Patronage
Patron Saint of Undergraduate Students
The Catholic Church venerates St. Josemaría Escrivá as the patron saint of undergraduate students. 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. Josemaría Escrivá
Feast: June 26“Founder of Opus Dei and advocate for finding holiness in everyday life.”
Founder of Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Catholic Church devoted to the sanctification of everyday life.
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