Patronage
Patron Saint of Missionaries of Charity
The Catholic Church venerates St. Mother Teresa as the patron saint of Missionaries of Charity. Patron saints are heavenly intercessors — believers entrust a place, profession, or struggle to a saint whose own life touched it, and ask for their prayers before God.
St. Mother Teresa
Feast: September 5“Saint of the Gutters”
Founder of the Missionaries of Charity, dedicated to serving the 'poorest of the poor'.
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