Question 1

Who is the popular Saint of desperate cases?

	John
	Joseph
	Jude
	James
St. Jude is the Patron Saint of desperate or hopeless causes. He was the brother of James the Lesser and the nephew of Mary and Joseph, thus very closely related to Jesus.

Question 2

St. Raphael is the Patron of what disability?

	The deaf
	The lame
	The blind
	The dumb
St. Raphael is the Patron Saint of the blind. He is one of the three angels known by name. In Scripture, we find the following reference to the Archangel Raphael: "And Raphael was sent to heal the two of them: to scale away the white films of Tobit´s eyes; to give Sarah the daughter of Raguel in marriage to Tobias the son of Tobit, and to bind Asmodeus the evil demon, because Tobias was entitled to possess her. At that very moment Tobit returned and entered his house and Sarah the daughter of Raguel came down from her upper room." [Tob 3:17, RSV]

Question 3

What saint do travelers turn to in prayer?

	Christopher
	Timothy
	Lucy
	Luke
St. Christopher is the Patron Saint of travelers. It is rumored that one night he carried a little child on his shoulders across a river, but the child got so heavy that he could barely get across. That child was Jesus and he had been carrying "the weight of the world."

Question 4

Who is the Patron of accountants?

	Mark
	Michael
	St. Thomas More
	Matthew
Accountants are under the special protection of St. Matthew. He was a Roman tax collector, a position feared by all. Local people looked upon him as collaborating with the enemy. Nevertheless, Jesus invited Matthew to follow him. Matthew preached among the Jews for 15 years in the East as well as in Ethiopia. He is the Patron Saint of accountants, bankers, bookkeepers, security guards and tax collectors.

Question 5

Which Saint do victims of abuse turn to in prayer?

	St. Vitus
	St. Rita of Cascia
	St. Maria Goretti
	St. Monica
Victims of abuse may turn to St. Rita of Cascia for assistance. Her parents, known as the "peacemakers of Jesus" had Rita late in life. Her parents had her married to an ill-mannered abusive man. The husband was stabbed to death, and after that, Rita, devoted to the Passion, entered a convent of Augustinian nuns. In response to a prayer to suffer as Christ, she received a wound in her forehead caused by a crown of thorns and which bled for 15 years.

Question 6

The Patron Saint of naval officers is who?

	St. Elmo
	St. Leonard of Port Maurice
	St. Francis de Sales
	St. Valentine
St. Elmo is the Patron Saint of sailors. He is better known by the name Erasmus, who was Bishop of Formiae, Italy. He is a Patron of sailors and the blue storm lanterns still used of ships before the mast are called St. Elmo lights.

Question 7

Who is the Patron Saint of popes?

	St. Leo the Great
	St. Mark the Evangelist
	St. Peter the Apostle
	St. Ivo of Kermartin
St. Peter the Apostle is the Patron Saint of all popes. He died circa 64. Jesus made him in charge of the Church in Scripture - Mt. 16:18; in Greek, Peter means Rock. He is buried under St. Peter´s Basilica in Rome.

Question 8

People who are sick often pray to which Saint?

	St. Leonard of Port Maurice
	St. Elizabeth of Hungary
	St. Benezet
	St. Camillus de Lellis
St. Camillus de Lellis is the Patron of those who are sick and ailing. He lived from 1550 to 1614, became a Capuchin novice but was unable to be professed due to a diseased leg. Devoted himself to the care of the sick. With St. John of God he was declared Patron Saint of nurses and nursing groups and the sick.

Question 9

Penitent Sinners find a friend in which Saint?

	St. Macrina
	Catherine of Siena
	St. Mary Magdalen
	St. Alexius
St. Mary Magdalen was a follower of Christ in the 1st century, and it is said that she became a classic example of the repentant sinner from earliest times.

Question 10

Undertakers frequently turn to this Saint for help?

	St. Martha
	St. Joseph of Arimathea
	St. Joseph of Cupertino
	St. Gabriel
St. Joseph of Arimathea is the Patron of undertakers. It was he who provided his newly built burial vault for use by Jesus after his death. He´s been mentioned in all four Gospels, and he was present at the crucifixion.

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