St. Nicholas Day

St. Nicholas is one of the most beloved saints in the Catholic Church. He is said to be the patron saint of more causes than any other saint, but is best known as the patron saint of children. He lived during the 3rd and 4th centuries, and he is especially remembered for his generosity and gift giving. On the night before St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6), children put a shoe out, and St. Nick comes and fills the shoe with candy and gifts.

St. Patrick's Guild is having a special children's event on Saturday Dec. 5th to celebrate St. Nicholas Day. From 11-3, St. Nick will be in our store to take pictures! Refreshments will be served, and there are special giveaways for all of the kids. Be sure to bring your camera!

Patron Saints: The Common and Not So Common

We launched a new website within the last year and I'm still discovering new and useful aspects of it. Tonight I found that we have a (farily) comprehensive online chart of patron saints. The patron saint list is organized alphabetically and can be found on our FAQs page:

http://www.stpatricksguild.com/page.htm?PG=faq

The list confirmed that some of the patron saints I know by heart:

St. Anne - patron saint of mothers

St. Christopher - patron saint of athletes

St. Francis - patron saint of animals

Others were not so obvious:

Got gout? St. Andrew.

Need a gift for a your child's dancing teacher? Try a St. Genesius patron saint medal.

And St. Patrick isn't just the patron saint of Ireland! Call on him if you get a snake bite!

Our list also includes feast days.

Enjoy!