Saint Catherine of Sweden is a Patron Saint of Miscarriage and Recovery from Miscarriage- and is a great Saint to get to know if you have struggled with one or many pregnancy losses. She is also the right Saint to pray with if you are pregnant but are nervous about losing the pregnancy. You can invoke her in prayer during a difficult pregnancy to protect against miscarriage.
Healing After a Miscarriage
Let me start by saying that if you have had a miscarriage, and that is why you have found this post, I am so sorry. I have had several losses and they are heartbreaking.
Make sure to click over to my post on Emotional Healing After Miscarriage for ideas on how I managed emotionally after my losses.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives, and the one who seeks, finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:7-8
Patron Saint for Help with Difficult Pregnancy and Protection from Miscarriage
If you have found this post because you are pregnant and are fearful of miscarriage, please know that fear is normal, especially if you have had a prior loss or struggled with infertility. The fear will not harm your baby.
If you are struggling with a difficult pregnancy, my prayers go out to you. St. Gerard is of course another great Saint to pray to in this time. Personally I like to always have a female saint to pray to as well!
And, my best advice is to pray, pray, pray, pray, pray.
Also, check out my post with ideas from me on how I managed fear and anxiety in pregnancy after infertility and miscarriage.
I was raised Catholic, and I find great comfort in praying with the Saints. Knowing that there is someone special in heaven praying for me and advocating for me to Jesus is blessing. It doesn’t mean I can’t pray directly to Jesus . . . it just means I get a little extra special attention from someone who cares about me and my prayers.
Check out all my posts on Saints and Fertility here!
Saint Catherine of Sweden, Patron Saint of Protection from Miscarriage
St. Catherine of Sweden is a great saint to pray to on your infertility journey, because she is the patron saint for those who have suffered a miscarriage, and for protection from miscarriage.
Her feast day is March 24, and you can pray to her both for healing from miscarriage and for preserving a current pregnancy from miscarriage.
The Life and Miracles of St. Catherine of Sweden
St. Catherine was a Swedish princess who lived in the 1300s and was the daughter of St. Bridget of Sweden. She was married at age 13, but she and her husband both took mutual vows of perpetual chastity. Her husband died, and she followed her mother around Europe doing Christ’s work.
During that time she worked with the poor and taught them life skills and Christianity. As her mother did, she counseled women who had suffered a miscarriage or illness during their pregnancy.
It is said that as a beautiful princess widow she was pursued by many suitors after her husband’s death- but refused them all.
During her life she was said to perform actual Resurrection miracles. For example, a man working for her fell off her coach and was run over by the wheels and died. Catherine touched him and he came back to life.
Another story is when a workman fell from the roof of a house and was dead and his body twisted. Catherine touched him and he came back to life healthy, and unbroken.
After her mother, Saint Bridget of Sweden died, Catherine returned to Sweden and helped the Order of the Holy Savior which had been started by her mother. Catherine also became friends with Catherine of Siena.
St. Catherine’s symbols are the red deer and lilies (for purity). There is a story that deer protected her from an attempted rape.
There are prayers to her for both avoiding miscarriages, and for healing after a miscarriage. Both are shared below.
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How to work with St. Catherine of Sweden for Avoiding Miscarriage or Healing from Miscarriage
I like to imagine the Princess Catherine with her mother caring for the poor women of Europe. Maybe when a woman had a miscarriage she made her bone broth or another nourishing soup. Maybe she sat with them and talked about God’s promises. Either way, I hope you find a way to work with her to bring you comfort!
- Pray with her. Use the traditional prayers below or use your own prayers. Ask her to intercede on your behalf to Jesus. If you are nervous to pray your own words, check out my post on Asking God for a Miracle.
- Carry her prayer card with you. Here is a sweet printable you can buy and print from Etsy.
- Think of her consoling the poor women of Europe after their miscarriages, and know if you have had a loss, that she is consoling you and sending you healing love from Heaven.
- Wear a medal in her honor. Everytime you touch it, see it, or think of it, say a prayer to her! Get yourself a nice one if you feel very connected to her.
- Order a Chaplet with her medal, and pray the Rosary with her.
- Keep a little peg doll of her in your purse or on you home altar.
- Tell people about her. Share her story. There is a special grace given when you tell others about Saints that are special to you.
- Celebrate her feast day- March 24th- with prayer and meditation.
- Consider volunteering- give of yourself, just as St. Catherine gave of herself.
If you have experienced a miscarriage, there is a sweet and simple prayer to St. Catherine of Sweden asking for healing and consolation.
Traditional Prayers to St. Catherine of Sweden
Prayer to St. Catherine of Sweden for Healing and Consolation after Miscarriage
Dear Saint Catherine, patron of those who have suffered a miscarriage, you know the dangers that await unborn infants.
Please intercede for me that I may receive healing from the loss I have suffered.
My soul has been deprived of peace and I have forgotten what true happiness is.
As I mourn the loss of my child, I place myself in the hands of God and ask for strength to accept His will in all things, for consolation in my grief, and for peace in my sorrow.
Glorious Saint Catherine, hear my prayers and ask that God, in good time, grant me a healthy baby who will become a true child of God.
Amen.
Prayer to St. Catherine of Sweden for a Healthy Pregnancy and for Avoiding Miscarriage
Dear Saint Catherine, you know the temptations of mothers today as well as the dangers that await unborn infants.
Intercede for me that I may avoid miscarriage and bring forth a healthy baby who will become a true child of God.
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank and praise You for the gift of all human life.
I am most especially grateful for the new life within my womb – the unborn child forming deep within me.
Through the prayers of Mary, Mother of Jesus, and the intercession of Saint Catherine of Sweden, I beg You to watch over and protect this little one inside my womb.
In Jesus’ Name.
Amen.
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Please pray for me and my husband. I had my 3rd miscarriage a week back and still under medication. We are praying the lord heal us and bless us soon.
Praying that you are healed quickly!
Pray for my daughter in law not to have a miscarriage pray for her please
Anna,
I to like u had issues conceiving a child naturally IVF never worked for me cause they kept injecting me when their calculations of 14 days I ovulate later don’t have a 30 day cycle but they would never listen so I figured it out on my own by a app on a android phone that calculated my fertile week based on my imputed periods then conceived my daughter after 5 miscarriages so now I find myself trying for another child after 3 more miscarriages I now found myself at 48 to be pregnant again & had my 1st ultrasound Oct 6th mind u I have a tilted uterus & I am a negative blood type & husband is ab positive. So they did the ultrasound all seemed fine until they asked what the 1st day of LMP was which occurring to them I would be 11 wks 5 days wrong I ovulate late & don’t have a 30 day cycle so the women says I am so sorry it looks like the fetus stopped growing at 8 wks 5 days & I can’t hear a heartbeat to me the fetus looked like a 8 week 5 day fetus supposed to look had slits for eyes looked like a alien but that’s my child so they insisted the calculation would suggest the baby died at 8 wks I still have pregnancy symptoms no sign of miscarriage I said could ur calculations be way off & due to my tilted uterus u may not hear the heartbeat the calculations may be off but there is still no heartbeat so we are sorry for ur loss I was adamant and still am I refused to schedule d&c like recommended or the pill to abort my child I said I will wait another 10 days & get a 2nd option elsewhere so I go Oct 18th & please pray that I am right & a heartbeat shall be heard & a healthy child that my daughter has prayed to Jesus every night for a baby sister bless my heart she is so excited that her mommy is pregnant and kisses my belly daily praying to jesus to be able to hold her sibling. Please I need the power of prayer to protect my unborn child may I deliver her safely & healthy as a child of God who blessed me with becoming pregnant naturally at 48 yrs old. Thank u & GOD BLESS U ALL
Hlw
How are you doing
Please pray for my unborn child. I have had miscarriages in the past and pray that I will have this healthy child without miscarriage.
Praying for you Jas and for your unborn child!
I just had my second miscarriage today, and reading your post and finding this prayer to St. Catherine of Sweden gives me hope. Thank you Anna. God bless you.
We’re still praying that God will gift us with a child in the future
I am so sorry for your losses Belle! I am praying for you!
I’m 6 weeks pregnant and been a victim of 4 miscarriages before, am anxious.please pray with me
Please pray for my friend who, after many years of infertility, and beating cancer, became pregnant. She soon found out she was carrying twins only to lose one today.
Please pray for peace and comfort in their loss and for protection of her unborn baby.
Cathy,
I am praying for her, and crying for her. Send her a St. Catherine card xoxo. I wish I had written a book you could send her!
Anna
Please Pray for me, Im on my first pregnancy, and it is such a blessing to be forming a new life inside me, Im now in hospital with a threatened Etopic Pregnancy and miscarraige, I need your prayers at this time, 😭
Please lord jesus I have a healthy bundle of joy to grow and to love , Amen ❤️
I just had my second miscarriage yesterday, finding your post gives me hope of having a successful pregnancy and a healthy baby. Finding the prayer for st. Catherine makes me hopeful. I’m praying to God so he can give me a healthy baby , I know he will I have faith.
Please pray for the baby I’m carrying right now. I am 6 weeks pregnant after a loos and a miscarriage. My anxiety is through the roof. I just pray everyday that everything is ok and my baby is born a happy, healthy baby.
I am praying for you my dear! Anxiety is normal, but do what you can to manage it!!! https://www.tomakeamommy.com/how-to-relax-through-anxiety-and-fear-in-pregnancy-after-miscarriage-and-infertility/
I have been feeling so different with the pregnancy where I’m just so scared , praying every single day that my worries & my baby will be okay.
I am praying with you Jacqueline, and here are some ideas to help as well xoxoxo – https://www.tomakeamommy.com/how-to-relax-through-anxiety-and-fear-in-pregnancy-after-miscarriage-and-infertility/
Please pray for me. I am pregnant naturally after years of fertility treatments and 5 miscarriages. Please pray for myself, my husband, and the life inside me
I am here praying with you Anne. xo Anna
I have suffered a miscarriage. There are no words of the immense hurt I feel. My life is falling apart. My relationship is falling apart. I pray that that God has a purpose for me. I pray he can give me a family that I always wanted. Praying for CS in heaven, may your dad and I find one another and heal our relationship.
I am 4 weeks pregnant give or take and I’m so scared I’m going to lose this baby. I’m praying so hard right now.
Am happy to have found this prayer .Have had two miscarriage and trusting God to get pregnant and have a healthy baby/babies
Please pray for me and my husband. I just had my 2nd miscarriage last week. I feel so depressed but I found comfort when praying your prayer of St. Catherine. I hope that I can get pregnant to a healthy baby soon. Thanks Anna..thank you Lord
I pray for healing both physical and mentally as I continue to mourn the loss of what was mi miracle baby at 32weeks gestation this past June. I think of how she would be now and all the milestones she would’ve accomplished. May God and our Mother grant be the possibility to one day have a child.
Please Pray for Alexis Mary who has just recently suffered a difficult late miscarriage. Keep her in your arms and help her with her deep sadness. Help her to conceive again and have a happy and healthy pregnancy. Help her to deliver a healthy baby. Amen
Please pray for my daughter in law not to have an ectopic pregnancy, and this pregnancy to deliver a healthy, happy perfect baby free of abnormalities. It has been a long road. Amen
Please pray for me that the baby I am carrying will grow and be healthy. And if that is not gods will please pray that I will have strength to weather the storm.
Please pray for my family. I went to see a Doctor this passed Tuesday and they said there was no baby in there but only the sac. I have an appointment next week to check once more and I ask for all the angels and saints, Holy Mary and you my brothers and sister to pray to pur Lord God that we will get good news and that the Doctor made a mistake. I pray that they do see a baby in there and that it grows to be a healthy child
Oh Vanessa, I am so sorry. I am also praying the doctors made a mistake. Sending love!
Please pray for my baby, I’ve had 2 miscarriages before & im now pregnant with my rainbow baby approximately 4-5 weeks. My anxiety is through the roof right now.
Please pray for me, I’ve had 3 miscarriages and am now pregnant. I pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby
Pray for peace for me, protection over my older children especially from fear as I have surgery after complications from my miscarriage. Pray for the Drs and that my future fertility not be damaged.
I have had 3 miscarriages and currently 7 weeks pregnant, I’m hoping I don’t loose this baby
I have had 3 miscarriages and currently 7 weeks pregnant, I’m hoping I don’t loose this baby
Please pray for me. I have had two miscarriages and found out on dec 10 that I am pregnant. Doctors had me start getting hcg blood draws (a healthy pregnancy should have hcg at least double every 48-72 hours). My hcg was 38 then 94 after 48 hours so I was elated and expecting good news when I went to my first ultrasound. I was expected to be around 5 and a half weeks at that time. I was shocked when they said it will possibly be another miscarriage (would be my third) because only a gestational sack was seen and based on my last period they would expect to see a baby in the sac by that time. They told me they would continue check my hcg levels every 48 hours over the course of the next week and then I’d go back to check again. I prayed and prayed. HCG levels once again doubled so I felt hope. Christmas week I had to wait 4 days between blood draws since labs were closed. The morning of my next ultrasound before the appointment I received my blood work and to my horror the hcg levels only rose about 40% in 4 days. The science said there was no hope. I cried but reminded myself that anything is possible with God. I got on my knees and prayed for a miracle. I prayed this prayer, to St. Jude, to St: Gerard, our Lady of La Leche, and the rosary. I went to the doctor with my husband and son expecting to be told I was going to have another miscarriage but having a piece of hope my prayers would be answered. They were. The baby was seen in the sac with its heart beating. The doctor said once a baby is seen the hcg levels don’t really matter and she doesn’t pay attention to them. It is still too early to feel safe but I’ve witnessed the power of prayer. The science said there was no hope. I feel that Jesus and Mary and the saints I’ve prayed to said otherwise. I continue to pray that this baby grows and is my second rainbow baby. Please pray for me and thank you for sharing these prayers
Hi, Please pray for me, i had 2 miscarriage and 7 weeks pregnant today, please include me in your prayers for our safety and avoid recurrent miscarriage. I’m scared.. Thank you and God bless
I sent a prayer for you. I’m also about 7 weeks and I’ve had 2 miscarriages. Please pray for me too
Hello,
After 3 years of infertility and two miscarriage I’m 7 weeks pregnant, please pray this baby continue to grow and develop perfectly so that I may finally hold our baby in my arms.
Thank you and God bless
Thank you for sharing st. catherine’s story. Please pray for me, I just had my first miscarriage at 6 weeks. I’m fearful this is the beginning of a rough journey for a healthy baby for my husband and I. Lord grant me strength.
Thank you and God Bless you all for sharing your stories