Lord, I believe; I wish to believe in Thee
Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved and
let it penetrate my thought, my way of judging
Divine things and human things. Lord, let my faith
be joyful and give peace and gladness to my spirit
and dispose it for prayer with God and conversation
with men, so that the inner bliss of it's fortunate
possession may shrine forth in sacred and
secular conversations. Lord, let my faith be humble
and not presume to be based on the experience
of my thoughts and of my feelings; but let it surrender
to the testimony of the Holy Spirit and not have any
better guarantee than in docility to Tradition and to
the authority of the Magisterium of Holy Church.

~Amen.~

O dear Jesus, I humbly implore You to grant Your
special graces to our family. May our home be the
shrine of peace, purity, love, labor and faith.I beg
You, dear Jesus, to protect and bless all of us
absent and present, living and dead.

O Mary, loving Mother of Jesus, and our Mother,
pray to Jesus for our family, for all the familis of the
world, to guard the cradle of the newborn, the schools
of the young and their vocations.

Blessed St. Joseph, Holy Guardian of Jesus and Mary,
assist us by your prayers in all the necessities of life.
Ask of Jesus that special grace which He granted to
you, to watch over our home at the pillow of the sick
and dying, so that with Mary and with you, heaven may
find our family unbroken in the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

~Amen.~

God be in my head, and in my understanding;
God be in my eyes, and in my looking;
God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;
God be in my heart, and in my thinking;
God be at my end, and at my departing.

Generous God, we give you thanks for the fruits
of the earth and for the labors of those who
bring them to our table. Continue to nourish us
and all people with your steadfast love, which
endures for ever and ever.
~Amen~

God of peace, we pray for those who have
served our nation and who laid down their
lives to protect and defend our freedom.

We pray for those who have fought, whose
spirits and bodies are scarred by war, whose
nights are haunted by memories too painful for
the light of day.

We pray for those who serve us now,
especially for those in harm's way. Shield them
from danger and bring them home.

Turn the hearts and minds of our leaders and our
enemies to the work of justice and a harvest of
peace.

Spare the poor, Lord, spare the poor!

Let the peace you left us, the peace you gave us,
be the peace that sustains, the peace that saves us.

Christ Jesus, hear us!
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer!

God, our creator and redeemer, by your power
Christ conquered death and returned to you in
glory.  May all your people who have gone before
us in faith share his victory and enjoy the vision
of your glory for ever, where Christ lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and
ever.

~Amen~

God, Our Father, we pray that through your
intercession of St. Nicholas you will protect
our children. Keep them safe from harm and
help them grow and become worthy in you
sight.

Give them the strength to keep their faith in
You; and to keep alive their joy in Your creation.

Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.

~Amen.~

Loving Father, we place our loved ones in your hands.
We trust in You that they will be raised to life one day
and will forever with Christ, as You have promised to
all those who die in Christ.

We thank You for all your blessings, and for all that You
have done in your Fatherly care for our loved ones and
for us.

Father, hear our prayer and welcome our loved ones into
paradise with You and all your saints. Help us as we
comfort one another in the faith that one day, we will all
meet together again in Christ.

We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

~Amen.~

O God and Father of consolation, your merciful love
toward us in unbounded. Take our darkness and turn
it into the light of new life.

Have compassion on us in our sorrow, and be our
refuge and strength. Lift us from the darkness of
grief by the healing of your peace and light.

Jesus your Son died for us on the cross, and then rose
from the dead, restoring life for all of us.

Help us to go forward in life to meet Him, so that
after our own life on earth is ended, we may join our
loved ones, where every tear will be wiped away.

We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

~Amen.~

O Jesus, You suffered and died for us; You understand
suffering; Teach me to understand my sufferingg as You do;
To bear it in union with You; To offer it with You to atone
for my sins and to bring Your grace to souls in need.
Calm my fears; increase my trust.
May I gladly accept Your Holy Will and become more like
You in trial. If it be Your Will, restore me to health so that
I may work for Your Honor and Glory and the salvation of
all men.

~Amen.~

Mary, help of the sick, pray for me.

O my God, relying on Your almighty power and infinite mercy
and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help
of Your grace, and the life everlasting through the merits of
Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.

O My God, I love You above all things, with my whole
heart and soul, because You are all good and worthy
of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love
of You. I forgive all who have injured me and ask
pardon of all whom I have injured.

~Amen.~

v: The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
r: And she conceived of the Holy Spirit

~ Hail Mary, ....~

v: Behold the handmaid of the Lord
r: Be it done unto me according to Your Word

~Hail Mary, ....~

v: And the Word was made flesh
r: And dwelt amoung us

~Hail Mary, ....~

v: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God
r: That we may be made worthy of the promises
    of Christ.

Let us Pray:  Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord, Your
Grace into our hearts; that as we have known the incar-
nations of Christ, Your Son, by the message of an angel,
so by His passion and cross we may be brought to the
glory of His Resurrection.  Through the same Christ Our Lord.

~Amen.~

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy. Hail our life, our
sweetness and our hope! To you do we cry, poor
banished children of Eve!  To you do we send up our
sighs; mourning and weeping in the vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate, your eyes of mercy
toward us; and after this, our exile, show unto us the
blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus!

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was
it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored
your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you O Virgin of virgins,
my mother. To you I come; before you I stand, sinful and
sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions
but in your mercy, hear and answer me.

~Amen.~

O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests; for
Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for Your priests laboring
at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted
priests; for Your lonely and desolate priests; for Your young
priests; for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests
in purgatory.

But above all I recommend to You the priests dearest to me;
the priest who baptized me; the priests who absolved me from
my sins; the priests at whose Masses I assisted or who gave me
Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who
taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am
indebted in any other way.

O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart, and bless them
abundantly in time and in eternity.

~Amen.~

Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the Sick, we
turn to You in this time of illness. O dearest Comforter
of the Troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with
Your gentle love and grant us the grace and strength
to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries
in Your hands. We place our worries in Your Hands.
We place our sick under Your care and humbly ask that
You restore Your servant to health again. Above all,
grant us the grace to acknowledge Your Holy Will and
know that whatsoever You do, You do for the love of us.

~Amen.~

Most Merciful Jesus, lover of souls, I pray You by the
agony of Your Most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows
of Your Immaculate Mother, to wash in Your Most
Precious Blood, the sinners of the world who are now
in their agaony, and who will die today.

Heart of Jesus, once in agony, have mercy on the
dying.

~Amen.~

O gentle Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed
Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the
poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on them.

Be not severe in Your judgements, but let some of
Your Precious Blood fall upon the devouring flames.

And, Merciful Saviour, send Your angels to conduct
them to a place of refreshment, light and peace.

~Amen.~

I live alone, dear Lord, stay by my side. In all my daily needs, be Thou my guide. Grant me good health, for that I pray. To carry on my work from day to day. Keep pure my thoughts, my every need, let me be kind and unselfish in my neighbors needs. Spare me from fire, from floods, malicious tongues, from thieves, from fear, and evil ones. If sickness or an accident befall me, then humbly Lord, I pray, hear Thou my call. And when I am feeling low or in despair, lift up my heart and help me in my prayer. I live alone, dear Lord, yet have no fear, because I feel Your presence ever near.

In the Name of the Father....

Apostles' Creed....( The Cross)

Our Father....(1st large bead)

Hail Maryx3 ( small beads)

Glory Be to the Father....(in between the last small bead and the next larger bead)
1st Mystery....Our Father.....( the large bead)
Hail Mary x 10 ( small beads)
Eternal Rest Grant onto You O Lord and let the perpetual light shine upon us. May all souls of the faithful departed thru the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Repeat sequence until the end of the rosary.

Then finish by reciting The Salve Regina:

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy. Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope! To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve! To you do we send up our sighs; mourning and weeping in this vale of tears! Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus!
O Clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Pray for us sinners that we may be worty of Christ.

~Amen

To be said on Monday's and Saturday's

( on ordinary rosary beads)

To Start:

Apostles' Creed....Our Father.... Hail Mary....

(On the Our Father Beads recite:)
Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

(On the Hail Mary Beads recite):
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.

To End: (recite 3 x)
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Praised be You, O Jesus, my Lord, for all the sufferings that You voluntarily accepted to bear for us during Your whole life and especially at the time of Your Passion.  On Holy Thursday, You humbly washed the feet of all Your Apostles, thus leaving them a wonderful example of humility and true spiritual greatness.  At the Paschal repast of the Last Supper, You offered under the species of bread and wine Your own Body and Your own Blood in sacrifice for our sins. Out of love, You gave them as nourishment to Your Apostles, thus preparing them in the best possible way for Your holy Passion that was soon to be accomplished.  In consideration of this total sacrifice of Yourself under a sacramental form, I beg You, my Savior, to purify us from all pride and egotism.  Fortified by Your holy Eucharist, may we also follow in Your footsteps and offer our lives for the love of God, the purification of our souls, and the salvation of our brothers and sisters on earth!

~Amen

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....

In the garden of Gethsemane, You confided in Your three disciples Peter, James, and John: "My soul is sorrowful even to death" So great was Your anguish that a bloody sweat issued from Your innocent Body.  Yet You lovingly willed to accomplish to the end of our redemption praying thus: "Father...not my will but Yours be done".  In consideration of the horrible agony of soul, I beg You, my Savior, to make us worthy to live our last moments in conformity with the will of God and after Your example. Purify us, protect us, and lead us without hinderance to Your most Holy Father. Yes, we wish to obey His loving will, no matter what it costs, but stay with us always, most sweet and merciful Lord Jesus! 
~Amen

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....

Praised be You, O Jesus, my Saviour, for humbly accepting to be interrogated by Caiaphas and submitting to the judgment of Pilate, even though You were the Judge of all!  In consideration of Your sublime willingness to be so misunderstood by the leaders and teachers of Your day, I ask You, my Savior, to preserve forever in us a child's heart. For it is to children and those who resemble them that Your heavenly Father loves to reveal His secrets of love.
~Amen

Our Father.....
Hail Mary.....
Glory Be....

Praised be You, O Jesus, my Lord, for letting Yourself be bound to the pillar where You were atrociously scourged, after which You were manifested all bloody at the tribunal of Pilate as the innocent Lamb, standing and already immolated. In consideration of Your infinite patience, I beg You, my Savior, to strengthen our own patience in the trials of life, especially those that come to us from the hands of unjust and cruel persons. Grant this grace to us and conversion to them.
~Amen

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....

Praised be You, O Jesus, my Lord, for having willed to be condemned to death like a criminal to bring about our salvation. You painfully carried Your Cross to the place of Your Passion.  After Your executioners removed Your garments, they immobilized Your members, pierced them with large nails, affixed You to the Cross by painfully stretching out Your aching Body. In consideration of these torments, I beg You, my Savior, to grant us a hatred for sin and a love for what is pleasing to You.
~Amen

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....
 

Eternal glory to You, O Jesus, my Savior, for from the gibbet of the Cross, naked and miserable, You saw Yourself abandoned by all Your relatives, disciples, and friends, with no one near You except for a few faithful souls.  In the midst of an ocean of sufferings, You did not cease to pray.  You interceded for Your enemies by saying: "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do."  Gazing lovingly on Your noble Mother who had never sinned, You consoled her by entrusting to her Your beloved disciple with these words: "Woman, behold your son." Then turning to John, You said to him: "Behold, your mother."  In consideration of this great mercy that You showed for us even to the Cross, I beg You, my Savior, to impress in our souls the remembrance of Your Passion, perfect repentance for our sins, and a greater understanding of Your Love for us.
~Amen

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....

Praised be You eternally, O Jesus, my Lord, for in the torments of Your last agony You willed to give all sinners the hope of pardon by promising the glory of paradise to the thief who turned to You. You reassured him with these words: "Today you will be with me in Paradise."  Through this abyss of compassion for sinful souls, I beg You, my Savior, to show us a similar mercy at the hour of our death.
~Amen

Our Father....
Hail Mary.....
Glory Be....

Praised be You, O Jesus, my Lord, for redeeming our souls by Your precious Blood and Your holy Death. YOu descended to the kingdom of the dead to seek out all the just souls who were awaiting You from the time of Adam, and You mercifully led them out of exile to eternal life. In consideration for the fulfillment of Biblical promises concerning the entry of the just into paradise, I beg You , my Savior, to convert us totally and enduringly, so that we can all come to join You in heaven where You have already prepared a place for us in the company of Your Mother, the Angels, and the Saints.
~Amen

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....

Glory to You, O Jesus, my Lord, for on the morning of the third day, You rose from the dead and manifested Yourself to witnesses of Your choice. Glory again to You, for after forty days You ascended to heaven in the sight of a vast number of Your disciples and there crowned the just whom You had delivered from the netherworld. In consideration of these glorious events, I beg You, my Savior, to strengthen our hope in the fulfillment of all Your promises concerning our eternal life.
~Amen

Our Father.....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be.....

Eternal joy and praise to You, O Jesus, my Lord, for according to Your promise You sent the Holy Spirit into the hearts of Your faithful where He stirred up a very great love for God and neighbor. In consideration of this pouring out of Your Love upon the first disciples, I beg You, my Savior, to grant also to us, according to our needs, the effusion of Your Spirit, so that we may be more and more inflamed with the supernatural Fire that makes Saints. 
~Amen

Our Father.....
Hail Mary.....
Glory Be.....

Eternally blessed, praised, and glorified may You be, O Jesus, my Lord, for You are enthroned in Your Kingdom of Heaven in the glory of Your Divinity, living in a resurrected way with the most holy Body that was formed in the womb of the Immaculate Virgin. And it is in this glory that You will come on the last day to judge the living and the dead. In consideration of these holy mysteries of salvation that we have meditated upon in the presence of Your Son, O Father most holy, grant us the grace to share one day the eternal Joy of the children of God.
~Amen

Our Father.....
Hail Mary.....
Glory Be.....

I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the anguish of your most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and your sojourn there. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of generosity, especially toward the poor, and the gift of piety.

~ Hail Mary......

I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in those anxieties which tried your troubled heart at the loss of your dear Jesus. Dear Mother, by your heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue of chastity and the gift of knowledge.

~Hail Mary....

I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, as the consternation of your heart meeting Jesus as He carried the Cross. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience and the gift of fortitude.

~Hail Mary....

I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the wounding of your compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus was struck by the lance before His Holy Body was removed from the Cross. Dear Mother, by your heart thus transfixed, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding.

~Hail Mary....

I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, for the pangs that wretched your  most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. Dear Mother, by your heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the gift of wisdom.

~ Hail Mary....

O good and gentle St. Anthony, your love of God
and concern for His creatures made you worthy
while on earth, to posses miraculous powers.
Come to my help in this moment of trouble
and anxiety. Your ardent love of God made
you worthy to hold the Holy Infant in your arms.
Whisper to Him my humble request if it be for the
greater glory of God and the salvation of my soul.

~Amen.~

( Who is invoked for protection of eye ailments.)

Relying on Your goodness, O God, we humbly
ask You, through the intercession of St. Lucy,
Virgin and Martyr, to give perfect vision to our
eyes, that they may serve Your greater honor
and glory.  St. Lucy, heart our prayers and
obtain our petitions.

O Blessed St. Joseph, faithful guardian and protector of
virgins, to whom God entrusted Jesus and Mary, I
implore you by the love which you did bear them, to
preserve me from every defilement of soul and body,
that I may always serve them in holiness and purity
of love.

~Amen.~

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood
as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in
giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that w are
pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to
eternal life.

( For the 3-day, the 9-day and the 13-Tuesdays in his honor)

Prayer in Petition:

Glorious St. Anthony, my friend and special Protector, I come
to you with full confidence in my present necessity. In you
overflowing generosity you hear all those who turn to you.
Your influence before the throne of God is so effective that
the Lord readily grants great favors at your request.

Please listen to my humble petition in spite of my unworthiness
and sinfulness.  Consider only your great and constant love for
Jesus and Mary, and my desire for their glory and mercy. I beg
you to obtain for me the grace I so greatly need (mention your petition)
if it be God's will and for the good of my soul.

I place this earnest petiton in the care of the little mission children
so that they may present it to you along with their innocent prayers.

Bless me, powerful St. Anthony, in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

~Amen.~

( For those with cancer): Feast Day May 2

St. Peregrine, you have given us an example to follow; as
a Christian you were steadfast in love; as a Servite you were
faithful in service; as a penitent you humbly acknowledged
your sin; afflicted you bore suffering with patience. Intercede
for us, then, with our heavenly Father so that we steadfast,
humble and patient may receive frm Christ Jesus the grace
we ask.

( For an expectant mother); Feast Day Oct 15

Great St. Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ,
perfect imitator of our meek and humble Savior,
and devoted child of the Mother of God, enkindle
within my heart one spark of that heavenly fire
of charity which glowed in yours and made you a
seraph of love.

O glorious St. Gerard, because, like your Divine Master,
you bore without murmur or complaint the calumnies of
wicked men when falsely accused of crime, you have been
raised up by God as the patron and protector of
expectant mothers. Preserve me in the dangers of mother-
hood and shield the child I now bear, that it may be brought
safely to the light of day and receive the sacrament of
baptism.

Hail Mary (3x)

(For the mentally afflicted) Feast Day May 15

O God, we hymbly beseech Thee through Thy servant,
St. Dymphna, who sealed with her blood the love she
bore Thee, to grant relief to those who suffer from
mental afflictions and nervous disorders, especially
(name).  St. Dymphna, helper of the mentally afllicted,
Pray for us!

Glory Be To the Father (3x)

O glorious Apostle St. Jude, true relative of Jesus and Mary,
I salute you through the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. 
Through this Heart, I praise and thank God for alll the
graces He has bestowed upon you.  Humbly prostate
before you, I implore you through this heart to look down
upo me with compassion. Despise not my poor prayer and
let not my trust be in vain. To you has been assigned the
privilege of aiding mankind in the most desperate cases.
Oh, come to my aid that I may praise the mercies of God.
All my life I will be grateful to you and will be your faithful
client until I can thank you in heaven.

~Amen.~

St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle;
be our defense against the wickedness and snares
of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly
pray; and do you, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and
the other evil spirits who prowl about the world
for the ruin of souls.
~ Amen.~

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy On Us. (3x)

Come, Holy Spirit, fill my heart with Your holy gifts.

Let my weakness be penetrated with Your strength this
very day that I may fulfill all the duties of my state
conscientiously, that I may do what is right and just.

Let my charity be such as to offend no one, and hurt
no one's feelings; so generous as to pardon sincerely
any wrong done to me.

Assist me, O Holy Spirit, in all my trials of life, enlighten
me in my ignorance, advise me in my doubts, strengthen
me in my weakness, help me in all my needs, protect me
in temptations and console me in aflictions.

Graciously hear me, O Holy Spirit, and pour Your light
into my heart, my soul, and my mind.

Assist me to live a holy life and to grow in goodness and
grace.

~Amen.~

Heart of Jesus, source of every blessing, I love You
and with every sorrow for my sins, I offer You this
poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure
and obedient to Your will. Grant that I may live in
You and for You. Give me comfort in my afflictions,
health of body, assistance in my daily needs, Your blessings
on all that I do and the grace of a holy death.

~Amen.~

Novena( to be said for 9 days consecutive)

Oh Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke your powerful name, the protection of the living and the salvation of the dying. Purest Mary, let your name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, Blessed Lady, to rescue me whenever I call on you. In my temptations, in my needs, I will never cease to call on you, ever repeating your sacred name, Mary, Mary.  What a consolation, what sweetness, what confidence fills my soul when I utter your sacred name or even think of you! I thank the Lord for having given you so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely uttering your name. Let my love for you prompt me ever to hail you Mother of Perpetual Help.  Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for me and grant the favor I confidently ask of you.

Hail Mary.....

Novena ( to be said for 9 days consecutive)

Oh ever immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sinners, Comfortress of the Afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings, Look upon me with mercy.  When you appeared in the grotto of Lourdes you made it a privileged sanctuary where you dispense your favors, and where many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal. I come, therefore, with unbounded confidence to implore your maternal intercession.  My loving Mother, obtain my request. I will try to imitate your virtues so that I may one day share your company and bless you in eternity.  Amen

Glorious Archangel St. 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 young Tobias on his travels.  Because you are the "Medicine of God." I humbly pray to you to heal the many infirmities of my soul and the ills that affect my body. I especially ask of you the favor (name it) and the great grace of purity to prepare me to be the temple of the Holy Spirit.

Amen

~ St. Raphael, of the glorious seven who stand before the throne of Him who lives and reigns. Angel of health, the Lord has filled your hand with balm from heaven to soothe or cure our pains. Heal or cure the victim of disease and guide our steps when doubtful of our ways.

 For protection from abuse; Feast day: August 27

St. Monica, dedicated mother and stalwart wife, pray for those who are in dangerous situations. Ask the Lord to give those who  are being mistreated and battered the courage to protect themselves and their children. Pray for the little ones who are abused and neglected so that God's love will give them peace and comfort during their darkest days. 
~Amen.

For problems with alcoholism; Feast day November 11

Oh, Sacred Heart of Jesus, I pray for the will power and the attentive direction of St. Martin. I ask for this obsession to be lifted and for you to prived the strength to continue living my life one day at a time. I do not know what tomorrow brings, but give me the courage today to walk away from temptation. With your love and companionship, Lord, I will stay humble.

~Amen.

For those who suffer from Arthritis; Feast Day July 25

St. James, prayerful man and hard worker, I ask for your prayers with respect and love. Pray to God our Father for the suppleness of these limbs to return. Ask God to take away the stiffness of bones, aching back and hardness of joints so that I may tend the gardens of my life with His love and support and without pain and difficulty. I humbly ask for your solemn prayers.

~Amen.

For Athletes; Feast Day January 20

Dear Commander at the Roman Emperor's court, you chose to be a soldier of Christ ans spread faith in the Kings of Kings- for which you were condemned to die. Your body proved athletically strong and executing arrows extremely weak. May athletes have the same strength of body, mind and spirit to help them reach new heights and achieve thier goals.

~Amen.

For babies; Feast Day February 1

Beautiful St. Brigid who offered milk to the poor, please pray for this child to be nourished by God's love. Please pray for this child to be safe and protected all the days of his/her life. Embrace the innocence of this tiny soul, offering strength and warmth during times of weakness and cold, with your tender heart, keep this child's fate in the palm of your hand.

~Amen.

For breast cancer. Feast Day February 5

Pure maiden of Sicily, you were tortured to the core of your womanhood. Pray that I have the same courage as I fight the raging battle within my body. In the Lord's name, ask that I may be brave in this struggle, strong in will and determined in spirit in the face of illness. Let me remember your sturdiness when I am feeling weak.

~Amen

For child birth . Feast Day July 13

For the safe delivery of a new baby, I ask you to pray, St. Margaret, for an uncomplicated birth. Bless the womb of this  strong mother and pray for the health of this unborn child. Please cradle the pair and their loved ones in your knowing arms while asking the Lord to protect them from harm. In our Savior's name we pray.

~Amen

For childless people. Feast Day July 26

St. Anne, dedicated mother of the Blessed Lady, you understand the pain and anxiousness of wanting a child. Help me to be strong in the face of God's plan for me. Pray that I remain accepting of whatever news is in my future. Pray with me, St. Anne, for a miracle to arrive and pray with me that my trust in God remains constant.  In the Lord's Almighty name, I pray.

~Amen.

For church unity.  Feast Day February 14

St. Cyril, Apostle of the Slavs, I request your prayers to unite all churches in peace and serenity.  Help us pray for harmony among all churches and religions. Allow communication to be endless and constant. Allow voices to be heard and understood. Pray in the name of the Father, that our churches in both the east and the west stand forever and ever in honor and virtue.

~Amen

For Disabled People; Feast Day March 12

St. Seraphina, you were strong through your weakness, in glory through your pain. May your example inspire those who are challenged to realize their opportunities for love and success, grace and happiness. Pray they are accepted equally in God's Church and our community.  Keep their faith shining brightly in the dark.

~Amen.

For protection of disasters. Feast Day January 3

Shepherdess of Paris and imploring protector, please use your petitions to defend against catastrophe.  Shield us from natural and man made disasters through the glory of your words to God. Keep us safe from all that could harm us in the scope of heaven and hell. Pray for the safety of the masses in the name of the Lord.

~Amen.

For when in doubt. Feast day July 3

Dear St. Thomas, as you doubted, I find heavy thoughts in my own heart. Please take these doubts away in a single breath and give me unending faith so I may believe in those around me, in my own skills and, most importantly, in God's love. I pray to be steadfast in my faith. Give me the vision that you embraced so that my faith remains constant.

~Amen.

For the Armed Forces; Feast Day September 22

O brave, St. Maurice, you gave your life on your own battlefield for your faith. Keep all soldier in the palm of your hand so that they may make the right decisions in times of war. May they be brave in the face of God. may they feel love when they are afraid. May the armies of the world show mercy before they show fear. We ask you to pray especially for the soldiers we hold dear in our hearts.

~Amen.

For Students; Feast Day September 3

St. Gregory the Great, father of the fathers, I implore your prayers for all the students who need guidance. Pray they make their studies a top priority and that their teachers are sound and committed. Ask God to let the knowledge flow readily to their hearts and minds and reward them for their sacrifice and dedication to their education. Through the Lord, Jesus Christ, I pray this solemn prayer.

~Amen.

One of the most popular novena's dedicated to Our Lady. Leading us to meditate on the Sorrows of the Mother of Christ, at the moment of His Passion, it is in some way the Marian equivalent of the Fifteen Prayers of St. Bridget.  This novena is prayed for nine (9) consecutive days, if possible before the image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I love to come to pray at the foot of your wondrous image! It inspires in me sentiments of the most lively and most filial trust. You hold in your arms Jesus, my Savior and my God. He is the All Powerful One, the absolute Master of life and death, the sovereign Dispenser of all good and all graces. And you are His Mother.  Therefore, you have every right to pray to Him and every right to be heard. Moreover, He has often proven to us poor sinners- that He cannot and will not refuse you anything.  Hence, I address your all powerful intercession, O Mother of Jesus, and I beg you to grant me during this novena the grace (indicate the intention for this novena). I come to ask your intercessions with complete confidence, because I am convinced that you never cease to pray for your children, and thus also for me.

Our Father.....
Hail Mary....
Memorare.....

 O Mother of Perpetual Help, in this Child Jesus still so feeble Whom you press to your heart, you see more than the Son of God and your Son. You see also all human beings-- who have become your children through the  will of God and through your self giving at Nazareth and on Calvary. You never forget the word of you Son on Calvary Who, considering His disciple John and all of us in him, said to you "Behold, your son" ( John 19:26).

O Mother, with the directness of an unhappy child, I come to tell you how I suffer and amd tempted to despair. However, I know that I am your child and that you hear all our prayers. O Mother, you know my request: please answer it for the great glory of your Son, my Savior!

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Memorare....

O Mother of Perpetual help, your maternal gaze comforts our anxious and wounded hearts. You appear to us like the sacred Stem that gives rise to the Flower of all purity and all virtue, your Jesus, our God. As we offer Him through your maternal hands, our hearts are opened more widely to His coming and to His plans for us. On your forehead there shines a radiant star. Indeed, are you not the "Morning Star" who announce the day of salvation and redemption? Are you not the one who recalls to us the Gospel promise of the day without end and a blessed eternity? Are you not also the "Star of the Sea" who radiates hope amidst the blackest of storms? O Mother most amiable, how light you render for us the burden of duty and how sweet the yoke of Jesus Christ!  The remembrance of you puts joy in my heart and the invocation of your name restores peace to my troubled soul. Let me always repeat before you: O Mother so worthy of love, I love you! Through you and with you, I love your Divine Son!  O Holy Mother of hope, hear me!

Our Father.....
Hail Mary.....
Memorare....

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I find in your holy image another reason to hope in your goodness.  You always show yourself therein as the Mother of Sorrows. The One whom you hold tight in your arms is Jesus, crucified in His heart before being crucified in His flesh. Already the instruments of the Passion are represented to Him and you suffer with Him at this prophetic sight.  Like you, O Mary, I compassionate with the sufferings of your Son and, like Him, I compassionate with your own sufferings. My compassion is all the more ardent as it is our sins that by nailing Jesus to the Cross have tormented your most loving soul. Today, it is in the name of your sorrows that I pray. Grant me contrition for all my sins and the courage to avoid them in the future.  And be pleased to favor the request that I address to you in this novena.

Our Father.....
Hail Mary.....
Memorare....

O Mother of Perpetual Help, you are the Mediatrix of all grace. Yes, you are the treasury of God Who desires that all grace should pass through your hands before it is given to us. Your image reminds me that you are the Mother of Jesus, the Mother of Sorrows and my Mother also. As the Mother of Jesus, you are most closely united with the Heart of your Son. As the Mother of Sorrows, you united your sufferings with those of Jesus and cooperated in our salvation. As the Mother of human beings, you accepted to come to our aid. Yes, I know, a soul faithful in invoking you is sure of your protection and a soul protected by you can not be lost. It is thus with assurance that I have recourse to you. Obtain for me, after your example, fidelity in the service of the things of God. And also obtain for me the favor that during this novena I request from your maternal tenderness.

Our Father.....
Hail Mary....
Memorare.....

O Mother of Perpetual Help, I have reached the end of this novena, wherein each day I have come to kneel at your feet. Today, more than ever, my supplication rises ardently and confidently to you. I have no doubt that you have heard the cry of my prayer and will grant what I ask or an even more precious grace. Through your Son crucified for us, through your sorrows united with His, through your merciful love, through your title as Mother of Perpetual Help, grant my petition if such is the will of God!  Dear Mother, my confidence is so great that from this moment I will say thank you! Thank you for the past graces; than you for those that I await from your inexhaustible love. O Mother of Consolation, as Jesus gave you to us, now give us Jesus forever, for He is the Grace of graces!
~ AMEN

Our Father....
Hail Mary.....
Memorare....

Prayers are to be said for nine (9) consecutive days.

St. Rita is the patroness of desperate cases.
She was born in 1381, was initially a saintly spouse, severely tested by the violent nature of her husband. In 1416, her husband was assissinated. Rita forgave the assissins and was soon admitted to the the Hermits of St. Augustine in Cascia. From 1441 until her death in 1457, Rita lived in prayer and astounding mystical sufferings. ( She had the mark of the stigmata on her forehead.)

Most compassionate St. Rita, Advocate of Desperate Cases, consider benevolence the prayers of an anguished heart and please obtain for me the grace that I need so much.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....

Most Compassionate St. Rita, Advocate of Desperate Cases, I have recourse to you because I am certain of the power of your intercession. Please receive my request and present it to God yourself.

Our Father....
Hail Mary.....
Glory Be....

Most Compassionate St. Rita, last recourse in urgent cases, I entrust myself to you with faith and love.  In the situation that I have explained to you, you are my ultimate refuge.  Have pity on my, through the Passion of Christ in which you shared so intimately.

Our Father.....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be.....

Most compassionate St. Rita, Advocate of Desperate Cases, consider benevolence the prayers of an anguished heart and please obtain for me the grace that I need so much.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....

Most Compassionate St. Rita, Advocate of Desperate Cases, I have recourse to you because I am certain of the power of your intercession. Please receive my request and present it to God yourself.

Our Father....
Hail Mary.....
Glory Be....

Most Compassionate St. Rita, last recourse in urgent cases, I entrust myself to you with faith and love. In the situation that I have explained to you, you are my ultimate refuge. Have pity on my, through the Passion of Christ in which you shared so intimately.

Our Father.....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be.....

Most compassionate St. Rita, Advocate of Desperate Cases, consider benevolence the prayers of an anguished heart and please obtain for me the grace that I need so much.

Our Father....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be....

Most Compassionate St. Rita, Advocate of Desperate Cases, I have recourse to you because I am certain of the power of your intercession. Please receive my request and present it to God yourself.

Our Father....
Hail Mary.....
Glory Be....

Most Compassionate St. Rita, last recourse in urgent cases, I entrust myself to you with faith and love. In the situation that I have explained to you, you are my ultimate refuge. Have pity on my, through the Passion of Christ in which you shared so intimately.

Our Father.....
Hail Mary....
Glory Be.....

St. Gerard Majella was born near Naples in 1726. He was an apprentice tailor and was subjected to very harsh treatment and frequent unmerited approaches. He accepted everything with peace and patience, often repeating the following: "I desire at all costs to become a Saint, and I have the opportunity to do so. If I lose it, I lose it forever!"  In 1748 he joined the Redemptorists and rapidly attained exceptional union with God. At his words, sinners became converted, the sick recovered their health, and miracles were multiplied.  He died on October 15, 1755.   St. Gerard is known as a guide and protector of young children, a helper to mothers who are expecting, and for other special favors and salvation for sinners.

Novena is said for 9 days, followed by 3 Hail Mary's.  If possible, make a confession or receive communion prior to the start of this novena.

St. Gerard Majella, humble friar so powerful and good, God seems to want to pour down on us through your hands the most varied graces. Obtain for us the grace of corresponding better like you to the will of God, of being more faithful in praying to the Mother of the Redemeer, and if Providence allows, of being relieved from all our ills.    O powerful protector, help of Christian families, strengthen the courage of moehtes and preserve the souls and bodies of children. For the sick, obtain health; for troubled hearts, peace; for guilty souls, pardon; for sinners, conversion; and for the young people in search of their way, light about their vocation.  For everybody, obtain an increase of generosity in teh practice of the evangelical virtues, a constant fidelity to Christ and His Mother, and ultimately perserverance until death in the service of God.

Amen

Hail Mary x 3

The Sacred Heart Novena is said on the First Friday in nine (9) consecutive months.

The Promises of Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary for Souls devoted to His Sacred Heart.
1.  I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.
2.  I will establish peace in their houses.
3.  I will comfort them in all their afflictions.
4.  I will be their secure refuge during life and above all in death.
5.  I will bestow a large blessing upon all their undertakings.
6.  Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and the infinite ocean of mercy.
7.  Tepid souls shall grow fervent.
8.  Fervent souls shall quickly mount to  higher perfection.
9.  I will bless every place where a picture of My Heart shall be set up and honored.
10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.
11. Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart, never to be blotted out.
12. I promise thee in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My All Powerful Love will grant to all those who communicate on the First Friday in nine (9) consecutive months the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.