| Patronage Name: | Depression | |||
| Patronage Category: | Health & Illness | Patronage Sub-Category: | Mental Health | |
| Patronage Type: | Illness | Patronage Scope: | Universal | |
| Primary Saints: | Peter Damian | Secondary Saints: | John of God | |
| Associated Feast Day: | February 21 | Primary Region: | Universal Church | |
| Associated Devotions: | ||||
| Novena to Peter Damian; feast day remembrance; simple intercessory prayer | ||||
| Associated Symbols: | ||||
| healing cross, candle, oil, hopeful ribbon | ||||
| Prayers: | ||||
| Prayer to Peter Damian for depression; novena for intercession; feast day prayer | ||||
| Common Situations & Needs: | ||||
| treatment, recovery, caregiving, fragile hope | ||||
| Summary | ||||
| This patronage honors Peter Damian as an intercessor for depression, especially during treatment, uncertainty, and the long work of recovery. | ||||
| Description | ||||
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Across parishes, families, and devotional life, many believers have linked Peter Damian with depression and carried that prayer into daily life. As patron for depression, Peter Damian is invoked by patients, loved ones, and caregivers seeking mercy in weakness. Families and individuals often carry concerns like treatment, recovery, caregiving, fragile hope into prayer under this patronage, trusting that God receives every burden with mercy. Symbols such as healing cross, candle, oil, hopeful ribbon 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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