(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
Oh glorious Martyrs,
St. Sergius and St. Bacchus,
your courage and love
are an inspiration and joy to me.
I call upon you now
and beseech you
to intercede for me to our Lord,
God, Christ Almighty.
You are the two servants of our Lord,
whose trust in the One God,
and Holy Trinity,
was so great,
that neither public humiliation,
nor torture,
nor even the threat of death
co [continue reading...]
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
(This Novena is traditionally prayed from August 8th until August 16th)
O Blessed San Roque,
Patron of the sick,
Have pity on those
Who lie upon a bed of suffering.
Your power was so great
When you were in this world,
That by the sign of the Cross,
Many were healed of their diseases.
Now that you are in heaven,
Your power is not less.
Offer, then, to God
Our sighs and [continue reading...]
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
O holy patroness of those in need, St. Rita,
whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord
are almost irresistible,
who for thy lavishness in granting favours
hast been called the Advocate of the hopeless
and even of the impossible;
St. Rita, so humble, so pure,
so mortified, so patient
and of such compassionate love
for thy Crucified Jesus
that thou couldst obtain from Him
wh [continue reading...]
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
Glorious Archangel Saint Raphael,
great prince of the heavenly court,
you are illustrious
for your gifts of wisdom and grace.
You are a guide of those who journey
by land or sea or air,
consoler of the afflicted,
and refuge of sinners.
I beg you,
assist me in all my needs
and in all the sufferings of this life,
as once you helped
the young Tobias on his travels.
Because [continue reading...]
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
O, great Saint Philomena,
glorious Virgin and Martyr,
wonder-worker of our age,
obtain for me purity of body and soul,
purity of heart and desire,
purity of thought and affection.
Through thy patience under multiplied sufferings,
obtain for me a submissive acceptance of all the afflictions
it may please God to send me
and as thou didst miraculously escape unhurt from th [continue reading...]
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
O faithful virgin and glorious martyr,
Saint Philomena,
who works so many miracles
on behalf of the poor and sorrowing,
have pity on me.
Thou knowest the multitude
and diversity of my needs.
Behold me at thy feet,
full of misery,
but full of hope.
I entreat thy charity,
O great saint!
Graciously hear me
and obtain from God
a favourable answer to the request
which I now [continue reading...]
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
We beseech You, O Lord,
to grant us the pardon of our sins
by the intercession of Saint Philemona,
virgin and martyr,
who was always pleasing in Your sight
by her eminent chastity
and by the profession of every virtue.
Amen.
Illustrious virgin and martyr, Saint Philomena,
behold me prostrate before the throne whereupon
it has pleased the Most Holy Trinity to place you.
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(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
O Holy Apostle,
because you are the Rock
upon which Almighty God has built His church;
obtain for me I pray you,
lively faith, firm hope and burning love;
complete detachment from myself,
contempt of the world,
patience in adversity,
humility in prosperity,
recollection in prayer,
purity of heart,
a right intention in all my works,
diligence in fulfilling the duties of [continue reading...]
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
Oh great Saint Peregrine,
you who have been called “The Mighty”
and “The Wonder-Worker”
because of the numerous miracles
which you have obtained from God
for those who have had recourse to you.
For so many years you bore in your own flesh
this cancerous disease that destroys the very fiber of our being,
and who had recourse to the source of all g [continue reading...]
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days)
Glorious wonder-worker,
St. Peregrine,
you answered the divine call with a ready spirit,
and forsook all the comforts of a life of ease
and all the empty honors of the world
to dedicate yourself to God
in the Order of His holy Mother.
You labored manfully for the salvation of souls.
In union with Jesus crucified,
you endured painful sufferings with such patience
as to d [continue reading...]