St. Barbara — the Patron Saint of Things That Go Boom
‘She is risen for all the humble, she has heard the conquered calling, St. Barbara of the Gunners, with her hand upon the gun.’ —G.K. Chesterton
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St. Charles Lwanga and Companions: Martyrs and Patron Saints of Child Protection
COMMENTARY: The liturgical memorial of the Ugandan martyrs is a fitting reminder to recommit to the Catholic Church’s fight against sexual predation against the young and vulnerable.
Have an Emergency? Seek the Aid of St. Expedite
The fourth-century martyr is called upon for his intercession in settling legal and financial troubles rapidly.
When It Absolutely, Positively Needs to Be There Overnight, Ask St. Expeditus
The feast of St. Expeditus is April 19.
Lost Your Keys? Call on St. Anthony!
The intercession of the beloved 13th-century Franciscan is often invoked today when something is lost.
![LEFT: The Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows in Chicago is the location of the National Shrine of St. Peregrine. RIGHT: Statue in the Peregrine Chapel of the Serra Chapel in Mission San Juan Capistrano [Photo by Mark Steven Brown].](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2021050117058_cd3ee497251f3e6ae93758ce3261b1eb9f582d34861fbebb27e82c7749daf356.jpg "LEFT: The Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows in Chicago is the location of the National Shrine of St. Peregrine. RIGHT: Statue in the Peregrine Chapel of the Serra Chapel in Mission San Juan Capistrano [Photo by Mark Steven Brown].")
St. Peregrine Once Punched Another Saint — Now He’s the Patron Saint of Cancer Sufferers
May 1 is the feast day of St. Peregrine Laziosi, a 14th-century Servite priest
26 Patron Saints to Help You Around the Kitchen
“For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up: and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.” (Psalm 69:9)
The Saints in Heaven are Quite Aware of Events on Earth
The dead in Christ are more alive and more aware than we are, so it’s foolish to exclude them from our prayer life.
Blessed Notker ‘the Stammerer,’ Pray For Us
Blessed Notker “the Stammerer” was a ninth-century author, musician and poet of the Abbey of St. Gall
