Handcrafted retablo Christmas Ornaments by Lynn Garlick Saints for family La Santisima Trinidad (The Holy Trinity) – enlightenment, peace, protection from enemies Saint Nicholas – children, brides, spinsters, brewers, dock workers Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe – Patroness of the Americas, wards off evil, invocation for the ideal wife, mother and saintly woman Mother and Child – many duties, including illumination of mind by her wisdom San Miguel Archangel – small children, dying soldiers, bankers, radiologists San Francisco de Asis – small animals, children, kindness Santa Ana – grandmothers, mother and child relationships Saint Martha – housewives, waitresses, dietitians, cooks Saints invoked in times of need Santa Teresa de Avila – faith, invoked against headaches, heart disease San Cristobal – travelers Santa Rita – desperate causes, invoked against infertility, tumors, loneliness and unhappy marriages San Antonio de Padua – finder of lost objects, worthy husbands, miracles San Judas Tadeo (Saint Jude) – invoked in desperate and hopeless cases Santo Niño de Atocha – illness, travelers, prisoners San Roque – invoked against cancer, plague and smallpox Dymphna – invoked against mental illness, epilepsy, patron of mental health Santa Lucia – against eye & throat diseases, lamplighters, gondoliers, glaziers Saints for work and career San Isidro – gardeners, farmers, realtors, land deals San Pasqual – cooks, shepherds, sheep San Jose Patriarca – carpenters, ideal father, husband, saintly man San Dunstan – blacksmiths, jewelers, locksmiths, armories, goldsmiths San Florian – firefighters, chimney sweeps, brewers San Vicente Saragosa – vintners, wine, roofers, schoolgirls Santa Gertrudis – teachers Sir Thomas More – lawyers, civil servants Saint Matthew – accountants, bookkeepers, customs workers Santa Barbara – architects, fireworks makers, miners, sailors, firefighters Santa Appolonia – dentists, dental workers, invoked against toothaches Saint Agatha – nurses, wet nurses, invoked against breast disease, fire and volcanoes Saint Luke – doctors, lace makers, goldsmiths, notaries, painters, sculptors Saint Damasus – archaeologists Albert the Great – scientists, science students, medical technologists Saint Cecilia – musicians, composers, music Francis de Sales – writers, journalists, editors Saint Genesius – actors, comedians, lawyers, secretaries Saint Lydwina – skaters Saint Bernard – skiers, mountain climbers San Sebastian – athletes, archers, police, soldiers San Rafael Archangel – fishermen, children leaving home, physical and mental health Thomas Aquinas – scholars, theologians, pencil makers Fra Angelico – artists Santiago (Saint James) – horsemen, veterinarians, warriors Teresa of Lisieux – florists, foreign missions, pilots, France Martin de Porres – hairdressers, public health workers, persons of mixed race San Juan Apostol – bookbinders, paper makers, printers, engravers, writers, publishers, painters, art dealers