Calendar
Saints’ Feast Days by Month
The saints on this site in the order the Church keeps their days. Each entry shows the rank of the day on the General Roman Calendar, or notes when a saint is kept locally or in the Roman Martyrology only.
January
- January 4St. Elizabeth Ann Seton — Wife, mother, widow, convert, and foundress of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph'sPatron of widows; people who have lost a parent; catholic schools, teachers and educatorsLocal calendar
- January 24St. Francis de Sales — Bishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Church, the gentle saintPatron of writers, journalists and the Catholic press; people with anxiety and scruples; the deafMemorial
- January 28St. Thomas Aquinas — Dominican priest and Doctor of the Church, patron of Catholic schoolsPatron of catholic universities, academies, colleges and schools; students and teachers; philosophers and theologiansMemorial
- January 31St. John Bosco — Priest, founder of the Salesians, father and teacher of the youngPatron of young people, boys and those who teach them; youth, under the title “Father and Teacher of Youth,” declared by John Paul II in 1989; young apprentice workers of Italy and of ColombiaMemorial
February
- February 5St. Agatha — Virgin and martyr of Catania, 3rd centuryPatron of people with breast cancer and diseases of the breast; the city of Catania, and protection from fire and the eruptions of Mount Etna; nursesMemorial
- February 8St. Josephine Bakhita — Enslaved as a child, Canossian sister, 1869–1947Patron of sudan; survivors and victims of human traffickingOptional memorial
- February 11Our Lady of Lourdes — The Blessed Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick, as she appeared at Lourdes in 1858Patron of the sick, and those who care for themOptional memorial
March
- March 19St. Joseph — Husband of Mary, guardian of the Redeemer, patron of the Universal ChurchPatron of the Universal Church; workers; the dying and a happy deathSolemnity
- March 25St. Dismas — The Good Thief, crucified beside Jesus and promised paradisePatron of prisoners and people facing a criminal sentence; people condemned to death; repentant thieves and anyone turning back after a crimeRoman Martyrology
April
- April 16St. Benedict Joseph Labre — Pilgrim and beggar of Rome, patron of the homelessPatron of homeless people; people with mental illnessRoman Martyrology
- April 19St. Expeditus — Martyr of Melitene by tradition, invoked for urgent causesPatron of urgent causes and emergencies; against procrastination and delay; a quick answer in legal and personal disputes, and in the search for work
- April 28St. Gianna Beretta Molla — Pediatrician, wife and mother, canonized 2004Patron of doctors; unborn children; wivesLocal calendar
May
- May 1St. Peregrine Laziosi — Servite priest, healed of cancer, patron of cancer patientsPatron of people with cancer; people with any serious or incurable illnessLocal calendar
- May 15St. Dymphna — Virgin and martyr, patroness of people with mental illnessPatron of people with mental illness, anxiety and nervous disorders; victims of abuse within the family; the town of Geel and its care for the mentally illRoman Martyrology
- May 22St. Rita of Cascia — Wife, mother, widow and Augustinian nun, saint of the impossiblePatron of impossible and desperate causes; difficult marriages; infertility and parenthoodOptional memorial
June
- June 7Venerable Matt Talbot — Dublin laborer and recovered alcoholic, 1856–1925Patron of people struggling with alcoholism and other addictions
- June 13St. Anthony of Padua — Franciscan priest, preacher and Doctor of the ChurchPatron of lost and stolen things; the poor and the hungry; travelers and people whose lives have been uprootedMemorial
- June 15St. Germaine Cousin — Shepherdess of Pibrac, an abused child who became a saintPatron of the weak, the sick and all who suffer and whom life has treated badly; abused children, and people persecuted by their own relatives; the lonely, the unheard and the unlovedLocal calendar
- June 22St. Thomas More — Lawyer, Lord Chancellor of England, husband and father, martyrPatron of statesmen and politicians; lawyers, civil servants and court clerks; husbands, fathers and families under pressureOptional memorial
July
- July 3St. Thomas the Apostle — Apostle and martyr, called the Twin, who asked to see before he believedPatron of people who doubt; indiaFeast
- July 4St. Pier Giorgio Frassati — Student, mountaineer and friend of the poor, 1901–1925Patron of young adults and Catholic university students; italian Catholic Action; sport and those who love the mountainsLocal calendar
- July 6St. Maria Goretti — Virgin and martyr, 1890–1902Patron of young people and teenagersOptional memorial
- July 11St. Benedict — Abbot, father of Western monasticism, patron of EuropePatron of europe; protection against evil, temptation and poisoning; monks and religiousMemorial
- July 12Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin — Watchmaker and lacemaker of Alençon, husband and wife, parents of St. Thérèse of LisieuxPatron of married couples and parents; parents who have lost a child; families caring for a relative with mental illnessLocal calendar
- July 14St. Camillus de Lellis — Priest, founder of the Ministers of the Sick, patron of the sick and of nursesPatron of the sick and hospitals; nurses and health-care workersOptional memorial
- July 22St. Mary Magdalene — Disciple of the Lord, first witness of the Resurrection, apostle of the apostlesPatron of penitents and anyone seeking forgiveness; perfumersFeast
- July 25St. Christopher — Martyr of the third century, patron of travelers, the bearer of ChristPatron of travelers, pilgrims and boatmen; motorists and everyone on the road; protection against storms, epidemics and sudden death (one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers)Roman Martyrology
- July 26St. Anne — Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grandmother of JesusPatron of mothers, expectant mothers and women in labor; grandparents; quebec and BrittanyMemorial
- July 29St. Martha — Disciple of the Lord, sister of Mary and LazarusPatron of hotel keepers, hotel workers and waiters (Italy); cooks; homemakersMemorial
- July 31St. Ignatius of Loyola — Founder of the Society of Jesus, author of the Spiritual Exercises, patron of retreatsPatron of spiritual exercises and retreats; people discerning a vocation or a hard decisionMemorial
August
- August 1St. Alphonsus Liguori — Bishop, Doctor of the Church, founder of the RedemptoristsPatron of confessors and moral theologians; vocationsMemorial
- August 7St. Cajetan — Priest, founder of the Theatines, patron of the unemployedPatron of the unemployed and job seekers; bread and work (San Cayetano, in Argentina); people in financial trouble and those who must live on ProvidenceOptional memorial
- August 12St. Jane Frances de Chantal — Widow, mother, and co-founder of the Order of the Visitation of Holy MaryPatron of widows; mothers; wivesOptional memorial
- August 14St. Maximilian Kolbe — Conventual Franciscan priest and martyr of charity, 1894–1941Patron of people with addictions and those in recovery; families; prisonersMemorial
- August 27St. Monica — Mother of St. Augustine, wife of Patricius, model of patient prayerPatron of mothers and wives; difficult marriages; people who struggle with alcohol, and their familiesMemorial
- August 28St. Augustine — Bishop of Hippo and Doctor of the Church, 354–430Patron of converts to Christianity; theologians; printersMemorial
- August 31St. Raymond Nonnatus — Mercedarian friar who ransomed captives; patron of expectant mothers and the falsely accusedPatron of expectant mothers and women in labor; midwives; people falsely accusedRoman Martyrology
September
- September 5St. Teresa of Calcutta — Mother Teresa, foundress of the Missionaries of Charity, 1910–1997Patron of the poorest of the poor, the sick and the dying; the Archdiocese of Calcutta, as co-patroness with St. Francis XavierOptional memorial
- September 15Our Lady of Sorrows — The Blessed Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross, mother of those who mournPatron of people who grieve, especially parents who have lost a child; the Servite Order (Servants of Mary), whose founders took her sorrows as their chief devotionMemorial
- September 18St. Joseph of Cupertino — Conventual Franciscan priest and mystic, 1603–1663Patron of students and people sitting examinations; pilots, air travelers and astronauts; people with learning disabilitiesLocal calendar
- September 23St. Pio of Pietrelcina — Capuchin priest, confessor, bearer of the stigmataPatron of the sick and those who care for them; people afraid to go to ConfessionMemorial
- September 29St. Michael the Archangel — Archangel, prince of the heavenly hostPatron of protection against evil, temptation and the devil; the Church and the people of God; the dying and the souls of the faithful at the hour of deathFeast
- September 29St. Raphael the Archangel — Archangel, “God has healed,” guide of TobiasPatron of the sick and those who pray for healing of body or mind; travelers and the blind; happy meetings: those seeking a spouse and those praying for their marriageFeast
October
- October 1St. Thérèse of Lisieux — Carmelite of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church, patroness of the missionsPatron of the missions, together with St. Francis Xavier; florists; pilotsMemorial
- October 4St. Francis of Assisi — Founder of the Friars Minor, patron of ecology and of ItalyPatron of those who promote ecology; italy, together with St. Catherine of Siena; animalsMemorial
- October 5St. Faustina Kowalska — Virgin, Sister of Our Lady of Mercy, “secretary” of Divine Mercy, 1905–1938Patron of devotion to the Divine Mercy and people learning to trust God again; the cities of Warsaw, Płock, Vilnius and Kraków, where she livedOptional memorial
- October 12St. Carlo Acutis — Teenager, web designer and lover of the Eucharist, 1991–2006Patron of young people; the internet and those who use it for goodLocal calendar
- October 15St. Teresa of Ávila — Teresa of Jesus, reformer of Carmel, first woman Doctor of the ChurchPatron of relief from headaches; people who struggle to prayMemorial
- October 16St. Gerard Majella — Redemptorist lay brother, the mothers’ saintPatron of expectant mothers and women in labor; mothers and childrenLocal calendar
- October 22St. John Paul II — Pope from 1978 to 2005, founder of World Youth DayPatron of world Youth Day, which he founded, and the young; familiesOptional memorial
- October 28St. Jude Thaddeus — Apostle and martyr, patron of hopeless causesPatron of hopeless, desperate and impossible causes; people in deep distress who have nowhere left to turnFeast
November
- November 3St. Martin de Porres — Dominican lay brother of Lima, called Martin of CharityPatron of the poor and the sick; racial justice and interracial harmony; the social institutions of PeruOptional memorial
December
- December 6St. Nicholas — Bishop of Myra, 4th century, protector of children and sailorsPatron of children; sailors, mariners and travelers; the poor, brides and grooms, bakers, merchants and pawnbrokersOptional memorial
- December 12Our Lady of Guadalupe — The Virgin Mary as she appeared at Tepeyac, Mother and Patroness of the AmericasPatron of the Americas; mexico and the Mexican people; unborn children and expectant mothersOptional memorial
- December 14St. John of the Cross — Discalced Carmelite friar, poet, and Mystical Doctor of the ChurchPatron of mystics and people of contemplative prayerMemorial
What the ranks mean
- Solemnity
- The highest rank, kept like a Sunday.
- Feast
- A major celebration with its own Gloria at Mass.
- Memorial
- Observed by the whole Church on that day.
- Optional memorial
- May be observed; the priest or community chooses.
- Roman Martyrology
- In the Church’s official book of saints but not on the General Roman Calendar; kept in the places that venerate the saint.
- Local calendar
- On the calendar of a country, diocese or religious order.
Countries and dioceses add their own saints and raise ranks locally, so your parish calendar may differ. Follow your parish.
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