| Patronage Name: | Harvest Workers | |||
| Patronage Category: | Occupations | Patronage Sub-Category: | Agriculture | |
| Patronage Type: | Occupation | Patronage Scope: | Universal | |
| Primary Saints: | Francis of Assisi | Secondary Saints: | Hubert of Liege | |
| Associated Feast Day: | October 4 | Primary Region: | Universal Church | |
| Associated Devotions: | ||||
| Novena to Francis of Assisi; feast day remembrance; simple intercessory prayer | ||||
| Associated Symbols: | ||||
| wheat, flowers, field tools, animals of the farm | ||||
| Prayers: | ||||
| Prayer to Francis of Assisi for harvest workers; novena for intercession; feast day prayer | ||||
| Common Situations & Needs: | ||||
| weather, harvests, care for land, animal stewardship | ||||
| Summary | ||||
| For Catholics connected to harvest workers, Francis of Assisi 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 Francis of Assisi with harvest workers and carried that prayer into daily life. As patron for harvest workers, Francis of Assisi is remembered for guiding work toward integrity, service, and holiness. Families and individuals often carry concerns like weather, harvests, care for land, animal stewardship into prayer under this patronage, trusting that God receives every burden with mercy. Symbols such as wheat, flowers, field tools, animals of the farm 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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