We Christians on earth, the Church Militant, are united with the Church Triumphant, the Saints in heaven. Let us pray for the intercession of our patron saints in times of trial and any day. 
    Especially we pray to St. Thomas More, our parish patron; Ste. Anne, patroness of Detroit; and Detroit's own Blessed Solanus Casey. 
    Archbishop Vigneron also invites us to pray together to Our Lady of Lourdes, Mother of Mercy, Healer of the Sick, and Comforter of the Afflicted.

   Consider including this litany in your regular prayers. Please add your own favorite saint to this Litany so fellow parishioners can join their prayers for aid to yours.  Send your favorite saint's name to [email protected] and we'll add it here !


A Parish Litany to the Saints for Protection from the Cornavirus, and for the personal intentions of all parishioners

St. Thomas More, pray for us.
Ste. Anne, pray for us.
Blessed Solanus, pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.
Pope St. John Paul, pray for us.

Patron saints of the Catechumens and Candidates Baptized and/or Confirmed and enter the Church at the Easter Vigil this year, April 8, 2023, for example:
St. Joseph, pray for us.

Patron saints recomended by parishioners and Facebook friends:
St. Michael the Archangel, ... pray for us.
St. Padre Pio,  
St. Bartholomew, 
St. Patrick,
St. Joseph,
St. Barbara,
St. "Nancy" (another form of "Anne"),
Our Lady of Montserrat,
St. Anthony (patron for finding things - like a cure!),
St. Terese of the Little Flower,
St. Peregrine (patron of persons suffering illness),
Sts. John Vianney & Thomas a Becket (patron saints of priests),
St. Brendan the Navigator (to find a way out of out troubles)...

Amen.

(Thank you, all for suggesting your favorite saints' names!  Send your suggestion to [email protected])

The Fourteen "Holy Helpers"

Tradition holds that these saints have been invoked by Catholics against plagues and other wide-spread calamities and misfortunes:

Sts. Acacius,   Barbara,   Blase,   Catherine of Alexandria,
Christopher,   Cyriacus,   Denis,   Eramus,   Eustace,   George,
Giles,   Margaret of Antioch,   Pantaleon and   Vitus,

Pray for us.
Amen.