St. Gerard Majella

I first discovered Saint Gerard Majella when I was pregnant with my third daughter, as I wondered what saints I could ask for intercession during my pregnancy. It surprised me that a male saint would be a patron of expectant mothers—somehow I expected a woman would be better able to pray for me through this experience that only women have. Then I read his story and put an image of St. Gerard along with a prayer to him in my room, where I laboured and gave birth.

St. Gerard’s patronage of pregnant women comes from a story in which Gerard dropped a handkerchief while visiting friends. One of the daughters noticed this and ran to return it to him, but he told her to keep it.

Read the rest of the story and download my FREE St. Gerard prayer cards at The Koala Bear Writer.

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