Saturday, December 19, 2015

Novena to St. Martin de Porres



Prayer to St Martin de Porres (Begin with this prayer every day.)

Most humble Martin de Porres, your burning charity embraced not only the poor and needy but even the animals of the field. For your splendid example of charity, we honour you and invoke your help. From your place in heaven, hear the requests of your needy brethren, so that, by imitating your virtues we may live contentedly in that state in which God has placed us. And carrying our cross with strength and courage, may we follow in the footsteps of our blessed Redeemer and his most sorrowful mother, so that at last we may reach the kingdom of heaven through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.


First Day
St Martin’s Humility
St Martin imitated our Lord Who was meek and humble of heart. There was no pride or vanity in Martin, who realized that God is our Creator and that we are His creatures. Martin understood that God loves us as children and only wants us to be happy. So he had the wisdom to surrender entirely to the holy will of God. Let us imitate St Martin by humbly doing the will of God in all things.

Prayer: St Martin, ask our Lord and his Blessed Mother to give us the grace of true humility that we may not become proud, but may be contented with the gifts that God gives us. Obtain for us the light of the Holy Spirit that we may understand, as you did that pride is an obstacle to union with God, and that true happiness comes only from doing the will of God. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.


Second Day
St Martin’s Love of God
St Martin was entirely filled with the fire of God’s love. He knew that God sent His Son into the world to suffer and die on the cross for our sins. This thought stirred Martin’s heart with deep affection for so loving a Redeemer, and his whole life gave evidence of his sincere gratitude. May we, too, learn to love our Saviour more and more and show our love by our good works.

Prayer: St Martin, why are our hearts so cold and lacking in love for the Son of God, who became a little child for our salvation? Why are we so slow to love Jesus, who loved us so much that he gave his life for us? Ask God and Our Lady of Sorrows to make us realize that the only way to happiness is by loving and serving God with our whole heart and soul. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.


Third Day
St Martin’s Love for the Poor
St Martin was called “The Father of the Poor.” He saw the poor, the sick, and the dying as children of God, and he helped them in a thousand practical ways. He studied medicine that he might know how to cure the sick. Every day he distributed alms to the poor. He built an orphanage for children. Let us imitate the charity of St Martin, that God may bless us as He blessed him.

Prayer: St Martin, teach us to be generous with the gifts that God has given us. Make us sympathetic toward those who are suffering and afflicted. Pray to our Redeemer and to Our Lady of Mercy that we may always be kind and generous to our neighbours because they are the children of our heavenly Father. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.


Fourth Day
St Martin’s Faith

St Martin had a lively faith in all the teachings of the Catholic Church. He knew the Church was founded by Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Who came to teach us the way to the Father. God rewarded St Martin’s humble faith by enlightening his mind so that he could understand the mysteries of our holy religion. May God give us the grace always to believe the truths which he has revealed.

Prayer: O St Martin, we need strong faith in God and His holy Church, especially in these days when religion is often considered unimportant. Bring all people to a knowledge and love of the true Church, that they may find the way of salvation and happiness. Ask Christ and Our Lady of Good Counsel to make us faithful disciples of Jesus Christ in life and in death. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.


Fifth Day
St Martin’s Confidence in God

St Martin put all his trust in the goodness and promises of God. He hoped to obtain an eternal reward, through the grace of God and the merits of Jesus Christ. We know that St Martin’s trust in God was not in vain. We, too, are confident that God will forgive us our sins if we are truly sorry, and that he will give us everlasting life if we serve Him faithfully, by obeying His commandments.

Prayer: St Martin, help us to have a great confidence in almighty God. Make us understand that He is one friend Who will never desert us. Keep us from foolishly presuming that we will be saved without doing our part, but keep us also from despair, which forgets the mercy of God. Ask Jesus and His Mother to increase in our hearts faith, hope and charity. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.


Sixth Day
St Martin’s Devotion to Prayer

St Martin kept his mind and heart always lifted up to the Creator of all things. His prayer came from the depths of his being, not just from his lips. He naturally turned to praise and thank God, and to ask Him for help. St Martin prayed with humility and perseverance, and God answered his prayers in miraculous ways. Martin will pray for us before the throne of God in heaven.

Prayer: St Martin, help us to have great faith in Christ’s promise: “Ask and it will be given you; search and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you” (Mt 7:7). Make us faithful in participating in Holy Mass and in devoting time to personal prayer every day, to obtain the blessings of God. Ask the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary to intercede for us too. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.


Seventh Day
St Martin’s Spirit of Penance

St Martin was a hard worker who dedicated all his energies to his ministry. He did not seek an easy comfortable life. Even though he laboured so hard, he also imposed on himself severe penances for his sins and the salvation of others. If so holy a man did penances, how much more should we, who have seriously offended God by our sins!

Prayer: St Martin, from you we learn how to be dedicated and unselfish. You teach us to avoid idleness and self-seeking. Give us some of that spirit of penance which you had, so that we may be constant in the struggle with temptation. Ask Jesus crucified and Mary, the Queen of Martyrs, to give us the grace to fight the good fight. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.


Eighth Day
St Martin’s Reward

St Martin died a holy and peaceful death. He had spent his life doing good as a humble brother of the Dominican Order. But whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. Soon his heroic life became known all over the world, and on 6 May 1962 Pope John XXIII solemnly proclaimed him St. Martin de Porres. Let us rejoice that we have such a powerful intercessor among the saints of God!

Prayer: St Martin, you have been raised up by God to show us the way to our true home. You have given us the good example and the encouragement that we need. We now realize from your life that all we have to do to win the reward of glory is to love and serve the best of Masters. May we ever be humble that we, too, may be exalted unto everlasting life. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.


Ninth Day
St Martin’s Miracles

St Martin performed many miracles during his life and after his holy death. We can go to him with confidence for he will obtain our petitions if they are for our true welfare. His great heart loves to help us in every way. We have only to tell him our troubles and to ask him to help us. If we do our part, we can be sure that our friend St Martin will do his part.

Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Who inflamed the heart of St Martin with an ardent love of the poor and who taught him the wisdom of always surrendering to God’s holy will, grant that, like him, we may be ever truly humble of heart and full of Christ-like charity for suffering humanity. Amen.

Recite one Our Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory Be.
St Martin de Porres, pray for us.

21 comments:

  1. Please pray for Cara, she has a traumatic Brain injury, a mom of 2 small children. Please St Martin de Porres, heal her and may justice for this heinous crime be brought to book. You healed my Mom in 1960 and i give thanks.

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  2. Please pray that I find a good man with whom to share my life, and that I get the opportunity to raise a family. Thank you for the opportunity to make this request. May God bless you.

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    1. I will pray for you. My prayer is the same.

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  3. Please pray for the return of Kirby back to our lives so we can be even better witnesses to the Lord's great mercy. Thank you! God bless

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  4. Thank you for this. I am praying for a special intention.

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  5. Desperately need deliverance and healing from demonic activity,it's been in my body for too much time!

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  6. Please pray for a situation concerning our family's dog. Copper, a labrador, was given to my son Jake on the feast of St. Martin de Porres. He was a wounded vet and Copper had a lot to do with his healing. He recently asked us at Christmas to take care of him for he couldn't give him time with work and school. He was taking him back once he was settled. Copper bit my husband last eve and he said we can no longer take care of him for we have younger children. Please pray that the situation goes peacefully and God's will be done. Copper means the world to Jake.

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  7. I will say a prayer for y'all.

    AMDG

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  8. I adore St Martin De Porres, he was my Nana's saint whom she prayed to her whole life and who I now pray to also. I prayed to him last year and did novenas to get me a new house as we are family of 4 living in one bedroom house and he answered my prayer to which I am enternally grateful!. Please pray for my stepson. He has a bone marrow transplant in April as he has battled leukaemia twice now. Please pray that the transplant takes to his body and that he is healed once and for all so he can get on with his life. He is 19 years old
    Thank you so much xxx

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  9. We have been in that exact situation. I will pray.

    AMDG

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  10. St. Martin please grant my prayer for financial relief and my tootache.

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  11. Please heal and help our family. You healed my godfather many years ago. Please heal my husband from exhaustion and overwork, one of my children from autism, another from depression and anxiety, and another one from teen angst. Please help yet another in every aspect of his life. Please heal me from traumatic brain injury and other injuries inflicted by abuse. Thank you, St. Martin de Porres.

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  12. St Martin de Porres, please intercede with Our Savior to protect my dear friend from cancer and to help her heal from a surgery that will take place tomorrow. Please comfort her family as they go through this together.

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  13. Please pray that William will return to church and walk with God like he was taught by our parents.Pray for my son and I to know God, grow strong in our faith and devotion to Mary and to learn to trust God for all our needs and for our family. Pray that we will be good stewards of what God has Blessed us with. St. Martin De Porres, please pray that My son will choose the high school that God is calling him to go to. In Jesus precious name I pray, AMEN!

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  14. St. Martin, I ask you to please intercede urgently for us. Things are truly desperate and we need your help. Also, please help my daughter and her children. We need your Divine intervention. Thank you. Amen

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  15. St. Martin de Porres please intercede with Our Lord to heal me and pray for my family too. Amen.

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  16. I'm asking for prayers 🙏 for my sister Melissa. There is a blockage in her small bowel that is keeping her in the hospital.

    We are praying that it resolves on its own, without surgery. There are complications that can arise from her chemotherapy with surgery.

    Thank you for the love and support ❤️

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  17. please pray that jesus will take over my court case- investigations and take away my humilation in court,,,sheild me from media.photographers ans take away my suffering in prison,...plus please do bless my my system 8 and big sweep tickets to win this fanacial aid so i could pay the court fees, fines and buy a home at corals - may gods will be done for my peitions to be answred amen! please!!!!!

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