Patronage
Patron Saint of Sacred Heart Devotion
The Catholic Church venerates St. John Eudes as the patron saint of Sacred Heart devotion. 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. John Eudes
Feast: August 19“He was a French priest and founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, renowned for his devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.”
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