June 29 Saints celebrating feast days today include Saint Peter the Apostle [patron saint of fishermen, locksmiths, cobblers, and harvesters (in parts of France); invoked for a long life and success in affairs before the Roman court], Saint Paul the Apostle (patron saint of ropemakers, tentmakers, and saddlers; invoked against hail and serpent bites), Saint Cassius, Saint Salome and Saint Judith, and Saint Emma. *** Gary Busey celebrates his birthday today (1944). |