Three Patron Saints

I was looking at todays patron saints and noticed three I think worth mentioning:

The mother and father of Mary the mother of Jesus. It is interesting to discover who they are. I have to admit until I saw this I never gave it much consideration before as to the lineage of Jesus. What happened to his most immediate family after the crucifixion?

And slightly more recently in history is Titus Brandsma. Very outspoken about Nazi-ism he was sent to a concentration camp where he was beaten, starved, and over worked. And how does he handle this? By telling those around him to pray for the salvation of the gaurds!