Patronage
Patron Saint of Spiritual Directors
The Catholic Church venerates St. Ephrem the Syrian as the patron saint of spiritual directors. 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. Ephrem the Syrian
Feast: June 9“St. Ephrem was a prominent theologian and hymn writer in the early Church, renowned for his deep spirituality and poetic expression.”
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