Holiday Cheer
The patron saint of Ireland and engineers is celebrated in late winter. It will have you feeling lucky and wearing your finest shades of moss, avocado, Kelly, and perhaps chartreuse. No snakes allowed!
Who is St. Patrick?
Queen of the saints and angels.
Who is St. Mary?
Jesus’ papa.
Who is St. Joseph?
St. Friard sent swarms of these brightly colored pests after his enemies. Now people pray to him when they are deathly afraid of them. Get the spray!
What is wasps?
St. Lawrence should have been a comedian. He was grilled alive and told his persecutors “Turn me over! I am nearly done on this side!”. He is the patron of this profession.
Who are chefs and cooks?
This feast celebrates the patron saint of love, happy marriages, and surprisingly beekeepers and people with epilepsy. Wow, I really want some chocolate now…
Who is St. Valentine?
The patron saint of France, soldiers, prisoners, and people made fun of for their faith. She went to battle as a teen.
(P.S. my favorite saint and the coolest one I love her so much. Zendaya and Chapelle Roan dressed as her because this saint is a diva and icon honestly)
Who is St. Joan of Arc?
This saint is famous in artwork for being tied to a tree and shot with arrows but did not die. He is the patron of archery and athletes.
Who is St. Sebastian?
St. Malo protects these kind of farmers. Mmmmm… bacon, ham, chops, sausage…
Who are pig keepers?
St. Lucy had these plucked out and artwork of her depicts her holding them on a plate.
What are eyes?
This feast celebrates all Christian saints and martyrs in one big celebration while you recover from a candy coma.
What is All Saints’ Day?
This saint was a nun and shares a first name with a St. Leo’s teacher. One day while riding her horse, she fell off in the mud and asked “Hey God! why do you do things like this to me?”. God replied “This is how I treat my friends.”. She called back “Oh yeah? Maybe that’s why you don’t have any friends!”. We love a sassy nun.
Who is St. Teresa (of Avila)
The first disciple of Jesus. Introduced his brother Peter to him.
Who is St. Andrew?
St. Hubert must have had a healthy fear of this 100% fatal disease transmitted from animals. No foaming at the mouth for us!
What is rabies?
Call him a tree because St. Simon met his end with this lumberjack tool. TIMBEEEERRRRRRR!
What is a saw?
Bring your furry, feathered, and scaly friends to mass in October for a blessing from this kind patron of all critters.
Who is St. Francis?
This saint also shares a name with a St. Leo’s teacher…and they like the same things! She is the patron of of music and musicians.
Who is St. Cecilia?
An archangel who leads God’s army against evil.
St. Genesius must have been a really weird guy. Patron of movies, actors, plumbers, torture victims, and these sometimes scary and colorful characters.
What are clowns?
St. Bartholomew is painted in the Sistine Chapel holding this organ that was peeled off.
What is his skin? (Flaying)
This saint is the patron of children, sailors, merchants, and thieves who are sorry for stealing. Leave out a shoe for goodies!
Who is St. Nicholas?
She was a vengeful queen who killed over 500 people as revenge for killing her husband, the king of Kiev. Poisoned dinner party, burning down a city using coals tied to pigeons, oh she was a riot! She converted and brought Christianity to her empire after she calmed down a bit.
Who is St. Olga/Elena?
The patron saint of finding lost items. Miss Sawyer calls on him multiple times a day.
Who is St. Anthony?
St. Drogo must have been really smart, funny, and had a great personality, because he’s the patron of these poor souls.
Who are ugly people?
Multiple early saints such as St. Antipas and St. Eustance were shoved in a brass statue of this animal and cooked inside.
What is a bull?