Patron Saints

What is Padre Pio the Patron Saint of?

Saint Padre Pio is the patron saint of Healing, Suffering, and Pain. 

Many saints have definitely had their fair share of pain and suffering, but Padre Pio earned the title of the patron saint of suffering by truly exemplifying how to suffer with grace. He viewed his suffering as a transformational gift that brought him closer to and united him with Christ.

He was one of the holy saints blessed with the stigmata (wounds of Christ). The Lord blessed him with the miraculous abilities of healing, the ability to read souls, prophecy, and bilocation (being in more than one place at once) that he utilized throughout his entire life to unite others to Christ.

The (Summarized) Padre Pio Story:

Padre Pio dedicated his life to God when he was a mere 5 years old. Pio began receiving visions and messages from God at a very young age. He continued having apparitions of God’s healing power and felt a call to become a Capuchin Friar at the age of 15.

Padre Pio

What is Saint Dymphna the Patron Saint Of?

Saint Dymphna is the patron saint of mental health, anxiety, and depression. She is quickly increasing in popularity as the world has become more and more aware of mental health and its drastic effects on our day to day lives.

According to a scientific study, the COVID-19 pandemic drastically increased the presence of anxiety symptoms changing from 8.9% to an alarming 22.6%.[1]  It makes sense that St Dymphna is becoming more and more well known among the Catholic community.

You may be wondering how someone gets the title of Patron Saint of Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Illness. St Dymphna definitely had her fair share of reasons to be anxious.

The Saint Dymphna Story:

St Dymphna was the daughter of a divided household in 7^th century Ireland – a Pagan father (who was a king) and a Christian mother. Her mother shared her devout Christian faith with Dymphna, and at a mere 14 years of age, Dymphna consecrated herself to Christ and took