Christine Taylor, Director
catechetics@padiocese.ca
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December Saints
St. Francis Xavier – December 3
St. Francis Xavier is the patron saint of Roman Catholic missions.
St. Nicholas – December 6
St. Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.
St. John of Kanty – December 23
St. John of Kanty is the patron saint of Poland and Lithuania.
St. John, the Evangelist – December 27
St. John is the patron saint of love, loyalty, friendships, and authors.
St. Peter Canisius - December 21
St. Peter Canisius is the patron saint of Germany.
St. Lucy – December 13
St. Lucy is the patron saint of the blind and those with eye-trouble.
St. Stephen – December 26
St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers and stonemasons.
St. Ambrose – December 7
St. Ambrose is the patron saint of bees, beekeepers and even candle makers.
St. John of the Cross – December 14
St. John of the Cross is the patron saint of mystics and contemplatives and of Spanish poets.
St. Thomas Becket - December 29
St. Thomas Becket is the patron saint of secular clergy (priests and deacons who serve pastorally in parishes).
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July 4 - St. Elizabeth of Portugal
St. Francois de Laval - May 6
St. Francois de Laval - May 6
St. Denis - October 9
St. Maria Goretti is the patron saint of purity, young women, and victims of assault.
St. Sylvester - November 23
St. Sylvester is the patron saint of the chivalric order called the Militia Aurata, or “of the Golden Spur”.
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