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Saint Joan of Arc
Patroness of Soldiers and of France

History:
Joan of Arc was born at the village of Domremy, France to peasant parents. At about 13 years of age, she started hearing the voices of St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret.

In May, 1428, the voices of "St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret" told Joan to go to the King of France and help him regain his kingdom. After overcoming tremendous opposition the seventeen-year-old girl was given a small army with which she raised the siege of Orleans on May 8, 1429. After a series of military successes the King was able to enter Rheims and was crowned with her at his side.

  In May 1430, she was captured and sold to the English. She was tried by a tribunal where she was condemned to death as a heretic, sorceress, and adulteress.

She was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431. She was nineteen years old. Some thirty years later, she was exonerated of all guilt and she was ultimately canonized in 1920, making official what the people had known for centuries.

 

 

 
 

Novena In Honor of Saint Joan of Arc
Feast Day: May 30

St. Joan of Arc,
Filled with compassion,
For those who invoke you,
Filled with love for those who suffer,
Heavily laden with the weight of my troubles,
I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you,
To take my present need,
Under your special protection.

(Mention your request here).

Grant to recommend it,
To the Blessed Virgin Mary,
And lay it before the throne of Jesus.
Cease not to intercede for me,
Until my request is granted.
 

Above all, obtain for me,
The grace to one day,
Meet God face to face,
And with you and Mary,
And all the angels and saints,
Praise Him through all eternity.

O most powerful Saint Joan,
Do not let me lose my soul,
But obtain for me the grace
Of winning my way to heaven,
Forever and ever. Amen.

Our Father…

Hail Mary…

Glory Be…

(Repeat the prayer nine times.)

 
For more, please read

Saint Joan of Arc (Paperback)
by John Beevers

Saint of the Day: Lives, Lessons, and Feasts (Paperback)
by Leonard Foley (Editor), Pat McCloskey (Editor)

Lives of the Saints You Should Know by Margaret R. Bunson, Matthew E. Bunson
   

New Illustrated Book of Saints
Author: Catholic Book Publishing Company
   

One Hundred Saints: Their Lives and Likenesses Drawn from Butler's
This is a coffee-table collection of 100 popular saints illustrated with art works taken from international galleries. The saints are listed alphabetically in a valuable table of contents, with a larger list of patron saints following the text. Inclusion is based on popularity within the Christian world and the
availability of atypical art works. Entries are generally based on the 1926-38 edition of Butler's Lives of the Saints, with the length of each entry varying from one-half page to several pages. Short entries giving written insight into the lives of pious individuals are combined with depictions rendered by artists such as Raphael and El Greco. An inexpensive tribute to art and faith more appropriate for gift-giving than for libraries.
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