A blessed and happy Memorial of St. Julian the Hospitaller

St. Julian the Hospitaller, pray for us.

O God, who alone are holy and without whom no one is good, command, we pray, through the intercession of blessed Julian, that we be numbered among those who do not deserve to be deprived of your glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

(Collect prayer)

• Saint Julian is invoked as the patron of hospitality by travelers on a journey and far from home, praying to find safe lodging.

Patron saint of sailors, innkeepers, and travelers, also called “the Poor.” Reported in the doubtful Golden Legend, Julian slew his noble parents in a case of mistaken identity. He believed his wife was with another man and struck them both. His wife returned home from church soon after. In penance, Julian and his wife went to Rome. Returning after receiving absolution, Julian built an inn and (a hospital for the poor. He even put a leper into his own bed. That leper was an angel.

(https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4129)