Patron saints as defined by Wikipidea. Also, the Cathechism of the Catholic Church paragraph # 2165 reads: "In Baptism, the Christian receives his name in the Church. Parents, godparents, and the pastor are to see that he be given a Christian name. The patron saint provides a model of charity and the assurance of his prayer."
Thus, teaching us as Catholics, if we need help with anything we can pray and our patron saint will hear our prayer and in turn pray for us.
I heard a priest explain this as follows: when you need help or you are having a difficult time, you turn to your mother, father, brother, sister or friend, etc. It is during this time that you can ask another type of friend for help...a spiritual friend.
Your patron saint is the saint you can ask for help in your particular situation. For example, I am a mother. My patron saint, as a mother, would be St. Anne , Gerard Majella, or St. Monica. There is a patron saint for just about anything.
The internet: Isidore of Seville
Heart ailments: John of God
Animals: Francis of Assisi (most common) or Anthony of Padua etc.
The list goes on. And there are sometimes more than one patron saint per topic.
Your patron saint could also be a saint with the same name as you. My first name, Jennifer, is often referenced to St. Genevieve. Marcellina is the patron saint by my middle name, she also happens to be the saint for my birthdate as well. How cool is that?
Hopefully this has enlightened someone.
Thus, teaching us as Catholics, if we need help with anything we can pray and our patron saint will hear our prayer and in turn pray for us.
I heard a priest explain this as follows: when you need help or you are having a difficult time, you turn to your mother, father, brother, sister or friend, etc. It is during this time that you can ask another type of friend for help...a spiritual friend.
Your patron saint is the saint you can ask for help in your particular situation. For example, I am a mother. My patron saint, as a mother, would be St. Anne , Gerard Majella, or St. Monica. There is a patron saint for just about anything.
The internet: Isidore of Seville
Heart ailments: John of God
Animals: Francis of Assisi (most common) or Anthony of Padua etc.
The list goes on. And there are sometimes more than one patron saint per topic.
Your patron saint could also be a saint with the same name as you. My first name, Jennifer, is often referenced to St. Genevieve. Marcellina is the patron saint by my middle name, she also happens to be the saint for my birthdate as well. How cool is that?
Hopefully this has enlightened someone.
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