A Litany Of Saints For Canadians

A Litany Of Saints For Canadians

by
+Attila Mikloshazy, SJ. ^[1]

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Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy	Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
God the Father of heaven God the Son, Redeemer of the world God the Holy Spirit Holy Trinity, one God Most Holy Redeemer, (Patron of St. George) Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist, (Patron of New Westminster Ukr.ep.) Sacred Heart of Jesus, (Patron of Bathurst, Prince Albert, Prince George, Whitehorse) Most Precious Blood of Jesus, (Patron of Sault Ste. Marie) Christ the King, (Patron of Gaspe, Hamilton, Moosonee)	Have mercy on us. " " " " " " " " "
Holy Mary, (Patron of Halifax and Kingston) Holy Mother of God Holy Virgin Mary, (Patron of Calgary) Immaculate Conception, (Patron of Edmundston, Grand Falls Nelson, St. John) (Dec 8) Our Lady of Assumption, (Patron of Acadians, Hearst, Moncton, Trois-Rivieres) (Aug 15) Our Lady of Canada, (Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Ottawa) Notre Dame de Quebec, (Patron of Quebec) Our Lady of Lourdes, (1858) (Feb 11) Our Lady of Fatima, (1917) (May 13) Our Lady of Czestochowa, (1382) (Aug 26) Our Lady of Guadalupe, (Patron of Americas) (1531) (Dec 12) Our Lady, Queen of the World, (Patron of Montreal) Our Lady of Peace, (Niagara Falls) Our Lady of Good Counsel, (CWL) (Apr 26) Our Lady of Charity, (Thunder Bay) (Jun 20) Our Lady of Perpetual Help, (Yorkton, Labrador City) Our Lady of the Rosary, (Winnipeg, Regina, Vancouver) (Oct 7)	Pray for us. " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
St. Joseph, principal Patron of Canada, (Patron of Edmonton and Mackenzie--Fort Smith) (Mar 19) St. Anne, Patron of Quebec, (Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre, Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) (July 26) St. John the Baptist, (Patron of French Canadians, of Nicolet, St.John’s) (June 24) St. Michael, (Patron of Rouyn-Noranda, Sherbrooke, Toronto) (Sept.29) St. Peter, (Patron of London and Peterborough) (June 28) St. Paul, (Patron of St.Paul) (June 28) St. John, (Patron of St-Jean-Longeuil) (Dec.27) St. James, (Patron of Montreal) (July 25) St. Andrew, (Patron of Victoria) (Nov.30) St. Finian, (Patron of Alexandria-Cornwall) (Dec.12) (549) St. Ninian, (Patron of Antigonish) (Sept.16) (432?) St. Theresa of Avila, (Patron of Amos) (Oct.15) (1582) St. Dunstan, (Patron of Charlottetown) (May 19) (985) St. Francis Xavier, (Patron of Chicoutimi) (Dec.3) (1552) St. Jean-Marie Vianney, (Patron of Gatineau-Hill) (Aug.4) (1859) St. Charles Borromeo, (Patron of Joliette) (Nov.4) (1584) St. Columbkille, (Patron of Pembroke) (May 10) (622) St. Germain, (Patron of Rimouski) (June 9) (576) St. Boniface, (Patron of St.Boniface) (June 5) (754) St. Catherine of Alexandria, Patron of St.Catharines) (Nov.25) (?) St. Hyacinthe, (Patron of St.Hyacinthe) (Aug.4) (3rd c.) St. Jerome, (Patron of St.Jerome) (Sept.3) (420) St. Patrick, (Patron of Thunder Bay) (March 17) (461) St. Antony of Padua, (Patron of Timmins) (June 13) (1231) St. Cecilia, (Patron of Valleyfield) (Nov.22) ( ?) St. Ambrose, (Patron of Yarmouth) (Dec.7) (397) St. George, (Patron of Saskatoon Ukr.eparchy) (Apr.23) (4th c.) Sts. Cyril and Methodius, (Patrons of Slovak Byz.eparchy) (Febr.14) (869, 885) St. Maron, (Patron of Maronite eparchy) (Febr.9) (423?) St. Josaphat, (Patron of Toronto Ukr.eparchy, Edmonton Ukr.eparchy) (Nov.12) (1623) Sts. Vladimir and Olga, (Patrons of Winnipeg Ukr.archeparchy) (July 15) (1015, 969) CANADIAN JESUIT MARTYRS: (Sept.26 or Oct.19) -- St.Rene Goupil, (Auriesville, NY) (Sept.29) (1642) -- St.John de Lalande (Oct.19) (1646) -- St.Isaac Jogues (Oct.19) (1646) -- St.Anthony Daniel (Midland, Ont.) (July 4) (1648) -- St.John Brébeuf (March 16) (1649) -- St.Gabriel Lalemant (March 17) (1649) -- St.Charles Garnier (Dec.7) (1649) -- St.Noel Chabanel (Dec 8) (1649)	Pray for us. " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlazin, layman, visionary in Tepeyac died in Mexico, 1531 (Dec.9) (1548) St. Peter Claver, Jesuit missionary of the black slaves in Cartagena, Colombia (Sept.9) (1654) Bl. Catherine of St.Augustine, Sisters of Religious Hospitallers (May 8) (1668) Bl. Marie of the Incarnation, Ursuline sister, mystic (Apr.30) (1672) Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha, lily of the Mohawks, Caughnawaga, Quebec (Apr.17) (1680) ST. MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS, foundress of Sisters of Notre Dame, Montreal (Jan.12) (1700) Bl. Francois de Montmorency Laval, bishop of Quebec (May 6) (1708) St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, foundress of Daughters of Wisdom, France (Apr.28) (1716) ST. MARGUERITE D’YOUVILLE, foundress of Sisters.of Charity (Grey Nuns), Montreal (Oct.16) (Dec.23) (1771) Bl. Junipero Serra, Franciscan missionary in California, bishop of Monterey (July 1) (1784) Bl. Andre Grasset, pss, martyr during the French Revolution (Sept.2) (1792) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, foundress of Srs.of Charity, Emmitsburg (Jan.4) (1821) Bl. Marie-Rose Durocher, Longeuil, Canada (Oct.6) (1849) Bl. Emilie Gamelin, founder of Srs.of Providence (1851) St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, RSCJ, Sacre Coeur Sr. in Canada (Nov.18) (1852) Bl. John Nepomucene Neumann, CSsR, bishop of Philadelphia (Jan.5) (1860) St. Eugene de Mazenod, OMI bishop of Marseilles, founder of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (May 21) (1861) St. Bernadette Soubirou, Sister.of Charity in Nevers, visionary of Lourdes (Apr.16) (1879) Bl. Maria Anna Soureau-Blondin, M.Stella, foundress of Srs.of St.Anne, Lachine (Jan.2) (1890) Bl. Louis-Zephirin Moreau, bishop of St.Hyacinthe (May 24) (1901) Bl. Marie-Louise Paradis, CSC, foundress of Little Srs.of Holy Family (May 4) (1912) Bl. Frederic Jansoone, OFM, (Cap-de-la Madeleine) (Aug.5) (1916) St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, foundress of Missionary Srs.of S.Heart, Chicago (Dec.22) (1917) Bl. Josaphata Michaelina Hordashevska, SSMI foundress, Rome (March 25) (1918) Bl. Francisco and Jacinta Marto, visionaries of Fatima (Apr.4) (+1919-1920) Bl. Miguel Pro, Jesuit martyr in Mexico (Nov.23) (1927) Bl. Dina Belanger, Sister.of Jesus and Mary (Sept.4) (1929) Bl. Andre Bessette, Holy Cross brother, builder of St.Joseph’s shrine in Montreal (Jan.6) (1937) St. Faustina Kowalska, Sister.of Our Lady of Mercy, Poland, visionary (Oct.5) (1938) St. Maximilian Kolbe, Franciscan martyr in Auschwitz (Aug.14) (1941) St. Edith Stein, Sister Theresa Benedicta of the Cross, OCD, martyr in Auschwitz (1942) (Aug.9) Bl. Nicolas Budka, Ukrainian ap.exarch in Canada, martyr in Karaganda (Oct.1) (1949) St. Katherine Drexel, foundress of the Sisters of the Bessed Sacrament (March 3) (1955) Bl. John XXIII, Giuseppe Roncalli, pope (June 3) (1963) Bl. Giacomo Alberione, founder of the Daughters of St.Paul (1971) Bl. Basil Velickovskij, Ukrainian priest, martyr (June 30) (1973)	Pray for us. " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

-- For the leaders and all politicians in our nation that they may always act in the interest of the whole country, we pray to the Lord.
-- For the defense of human life from its conception to its natural end, we pray to the Lord.
-- For pro-life activists and for those who oppose euthanasia in all its forms, we pray to the Lord.
-- For unity in Canada from sea to sea, we pray to the Lord.
-- For peaceful coexistence and cooperation among French- and English-
speaking Canadians, we pray to the Lord.
-- For appreciation and helpful support of the native peoples, we pray to the Lord.
-- For a welcoming Christian attitude towards all refugees and newcomers to Canada, we pray to the Lord.
-- For growth in appreciation of all of Canada’s cultural communities, we pray to the Lord.
-- For a truly ecumenical spirit among all Christian traditions, we pray to the Lord.
-- For a truly respectful dialogue with those of other faiths, we pray to the Lord.
-- For the poor, the unemployed and homeless people, that they may participate in the richness of the country, we pray to the Lord.
-- For open hearts towards all peoples in Christian Charity, we pray to the Lord.
-- For the spreading of the message of Christ to all people at home and abroad, we pray to the Lord.
Let us pray.
Eternal God, your reign extends from sea to sea; you guide all things in wisdom and love. Accept the prayers we offer for our nation: grant wisdom to our leaders and integrity to our citizens. Secure for us always harmony and justice that we may live in unity and peace. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

(For private use, with episcopal permission.
Toronto, October, 2004,
+Attila Mikloshazy, SJ.)

Most Rev. Attila Mikloshazy, S.J., titular bishop of Castel Minore and Bishop for Hungarian Emigrants throughout the world. He resides in Canada at St. Augustine's Seminary, 2661 Kingston Rd., Scarborough, Ontario M1M 1M3
Some information about the saint, such as of what he/she is patron, is printed in brown, e.g., visionaries of Fatima.
The year of the person's death is placed in black brackets, e.g.,(1990).
The feast day of the saint is placed in blue brackets, e.g.,(Dec 8).
An important date associated with the saint is in red, e.g.,(1325)

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