| Patronage Name: | Archivists | |||
| Patronage Category: | Occupations | Patronage Sub-Category: | Education | |
| Patronage Type: | Occupation | Patronage Scope: | Universal | |
| Primary Saints: | John Baptist de La Salle | Secondary Saints: | Thomas Aquinas | |
| Associated Feast Day: | April 7 | Primary Region: | Universal Church | |
| Associated Devotions: | ||||
| Novena to John Baptist de La Salle; feast day remembrance; simple intercessory prayer | ||||
| Associated Symbols: | ||||
| open book, lamp, quill, academic cap | ||||
| Prayers: | ||||
| Prayer to John Baptist de La Salle for archivists; novena for intercession; feast day prayer | ||||
| Common Situations & Needs: | ||||
| study, deadlines, exams, classroom life | ||||
| Summary | ||||
| For Catholics connected to archivists, John Baptist de La Salle is a familiar patron whose intercession is sought for honest labor, vocational clarity, and faithful service. | ||||
| Description | ||||
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Across parishes, families, and devotional life, many believers have linked John Baptist de La Salle with archivists and carried that prayer into daily life. As patron for archivists, John Baptist de La Salle is remembered for guiding work toward integrity, service, and holiness. Families and individuals often carry concerns like study, deadlines, exams, classroom life into prayer under this patronage, trusting that God receives every burden with mercy. Symbols such as open book, lamp, quill, academic cap help make this devotion tangible in the middle of real daily concerns. The enduring fruit of this patronage is not anxiety about outcomes, but steady confidence that God is near and listening. |
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