I'm so glad to hear from everyone - your personal stories are amazing!
My patron saint is St. Philomena... I had to choose her as a Confirmation saint b/c all the popular saints were already taken. I was kind of embarrassed b/c I thought her name was ugly (I was 15)

Years later, I came across the info and read the things she is known for and right then I knew she had been with me the whole time even though I neglected her - it was everything that had happened in my life so far! I have a new respect for her & now I find her name beautiful... the renderings of her look exactly like me too! (of course, no one knows what she
really looked like)