Saint Gertrude the Great Quote

I understand that, each time we contemplate with desire and devotion the Host in which is hidden Christ's Eucharistic Body, we increase our merits in heaven and secure special joys to be ours later in the beatific vision of God.

– Saint Gertrude the Great

Saint Gertrude the Great's patronage: Nuns; travelers; Naples, Italy; Diocese of Magdeburg, Germany; West Indies.

Saint Albert the Great Quote

He could not have commanded anything more beneficial, for this Sacrament is the fruit of the tree of life. Anyone who receives this Sacrament with the devotion of sincere faith will never taste death. It is a tree of life for those who grasp it, and blessed is he who holds it fast. The man who feeds on Me shall live on account of Me.

– Saint Albert the Great on the Eucharist

Saint Albert the Great's patronage: Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio; medical technicians; natural sciences; philosophers; schoolchildren; scientists; students; students of theology.

Saint Augustine of Hippo Quote

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.

– Saint Augustine of Hippo

Saint Augustine of Hippo's patronage: Brewers; diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan; printers; city of Saint Augustine, Florida; diocese of Saint Augustine, Florida; sore eyes; diocese of Superior, Wisconsin; theologians; diocese of Tucson, Arizona.

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Quote

The world is poisoned with erroneous theories, and needs to be taught sane doctrines, but it is difficult to straighten what has become crooked.

– Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

Trivia note: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini is the first United States citizen to be canonized.

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini's Patronage: hospital administrators; immigrants; orphans.