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
- Brazil: Mary, the Immaculate Conception
- Brewers: St. Augustine of Hippo
- Carpenters: St. Joseph the Worker
- 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
- France: St. Joan of Arc
- Grocers: St. Michael the Archangel
- Headache Sufferers: St. Teresa of Avila
- House Selling and House Buying: St. Joseph the Worker
- Italian Confraternities: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
- Loss of a Parent: St. Teresa of Avila
- Mariners and Seafarers: St. Michael the Archangel
- Mental Illness and Afflictions: St. Dymphna
- Mexico: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Migraine Sufferers: St. Teresa of Avila
- Mothers and Motherhood: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Mountain Climbers: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
- Paratroopers: St. Michael the Archangel
- Police: St. Michael the Archangel
- Pregnancy: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Printers: St. Augustine of Hippo
- Prolife Causes: Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Radiologists: St. Michael the Archangel
- The Sick: St. Michael the Archangel
- Soldiers: St. Michael the Archangel and St. Joan of Arc
- Students: 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
- Workers: St. Joseph the Worker
- Youth: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Is there a saint or patronage you wish was available? Feel free to reach out to me with your suggestion: Contact CORDA.
