Are you a to-be mom, expecting twin babies? You may be a bit confused as to which saint you have to pray to. Not to worry about the uncertainties of your pregnancy and delivery. There are many saints you can pray to like St. Gianna Beretta Molla, who was a mother and a pediatrician, and St. Gerard Majella, who is the patron saint of the unborn and expectant mothers, and St. Margaret of Antioch who is the patron saint of childbirth. In addition to these, you can also seek out saints who were either twins themselves or related to twins. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the impending arrival of your twins, consider asking some of these saints to intercede for you.
Saint Thomas the Apostle
Saint Thomas who the Scripture tells us is also called Didymus, or “the twin”. As Thomas is best known for his doubts about Christ’s Resurrection until he had seen the risen Lord with his own eyes, he seemed like the perfect saint to understand your moments of doubt in your ability to handle a twin pregnancy. St. Thomas is also known for being courageous, and facing the potential complications that come with a twin pregnancy definitely required an extra dose of courage!
Saint Cosmas and Damian
Saints Cosmas and Damian were early martyrs, and they were also physicians. You can ask for their intercession not only for you and your twins but for your doctors as well. If you can not deliver your babies as normal, if you go for a C-section as many twin moms do, and as patron saints of surgeons, Cosmas and Damian are also perfect intercessors for the doctors who perform C-sections.
Saints Benedict and Scholastica
These twin saints are very special because they were fond of each other in a special way. Despite going their separate ways to fulfill their individual vocations, they kept a yearly meeting with each other. The devotion in their relationship is very true. If you can know the gender of your twin babies, you can ask for special intercession to these saints as they are male and female twins. You can pray that your son and daughter will also enjoy the same type of close friendship.
Saint Rita of Cascia
Though the saint herself is not a twin, it is believed that her two sons who died as young men may have been twins. She lived the life of an ordinary wife and mother. St. Rita is also the patron saint of marital problems, which makes her a wonderful intercessor to call upon during the early days of life with newborn twins when a marriage can sometimes come under a bit of temporary strain.