By Patronage
Christ himself teaches us to pray for others, and the saints continually pray for us before the throne of God. Because of circumstances of their own lives, saints have special patronages:
- The Americas: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Anxiety: St. Dymphna
- Argentina: Mary, the Immaculate Conception
- Aviators: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
- Barbers: St. Martin de Porres
- Brazil: Mary, the Immaculate Conception
- Brewers: St. Augustine of Hippo
- Carpenters: St. Joseph the Worker
- Civil Defense Volunteers: St. Padre Pio
- Colleges: St. Thomas Aquinas
- Depression: St. Dymphna
- Doctors: St. Michael the Archangel
- Dominican Tertiaries: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
- The Dying: St. Joseph the Worker and St. Michael the Archangel
- Expectant Mothers: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Fathers: St. Joseph the Worker
- Florists: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
- France: St. Joan of Arc
- Grocers: St. Michael the Archangel
- Hairdresses: St. Martin de Porres
- Headache Sufferers: St. Teresa of Avila
- Hoteliers: St. Martin de Porres
- House Selling and House Buying: St. Joseph the Worker
- January Blues: St. Padre Pio
- Innkeepers: St. Martin de Porres
- Italian Confraternities: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
- Loss of a Parent: St. Teresa of Avila
- Mariners and Seafarers: St. Michael the Archangel and Mary Stella Maris
- Mental Illness and Afflictions: St. Dymphna
- Mexico: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Missionaries and the Missions: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
- Those of Mixed Race: St. Martin de Porres
- Migraine Sufferers: St. Teresa of Avila
- Mothers and Motherhood: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Mountain Climbers: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
- Paratroopers: St. Michael the Archangel
- Pietrelcina: St. Padre Pio
- Police: St. Michael the Archangel
- Pregnancy: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Priests: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
- Printers: St. Augustine of Hippo
- Prolife Causes: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Public Health Workers: St. Martin de Porres
- Radiologists: St. Michael the Archangel
- The Sick: St. Michael the Archangel
- Social Justice: St. Martin de Porres
- Soldiers: St. Michael the Archangel and St. Joan of Arc
- Stress Relief: St. Padre Pio
- Students: St. Thomas Aquinas and Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
- Theologians: St. Augustine of Hippo
- Travelers: St. Joseph the Worker
- The Unborn: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- The Unemployed and Those Seeking Employment: St. Joseph the Worker
- United States: Mary, the Immaculate Conception
- Universal Church: St. Joseph the Worker
- Universities: St. Thomas Aquinas
- Workers: St. Joseph the Worker
- Youth: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Padre Pio
Is there a saint or patronage you wish was available? Feel free to reach out to me with your suggestion: Contact CORDA.
