Feast Day: December 3
Born: April 7, 1506, Javier, Navarre
Died: December 3, 1552, China
Canonized: March 12, 1622 by Gregory XV
Patron of: African missions; Apostleship of Prayer; Australia; Bombay, India; China; East Indies; Fathers of the Precious Blood; foreign missions; Goa India; India; Tokyo, Japan; missionaries; Missioners of the Precious Blood; navigators; parish missions; plague epidemics; Propagation of the Faith
Monday, December 3
Liturgical Color: White
Today is the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier,
priest. St. Francis was a co-founder of the
Jesuit order. He spread the Gospel in many
countries including Japan, India and Malaysia.
He died in 1552, while planning a trip to China.