Patronage
Patron Saint of The Suffering
The Catholic Church venerates St. Paul of the Cross as the patron saint of the suffering. 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. Paul of the Cross
Feast: October 10“Founder of the Passionists, a religious order dedicated to the Passion of Christ.”
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