Work and money

Any of these can be asked. There is no order of precedence and no wrong choice, so pick whoever the story fits.

• St. AgathaA martyr of Sicily, asked for by women facing breast cancer.
• St. BarbaraThe tower, the lightning bolt, and the promise of not dying unprepared.
• St. Bernadette SoubirousThe girl who saw Our Lady at Lourdes, asked for by the sick and the poor.
• St. BlaiseA physician-bishop, asked for by anyone with a throat ailment.
• St. CajetanFounded a bank to protect the poor from loan sharks, asked for by job seekers and the unemployed.
• St. Camillus de LellisA gambler who lost everything, then invented modern nursing, asked for by the sick and by gamblers.
• St. CeciliaThe martyr who sang to God in her heart, and the patron of every musician since.
• St. ExpeditusInvoked for urgent causes and against putting things off.
• St. Francis of AssisiGave away everything, and is asked for by people who love animals and creation.
• St. Gabriel the ArchangelThe angel of the Annunciation, God's messenger for the news that changes everything.
• St. Gemma GalganiA young mystic of Lucca who lived with spinal tuberculosis, asked for by people with back pain.
• St. Gianna Beretta MollaA pediatrician and mother who refused a treatment that would end her pregnancy, and paid for it.
• St. John BoscoA street-magician priest who built a family for Turin's abandoned boys, asked for by parents and teachers.
• St. John of GodA soldier turned hospital founder, asked for by heart patients and the mentally ill.
• St. JosephHusband of Mary, a working man, and the patron of a peaceful death.
• St. Michael the ArchangelInvoked for protection, and by people whose work puts them in danger.
• St. Thomas MoreThe King's good servant, but God's first: patron of lawyers and of costly integrity.
• St. Alberto HurtadoChilean Jesuit, founded a home for the homeless from a station wagon; patron of the homeless and of labor.Page coming
• St. AmandMissionary to the Low Countries; patron of brewers, vintners, and bartenders.Page coming
• St. AndrewPeter's brother, the first called; patron of fishermen.Page coming
• St. Anthony Mary ClaretPublisher-archbishop; patron of weavers and of the Catholic press.Page coming
• St. BartholomewThe apostle "without guile"; patron of tanners.Page coming
• St. Basil the GreatBuilt the first great charitable hospital complex; patron of hospital administrators.Page coming
• St. Bernardine of SienaThe great popular preacher; patron of advertisers, and invoked against compulsive gambling.Page coming
• St. Brendan the NavigatorThe voyaging abbot; patron of sailors and travelers.Page coming
• St. Brigid of IrelandAbbess of Kildare; patron of Ireland, dairy workers, and newborns.Page coming
• St. Catherine of GenoaMystic of purgatory who ran a hospital; patron of difficult marriages and healthcare administrators.Page coming
• St. Clare of AssisiFrancis's first follower, foundress of the Poor Clares; patron of television, from a vision seen at distance.Page coming
• St. DorothyMartyr; the roses in winter are legend; patron of gardeners and florists.Page coming
• St. EligiusMaster metalsmith and bishop; patron of metalworkers, jewelers, and mechanics.Page coming
• St. Elizabeth of HungaryWidowed at twenty, gave everything away; patron of widows, bakers, and charitable works.Page coming
• St. EphremThe deacon who taught theology in hymns; patron of church musicians and poets.Page coming
• St. Erasmus (Elmo)Bishop-martyr; patron of sailors and invoked for abdominal ailments.Page coming
• St. FiacreIrish hermit-gardener in France; patron of gardeners and cab drivers.Page coming
• St. Francis de Sales"Be who you are and be that well"; patron of writers, journalists, and the deaf.Page coming
• St. GenesiusAn actor converted mid-performance, by tradition; patron of actors and performers.Page coming
• St. Gregory the GreatPope who called himself servant of the servants of God; patron of musicians and teachers.Page coming
• St. Hildegard of BingenAbbess, composer, physician, visionary; patron of musicians and of polymaths.Page coming
• St. HomobonusA merchant canonized for honest business; patron of business owners.Page coming
• St. Honoratus of Amiens (Honoré)Patron of bakers and pastry chefs.Page coming
• St. Isidore the FarmerA Madrid field laborer; patron of farmers and rural workers.Page coming
• St. John DamasceneDefended the holy images; patron of iconographers and artists.Page coming
• St. John of the CrossImprisoned by his own brothers, and wrote the Dark Night there; patron of poets and of people in spiritual darkness.Page coming
• St. John the ApostleThe disciple Jesus loved; patron of writers and of friendship.Page coming
• St. Katharine DrexelGave a banking fortune to Black and Native education; patron of racial justice and philanthropists.Page coming
• St. LawrenceRoasted alive and joked about it; patron of cooks and deacons.Page coming
• St. Louis IXThe king who judged under an oak tree; patron of rulers, barbers, and the French.Page coming
• St. Louise de MarillacCo-founded the Daughters of Charity; patron of social workers.Page coming
• St. LukePhysician and evangelist; patron of doctors and artists.Page coming
• St. Margaret ClitherowPressed to death for hiding priests; patron of businesswomen and converts.Page coming
• St. Margaret of AntiochMartyr; invoked for centuries by women in labor.Page coming
• St. MarkEvangelist; patron of notaries and of Venice.Page coming
• St. MarthaThe one in the kitchen; patron of homemakers, cooks, and hosts.Page coming
• St. Martin de PorresBarred from full membership for his race, outshone the order that barred him; patron of racial harmony, barbers, and the poor.Page coming
• St. MatthewTax collector turned evangelist; patron of accountants and bankers.Page coming
• St. MauriceCommander of the Theban Legion, executed with his men for refusing an unjust order; patron of soldiers of conscience.Page coming
• St. PaulPersecutor turned apostle; patron of writers, converts, and hard reversals.Page coming
• St. Rose of LimaFirst canonized saint of the Americas; patron of Latin America and gardeners.Page coming
• St. Titus BrandsmaCarmelite journalist who defied the Nazi press rules, killed at Dachau; patron of journalists.Page coming
• St. VeronicaWiped the face of Christ, by tradition; patron of photographers.Page coming
• St. ZitaA lifelong domestic servant; patron of housekeepers, and of finding lost keys.Page coming
• Sts. Crispin and CrispinianShoemaker-martyrs; patrons of cobblers and leatherworkers.Page coming
• Sts. Louis and Zélie MartinThérèse's parents, canonized as a couple; patrons of marriage, small business, and grieving parents, they buried four children.Page coming