| Patronage Name: | Scouts | |||
| Patronage Category: | Occupations | Patronage Sub-Category: | Transportation | |
| Patronage Type: | Occupation | Patronage Scope: | Universal | |
| Primary Saints: | Bona of Pisa | Secondary Saints: | James the Greater | |
| Associated Feast Day: | May 29 | Primary Region: | Universal Church | |
| Associated Devotions: | ||||
| Novena to Bona of Pisa; feast day remembrance; simple intercessory prayer | ||||
| Associated Symbols: | ||||
| walking staff, shell, compass, road or ship | ||||
| Prayers: | ||||
| Prayer to Bona of Pisa for scouts; novena for intercession; feast day prayer | ||||
| Common Situations & Needs: | ||||
| journeys, departures, safe arrival, travel uncertainties | ||||
| Summary | ||||
| Scouts often turn to Bona of Pisa 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 scouts, this tradition points to Bona of Pisa as a trusted heavenly companion. As patron for scouts, Bona of Pisa is remembered for guiding work toward integrity, service, and holiness. This devotion becomes especially meaningful during times of journeys, departures, safe arrival, travel uncertainties, when ordinary responsibilities feel heavy and prayer becomes more urgent. Symbols such as walking staff, shell, compass, road or ship 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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