Each man should make a decision to have a patron Saint. While there are many more, I offer the names of ten saints with whom each and every Catholic man should become familiar. Next to each saint’s name is is listed the virtue with which he is associated, as well as the sin which opposes that virtue. When we identify our sin and the needed virtue, we can identify which
saint’s intercession will be particularly helpful:
- St. Joseph (Trust in God – selfishness)
- St. John the Baptist (Humility – arrogance)
- St. Paul (Adherence to Truth – mediocrity)
- St. Michael the Archangel (Obedience to God – licentiousness and rebelliousness)
- St. Benedict (Prayer and Devotion to God – sloth)
- St. Francis of Assisi (Happiness – moralism)
- St. Thomas More (Integrity – double-mindedness)
- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (Chastity – lust)
- St. Josemaría Escrivá (Boldness – worldly fear)
- Pope St. John Paul II (Defending the Weak – passivity)
See also “We Need a Nation of Josephs to Rise from the Ruins of Roe“