The most wonderful thing about growing up Roman Catholic is having 24/7 access to the wealth of spiritual support available to the faithful. Translation: There is a saint for every need!
Below is a short list I’ve compiled. Also included are the Wikipedia links where detailed information on the saints are located.
Jude Thaddeus is the patron saint of desperate situations and lost causes. His feastday is October 28th. St. Jude was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle
Anthony of Padua is the patron saint for missing persons and lost things. He was canonized less than a year after his death which earned him the reputation of being the “quickest” saint in Catholic Church history. His feastday is on June 13th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_of_Padua
Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants, was the first American citizen to be canonized. Feastday: November 13th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_S._Cabrini
St. Joseph
Peregrine Laziosi is the patron saint of people suffering from serious diseases such as cancer and AIDS. St. Peregrine Laziosi suffered from cancer of the foot from standing instead of sitting down whenever it was necessary to do so. The night before his foot was scheduled for amputation, he prayed to Jesus to heal him. When he woke up, his leg was miraculously healed. Feastday: May 1st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Laziosi
Teresa of Avila is the patron saint of headaches, bodily ills, people in need of grace, loss of parents, people ridiculed for their piety. Feastday: October 15th. http://en.wikipedpia.org/wiki/Teresa_of_%C3%81vila
Bernardino of Siena is the patron saint of chest pains, gambling addicts, chest and lung problems, advertising and advertisers, public relations work and personnel. Feastday: May 20th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardino_of_Siena
Olaf II ofNorway Norway Norway
Rita of Cascia is the patron saint of mothers, marital problems, sickness, abuse, wounds, interline travel and impossible causes. Feastday: May 22nd. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_of_Cascia
Regina
Agatha of Sicily is the patron saint of breast cancer, bellmakers, bakers, rape victims, jewelers, nurses, sterility and natural disasters (fire, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes). Feastday: February 5th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_of_Sicily
Zita is the patron saint of domestic help, wait staff, rape victims and lost keys. Feastday: April 27th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zita
Blaise is the patron saint of ailments of the throat, infants, animals, veterinarians, builders, wool workers, stonecutters and carvers. Feastday: February 3rd. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Blaise
John Bridlington is the patron saint of fishermen and women in difficult labor. Feastday: October 21st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Bridlington
Aloysius Gonzaga is the patron saint of Catholic students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind, AIDS patients and AIDS caregivers. Feastday: June 21st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloysius_Gonzaga
Vitalis of Assisi is the patron saint against illnesses and diseases affecting the genitals. Feastday: May 31st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalis_of_Assisi
Bernadette Soubirous is the patron saint of bodily illness. Feastday: April 16th (February 18th inFrance
Potamiana is the patron saint of rape victims. Feastday: June 28th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilides_and_Potamiana
Joan of Arc is the patron saint of France, military personnel, captives, martyrs, soldiers, people who are ridiculed for their piety. Feastday: May 30th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle
Anthony of Padua is the patron saint for missing persons and lost things. He was canonized less than a year after his death which earned him the reputation of being the “quickest” saint in Catholic Church history. His feastday is on June 13th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_of_Padua
Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants, was the first American citizen to be canonized. Feastday: November 13th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_S._Cabrini
Peregrine Laziosi is the patron saint of people suffering from serious diseases such as cancer and AIDS. St. Peregrine Laziosi suffered from cancer of the foot from standing instead of sitting down whenever it was necessary to do so. The night before his foot was scheduled for amputation, he prayed to Jesus to heal him. When he woke up, his leg was miraculously healed. Feastday: May 1st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Laziosi
Teresa of Avila is the patron saint of headaches, bodily ills, people in need of grace, loss of parents, people ridiculed for their piety. Feastday: October 15th. http://en.wikipedpia.org/wiki/Teresa_of_%C3%81vila
Bernardino of Siena is the patron saint of chest pains, gambling addicts, chest and lung problems, advertising and advertisers, public relations work and personnel. Feastday: May 20th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardino_of_Siena
Olaf II of
Rita of Cascia is the patron saint of mothers, marital problems, sickness, abuse, wounds, interline travel and impossible causes. Feastday: May 22nd. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_of_Cascia
Agatha of Sicily is the patron saint of breast cancer, bellmakers, bakers, rape victims, jewelers, nurses, sterility and natural disasters (fire, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes). Feastday: February 5th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_of_Sicily
Zita is the patron saint of domestic help, wait staff, rape victims and lost keys. Feastday: April 27th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zita
Blaise is the patron saint of ailments of the throat, infants, animals, veterinarians, builders, wool workers, stonecutters and carvers. Feastday: February 3rd. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Blaise
John Bridlington is the patron saint of fishermen and women in difficult labor. Feastday: October 21st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Bridlington
Aloysius Gonzaga is the patron saint of Catholic students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind, AIDS patients and AIDS caregivers. Feastday: June 21st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloysius_Gonzaga
Vitalis of Assisi is the patron saint against illnesses and diseases affecting the genitals. Feastday: May 31st. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalis_of_Assisi
Bernadette Soubirous is the patron saint of bodily illness. Feastday: April 16th (February 18th in
Potamiana is the patron saint of rape victims. Feastday: June 28th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilides_and_Potamiana
Joan of Arc is the patron saint of France, military personnel, captives, martyrs, soldiers, people who are ridiculed for their piety. Feastday: May 30th. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
The list goes on… there’s just too many to mention. As I’ve said, Catholics are blessed with a spiritual support system that has an answer for every difficulty. Lucky, lucky me!
