| Patronage Name: | Business Owners | |||
| Patronage Category: | Occupations | Patronage Sub-Category: | Business | |
| Patronage Type: | Occupation | Patronage Scope: | Universal | |
| Primary Saints: | Thomas More | Secondary Saints: | Raymond of Penyafort | |
| Associated Feast Day: | June 22 | Primary Region: | Universal Church | |
| Associated Devotions: | ||||
| Novena to Thomas More; feast day remembrance; simple intercessory prayer | ||||
| Associated Symbols: | ||||
| ledger, scales, coin purse, work desk | ||||
| Prayers: | ||||
| Prayer to Thomas More for business owners; novena for intercession; feast day prayer | ||||
| Common Situations & Needs: | ||||
| ethical decisions, financial pressure, leadership, honest service | ||||
| Summary | ||||
| Business Owners often turn to Thomas More as a trusted Catholic patron, asking for wisdom, integrity, steady hands, and grace in the ordinary demands of their work. | ||||
| Description | ||||
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For Catholics searching for the patronage of business owners, this tradition points to Thomas More as a trusted heavenly companion. As patron for business owners, Thomas More is remembered for guiding work toward integrity, service, and holiness. This devotion becomes especially meaningful during times of ethical decisions, financial pressure, leadership, honest service, when ordinary responsibilities feel heavy and prayer becomes more urgent. Symbols such as ledger, scales, coin purse, work desk help make this devotion tangible in the middle of real daily concerns. Whether in personal devotion or parish life, this patronage gently points the heart back to Jesus and the hope of the Gospel. |
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