Patronage
Patron Saints of World Youth Day
The Catholic Church venerates 3 saints as patrons of World Youth Day. Each came to this patronage through their own life — read their stories below and ask for the intercession of the one whose path speaks to yours.
St. Faustina Kowalska
Feast: October 5“A Polish nun who received visions of Jesus and promoted the Divine Mercy devotion, which became one of the most popular Catholic devotions worldwide.”
St. John Paul II
Feast: October 22“Pope for 27 years, instrumental in the fall of communism, and founder of World Youth Day.”
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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