilia | Virgin and martyr, patron of musicians and singers. |
| November 25 | St. Catherine of Alexandria | Martyr and philosopher, patron of scholars. |
| November 30 | St. Andrew the Apostle | Apostle and patron of Scotland and Russia. |
| December 3 | St. Francis Xavier | Jesuit missionary, patron of foreign missions. |
| December 6 | St. Nicholas | Bishop and patron of children, sailors, and gift-givers. |
| December 8 | Immaculate Conception | Solemnity of Mary's Immaculate Conception, patroness of the USA. |
| December 9 | St. Juan Diego | Visionary of Our Lady of Guadalupe. |
| December 10 | Our Lady of Loreto | Patroness of aviators and the Holy House of Nazareth. |
| December 12 | Our Lady of Guadalupe | Patroness of the Americas and the unborn. |
| December 13 | St. Lucy | Virgin and martyr, patron of the blind. |
| December 14 | St. John of the Cross | Doctor of the Church, patron of mystics and contemplatives. |
| December 26 | St. Stephen | First Christian martyr, patron of deacons. |
| December 27 | St. John the Apostle | The Beloved Disciple, patron of love and loyalty. |