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Why
Should
We
Pray?
Prayer is a means of
communication between you and God. Prayer is, if you like, a direct line to God.
Like a mobile phone that allows you to make calls to anywhere at any time,
prayer is your permanent means of communication with God. Prayer is available to
all who believe in the power of the resurrection of Christ and accept Him as
their personal Lord and Savior. To Christians, prayer is their means of sharing
their hopes and fears, their joy and sorrows with God. It is also a means by
which they express adoration and praise to God their Father. Pray for
yourself--and for others--every day.
~God
Listens!
Items listed in orange are new or have recently
become more in need of our prayers.
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Please include the following persons and/or
causes in your daily prayers. To submit prayers for your loved
ones, email us at
webmaster@sjb-ola.org
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It's a Child, Not a
Choice |
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Pray for the unborn and for those
considering
abortion |
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Safe surgery for Bill Berry |
Recovery for Earl McCarthy |
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Repose of the soul of
Barbara Falcon |
Repose of the soul of
Thom Barrow |
Sister Ethel Sonnier-Heart |
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Healing for Benjamin Davis |
Healing for Stanton Bizette |
Healing for a Parishioner |
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Trista Neilson-Cancer |
Jane Miller-Cancer |
Fern Sonnier-Cancer |
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Maxie Sonnier-Cancer |
Stanley Guidry-Heart |
Louise Sonnier-Heart |
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Healing for Madison
Patricia Cazedessus |
Healing for John Michael |
Healing for Charlie Travis |
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Repose of the soul of
Nick Maggio |
For
a conversion of hearts among Religious Organizations |
Repose of the Soul of
Bonnie Bonnette |
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Strength and Willpower for Nicole Hamilton |
Healing for Caryl Eagers |
Repose of the Soul of
Marie Savell |
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Safe Deployment for
Gordon Newman |
Healing for Jackie Burns |
Dewey Gregoire |
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Healing for
Bernard "Bonnie" Martinez |
Healing for Doris Ann Caldwell |
Healing for Jimmy Bellard |
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Repose of the Soul of
Gertie Bizette |
Gloria Martin |
Repose of the Soul of
Harry E. "Pete" Hughes |
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Healing for Madison Patricia Cazedessus |
Recovery for burn victim
Fisk Morris |
Repose of the Soul of Arlene Riché
Flanders |
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A
Closer Walk with God for
Alvin Newton
New
York: The Good Seed Among the Weeds |
Healing and God's will for
Joyce Quinealty |
Repose of the Soul of
Helen LaCour |
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Charlie Travis Morgan
Newborn Premie |
God's Will for Bruce Pitre |
Repose of the Soul of
Iris Travasos |
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Lily Felder |
Laurin Savoy O’linde |
Priscilla R. Savoy |
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Recovery for Auto Accident Victim |
Repose of the Soul of
Shirley Troth |
Healing for
Dustin Delapasse |
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Repose of the
Soul
Gerald Savoy |
Repose of the Soul of
John Poole, Jr. |
Repose of the Soul of Emmanuel Hernandez |
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Healing for Richard Rogers |
Healing for George Free |
Healing for Dr. Hubert Owen |
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Healing for Parker "Chuck" Gabriel |
Healing for Mark Manchester |
Healing for Leonard Aguillard |
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Healing for Dolly Depante |
Healing for Donna Kline |
Melissa Rantz |
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For victims of a house fire |
Healing for Wanda Gawarecki |
Recovery for Gary Stiles |
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Repose of the soul
Dale Couvillion |
Healing for Debbie Gueho |
Healing for Chris Halphen |
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Anna-Katherine Adams |
Marcus Brocato |
Condolences for
Melanie & Robert Graham |
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Repose of the Soul of
Rob
Morehead |
Healing for Anthony Desselle |
Healing for
Sherry Gautreau |
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Donley Millet |
Daron Babin |
Healing for Chuck Croxton |
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Repose of the Soul of
Richard McDowell |
Repose of the Soul of
Dr. Froilan Tolentino |
Healing for Daniel Clesi |
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Thanksgiving for
Gretchen Mayeux |
Repose of the Soul of
Prentiss Joe "Coach" Partin |
Repose of the Soul of
Father Fred Youngs |
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Tom-Healing from Cancer |
Repose of the Soul of
Lloyd Sensat |
Mike Watson, Jr. |
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God's Will for Gloria Dufor |
Repose of the Soul of
Irene Berthelot |
Repose of the Soul of
Evelyn Michot |
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Repose of the soul of
Denie Armand |
Repose of the soul of
Mrs.
Helen Sonnier |
Repose of the Soul of
Fred Eckert |
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Healing for Mary Vidrine |
Repose of the Soul-Eva Derouen |
God's will for
George Tucker |
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Healing for Baby
Agnes Marie Berry |
Annie Schilling Wilson |
Repose of the Soul of
Nola Clavier |
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Maggie Lampton |
Repose of the Soul of
Karen Bailey Babin |
Repose of the soul of
Ray Martin Suydam, Sr. |
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Healing for Maria Charpentier |
Recovery for Ida Mae Cobb |
Trey Thompson |
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Repose of the Soul of
Hilda McClure |
Repose of the Soul of
Bart Dylan Ross |
Repose of the Soul of
Woody Fourrier |
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Repose of the Soul
of Linda Buhler |
Repose of the soul of
Malcolm Rabalais |
Paul Monnier |
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Boyd Sibley |
Repose of the Soul
of
Jackson Attuso |
Repose of the Soul for
Helen Gustin |
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Repose of the soul
Linda White |
Repose of the Soul of
John LeGrange |
Repose of the Soul of
Dixie Duncan Sellers |
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Woody Overton |
Repose of the Soul of
Sandy Burleigh |
Safe tour of duty for
Lt. Gordon White |
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Repose of the Soul of
Chris Carpenter |
Nathan Avant
for
Myelitis |
Repose of the Soul of Corey Edward Blackledge |
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Safe military tour for Jesse Private Richard
P. Richard |
Healing for Chuck Croxton |
Repose of the Soul of William Carlos Cobb |
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Repose of the soul of
Beulas P. Hebert |
Repose of the Soul of
James McCaa |
Shane Bellard |
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Marie Bailey |
Repose of the Soul of
Georgia Ruth Hebert |
Mike Matthews |
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Repose of the Soul of
John Hurst |
The Soul of George Joseph Charlet,
Jr. |
The Soul of Lawrence Granier
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Don Gauthier |
Repose of the Soul of
Kay & Charles Pelletier |
Repose of the Soul of
Lyda Suydam |
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Prayer
for Our Nation |
The Soul of Bertha Ligon |
Those who commit suicide |
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Recovery from Substance Abuse |
Our Military Men & Women |
Return-Fallen-Away
Catholics |
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Download a .pdf copy of the Mass Intentions
for the Month
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Mass Intentions
December, 2011
Sun Jan 1 8:00 am
Nino Barcellona, Rosalie Capone, Judith Arlene
Flanders, Rob Moorhead, Richard McDowell,
Froilan Tolentino, Ronald J. Hebert, Pete
Hughes, Gertie Bizette, Malcolm & Madelyn
Rabalais, Charles & Jeannine Belgard, Joey Vince
and Father Matthew J. Faschan
10 am Thomas Scruggs, Leonard Woods, Bonnie
Bonnette, Russell & Herbert Savoy, Mary & Craig
Staout, Frank, Corine, Joseph, Victoria and
Larry Anzalone, Joe Bergeron, Richard and Amelia
Smith
Thur Jan 5 7:30 am Pete Hughes and Eric Vice
Fri Jan 6 7:30 am Madelyn Rabalais
Sat Jan 7 4:00 pm Mary Downs, Madge Bueche,
Kay & Charles Pelletier, Alma Carbo, George
Henry Southwick, Vanessa Vince, Gertie Bizette
and Anna Chidester. Sanctuary Light at
SJB-Sandy Burleigh, at OLA-The B. P. Hebert
family
Sun Jan 8 7:00 am Pete Hughes
9:00 am Effie Womack, Shine & C.A. Charlet,
George J. Charlet, Jr., the Overton & Picou
families, Christine Randolph, Hunter Bardwell
11 am N. Mark Abraham, Judith Flanders,
Gloria Dufor, Pete Hughes, Tom Shanahan, Leonard
Woods, Bonnie Bonnette, Russell & Herbert Savoy,
Ronald J. Hebert, Sr., Craig and Mary Stout,
Frank, Corine, Larry, Joseph and Victoria
Anzalone, Joe Bergeron and Betty Hymel.
Tue Jan 10 6:30 pm War Vet’s Home patients,
Donald Tyron
Wed Jan 11 7:00 am Helen Sonnier
Thur Jan 12 7:30 am R. Weigenant
Fri Jan 13 7:30 am Pete Hughes and all unborn
children
Sat Jan 14 4:00 pm Doris Millet, Kay &
Charles Pelletier, Joseph & Viola Sonnier,
George Henry Southwick, Anna Chidester, Mary
Downs, Gertie Bizette, Joey Vince and Marie
Vaccaro. Sanctuary Light at SJB-Kay &
Charles Pelletier
Sun Jan 15 7:00 am Pete Hughes
9:00 am Doris Caldwell, the Overton & Picou
families, Christine Randolph, George J. Charlet,
Jr.
11 am Pete Hughes, Frank, Corine, Joseph,
Victoria and Larry Anzalone, Joe Bergeron, Helen
LaCour, Betty Hymel, Russell & Herbert Savoy
Tue Jan 17 6:30 pm All Souls in Purgatory and
all deceased members of the OLA Men’s Club and
Altar Society
Wed Jan 18 7:00 am Living and deceased
members of the St. John’s Altar Society
Thur Jan 19 7:30 am Pete Hughes
Fri Jan 20 7:30 am Pete Hughes
Sat Jan 21 4:00 pm Mary Downs, Madge Bueche,
Kay & Charles Pelletier, George Henry Southwick,
Joey Vince, Gertie Bizette and Anna Chidester.
Sanctuary Light at SJB-M. B. & Bertha
Smith; at OLA-Henrietta Holden
Sun Jan 22 7:00 am Ronald J. Hebert, Sr. And
Pete Hughes
9:00 am Shine & C.A. Charlet, George J.
Charlet, Jr., the Overton & Picou families,
Christine Randolph
11 am Pete Hughes, Malcolm Caillier, Russell
& Herbert Savoy, Ronald J. Hebert, Sr., Frank,
Corine, Larry, Joseph and Victoria Anzalone, Joe
Bergeron, and Henrietta Holden.
Tue Jan 24 6:30 pm All souls in Purgatory
Wed Jan 25 7:00 am Helen Sonnier
Thur Jan 26 7:30 am Helen LaCour
Fri Jan 27 7:30 am Pete Hughes
Sat Jan 28 4:00 pm Kay & Charles Pelletier,
Arthur Van & Narcille Ducote, Joey Vince,
Whitney & Paul Gros, and Cone Thornton.
Sanctuary Light at SJB-Bonnie Bonnette;
OLA-John Guillory
Sun Jan 29 7:00 am Pete Hughes; Froilan
Tolentino, Dr. Harold Heitkamp, Father Matthew
J. Faschan & George Charlet, Jr.
9:00 am Christine Randolph, George J. Charlet,
Jr., the Overton & Picou families, John Guillory
11 am Frank, Corine, Joseph, Larry and
Victoria Anzalone, Ronald J. Hebert, Sr.,
Ishmael & Vernice Steib, Elise Kotlar, John
Dixon, Helena Chatelain, Russell & Herbert
Savoy, Joe Bergeron, Father Matthew J. Faschan
and Amelia Smith
- Tue Jan 31 6:30 pm Doris Caldwell
If you would like to offer the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass for a loved one, visit the Parish Office. Masses are
$5.00 each
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Father Bayhi and Aaron Neville -
"Doing It Their Own Way"
Would you like to volunteer to be a Guardian of the Blessed
Sacrament at St. John's?
Call the Parish Office to accept a regular schedule at 654-5778
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A woman was sharing information she had learned
about another.
The priest said, "For penance, I want you
to go home, take a pillow up on your roof, cut it open with a
knife, and return here to me."
So the woman went home, took a pillow off
her bed, went up the fire escape, and stabbed the pillow.
"Did you gut the pillow with the knife?"
he says. "Yes, father". "And what was the result?". "Feathers,
everywhere!" So the old priest told her, "Now I want you to go back and gather
every last feather that flew out on the wind".
"Well", she said, "It can’t be done. I
don’t know where they went. The wind took them all over."
"And that", he
said, "is GOSSIP." |
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Who is the Saint
for???????
From
www.SaintsforSinners.com
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Agatha
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Invoked against breast cancer and all cancers,
patroness of nurses/caregivers. |
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Agnes
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Patroness of girl scouts, those looking for love
or who are engaged to be married. |
| Aloysius |
Youth, contemplative life, virtue, Jesuit
students, self-determination. (Story coming soon!) |
| Alphonsus |
Confessors, lawyers, moralists, believers in
strict sexual abstinence. (Story coming soon!) |
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Andrew
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Invoked against voice & breathing problems,
patron of fishermen, evangelists. |
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Anne
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Mother Of Virgin Mary, patroness of mothers and
grandmothers and readers. |
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Anthony
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Finder of lost things & lost souls; patron of
those trying to lose weight. |
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Appolonia
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Invoked against toothaches; patron of dentists |
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Augustine
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Philosophers, legislators and law makers,
miracles, thinkers. |
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Barbara
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Invoked against sudden death and explosions,
patroness of fireworks lovers. |
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Benedict |
Patron of Recluses and Schoolchildren; Invoked
against poison and witchcraft. |
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Bernadette
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Shepherds, visionaries.
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Bernard
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Patron of Saint Bernard, LA; protects from harsh
words. |
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Blaise
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Invoked against sore throats, throat diseases,
survival from choking. |
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Bridget of Ireland |
Patron of Ireland and Mariners, Travelers and
Sailors. |
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Bridget of Sweden
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Invoked to prevent daydreaming during school;
patroness of Sweden, scholars & commentators. |
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Catherine of Siena
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Invoked against family feuds & illiteracy;
patroness of "cool". |
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Cecilia/Cecily
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Patroness of musicians, singers, music lovers. |
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Charbel
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"The Miracle Worker" Patron of Monks and
Hermits. Invoked for finding a cure for paralysis. |
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Charles Borromeo
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Seminarians and chess players, invoked against
stomach aches. |
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Christopher
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Guards against accidents, helps ensure safe
travel; skateboarders. |
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Clare/Clara
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Patroness of television and its programmers (NATPE?). |
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Cosmos & Damian
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Barbers, twins, doctors, invoked for safe organ
donating surgeries. |
| Cyprian |
Patron of African Americans. (Story coming
soon!) |
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Dismas
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(the "good thief") Invoked for understanding;
patron of Forgivers & Forgiveness . |
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Dominic
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Saint Dominic’s Church, Dominicans, astronomers. |
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Dymphna
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Mental illness, therapists, social workers. |
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| Ecce Homo |
"Behold the Man" (Story coming soon!) |
| Edward |
Patron of the tempted; Invoked against
Temptation (Story coming soon!) |
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Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Comfort due to death of a loved one, patroness
of widows. |
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Elizabeth of Hungary
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Patroness of bakers, chefs and seamstresses. |
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Expedite
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Emergencies, patron of procrastinators; helps
find solutions. |
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Florian
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Patron of firefighters, beer lovers and brewers. |
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Saint Francis de Sales
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Patron of Writers; Invoked against "Writer's
Block" |
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Francis of Assisi
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Animal lovers (especially "birders"),
conservationists, ecologists. |
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Francis Xavier Cabrini
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Patroness of orphans. |
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Gabriel
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(the Arch Angel) Invoked for happy news! ;
patron of messengers & postal workers. |
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Genesius
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Comedians and lawyers; protects against
freezing. |
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George
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Invoked against sexually transmitted diseases;
patron of soldiers & the military. |
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Gerard
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Mothers, safe childbirth; flying/flight
enthusiasts. |
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Guardian Angels
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Police officers, comfort, peace, serenity. |
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Helen
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New discoveries, faith and perseverance; invoked
against abandonment. |
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Hubert
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Patron of Hunters and dog lovers; Invoked
against Dog Bites. Invoked against rabies and fear of water.
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Ignatius Loyola
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Loyola University, Jesuits, patron of retreats
and spiritual exercise. |
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Isidore
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Internet users and surfers; invoked for
assistance while surfing the net. |
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James
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Patron of loyalists; invoked against "fairweathered"
friendships. |
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Joan of Arc
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Patroness of New Orleans, women,
feminism/feminists. |
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Johnnes Berchmans |
Patron of Teenagers |
| John Baptiste Marie Vianney, the Cure de Ars |
Patron of Priests (Story coming soon!) |
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John "Don" Bosco
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Patron of wayward youth and publishers. |
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John of God |
Invoked against heart disease; patron of
hospitals and booksellers. |
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John Neumann |
Patron of Building, Invoked for Success. |
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John the Baptist |
Patron of the Clear Thinking; Invoked against
Confusion when traveling. |
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Joseph
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Builders, carpenters; patron of foster-fathers
and those who need Faith. |
| Juan Bautista |
Schoolteachers, educators, the "Christian
Brothers" schools. (Story coming soon!) |
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Jude
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Hopeless cases, provides hope in times of
despair, suicide prevention. |
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Kateri Tekakawitha
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Patroness of Exiles and Evacuees. |
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Lawrence
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Invoked against fire; patron of chefs, cooks &
escorts. |
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Lazarus
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Redemption; AIDS patients; caregivers, patron of
Lazarus House. |
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Lucy
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Eyesight restoration, patroness of visionaries,
dreamers and the blind. |
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Luke
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Doctors, butchers, surgeons; invoked against
disloyalty and poor planning. |
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Margaret
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Helps with safe birth/pregnant women, mothers,
nurses. |
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Maria Goretti
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Invoked when seeking or offering forgiveness;
patroness of teenage girls and victims of violence. |
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Mark
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Notaries, amputees, lions, the city of Venice. |
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(Sister) Martha
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Invoked for compassion & understanding;
patroness of sisters and siblings. |
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Martin de Porres
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Patron of African Americans, hair stylists. |
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Martin of Tours
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Innkeepers and fun loving partiers, wine lovers. |
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Mary Magdeline
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Repentant sinners, cleansers, perfumeries,
forgivers, maturity. |
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Matt Talbot
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Invoked for inner strength; patron of those
participating in Al-Anon, AA, NA & all the "12 Step" programs. |
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Matthew
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Accountants, security guards, stock brokers, the
IRS. (Story coming soon!) |
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Saint Maximillian Kolbe |
Patron Saint of the Jewish Faith, Writers and
Publishers; Invoked for Holocaust Remembrance |
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Michael
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Policemen, cemetery preservationists; invoked
against storms, "Tom’s House" enthusiasts. |
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Miraculous Medal
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Mary Catherine Labour, visionaries, symbolism,
Faith. Patroness of devotees to Our Lady of the Immaculate
Conception. Invoked for "special graces." |
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Monica
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Santa Monica, invoked against teenage
rebellions, promoter of perseverance. |
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Mother Teresa
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Charity and good works, invoked for Faith.
(Story coming soon!) |
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Saint Nicholas |
Patron Saint of Russia, Pawnbrokers, Brewers,
Brides & Children |
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| Our Lady of Fatima |
Patroness of Peace |
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Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Patroness of the Americas; Invoked for Special
Indulgences |
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Our Lady of Loreto |
Patron of Aviators; Invoked for Safe Flights
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Patroness of the "Purgatory Pass"; Invoked for a
special Sabbathine Privilege. |
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Succor) |
Invoked for Constant Help & Guidance. |
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Our Lady of Prompt Succor |
Patroness of New Orleans. Patroness of
Louisiana. Invoked for "quick help" and for protection during
hurricanes. |
| Our Lady of Walsingham |
Patroness of England; Invoked for Reconciliation
and Cooperation among Religions. (Story coming soon!) |
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Padre Pio
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Invoked for healing & renewal of faith; Promoter
of comfort and counseling. Patron "Saint of the Year." |
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Patrick
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Patron of the Irish and the imaginative; invoked
against fear of snakes. |
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Paul
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Converts, sinners, renewal, controversy,
thinkers, upholsterers.
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| Paul of the Cross |
Patron of Speakers, Invoked for Persuasion
(Story coming soon!) |
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Peregrine Laziosi
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Invoked for strength; patron of cancer
survivors. |
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Peter
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Patron of the door to heaven/gatekeepers;
invoked against foot problems. |
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Philomena
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Patroness of babies and "newborns" and children
& invoked against infertility. |
| Phoenix, The |
Eternal Life. (Story coming soon!) |
| Powerful Hand, (La Mano Ponderosa)
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Strength in faith. (Story coming soon!) |
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Raphael
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Healing, good relationships, sight/vision
problems. |
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Raymond
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The unborn, midwives, originality, creativity,
pregnant women. |
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Richard
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Race car drivers and NASCAR fans, cabdrivers,
guides, pilots. |
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Rita of Cascia
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Desperate causes, fertility problems,
matrimonial problems, battered women. |
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Robert Bellarmine
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Patron of acceptance, religious scholars,
realists. |
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Roch
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Animal lovers (especially dog lovers), invoked
against abandonment by family. |
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Rosalie
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Patroness of cave dwellers and loners; special
"off topic" personal story. |
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Rose of Lima |
Patroness of vegetarians, florists, gardners,
embroiderers. (Story coming soon!) |
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Sacred Heart of Jesus & Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque |
Patron of those seeking stronger faith; Invoked
for Love, Mercy, Grace, Sanctity and Salvation. |
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Sebastian for Body Piercers |
Body piercers and athletes, especially archers
(dedicated to M. Shepard). |
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Sebastian for Athletes |
Patron of Athletes |
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Sebastian II for Football
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Patron of the future New Orleans Saints
Superbowl victory team for 2007!! |
| Blessed Junipero Serra (Father Serra) |
Patron of California, the "Serra Club" and the
Western States ; Invoked against Asthma and Mosquito Bites.
(Story coming soon!) |
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Sister Martha |
Patron of Sorority Sisters of Delta Gamma;
Invoked for Harmonious Lifelong Relationships. |
| Stanislaus |
Young people, Jesuits, troubled youth, invoked
against bullying. (Story coming soon!) |
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Stephen
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Invoked against headaches, survivors of
violence, acceptance of death. |
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Teresa of Flowers
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Simple pleasures, comfort, missionaries, charity
workers, early death. |
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Theresa of Avila
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Patroness of spoken truth, invoked against
narrow-minded thinking. |
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Thomas Aquinas
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Patron of thinkers. |
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Thomas More
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Lawyers, writers, invoked against unfair
persecution. |
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Valentine
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Invoked for romance; patron of lovers. |
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Vincent de Paul
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Patron of generosity and philanthropists and all
charities. |
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Winifred of Wales |
Patron of Cleansing, Healing and Fluidity;
Invoked for Reification. |
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