Saint Faustina in her Dairy (360) writes in the New Year 1935 – "There is a custom among us of drawing by lot, on New Year’s Day, special Patrons for ourselves for the whole year. In the morning during meditation, there arose within me a secret desire that the Eucharistic Jesus be my special Patron for this year also, as in the past. But, hiding this desire from my Beloved, I spoke to Him about everything else but that. When we came to refectory for breakfast, we blessed ourselves and began drawing our patrons. When I approached the holy cards on which the names of the patrons were written, without hesitation I took one, but I didn't read the name immediately as I wanted to mortify myself for a few minutes. Suddenly, I heard a voice in my soul: I am your patron. Read. I looked at once at the inscription and read, "Patron for the Year 1935 – the Most Blessed Eucharist."

Application:

Attached are a few Saints names to get you started. Feel free to add your favorite Saints' names to the list, as I did. You may wish to make a copy of the list before use, so you have it for next year. Cut the names apart, place in container, then have each person draw a name. One could also use Holy Cards. Remember to pray first.