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against indiscretion: john of nepomucene, 16may
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against doubt: thomas the apostle, 3july
against storms: eramus, 2june
philosophers: thomas aquinas, 28 january
for enlightenment: our lady of good council, 25april
9 against jealousy: elizabeth of portugal, 4 july
10
victims of betrayal: epipodius, 22april
freedom: infant jesus of prague, 3rd sunday may
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against false witness: pancras, 12may
against enemy plots: drausinus, 5 march
15
against vertigo: ulric, 4july
peace: irene, 3april
blackbirds: kevin, 3 june
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invoked by those in need of grace: teresa of avila, 15october
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against vanity: rose of lima, 23 august
against drowning: adjutor, 30april
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parents separated from children: jeanne of chantal, 18august
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prisoners of war: leonard of noblac, 6 november
piety: holy spirit
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against cold: maurus, 15 january
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artists: fra angelico, 18march
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against rupture: osmund, 4december
for rain: eulalia, 12february
against strife: denis, 9 october
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chivalry: george, 23april
against drought: solange, 10 may
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against fever: genevieve, 3 january
35 converts: john the baptist, 24 june
against wild beasts: blaise, 3 february
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against frenzy: denis, 9 october
forgotten causes: jude thaddeus, 28october
against hesitation: joseph, 19march
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astronomers: dominic de guzman, 8august
good harvest: peter the apostle, 29june
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running water: john nepomucene, 16 may
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against impoverishment: anne, 26july
new york, ny: patrick, 17 march
49 invoked in time of war: elizabeth of portugal, 4 july
people in exile: clotilde, 3 june
51 against sudden death: christopher, 25 july
against slander: john nepomucene, 16may
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poets: king david, 29 december
ecumenism: cyril, 14 february
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spiritual help: vincent de paul, 27september
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against famine: walburga, 25 february
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spinners: catherine of alexandria, 25 november
59 fortitude: holy spirit
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dancers: genesius of rome, 25 august
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oaths: pancras, 12may
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academics: catherine of alexandria, 25 november
disappointing children: monica, 27august
against the devil: dionysius the aeropagite, 9october
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spiritual leaders: charles borromeo, 4november
67 protection of lambs: john the baptist, 24 june
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civil disorder: andrew corsini, 4 february
against witchcraft: benedict, 11july
messengers: gabriel the archangel, 29september
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seekers of precious metal: eligius, 1december
knowledge: holy spirit
75 against pain: madron, 17 may
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against slavery: peter claver, 9 september
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youth: valentine, 14february
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storms at sea: michael the archangel, 29september
against fainting: ursus of ravenna, 13 april
prolonged suffering: lydwina, 14 april
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condemned prisoners: dismas, 25march
against blight: urban of langres, 2 april
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against fire: agatha, 5 february
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against hail: paul the apostle, 25january
against temptation: catherine of siena, 29april
musicians: gregory the great, 3 september
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bankers: matthew the apostle, 21september
madness: dymphna, 15 may
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second vatican council: joseph, 19 march
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mystics: john of the cross, 14december
writers: john the apostle, 27 december
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wisdom: holy spirit
virtue: hallvard, 14may
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theologians: augustine, 28august
abandoned people: pelagius, 26 june
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lost vocations: luchesius, 28 april
against loneliness: rita of cascia, 22may
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safe traveling: martha, 29july
sailors: pope clement I, 23 november
victims of torture: julia of corsica, 22 may
fortification: barbara, 4december
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understanding: holy spirit
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success: servatus, 13 may
107 perils at sea: eramus, 2 june
souls in purgatory: odilo, 11 may
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happy death: joseph, 19march
unborn children: gerard majella, 16 october
photographers: veronica, 12july
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forests: giles, 1 september
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falsely accused people: matilda, 14march
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contemplative life: mary magdalen, 22july
eyes: lucy of syracuse, 13 december
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against battle: florian, 4may
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forgotten causes: philomena, 11 august
fear of the lord: holy spirit
loss of mother: elizabeth ann seton, 4 january
fear of snakes: patrick, 17march
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against misfortune: agricola of avignon, 2 september
new world: our lady of guadalupe, 12decembershepherds: bernadette of lourdes, 16april
sleepwalkers: dymphna, 15may
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pilgrims: faith, 6october
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invoked as peacemakers: francis of assisi, 4october
127 martyrs: joan of arc, 30 may
129 motorists: christopher, 25 july
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against fear of night: giles, 1september
131 against possession: lucian, 26 october
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against procrastination: expeditus, 19april
lovers: raphael the archangel, 29 september
confessors: francis of sales, 24january
ailments of the heart: john of god, 8 march
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opposition of church authorities: teresa of avila, 15october against hanging: colman, 13 october
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against impenitence: mark the evangelist, 25april
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brides: dorothea, 6 february
conquistadors: james the greater, 25 july
the mute: drogo, 16 april
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geometricians: thomas the apostle, 3july
healers: brigid of ireland, 1february
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against lightening: victor of marseilles, 21july
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against blindness: damian, 26september
147 against depression: margaret of cortona, 22 february
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against explosions: barbara, 4december
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captives: dominic of silos, 20december
virgins: agnes, 21 january
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seekers of lost articles: anthony of padua, 13 june
travelers in the mountains: petronilla, 31 may
interior souls: joseph, 19 march
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against frost: urban of langres, 2april
157 architects: bernward, 20 november
silence: john of nepomucene, 16may
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for my father and mother
“Against Fear of Night” is based on the tradition of depicting the lives of the saints.
The images and text in this book are intended for meditation.
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