Please pray for Charles and his wife. Charles has been diagnosed with lung and brain cancer, and on Monday, he begins radiation treatments for the cancer in his brain. His prognosis is not good, and the radiation treatments are primarily to prevent him from having seizures. Charles and his wife have been married for over 50 years, and have never been apart for any reason. She is trying very hard to be "the rock" for her family. Please pray for Charles’ healing, both physically and spiritually, and pray for his wife, that she may be given the strength and comfort that she needs.
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Come to our aid O God, O Lord, make haste to help us. Almighty God, Father of Mercies, And give of all good gifts, We come before You To honor You in Your Saints, And ask their help In our many needs. You promised that those Who ask would receive, Those who seek would find, And those who knock would Have doors opened to them. Hear the prayers of Your Church, Grant our requests, And pardon our sins.
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Novena* to Saint Peregrine
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 grace when the power of man could do no more. You were favored with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction. Ask of God and Our Lady, the cure of Charles, whom we entrust to you. Aided in this way by your powerful intercession, we shall sing to God, now and for all eternity, a song of gratitude for His great goodness and mercy.
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Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death.
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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
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Efficacious Novena* of The Three Hail Marys
In Honor of the Power, Wisdom and Loving Mercy of the Blessed Virgin Mary I.
Oh, Immaculate Mary, Virgin most Powerful, I beseech you, through that immense Power which you have received from the eternal Father, obtain for me Purity of heart, Strength to overcome all the enemies of my soul, and the special favor I implore in my present necessity. The healing of Charles from cancer, and for the encouragment and comforting of his wife and family. Mother most Pure! Forsake me not, despise not my prayer, graciously hear me for God's glory, your honor, and the welfare of my soul. To obtain this favor I honor your Power by reciting one Hail Mary.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death.
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Oh Virgin Mary, my Mother, through that ineffable Wisdom bestowed upon you by the Incarnate Word of God, I humbly beseech you, obtain for me Meekness and Humility of heart, a perfect knowledge of the divine Will, and strength to accomplish it always. Oh Mary, Seat of Wisdom, as a tender Mother lead me in the path of Christian Virtue and perfection, enlighten and enable me to do what is most pleasing to your beloved Son, and obtain my petition. To obtain this grace I honor your Wisdom by reciting one Hail Mary.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death.
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Oh, Mother of Mercy, Mother of penitent sinners, I stand before you sinful and sorrowful, beseeching you through the immense Love given to you by the Holy Spirit for us poor sinners, obtain for me true and perfect contrition for my sins, which I hate and detest with all my heart, because I love God. Mother most Merciful, help me in my present necessity. Turn then, those eyes of Mercy toward us, Oh Clement, Oh Loving, Oh Sweet Virgin Mary! To obtain this precious gift, I honor your Loving Mercy by reciting one Hail Mary.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death.
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Omnipotent and eternal God, the everlasting Salvation of those who believe, hear us on behalf of Thy sick servant, Charles, for whom we beg the aid of Thy pitying mercy, that, with his bodily health restored, he may give thanks to Thee in Thy church. Through Christ our Lord.
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*Novena- The word Novena is the feminine form of the Medieval Latin word, "novenus", "ninth", which is the ordinal number from novem, nine.
In the Catholic Church, a novena is a devotion consisting of prayer said (most typically) on nine successive days, asking to obtain special graces. These may consist of small prayer books, recitation of the Rosary, or small prayers through the day.
The practice of saying novenas is derived from Scripture. After Jesus' Ascension into heaven, he told his disciples to pray together in the upper room and devote themselves to constant prayer (Acts 1:14). The Apostles, Blessed Virgin Mary, and other followers of Jesus prayed together for nine consecutive days, resulting in the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.
It is a devotion used by members of the Catholic Church.
