The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-21
PATRON SAINTS OF
TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.

Almost every trade or profession
has a patron saint, as will be seen by
the following list published by = St.
John Monitor:
Apostle, August "a; of musical instru-
ment makers, st. Cecilia, Noven-
Der p; painters, st. Luke, who has
given US in his Gospel the best pic
ture of Our Lady, October IS; Physi-
clans, Saints Cosmas and Damien, VIII o
studied medicine in Syria, where they
charged the poor nothing, Septem Der
II; Poets King David, composer of
psalms; Builders, ST. Vincent Frerer,
April, restored to life three who had
fallen from heights; sailors, ST. Peter
Gonzalez, converted many. sailors to
Christianity and risked his life, April
15; Servants, st. Martha and st. Zita,
July 20 and April 1t; Scu1ptors, st.
Claudius, who suffered martyrdom for
refusing to make a statue to be used
as an idol. He was encased living. in
a 1eaden casket, and thrown into Il
river, November 8.
Soldiers, st. Ignatius, who, after be-
ing wounded in battle, through read
ing spiritual works decided to fight
the spiritual battle, July 81; teachers.
st. Gregory the Great, who in spite of
pain and increasing weakness, taught
increasingly. March ~; watchmen, st.
Peter of A1cantara, October 10; tail
ors, Saint Homobonus, who rich, sold
all that he had and gave it to the
poor, earning his living afterwards as
a tailor, September ~; Tanners, st.
B1ase of Sebase, who, for his Faith,
was fayed alive February IA; silver
smiths, St. Audronicun of Antioch, who
always distributed two-thirds of his
earnings among the destitute; millers,
St. Victor, who was condemned to
death because he refused to offer sac
rif1ce to idols and was thrown across a
nnill-whee1, which refused to turn, July
21; messengers, st. Gabriel, bearer
of glad tidings," March IS; lawyers,
st. Ives, who studied in Paris, and
pleaded the causes of poor people and
widows; merchants, st. Francis of As
sisi, who, before his conversion, was
a noted merchant, October 4; jewel
ers, st. EIigius, who displayed great
talent in the working of Gold, Deem
Der 1.
Hunters, ST Hubert, one who, pas
sionately fond of hunting, was pur-
a, deer with a cross between it's ant
Iers passed him. He became fervent
in religion. and eventually a Bishop,
November 8; carpenters St Joseph,
March 10; farmers, st. George, signi-
tying "tiI1ers of the earth,'' April %;
matters, st. Severus of Ravenna, who
was halter before his election to the
Bishopric of, Ravenna, February L,
gardeners and florists, ST. Dorothea,
after her Inartyrdom a boy brought a
basket of fruit and flowers though it
was mid-winter to Theophflus, law
yer, who had ridicuIed her when she
spoke of Heavenly gardens, February
6; architects, st. Pucisius,, martyr, SUI
perintendent of the buildings of King
Sapor, April FL; bakers, ST. Elizabeth
of Hungary, who gave her all to the
poor, November 10; bookbinders, st.
Peter Celestine, who covered his books
with leather. May 10; butchers, ST. Au-
reIianus, May 8, was originally "a
heather, and killed animals for saeri-
fee.
"Search the Scriptures does not
prove that the Bible is to be preferred
to the teaching authority of the
Church. The Saviour censured the
Pharisees, who, although they read
the Scriptures, did not accept Him
of Whom these same Scriptures testi-
ffed.-Bishop McF'aul in the Christian
Church.