St Jerome is the patron saint of librarians, scholars and translators. He gave the Church the Vulgate - the Latin translation of both the old and new testament of the bible, which previously only existed in Hebrew and Greek respectively. He was also known to be short-tempered, impatient and proud, but he never stopped trying to be like Christ; praying to God for the grace of peace, patience and humility.

Vincent was born in April 1581, into a peasant family. He became a priest at the age of 19. He spent his life preaching missions and providing relief to the poor and even even established hospitals, orphanages, old folks’ homes, lunatic asylums and an institution for the care of lepers. He established a religious institute of priests which is known as the Vincentians with a mission to minister to the poor and the sick in the parish.

St Pio of Pietrelcina or well known as Padre Pio was an Italian priest who was known for his piety and charity, as well as the gift of the stigmata. He is the patron saint of Civil defense volunteers, Adolescents etc…

St Matthew was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus and was an astute tax collector before he met Jesus. St. Matthew’s gospel has detailed accounts of Jesus’ teachings. He is the patron saint of bankers, accountants, and money changers.

St Laurent Marie Joseph Imbert was a French missionary bishop in Asia. Most notable among the Koreans. He was possibly the first Catholic missionary priest to celebrate mass in Singapore and was instrumental in establishing the catholic faith in Singapore.

St Hildegard was an abbess, artist, author, composer, mystic, pharmacist, poet, preacher and theologian. She never failed to stand up for what she believed was right. Hence she pushed the established boundaries for women almost past their limits. She is the patron saint of ecology as well as musicians and writers.

John was raised in Antioch, Turkey by his widowed mother, a virtuous Christian woman. John was baptized and devoted himself to manual labour, prayer and studying Scriptures. He lived an ascetic life in caves for a time but poor health forced him to return to the city. In 398, John was consecrated Archbishop of Constantinople. As Archbishop, his audience now included the imperial household but John continued the strong themes such as against abuses of wealth and power. In the midst of his sufferings, like the apostle, St. Paul, John found the greatest peace and happiness. On his way to exile, John Chrysostom died and his last words were: “Glory be to God for all things.” He is the patron saint of education, orators and epilepsy.

St Teresa of Calcutta or more widely known as Mother Teresa of Kolkata was an Albanian nun who left her family and went to serve the poorest of the poor in Kolkata, India. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. She is also the patron saint of missions.

Pope St Boniface was elected in 418 and despite his advanced age, reigned for a relatively short period (3 years and 9 months). But he earned much recognition for his efforts to strengthen the papacy, and worked to reform certain corrupt practices and reduced excessive privileges that had bee granted to certain bishops by his predecessors.

Popularly known as Pope St Gregory the Great, this humble saint called himself “the servant of the servants of God” and was the first Pope to popularise this now-traditional Papal title. He is the patron saint of musicians, singers, students and teachers. He also wrote many songs and hymns, and is most notably associated with the Gregorian chant.