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Patron Saints for Healing

When it comes to concerns for our health and the health of our loved ones, we should always turn to prayer. We pray for disease prevention, for physical healing, and for peace of soul while enduring physical suffering. Fortunately, there seems to be a special saint for just about every illness and health concern we can think of!

The saints are great aids to us in our time of need and help guide us to greater love for Christ through our crosses and trials, especially when it comes to our health. Here is a list of both popular and not-so-well-known saints to ask for their intercession for common ailments:

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Abdominal Disease – St. Charles of Mount Argus

Abdominal Pains – St. Emerentiana

Addictions – St. Maximilian Kolbe

Addictions to Opium – St. Mark Ji Tianxiang

Anxiety, Autism, Depression – St. Dymphna

Appendicitis – St. Erasmus

Asthma – St. Bernadette Soubirous, St. Padre Pio

Patron of Recovering Alcoholics – St. Matthias

Angina – St. Swithbert

Arthritis – St. Alphonsus Ligouri, St. Serapion of Algiers

Babies, Infants, Children’s Health – St. Philomena

Back Pain – St. Lawrence

Lower Back Pain – St. Gemma Galgani

Bone Disease – St. Romedio of Nonsberg, St. Attracta

Breast Cancer – St. Agatha, St. Galla of Rome, St. Aldegundis

Broken Bones – St. Stanislaus Kostka

Broken Pelvis – Blessed Maria Pilar Izquierdo Albero

Burns – St. John the Apostle

Cancer – St. Peregrine, St. Joseph of Leonessa, Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo

Cancer of the Nose – St. Emily de Rodat

Cerebral Palsy – St. Servulus

Childhood Illness – St. Alypius the Stylite

Chronic Illness and Suffering – St. Lidwina of Schiedam

Chronically Ill – St. Juliana Falconieri

Cramps, Abdominal Pain – St. Erasmus of Formiae (St. Elmo)

Cysts – Blessed Maria Pilar Izquierdo Albero

Diabetes – St. Josemaria Escriva

Diseases of the Eyes – St. Adelaide of Villich, St. Reineldis

Depression – St. Catherine of Genoa, Blessed Maria Fortunata Viti

During Difficult Labor – St. Margaret of Antioch

Ear Problems – St. Polycarp

Edema or Swelling – St. Leobinus

Epilepsy and Seizures – St. Vitus

Epilepsy – Blessed Amadeus of Savoy, St. Maurus

Eye Disorders – St. Lucy, Saint Ulrich of Zell, St. Odilia

Eye Disease – St. Vedast

Eye and Leg Pain – St. Ermelinda of Meldert

Fainting – St. Ulrich of Augsburg

Fever – St. Ulrich of Augsburg

Gastritis – St. Padre Pio

Gout – St. Apollinaris of Ravenna

Hansen’s Disease – St. Damien de Veuster

Head Injuries – Blessed John Licci

Headaches – St. Teresa of Avila, St. Ulrich of Zell, St. John Chrysostom, St. Colette of Corbie

Hearing (loss of) – St. Paccifico of San Severino

Heart Disease, Heart Attack – St. John of God

Hemorrhages – St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception

Hernias – St. Drogo

Impossible Causes – St. Jude Thaddeus

Infections – St. Agrippina of Mineo

Infertility, Miscarriage, Childbirth – St. Gerard Majella

Intestinal Disorders – St. Bonaventure

Intestinal Illness – St. Erasmus

Insomnia – St. John Chrysostom

Job-Related Stress – St. Walter of Pontoise

Joint Pain – St. Werenfrid

Kidney Disease – St. Benedict, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Margaret of Antioch

Kidney Stones – St. Padre Pio

Liver Cancer – Blessed Artemide Zatti

Lung and Respiratory Problems – St. Bernardine of Siena

Advanced Lung Disease – St. Sigfrid

Meniere’s Disease – St. Emily de Rodat

Mental Illness – St. Christina Mirabilis

Obesity, Stomach Ailments – St. Charles Borromeo

Pain, Suffering, Healing – St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)

Pandemics – St. Edmund the Martyr, St. Corona

Paralysis – St. Benedict Biscop

Patroness of the Sick Poor – St. Maria Soledad Torres-Acosta

Pneumonia – St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception

Poisoning – St. Benedict

Prolonged Sickness -St. Lydwina of Schiedam

Loss of Sight – Blessed Maria Pilar Izquierdo Albero

Rheumatism – St. Maurus

Seasickness – St. Erasmus

Skin Disease – St. Anthony of the Desert, St. Marculf

Stiff Joints – St. Werenfrid

Stomach troubles – St. Juliana Falconieri

Stress, Anxiety, Mental Health – St. Dymphna

Strokes, High Blood Pressure – St. Andrew Avellino

Surgery – St. Luke the Evangelist

Throat Ailments – St. Blaise

Toothache, Dental Problems – St. Apollonia, St. Antipas of Pergamum

Tuberculosis – St. Bernadette Soubirous, St. Gemma Galgani

Ulcers on Legs – St. Pacifico of San Sevrino

Vertigo – St. Ulrich of Augsburg

Wounds – St. Rita

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We too can involve the angels in our lives. Here are some prayers for their powerful intercession.

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Angel of Gethsemane

O Angel of Gethsemane, chosen by the Father 

to bring strength and consolation to Jesus during His agony,

I ask you to be with me now as I keep watch over my loved one who is sick and suffering.

Help me to offer my best care, love and protection to this child of God.

May my words and my touch be filled with gentleness, my presence bring comfort, and my prayers bring rest and healing sleep.

Do what I cannot do, O loving Angel, to bring healing and strength to soul and body, according to the Father’s will. Amen.

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Archangel St. Raphael

Glorious Archangel Saint Raphael, great prince of the heavenly court, you are illustrious for your gifts of wisdom and grace.

You are a guide of those who journey by land or sea or air, consoler of the afflicted, and refuge of sinners. I beg you, assist me in all my needs and in all the sufferings of this life, as once you helped the young Tobias on his travels.

Because you are the medicine of God, I humbly pray you to heal the many infirmities of my soul and the ills that afflict my body. I especially ask of you the favor (mention your request here) and the great grace of purity to prepare me to be the temple of the Holy Spirit.

St. Raphael, of the glorious seven who stand before the throne of Him who lives and reigns, Angel of health, the Lord has filled your hand with balm from heaven to soothe or cure our pains. Heal or cure the victim of disease and guide our steps when doubtful of our ways.  Amen.

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