Find the saint to turn to
Don’t start with a name — start with what you’re carrying. For nearly every worry, the Church remembers a saint who knew it too. Tell us the situation, and we’ll point you to who to ask and a prayer for the intention.
Looking for a particular saint’s life instead? Browse the saints A–Z.
Most-asked patronages
The saints a household turns to
The ones closest to home — for the people you pray for by name, every day.
St. MonicaMothers
For the long waiting, and loving a child you cannot fix.
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St. JosephFathers
The quiet protector who provided and kept watch.
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St. Gerard MajellaExpectant mothers
For a safe pregnancy and the months of waiting.
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St. Therese of LisieuxChildren
The Little Way — holiness in small, ordinary acts of love.
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Our Lady of LourdesSick children
For a child who is ill, and the family keeping vigil.
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St. Thomas AquinasStudents & exams
For study, exams, and a mind that holds what it learns.
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Sts. Joachim and AnneMarriage
For husbands and wives, and the home they're building.
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St. JosephThe dying
Patron of a peaceful death and those who keep watch.
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The worries people most often bring — and the saint long invoked for each. Tap one to find who to ask.
Browse all categories
Every patronage, sorted into five families — the backbone of the directory.
Health & illness
The sick, healing, mental health, hospitals, caregivers, and a good death.
Work & profession
Trades and callings — from teachers and nurses to farmers, soldiers, and the unemployed.
Everyday needs
Lost things, travel, exams, protection, and the small worries of ordinary days.
People & states of life
Mothers, fathers, children, the married, the grieving, and those who have drifted.
Places & countries
The patron of your nation, your diocese, your city — and the lands of your family.
Knowing who to ask is the first step. Asking is the prayer.
A patron saint doesn’t answer your prayer — they pray alongside you, carrying your intention to God. Here’s how to ask their intercession, and the prayers to pray it together as a family.