Prayer to
Saint Gerard
Great Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect
imitator of our meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of the
Mother of God, enkindle in my heart one spark of that heavenly
of charity which glowed in yours and made you a seraph of love.
Glorious Saint 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 motherhood, and shield the child I now bear, that
it may be brought safely to the light of day and receive the
sacrament of baptism.
Novena to
St. Gerard
( say once a day for 9 days, especially
beginning on October 8 and
ending on October 16, the Feast of St. Gerard.)
First Day: Saint Gerard, ever full of faith obtain for
me that , believing firmly all that the Church of God proposes to
my belief, I may strive to secure through a holy life the joys of
eternal happiness.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray. O Almighty and everlasting God, who didst draw to
thyself Saint Gerard, even from his tenderest years, making him
conformable to the Image of Thy Crucified Son, grant we beseech
Thee, that imitating his example, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Second Day: Saint Gerard, most generous saint, who from
thy tenderest years didst care so little for the goods of earth,
grant that I may place all my confidence in Jesus Christ alone, my
true Treasure, who alone can make me happy in time and in
eternity.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Third Day: Saint Gerard, bright seraph of love, who
despising all earthly love, didst consecrate thy life to the
service of God and thy neighbor, promoting God’s glory in thy
lowly state, and ever ready to assist the distressed and console
the sorrowful, obtain for me, I beseech thee, that loving God the
only God and my neighbor for His sake, I may be hereafter united
to Him for ever in glory.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Fourth Day: Saint Gerard, spotless lily of purity, by
the angelic virtue and thy wonderful innocence of life thou didst
receive from the Infant Jesus and His Immaculate Mother, sweet
pledges of tenderest love, grant, I beseech thee, that I may ever
strive in my life-long fight, and thus win the crown that awaits
the brave and the true.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Fifth Day: Saint Gerard, model of holy obedience, who
through thy life didst heroically submit the judgment to those who
represent Jesus Christ to thee, thus sanctifying thy lowliest
actions, obtain for me from God cheerful admission to His Holy
Will and the virtue of perfect obedience, that I may be made
comfortable to Jesus, my Model, who was obedient even to death.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Sixth Day: Saint Gerard, most perfect imitator of Jesus
Christ our Redeemer, do thou whose greatest glory was to be humble
and lowly, obtain that I too, knowing my littleness in God’s
sight, may be found worthy to enter the kingdom that is promised
to the humble and lowly of heart.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Seventh Day: Saint Gerard, unconquered hero, most
patient in suffering, do thou who didst glory in infirmity, and
under slander and most cruel ignominy didst rejoice to suffer with
Christ, obtain for me patience and resignation in my sorrows, that
I may bravely bear the cross that is to gain for me the crown of
everlasting glory.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Eighth Day: Saint Gerard, true lover of Jesus in the
Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, do thou who didst kneel long hours
before the Tabernacle, and there didst taste the joys of the
Paradise. Obtain for me, I beseech thee, the spirit of prayer and
an undying love for the Most Holy Sacrament, that thus receiving
frequently the Body and Blood of Jesus, I may daily grow in His
holy love and merit the priceless grace of loving Him even to the
end.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Ninth Day: Saint Gerard, most favorite child of heaven,
to whom Mary gave the Infant Jesus in the day of thy childhood, to
whom she sweetly came before thou didst close thine eyes In death,
obtain for me I beseech thee, so to seek and love my Blessed
Mother during life, that she may be my joy and consolation in this
valley of tears, until with thee, before the throne of God, I may
praise her goodness for all eternity. Amen.
Say nine Hail Marys
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
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