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THE

PATRON SAINTS

OF

VOCATIONS,

CAREERS,

AND TRADES

Compiled by

Anselm Schaaf, O.S.B.

A GRAIL PUBLICATION

St. Meinrad Indiana



This little pamphlet was compiled so that

these Saints might he better known and that

we might pray to them in our needs. The

Saints are our friends and intercessors with

God

,

Price Five Cents

With ecclesiastical approval

Order Copies from

The Grail Office, St. Meinrad, Indiana

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PATRONS OF VOCATIONS AND TRADES

ACTORS

—

St. Genesius (Aug. 25)

ALPINISTS

—

St. Bernard of Menthon (May 28)

ALTAR BOYS

—

St. John Berchmans (Aug. 13)

ARCHERS

—

St. Sebastian (Jan. 20)

ARCHITECTS

—

St. Thomas (Dec. 21)

St. Barbara (Dec. 4)

ARMORERS

—

St. Dunstan (May 19)

ARTISTS

—

St. Luke (Oct. 18)

St. Catharine of Bologna (Mar. 9)

ASTRONOMERS

—

St. Dominic (Aug. 4)

ATHLETES

—

St. Sebastian (Jan. 20)

AUTOMOBILISTS

—

St. Christopher (July 25)

AVIATORS

—

Our Lady of Loretto (Dec. 10)

St. Therese of Lisieux (Oct. 3)

St. Joseph of Cupertino (Sept. 18)

BAKERS

—

St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Nov. 19)

St. Nicholas of Myra (Dec. 6)

v
' BANKERS

—

St. Matthew (Sept. 21)

^ BARBERS

—

Sts. Cosmas and Damian (Sept. 27)

J
St. Louis of France (Aug. 25)

< BARREN WOMEN—
< St. Anthony of Padua (June 13)

|
St. Felicitas (Nov. 23)

^ BASKET MAKERS

—

St. Anthony, Abbot (Jan. 17)

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BEGGARS

—

St. Alexius (July 17)

BELT MAKERS

—

St. Alexius (July 17)

BLACKSMITHS

—

St. Dunstan (May 19)

THE BLIND

—

St. Odilia (Dec. 13)

BOOKBINDERS

—

St. Peter Celestine (May 19)

BOOKSELLERS

—

St. John of God (Mar. 8)

BOY SCOUTS—57. George (Apr. 23)
BREWERS

—

St. Augustine (Aug. 28)

St. Luke (Oct. 18)

St. Nicholas of Myra (Dec. 6)

BRIDES

—

St. Nicholas of Myra (Dec. 6)

BRUSH MAKERS—57. Anthony, Abbot (Jan. 17)
BUILDERS

—

St. Vincent Ferrer (Apr. 5)

BUTCHERS

—

St. Anthony, Abbot (Jan. 17)

St. Hadrian
,

(Sept. 8)

St. Luke (Oct. 18)

CAB DRIVERS

—

St. Fiacre (Aug. 30)

CABINET MAKERS

—

St. Anne (July 26)

CANONISTS

—

St. Raymond of Pennafort (Jan. 23)

CARPENTERS

—

St. Joseph (Mar. 19)

CATECHISTS—St. Viator (Oct. 21)

St. Charles Borromeo (Nov. 4)

St. Robert Bellarmine (May 13)

CATHOLIC ACTIONISTS

—

St. Francis of Assisi (Oct. 4)

CHANDLERS

—

St. Ambrose (Dec. 7)

CHARITABLE SOCIETIES—

St. Vincent de Paul (July 19)

CHILDREN—5*/. Nicholas of Myra (Dec. 6)

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CHOIR BOYS—Holy Innocents (Dec. 28)
CLERICS

—

St. Gabriel de Possenti (Feb. 27)

COMEDIANS—St. Vitus (June 15)

CONFESSORS

—

St. Alphonse Liguori (Aug. 2)

St. John Nepomucene (May 16)

COOKS

—

St. Lawrence (Aug. 10)

St. Martha (July 29)

COOPERS—57. Nicholas of Myra (Dec. 6)
COPPERSMITHS

—

St. Maurus (Jan. 15)

DAILY WORKERS

—

St. Brigid (Feb. 1)

THE DEAF

—

St. Francis of Sales (Jan. 29)

DENTISTS

—

St. Apollonia (Feb. 9)

THOSE IN DESPERATE STRAITS—

St. Gregory of Nyssa (Nov. 17)

St. Jude Thaddeus (Oct. 28)

St. Rita (May 22)

DRUGGISTS

—

Sts. Cosmas and Damian (Sept. 27)

St. James the Less (May 1)

DYERS

—

Sts. Maurice and Lydia (Aug. 3)

THE DYING

—

St. Joseph (Mar. 19)

St. Barbara (Dec. 4)

EMIGRANTS

—

St. Frances Cabrini (Dec. 22)

ENGINEERS

—

St. Ferdinand 111 (May 30)

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESSES—

St. Paschal Baylon (May 17)

FALSELY ACCUSED—

St. Raymond Nonnatus (Aug. 31)

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FARMERS

—

St. George (Apr. 23)

St. Isidore
.

(Mar. 22)

FARRIERS

—

St. John the Baptist (Aug. 29)

FIREMEN

—

St. Florian (May 4)

FIRST COMMUNICANTS

—

Bl. Imelda (May 12)

St. Tarcisius (May 1)

FISHERMEN

—

St. Andrew (Nov. 30

FLORISTS—5*/. Dorothy (Feb. 6)
FOUNDERS

—

St. Barbara (Dec. 4)

FULLERS

—

St. Anastasius (Sept. 7)

FUNERAL DIRECTORS—

St. Joseph of Aramathea (Mar. 11)

GARDENERS

—

St. Dorothy (Feb. 6)

St. Adalard (Jan. 2)

St. Tryphon (Nov. 10)

St. Fiacre (Aug. 30)

GLASSWORKERS—57. Luke (Oct. 18)
GOLDSMITHS

—

St. Dunstan (May 19)

St. Anastasius (Sept. 7)

GRAVEDIGGERS

—

St. Anthony, Abbot (Jan. 17)

GREETERS

—

St. Valentine (Feb. 14)

GROCERS

—

St. Michael (Sept. 29)

GUNNERS

—

St. Barbara (Dec. 4)

HATTERS

—

St. Severus of Ravenna (Feb. 1)

St. James the Less (May 1)

HAYMAKERS

—

Sts. Gervase & Protase (June 19)

HOSPITAL WORKERS—

St. Camillus de Leilis (July 18)

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St. John of God (Mar. 8)

St. Jude Thaddeus (Oct. 28)

HOUSEWIVES

—

St. Anne (July 26)

HUNTERS

—

St. Hubert (Nov. 3)

HUNTSMEN

—

St. Eustachius (Sept. 20)

INNKEEPERS

—

St. Amand (Feb. 6)

INVALIDS

—

St. Koch (Aug. 17)

JEWELERS—5V. Eligius (Dec. 1)
JOURNALISTS

—

St. Francis de Sales (Jan. 29)

JURISTS

—

St. Catharine of Alexandria (Nov. 25)

St. John Capistran (Mar. 28)

KNIGHTS—57. Michael (Sept. 29)

LABORERS

—

St. Isidore (May 10)

St. James (July 25)

LAWYERS—5V. Ivo (May 19)
St. Genesius (Aug. 25)

LEARNERS

—

St. Acca (Nov. 27)

LIBRARIANS

—

St. Jerome (Sept. 30)

LOCKSMITHS

—

St. Dunstan (May 19)

LOSERS OF ARTICLES

—

St. Anthony (June 13)

LOVERS

—

St. Raphael (Oct. 24)

MARBLE WORKERS—57. Clement (Nov. 23)
MARINERS

—

St. Michael (Sept. 29)

St. Nicholas of Tolentino (Sept. 10)

MERCHANTS

—

St. Francis of Assisi (Oct. 4)

St. Nicholas of Myra (Dec. 6)

MESSENGERS

—

St. Gabriel (Mar. 24)

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METAL WORKERS—5*/. Eligius (Dec 1)
MILLERS

—

St. Arnulpb (Aug. 15)

St. Victor (July 21)

MINERS

—

St. Barbara (Dec. 4)

MISSIONERS

—

St. Francis Xavier (Dec. 3)

St. Therese of Lisieux (Oct. 3)

St. Leonard of Fort Maurice (Nov. 26)

MISSIONERS FOR COLORED—

St. Peter Claver (Sept. 9)

St. Benedict the Moor (Apr. 4)

MORALISTS

—

St. Alphonse Liguori (Aug. 2)

MOTORISTS—5*/. Christopher (July 25)
MOTOR CYCLISTS—Our Lady of Grace (May 31)
MUSICIANS—St. Cecilia (Nov. 22)

St. Dunstan (May 19)

NAIL MAKERS—St. Cloud (Sept. 7)
NOTARIES—5*/. Luke (Oct. 18)

St. Mark (Apr. 25)

NURSES—57. Agatha (Feb. 5)
St. Camillus de Lellis (July 18)

St. Alexius (July 17)

St. John of God (Mar. 8)

St. Raphael (Oct. 24)

OLD MAIDS

—

St. Andrew (Nov. 30)

ORATORS

—

St. John Chrysostom (Jan. 27)

ORGAN BUILDERS

—

St. Cecilia (Nov. 22)

PAINTERS—St. Luke (Oct. 18)

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PAWN BROKERS—5*/. Nicholas of Myra (Dec. 6)
PHILOSOPHERS—

57. Justin (Apr. 14)

St. Catharine of Alexandria (Nov. 25)

PHYSICIANS—St. Pantaleon (July 27)

Sts. Cosmos and Damian (Sept. 27)

St. Luke (Oct. 18)

St. Raphael (Oct. 24)

PILGRIMS

—

St. Alexius (July 17)

St. James (July 25)

PLASTERERS

—

St. Bartholomew (Aug. 24)

POETS

—

St. David (Dec. 29)

St. Cecilia (Nov. 22)

POLICEMEN

—

St. Michael the Archangel (Sept. 29)

THE POOR

—

St. Lawrence (Aug. 10)

St. Anthony of Padua (June 13)

PORTERS

—

St. Christopher (July 25)

POSSESSED—5V. Bruno (Oct. 6)
St. Dennis (Oct. 9)

POSTAL EMPLOYEES

—

St. Gabriel (Mar. 24)

PREGNANT WOMEN—
St. Margaret (July 20)

St. Raymond Nonnatus (Aug. 31)

St. Gerard Majella (Oct. 16)

PRIESTS—5V. John Vianney (Aug 9)
PRINTERS—St. John of God (Mar. 8)

St. Augustine (Aug. 28)

St. Genesius (Aug. 25)

PRISONERS

—

St. Barbara (Dec. 4)

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St. Joseph Cafasso (June 23)

RADIO ANNOUNCERS

—

St. Gabriel (March 24)

RADIO OPERATORS

—

St. Gabriel (March 24)

RADIOLOGISTS

—

St. Michael (May 8)

RADIUMTHERAPISTS

—

St. Michael (May 8)

RETREATANTS

—

St. Ignatius Loyola (July 31)

SADDLERS

—

Sts. Crispin & Crispinian (Oct. 25)

SAILORS

—

St. Cuthbert (Mar. 20)

St. Brendan (May 16)

St. Eulalia (Feb. 12)

St. Christopher (July 25)

St. Peter Gonzales (Apr. 15)

St. Erasmas (June 2)

SCHOLARS

—

St. Thomas (Mar. 7)

St. Joseph Calasanctius (Aug. 27)

SCIENTISTS

—

St. Albert the Great (Nov. 15)

SCULPTORS

—

St. Claude (Nov. 8)

SERVANTS

—

St. Martha (July 29)

St. Zita (Apr. 27)

SHOEMAKERS

—

Sts. Crispin & Crispinian (Oct. 25)

THE SICK—5*/. Michael (Sept. 29)

St. John of God (Mar. 8)

St. Camillus (July 18)

SILVERSMITHS

—

St. Andronicus (Oct. 11)

SINGERS

—

St. Gregory the Great (Mar. 12)

St. Cecilia (Nov. 22)

SKATERS

—

St. Lidwina (Apr. 14)

SOLDIERS

—

St. Hadrian (Sept. 8)

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St. George (Apr. 23)

St. Ignatius (July 31)

St. Sebastian (Jan. 20)

St. Martin of Tours (Nov. 11)

STENOGRAPHERS

—

St. Genesius (Aug. 25)

STONE CUTTERS

—

St. Clement (Nov. 23)

STONE MASONS

—

St. Stephen (Dec. 26)

St. Barbara (Dec. 4)

STUDENTS

—

St. Thomas (Mar. 7)

St. Catharine of Alexandria

(Nov. 25)

SURGEONS

—

Sts. Cosmas and Damian (Sept. 27)

SWORD SMITHS

—

St. Maurice (Sept. 22)

TAILORS

—

St. Homobonus (Nov. 13)

TANNERS

—

Sts. Crispin & Crispinian (Oct. 20)

TAX GATHERERS

—

St. Matthew (Sept. 21)

TEACHERS

—

St. Gregory the Great (Mar. 12)

St. Catharine of Alexandria (Nov. 25)

St. John Baptist de LaSalle (May 15)

TELEPHONE OPERATORS

—

St. Gabriel (March

24)

TELEGRAPH OPERATORS—57. Gabriel (March
24)

TELEVISION

—

St. Gabriel (March 24)

TERTIARIES

—

St. Louis of France (Aug. 25)

St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Nov. 19)

THEOLOGIANS

—

St. Augustine (Aug. 28)

St. Alphonsus (Aug. 2)

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TRAVELLERS

—

St. Anthony of Padua (June 13)

St. Nicholas of Myra (Dec. 6)

St. Christopher (July 25)

St. Raphael (Oct. 24)

MEMBERS OF CHURCH—St. Joseph (Mar. 19)
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS—

Bl. Contardo Ferrini (Oct. 5)

WATCHMEN

—

St. Peter of Alcantara (Oct. 19)

WEAVERS

—

St. Paul the Hermit (Jan. 15)

St. Anastasius, the Fuller (Sept. 7)

St. Anastasia (Dec. 25)

WHEELWRIGHTS—

St. Catharine of Alexandria (Nov. 25)

WINE GROWERS

—

St. Vincent (Jan. 22)

WINE MERCHANTS

—

St. Amand (Feb. 6)

WOMEN IN LABOR

—

St. Anne (July 26)

WORKINGMEN—5*/. Joseph (Mar. 19)
WRITERS

—

St. Francis of Sales (Jan. 29)

YACHTSMEN—57. Adjutor (Sept. 1)
YOUNG GIRLS

—

St. Agnes (Jan. 21)

St. Maria Goretti (July 6)

YOUTH

—

St. Aloysius (June 21)

St. John Berchmans (Aug. 13)

St. Gabriel Possenti (Feb. 27)

THE FOURTEEN HELPERS IN NEED

(The Fourteen Auxiliaries)

Christian tradition has been venerating and invoking

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the so-called fourteen holy helpers in various needs

and trying circumstances of life.

1. St. Acacius (May 8)

(Agony of Death)

2. St. Giles (Sept. 1)

(Pestilence, confession, epilepsy, insanity,

sterility)

3. St. Barbara (Dec. 4)

(Fever, sudden death, lightning, thunder

storms, fire, impenitence)

4. St. Blaise (Feb. 3)

(Throat trouble)

5. St. Christopher (July 25)

(Pestilence, unprepared death, automobile ac-

cidents, storms)

6. 5*/. Cyriac (Aug. 8)

(Assaults of devil)

7. St. Dennis (Oct. 9)

(Headache)

8. St. Erasmas (June 2)

(Stomach ache, intestinal trouble, animal dis-

eases)

9. St. Eustace (Sept. 20)

(Difficult problems of life)

10. St. George (Apr. 23)

(Fever, animal diseases)

11. St. Catharine (Nov. 25)

(Tongue ailments, unprepared death)

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12. St. Margaret (July 20)

(Temptations)

13. St. Pantaleon (July 27)

(Physicians’ problems, consumption, animal dis-

eases)

14. St. Vitus (June 15)

(Nervousness, epilepsy, animal diseases)

OTHER PATRONS INVOKED AGAINST PARTICULAR

EVILS

St. Agatha (Feb. 5)

(Fire, conflagration)

St. Aloysius (June 21)

(Sore eyes and pestilence)

St. Andrew (Nov. 30)

(Gout and sore throat)

St. Andrew Avellino (Nov. 10)

(Apoplexy and sudden death)

St. Anthony of Padua (June 13)

(Loss of things, shipwreck, dangers of domestic

animals)

St. Apollonia (Feb. 9)

(Toothache)

St. Benedict of Nursia (Mar. 21)

(Poisoning, diseases of domestic animals)

St. Cadoc (Jan. 23)

(Scrofula and deafness)

St. Casimir (Mar. 4)

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(Plague)

St. Catharine of Sienna (Apr. 30)

(Danger of fire)

St. Clare (Aug. 12)

(Sore eyes)

St. Columban (Nov. 21)

(Floods)

St. Dymphna (May 15)

(Insanity)

St. Eulalia (Dec. 10)

(Drought)

St. Francis Borgia (Oct. 10)

(Earthquakes)

St. Genesius of Arles (Aug. 25)

(Chilblains and scurvy)

Sts. Gervase and Protase (June 19)

(Menace of thieves and their escape)

St. Hemenegild (Apr. 13)

(Storms, drought, and floods)

St. Hilary (Jan. 14)

(Snakes)

St. Hubert (Nov. 3)

(Hydrophobia)

St. James (July 27)

(Rheumatism)

St. John (Dec. 27)

(Lightning, rain, hail, pestilence)

St. Lawrence (Aug. 10)

(Fire, lumbago)

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St. Liberius (Sept. 23)

(Gravel, gall stones)

St. Lucy (Dec. 13)

(Sore eyes, sore throat, hemorrhages,
epidemics)

St. Maurice (Sept. 22)

(Gout, cramps)

St. Paul (June 29)

(Poisonous snakes, storms)

St. Peregrinus (May 1)

(Cancer)

St. Raymond of Pennafort (Jan. 23)

(False accusations)

St. Servulus (Dec. 23)

(Paralysis)

St. Stanislaus Kostka (Aug. 15)

(Dying without the last sacraments)

St. Teresa of Avila (Oct. 15)

(Headaches)

St. Timothy (Jan. 24)

(Stomach trouble)

St. Tryphon (Nov. 10)

(Insects)

St. Victor of Marseilles (July
21)

(Foot diseases)

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