Our Lady of Lourdes refers to the Marian apparition that appeared to Saint Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 in Lourdes, France. Between February 11 and July 16, Bernadette, a 14-year-old peasant girl, experienced 18 visions of a beautiful lady dressed in white with a blue sash and a golden rose on each foot. The lady revealed herself as the “Immaculate Conception”, confirming the Catholic dogma proclaimed in 1854. During one apparition, Bernadette was instructed to dig in the ground, revealing a miraculous spring believed to have healing properties. Since then, Lourdes has become one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the world, attracting millions seeking physical and spiritual healing. The Catholic Church approved the apparitions in 1862, and a sanctuary was built at the site. Our Lady of Lourdes is honored on February 11, and the waters of Lourdes remain a symbol of faith, healing, and hope.

Saint Francis of Assisi (†1226), was an Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher who founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis, and the Custody of the Holy Land. According to Christian tradition, in 1224 he received the stigmata during the apparition of a Seraphic angel in religious ecstasy, which would make him the first person in Christian tradition to bear the wounds of Christ's Passion. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Catherine of Siena, he was designated patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on or near his feast day of 4 October.

Saint Clare of Assisi († 1253) is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their Rule of Life, the first set of monastic guidelines known to have been written by a woman. She is a patron of eye disease, goldsmiths, laundry, television, embroiderers, gilders, good weather, needleworkers, Santa Clara Pueblo, Obando.

Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus († 1582), was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, author during the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered to be, along with John of the Cross, a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. She was canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, and in 1970 was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI. She is a Holy Patron of bodily ills; headaches; chess; loss of parents; people in need of grace; people in religious orders; people ridiculed for their piety; sick people; and sickness.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius. She is a patron of Unmarried girls, Aalsum; apologists; craftsmen who work with a wheel (potters, spinners); archivists; dying people; educators; girls; jurists; knife sharpeners; lawyers; librarians; libraries; Balliol College; Massey College; maidens; mechanics; millers; milliners; hat-makers; nurses; philosophers; preachers; scholars; schoolchildren; scribes; secretaries; spinsters; stenographers; students; tanners; theologians; University of Oviedo; University of Paris; haberdashers; wheelwrights; Żejtun, Malta; Żurrieq, Malta; Pagbilao, Quezon, Philippines; Carcar City, Cebu, Philippines; and Katerini, Greece.

Saint Godelieve (†1070) was a Flemish noblewoman known for her piety and tragic martyrdom. Born into a noble family in present-day Belgium, she was forced into marriage with Bertolf of Gistel, a cruel nobleman who resented her devotion to faith. He abandoned her and later ordered her murder. Strangled by servants and thrown into a well, Godelieve is venerated as a martyr. After her death, miracles were reported at her grave, and she became the patron saint of unhappy marriages and abuse victims. She was canonized in 1084, and her feast day is July 6.