may altar for reparation bequested by mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary may be taken as a patron of any good activity; indeed, she is cited as the patron of all humanity. However, certain occupations and activities are more closely associated with her protection.
airplane crews and pilots (esp. Belgian, Spanish and French)
Andorran security forces
Argentinian Army, Navy and military chaplains
bicyclists
blood donors
boatmen
Bolivian Navy builders
Chilean Army and Navy
Cistercian Order
clothworkers
coffee house keepers and owners
construction workers
cooks
coopers
distillers
drapers
Ecuadorian Army
enlightenment
fishermen and sellers
goldsmiths
harness makers
lamp makers
mothers
motorcyclists
navigators
needle and pin makers
news sellers
nuns
oblate vocations
potters
restauranteurs
ribbon makers
sailors
silk workers
silversmiths
soldiers of the United States
Spanish architects and police officers
tapestry workers
Teutonic Knights
travellers
tilemakers
uphosterers
Venezuelan National Guard
virgins
yachtsmen
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