Patron Saint Of Finding A Job?

[Fr. Antony Maria OSB]

A friend of mine is in serious need of a job, but currently can't find one because she is sick and apparently can't do much online. Does anyone know if there is a certain saint she could pray to for their intercession for her?

May God bless and protect you always in all of your endeavors!

Your Brother in Christ,

Joe

[Paddington]

I've heard St. Joseph.

Please throw one up for me too. No job, but no faith to pray with.

[Fr. Antony Maria OSB]

Sure thing! and thanks!

[Nihil Obstat]

St. Cajetan.

[Pio Nono]

JMJ
6/25 - Twelfth Wednesday

The patron of the unemployed seeking employment, to my knowledge, is St. Expeditus. Seriously. There's a statue of him in a church in New Orleans that people pray in front of when they need a job quick. If you aren't in the Big Easy, I'm sure that praying to him normally would work just as well.

[Lisieux Flower]

St. Jude Thaddaeus, patron saint of desperate cases

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Pio Nono' post='1582742' date='Jun 25 2008, 08:27 AM']JMJ
6/25 - Twelfth Wednesday

The patron of the unemployed seeking employment, to my knowledge, is St. Expeditus. Seriously. There's a statue of him in a church in New Orleans that people pray in front of when they need a job quick. If you aren't in the Big Easy, I'm sure that praying to him normally would work just as well. [/quote]
I only found mine from a google search, but it looks legit enough for me.
Although I know that there's lots of saints that share patronage.
At least three for weather, good weather, rain...

[LouisvilleFan]

St. Paul too, since he employed himself as a tentmaker.

[Lucy Lionheart]

if your life is anything like mine...it would be st jude

[Nihil Obstat]

I prayed to St. Jude for a while... not about finding a job, but things felt pretty deperate.
Now things are good. I thanked him.

[Greyhawk]

[quote name='Pio Nono' post='1582742' date='Jun 25 2008, 08:27 AM']JMJ
6/25 - Twelfth Wednesday

The patron of the unemployed seeking employment, to my knowledge, is St. Expeditus. Seriously. There's a statue of him in a church in New Orleans that people pray in front of when they need a job quick. If you aren't in the Big Easy, I'm sure that praying to him normally would work just as well. [/quote]

Do you have a good source talking about St. Expeditus' existence? All the articles I've seen question his existence and the origins of the devotion:

[url="http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=347"]http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=347[/url]
[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Expeditus"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Expeditus[/url]
[url="http://saints.sqpn.com/sainte72.htm"]http://saints.sqpn.com/sainte72.htm[/url]

I mean, I guess if he has a feast day, that means something? Right?

[Pio Nono]

JMJ
6/25 - Twelfth Wednesday

Yeah...actually, the first time I ever heard of St. Expeditus, it was in the context of a "saints about whom we know very little" discussion. All we know is that people began calling this unnamed martyr "Expeditus" (probably after seeing the word 'expedite' on the crate with his bones). I say stick with the name - it might not be as accurate as we'd like, but it gets the job done.

He was supposed to have been a Roman soldier, and there's a great image of him out there...he's holding up a Cross that says [i]hodie[/i] (today) and stepping on a crow which holds a banner in its mouth that reads [i]cras[/i] (tomorrow). So cool...

[Totus Tuus]

Personally I'd go to St. Joseph, the protector and procurator!

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Totus Tuus' post='1583153' date='Jun 25 2008, 04:08 PM']Personally I'd go to St. Joseph, the protector and procurator![/quote]
My namesake.
It's fun that we have patron saints of basically everything.

[littlesister]

She's not officially a "patroness" - at least not yet - but Blessed Jeanne Jugan has been successfully invoked many times by those seeking employment. She was a poor working woman herself for many years until, and even for a while after, she took in her first poor elderly woman. That act in 1839 led to the founding of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

[Jenny Yay]

I found this prayer to St. Cajetan (San Gaetano in en Espagnol!)-- it doesn't exactly mention [i]jobs[/i], but it mentions our basics needs (a job being one of them I'm sure), etc.:

Glorious San Gaetano, acclaimed by all people to be father of Divine Providence because you grant from God miraculous aid to all who come to you in need, I stand here before you today, asking that you present to the Lord the petitions that I confidently deposit in your hands. (Mention the graces desired.)
May these graces that I now request help me to always seek the Kingdom
of God and his Righteousness, knowing that God -- who dresses with
beauty the flowers of the field and abundantly feeds the birds of the sky -- will give me all other things. Amen.

I hope this helps. ;0

[Mary mwangi]

Praying for a job too,