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Jun 3, 2014 · When it comes to concerns for our health and the health of our loved ones, we should always turn to prayer. We pray for disease prevention, for physical healing, and for peace of soul while enduring physical suffering.
May 27, 2020 · Here are seven patron saints that are said to minister to those suffering from sickness or pain. #1 St. Ovidius, the Patron Saint of Hearing Diseases. Ovidius is a saint that is best recognized by the Portuguese church.
St. Dymphna (Patron Saint of Depression and Mental Illness) St. Dymphna is an Irish saint who was killed by her own father when he went mad from grief after the death of his beloved wife. Her...
Oct 13, 2021 · Besides St. Luke, here are 10 other saints who healed the sick and served as medical professionals.
St. Raphael is known as a patron saint of the sick because of his role in the Book of Tobit, where he helps bring healing and comfort to those who are afflicted. But what is perhaps most striking about St. Raphael is his unwavering faith and trust in God, even in the face of difficult circumstances.
Because of her own struggle with sickness, St. Juliana became the patron of people suffering from any type of chronic illness. During the last years of her life, she was plagued by an...
Apr 27, 2019 · Saint Raphael the Archangel is the patron saint of healing. Here's how this famous angel aids body, mind, and spirit and helps health caregivers.
Apr 18, 2020 · St. Camillus de Lellis turned from a life as a soldier and gambler to become a priest and the founder of an order dedicated to caring for the sick. He is now the patron saint of hospitals,...
Mar 17, 2024 · Bernadette was well-acquainted with sickness and suffering. Impoverished and asthmatic as a child, she learned at the grotto that happiness in life would be unattainable. Her adulthood was spent in serious pain from apparent bone cancer, and the convent didn’t make life easier.
Mar 20, 2020 · St. Roch (also called St. Rocco and St. Rock) cured many people during the plague in early 14th century Italy. Born in Montpellier, France, he was marked not only by human lowliness and generosity but by God’s own powerful sign. The child of the governor, Roch was destined for great worldly honor.
