Patron saints
Who Is the Patron Saint of Animals And Ecology?
Saint Francis of Assisi · Feast day October 4
The patron saint of animals and ecology is Saint Francis of Assisi, whose feast day is October 4.
Who was Saint Francis of Assisi?
Saint Francis of Assisi, born to a wealthy merchant family, gave up everything to follow Christ in poverty and joy. He is one of the most loved saints in all the world, remembered for his gentleness, his care for the poor, and his wonder at all creation as the handiwork of God.
Why the patron of animals and ecology?
His famous preaching to the birds and his Canticle of the Creatures, praising God for Brother Sun and Sister Moon, made him the patron of animals and of the care of the earth.
In the Word
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.Psalm 145:9 (KJV)
A note for all traditions: patron saints are honored in the Catholic and Orthodox churches as examples of faith and as friends who pray with us, never worshiped, for worship belongs to God alone. Many Protestant Christians honor the saints as examples without asking their intercession. Across all traditions, there is one Lord and one mediator between God and us, the man Christ Jesus, and every one of us, not only the saints, is called to holiness and to him.
All the saints point to Jesus, and so are you called
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