Catholic Saints & Their Prayers
The saints are not distant statues but friends in heaven who pray for those who ask. Here are the lives, patronages, feast days, and traditional prayers of some of the most-loved among them — the ones Catholics turn to first in need.
St. Jude
The apostle invoked as the patron of desperate and hopeless causes. Feast: October 28.
St. Michael the Archangel
Prince of the heavenly host and protector against evil, in the prayer of Leo XIII. Feast: September 29.
St. Anthony of Padua
Franciscan friar and Doctor of the Church, the patron of lost things. Feast: June 13.
St. Joseph
Husband of Mary, foster-father of Jesus, Patron of the Universal Church. Feasts: March 19, May 1.
St. Francis of Assisi
Founder of the Franciscans, patron of animals and ecology, and the Peace Prayer. Feast: October 4.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
The 'Little Flower,' Doctor of the Church and her 'Little Way' of small acts of love. Feast: October 1.
St. Patrick
The Apostle of Ireland and his Breastplate, the ancient prayer of protection. Feast: March 17.
St. Teresa of Ávila
Carmelite reformer, mystic, and the first woman Doctor of the Church. Feast: October 15.
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