[NYer]

St. Joan of Arc

Feast: May 30

Patronage: Captives; Martyrs; People Ridiculed for Their Piety; Prisoners; Rape Victims; Soldiers; Women's Army Corps

[xone]

Jesus Christ, Son of God

Feast: Every day

Patronage: Against sin death and the power of the Devil, creates faith, perfects faith, sole intercessor with God the Father, with the Father and Holy Spirit worshiped and glorified.

[redhead]

St. Gianna Beretta Molla. Wife, mother, doctor, pro-life witness. Her story Here.

[Birdman]

My father-in-law just moved in with us on Monday! Thanks and God Bless!

St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Feast: November 17

Patronage: Against In-Law Problems; Against the Death of Children; Against Toothache; Bakers; Brides; Charitable Workers; Falsely Accused People; Homeless People; Nursing Homes; People Ridiculed for Their Piety; Tertiaries; Widows

[mikrofon]

S. Margana, Patroness of Wordplay

(Feast-days: 01/10, 02/20, 03/30, 11/11, 12/21 ;)

[notaliberal]

St. Michael the Archangel:
Holy Scripture describes St. Michael as “one of the chief princes,” and leader of the forces of heaven in their triumph over the powers of hell.

[GreyFriar]

St. Wolfgang of Ratisbon
Feast: October 31

Patronage: Against Apoplexy; Against Paralysis; Against Stomach Diseases; Against Strokes; Carpenters; Paralysed People; Stroke Victims

Learn more about St. Wolfgang of Ratisbon | Choose a new saint

I don’t know to be happy or worried, with all the diseases listed and the folks I’ve been close to who have recently died due to ‘stomack disease -cancer’ or stroke. I may need to “spin the wheel” and get a new saint. Of course, with my first name, I should probably stick what that saint.

[rwa265]

St. Afra, Augsburg, Germany

Profile: prostitute, convert, martyr

Feast: August 5

Patronage: Augsburg, Germany; converts, martyrs, penitent women

[BlatherNaut]

St. Teresa of Avila

“Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.”

[OldNewYork]

Saint Leopold III, patron saint of large families, of step-parents, and patron saint against death of children. He was also known as Leopold the Good, Leopold the Pious, Leopold the Valiant, and Leopold of Austria. He was the grandfather of Friedrich Barbarossa, source of the nickname I had from my father’s uncle, a Roman Catholic priest, with whom I shared my baptismal name. Saint Leopold III’s feast day is November 15th.

http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-leopold-iii/

[PatriotGirl827]

Blessed Miguel Pro - a martyr.

[Coleus]

There was a time when Catholic parents named their children after saints, not anymore.

On Strange Names and the Curse of Individualism

[Coleus]

St. Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz
Feast: November 17

patron of the cities of Posadas, Argentina, and Encarnación, Paraguay.

[Dr.Deth]

St. Barnabas
Feast: June 11
Patronage: Against Hailstorms; Cyprus; Invoked as Peacemaker

[Melian]

St. Jude, patron of difficult/lost causes!