Patron Saints
This Doctor of the Church and medieval philosopher is the patron of students, scholars, and Catholic schools.
Who is Saint Thomas Aquinas?
This apostle, chosen by Jesus as the “rock,” is the first Pope of the Church.
Who is Saint Peter?
This book recounts the ten plagues of Egypt and the Israelites’ exodus through the Red Sea.
What is Exodus?
Catholics celebrate the birth of Jesus on this December 25 feast.
What is Christmas? (or the Nativity of the Lord)
This devout Catholic actor starred as Jesus in Mel Gibson’s 2004 film The Passion of the Christ.
Who is Jim Caviezel?
This apostle is the patron saint of hopeless causes and desperate situations.
Who is Saint Jude (Thaddeus)?
The first non-Italian Pope in more than 450 years, this Polish pontiff served from 1978–2005.
Who is Pope John Paul II?
This longest book in the Bible contains 150 hymns and prayers used daily in the Liturgy of the Hours.
What is the Book of Psalms?
Observed every March 19, this feast honors the foster father of Jesus and patron of the universal Church.
What is Saint Joseph’s Day?
This NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, known for his bold faith witness, made headlines with his pro-life commencement speech at Benedictine College.
Who is Harrison Butker?
This virgin martyr is the patron saint of musicians and is often shown holding or playing an organ.
Who is Saint Cecilia?
This 6th-century Pope, originally named Mercurius after the pagan god, became the first pontiff to change his birth name upon election to avoid any pagan association.
Who is Pope John II?
This wisdom book of the Old Testament famously declares “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
What is Ecclesiastes?
Fifty days after Easter, this feast commemorates the Holy Spirit descending on the Apostles.
What is Pentecost?
This comedian and actor is a practicing Catholic who serves at Traditional Latin Mass and fasted for 41 days as prayer for his daughter's healing.
Who is Kevin James?
This Franciscan friar is the patron of lost items and is invoked with the rhyme “Tony, Tony, look around…”
Who is Saint Anthony of Padua?
This 9th-century pontiff, elected after a dove reportedly landed on his head during the selection process, is the only Pope known to have been chosen in such a dramatic and symbolic manner.
Who is Pope Saint Fabian?
This New Testament letter is the only book in the Bible to quote the apocryphal Book of Enoch by name and famous for its closing doxology.
What is the Epistle of Jude?
November 2 is this day when Catholics pray for the faithful departed in purgatory.
What is All Souls' Day?
This legendary baseball player, nicknamed “The Man,” was a lifelong devout Catholic who attended daily Mass, married to the same woman for over 70 years, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Who is Stan Musial?
This saint, famous for preaching to animals and birds, is the patron of ecology and the environment.
Who is Saint Francis of Assisi?
This 9th-century pope is infamous for convening the “Cadaver Synod,” in which he had his predecessor’s exhumed corpse dressed in papal vestments, placed on a throne, and put on trial before ordering it thrown into the Tiber River.
Who is Pope Stephen VI?
Sparrow droppings cause the blindness of the title character in this deuterocanonical Old Testament book; his son later uses the gall of a fish to cure him while the fish’s heart and liver drive away the demon Asmodeus.
What is the Book of Tobit?
Observed every February 22, this feast honors the “cathedra” of St. Peter in Rome as a symbol of the Pope’s universal jurisdiction and authority.
What is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter?
This record-breaking Olympic swimmer, winner of more individual gold medals than any other female swimmer in history, attended Catholic schools and credits her faith for her success.
Who is Katie Ledecky?