What is Father Solanus Casey Patron of?

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Hi everyone, I know that Father Solanus Casey was recently beatified, but what is he patron of? Just curious, thank you in advance! 🙂
 
You don’t get to be a “Patron Saint” of something till you actually make it to sainthood. Blessed Father Casey has just been beatified; he is not a saint yet, as that requires the next step, canonization.

So he’s not officially a Patron of anything yet, and won’t be until he becomes a full-fledged saint, God willing.

He especially loved poor people and sick people, so those were two things important to him.

I think the city of Detroit already has adopted him as their informal patron saint as he is certainly bringing a lot of interest and people to a falling-down city in need of visitors.
 
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I thought he was the patron of Detroit but when I googled that it was saint anne… They may very well become copatrons once he is canonized
 
Nothing right now, but “Joyful Trust” is a good placeholder in the meantime. 🙂
 
“Patron of” is less of an official designation than it is part of the cult that arises around a Saint.

Wherever they were born or lived will select them as a patron to some degree.

Their occupation, sufferings, illnesses, even manner of death will have some impact on their patronage (for example, a Saint who was a nurse or a farmer will be seen as a patron of nursing or farming).
 
TheLittleLady said:
“Patron of” is less of an official designation than it is part of the cult that arises around a Saint.

Wherever they were born or lived will select them as a patron to some degree.

Their occupation, sufferings, illnesses, even manner of death will have some impact on their patronage (for example, a Saint who was a nurse or a farmer will be seen as a patron of nursing or farming).
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Indeed. And along this line of thought, Fr. Solanus was a Porter, which was the friar who would sit at the door of the friary or monastery, and greet people who came there searching for something. Sometimes they came to see a priest, sometimes they came in search of food, sometimes in search of advice, but in nearly all cases, whether they knew it or not, they came in search of God. Fr. Solanus would have been the one to greet them at the door, and the first, often only one to help the visitors encounter God in their lives.
 
He is patron saint of people with skin disorders, I would say. He might be patron saint of soup kitchens, not sure. 🙂
 
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