Intercessors
To grow in virtues, young members of Juventutem will seek inspiration from :
- the many young saints who glorified Christ on every continent, such as St Catherine of Alexandria ; in Rome, Saints Laurence, Cecilia, Sebastian and Agnes ; in Sicily, St Agatha and St Lucy ; St Aloysius Gonzaga ; St Bernadette Soubirous ; St Jean-Gabriel Perboyre ; St Joan of Arc ; St John Berchmans ; St Catherine of Siena ; St Paul Miki ; St Kateri Tekakwitha ; St Charles Lwanga ; St Theresa of the Child Jesus; St Maria Goretti ; St Rose of Lima ; the Blessed Karl Leisner etc ;
- saints upon whom God bestowed a particular charisma for young people : St Jean Bosco, St Philip Neri ;
- saints with a special devotion to the Blessed Sacrament : St Tarcisius, St Francis and St Claire of Assisi, St Juliana of Cornillon, St Thomas Aquinas, St Pius V, St Pascal Baylon, St Jean-Marie Vianney, St Pierre-Julie Eymar, St Pius X, St Pio of Pietrelcina etc;
- the holy angels: the holy guardian angels ; the holy archangels – St Michael, prince of the heavenly militia, St Raphael, who protected the young Tobias against many dangers and defeated the evil demon Asmodeus and finally St Gabriel, sent by the Most High as His representative to Our Lady.