The Patronage of Saint Philomena
The project is also placed under the patronage of St. Philomena who is called the “Wonder-worker of the 19th century”. Many saints, including St. John Marie Vianney, had attest to her powerful intercession.
A Powerful Helper in Every Need
Someone has remarked that the greatest miracle in connection with St. Philomena is the rapidity with which devotion to her has spread throughout the world. Churches, religious orders, orphanages, hospitals, societies, all has taken her as patroness. There is no class that she does not help in a particular way. Her patronage is wonderful in the spiritual and temporal needs of priests, monks, and nuns. She loves children with a love of predilection. To the sick she is ever compassionate. Mother of families finds her an exceptionally solicitous aid. She obtains the blessing of happy births. She is a saint who particularly loves the foreign missions and the making of converts. Another way in which her power is manifested is bringing postulants to convents. Often she has been invoked with gratifying results by convents where shortage of vocations has been experienced. Many owe to her the grace of returning to the sacraments and of a happy death. She obtains help for the scrupulous, and money and food for the poor. She finds financial assistance for those who are burdened with debts, and gives success in business undertakings. She is a patroness of working people. In short, she consoles and assists in every kind of difficulty. (St. Philomena: Patroness of the Living Rosary)
A Powerful Helper in Every Need
Someone has remarked that the greatest miracle in connection with St. Philomena is the rapidity with which devotion to her has spread throughout the world. Churches, religious orders, orphanages, hospitals, societies, all has taken her as patroness. There is no class that she does not help in a particular way. Her patronage is wonderful in the spiritual and temporal needs of priests, monks, and nuns. She loves children with a love of predilection. To the sick she is ever compassionate. Mother of families finds her an exceptionally solicitous aid. She obtains the blessing of happy births. She is a saint who particularly loves the foreign missions and the making of converts. Another way in which her power is manifested is bringing postulants to convents. Often she has been invoked with gratifying results by convents where shortage of vocations has been experienced. Many owe to her the grace of returning to the sacraments and of a happy death. She obtains help for the scrupulous, and money and food for the poor. She finds financial assistance for those who are burdened with debts, and gives success in business undertakings. She is a patroness of working people. In short, she consoles and assists in every kind of difficulty. (St. Philomena: Patroness of the Living Rosary)