St. Alphonsus Rodríguez, October 30
A widowed cloth merchant from Segovia, Alphonsus Rodríguez (1532-1617) became a Jesuit brother and served for 46 years as doorkeeper of the college in Majorca. He encouraged a young student, St. Peter Claver, to go to the Americas. He was canonized in 1888.
October 30 has no celebration on the General Roman Calendar, so this page follows the Roman Martyrology, which remembers Saint Alphonsus Rodríguez, religious on this date.
October 30 on the calendar
October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (the 304th in a leap year), with 62 days left until December 31. Here is the day of the week it falls on in the coming years:
| Year | Day |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday |
| 2027 | Saturday |
| 2028 | Monday |
| 2029 | Tuesday |
| 2030 | Wednesday |
Keeping October 30
October 30 falls in October, the month of the rosary. Since the general calendar has no celebration that day, the Mass is usually that of the weekday of the season, and the saint may be remembered in local calendars or in personal prayer. Families who keep name days often mark the day with a card, a candle or a favorite meal, and parishes named after the saint may hold a festival.
Saints of the week around October 30
| Date | Saint or feast |
|---|---|
| October 27 | St. Frumentius |
| October 28 | Sts. Simon and Jude |
| October 29 | St. Narcissus of Jerusalem |
| October 31 | St. Wolfgang |
| November 1 | All Saints |
| November 2 | All Souls |
The day before, October 29, is the day of St. Narcissus of Jerusalem. The day after, October 31, belongs to St. Wolfgang. Looking for a name? Try the name day calendar or go back to today’s saint.