Saint of the day July 02


 Saint of the day July 02


St. Oudaceus, 615 A.D. Welsh bishop, also called Oudaceus and Eddogwy. Supposedly the son of a local leader in Brittany and the nephew of St. Teilo, he was raised in Wales. Oudaceus entered the monastic life, and succeeded Teilo as abbot of Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire. He later became a bishop, and is considered one of the four saints to whom the cathedral of Llandaff, Wales, is dedicated.


Bl. Eugenia Joubert, Roman Catholic Nun. She taught catechism to children and died of tuberculosis at age 28. Feastday: July 2


Sts. Processus and Martinian, Roman Catholic Priest Martyrs. They joined the Apostles Peter and Paul in the Mamertine Prison in Rome before their executions. A spring flowed miraculously in the prison, and Processus and Martinian, both wardens, were baptized in the miraculous waters. Their relics are preserved in St. Peter’s Basilica.  Feastday: July 2

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