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Feast Day:  September 13
Patron of Epilepsy, Orators, and Preachers

Feast Day:  July 25
Patron of Veterinarians and Against Arthritis
One of the Twelve Apostles, James is the brother of Saint John the Evangelist. He was the first Apostle martyred by King Agrippa. An interesting theory about him is that he may be the cousin of Christ because Mary may be his aunt.

Feast Day:  May 3
Patron of Pharmacists
An Apostle, Saint James was given the title “the Lesser” because he is the younger of the two Apostles named James. He is the brother of Saint Jude Thaddeus and a cousin of Jesus. It is said that he claimed to fast until Christ rose again and would have starved if Jesus had not appeared and made a meal for James.

Feast Day:  February 4
Jane was a princess, daughter of King Louis XI, who was married at the age of nine. She prayed for her husband and cared for him, but when he became king, he annulled their marriage. She helped establish the Order of the Annonciades.

Patron of Blood Banks and Volcanic Eruptions

Feast Day:  July 12
Patron of those named Jason

Feast Day:  September 30
Patron of Libraries and Translators
Jerome became a monk and lived as a hermit in the desert. His biggest accomplishment was the revision of the Bible into Latin. He was a strong advocate of celibacy and even considered loving a woman as adultery.

Patron of Fathers & Grandfathers

Feast Day:  May 30
Patron of Soldiers and France
England controlled most of the land that is now France in the early 1400s. At this time, Joan of Arc was a farm girl who was appointed by Saints Margaret of Antioch, Michael the Archangel, and Catherine of Alexandria to find the true king of France. She led an army to defend France, and when she was captured the new King Charles made no move to rescue her. She was burned at the stake after being accused of witchcraft.

Feast Day:  January 5
Patron of Catholic Education
John Neumann was the first male American citizen to be canonized. He was a native of Europe, trying to become a priest in Bohemia. There was an abundance of priests, so Saint John made his way to New York, where there were only 36 priests for the states of New York and New Jersey. He settled in Buffalo and helped build dozens of churches and almost one hundred schools.

Feast Day:  December 27
Patron of Engravers, Editors, and Printers
Saint John was one of the Twelve Apostles and the closet to Jesus, and for this he was known as the beloved disciple. He was the brother of Saint James the Greater and a follower of Saint John the Baptist. Jesus made him the guardian of Our Lady.

Patron of Auto Routes and Road Workers

Feast Day:  April 7
Patron of Educators and Teachers
Saint John Baptist is often given the title of “Father of Modern Education”. He was born to a wealthy family and dedicated his life to helping the deprived and ignorant people of his town. He used his money to open schools for all boys, wealthy or not. He began the practice of putting students in different grades.

Feast Day:  November 26
Patron of Altar Servers

Feast Day:  January 31
Patron of Students and Apprentices
John Bosco helped to feed, shelter, and give education to many poor, urban children in his home city. He would perform magic tricks to amuse the children and taught them the Faith after the tricks.

Patron of Judges and Military Chaplains

Feast Day:  December 14
Patron of Contemplatives

Feast Day:  March 8
Patron of Alcoholics and the Sick
Saint John of God wandered Europe as a soldier. He turned to God and helped care for the sick and homeless. He converted many of his patients to the Faith and established the Order of Charity.

Patron of Head Injuries

Patron of Confessors and Priests

Patron of Diabetes

Feast Day:  March 19
Patron of Carpenters and Fathers

Patron of Funeral Directors

Patron of Astronauts, Pilots, and the Airforce
Joseph was an ignorant and poor child, who failed at shoemaking and became a priest. He was well known for his ability to levitate and fly in the air, leading to his patronage of all things flying. He was devoted to God and his life was overwhelmed with trances of happiness whenever the Faith was mentioned.

Patron of Sudan

Feast Day:  May 1
Saint Joseph the Worker was the husband of the Virgin Mary and adoptive father of Our Lord. He was a carpenter who obeyed any wish of God. Pope Pius XII began the memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker.

Feast Day:  September 1
Patron of those named Joshua
Little is known of Saint Joshua, but it is known that he was the successor to Moses as the leader of the Israelites.

Feast Day:  December 14
Patron of Contemplatives

Also featured in our line as Saint John of the Cross, Juan changed the Carmelite Order to reflect his stricter beliefs. He is widely known among the Hispanic world for his poem “Noche Obscura del Alma” (Dark Night of the Soul). In 1926, Pope Pius XI declared him a Doctor of the Church.

Feast Day:  December 19
Patron of the Americas and Natives
Juan Diego was a married farmer with no children. He converted to the Faith at an older age. He is most known for his vision of Our Lady in a small town north of Mexico City. She left behind an image that became known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Patron of Sickness

Feast Day:  October 28
Patron of Desperate Situations and Hopeless Causes
Jude Thaddeus was one of the chosen Twelve Apostles. He is the brother of Saint James the Lesser and a cousin of Jesus Christ, whom he greatly resembles. Saint Jude made missionary journeys, during which he preached and dispensed the Sacraments.

Feast Day:  April 18
Patron Against Poverty
Julia was born to a peasant family. At the age of fourteen, she took a vow of chastity and began educating the deprived. She founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame, which was set up to teach Christian education to girls. This saint is also available with the spelling Julie Billiart.

Feast Day:  April 188
Patron Against Poverty
Julia was born to a peasant family. At the age of fourteen, she took a vow of chastity and began educating the deprived. She founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame, which was set up to teach Christian education to girls. This saint is also available with the spelling Julia Billiart.

Feast Day:  June 1
Patron of Philosophers and Lectures
Justin was baptized at the age of thirty. He used his skills as a philosopher to participate in debates. After winning one debate, the loser turned him over to authorities. Emperor Marcus Aurelius martyred him.