As we move into springtime, different parts of the United States experience severe storms and flooding in the South and MidWest and mudslides in California to name a few areas. Let us invoke the help of some of the patron saints of severe weather.
Saint Gratus of Aosta - Protector of vineyards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratus_of_Aosta
Saint Walburga - Invoked against storms
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=209
Our Lady of Zapopan - Invoked against storms and lightening
http://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/our-lady-of-zapopan.html
Saint Jodocus - Inovked against storms and shipwreck
http://missionariesofmercy.us/formation/liturgy-and-devotions/world-mission-rosary/world-mission-rosary-intentions/missionaries-of-mercy-patron-saints/july-26-saint-jodocus-patron-saint-of-bakers-the-blind-hospitals-mariners-sailors-against-fire-fever-plague-storms-shipwrecks
Saint Gregory the Wonder-Worker - Invoked against earthquakes and floods
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=656
Saint Scholastica - Invoked against lightning
https://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1287
Saint Catald - Invoked against plagues, storms, and drought
http://www.iol.ie/~clogheen/clogheen/clogpage/cataldo1.html
Saint Barnabas - Invoked against hailstorms and arguments
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02300a.htm
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