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Saint Martin de
Porres,
Patron Of The Needy |
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Saint
Martin de Porres, an illegitimate son of a Spanish
nobleman and a freed black woman, was born in Lima,
Peru, in 1579.
Growing
up in poverty, at 15,
Saint Martin De Porres became a lay-brother in a
Dominican priory, where he learned, among other
vocations, medicine and care of the sick.
Saint Martin devoted
himself to ceaseless and severe penances. He established
an orphanage and a children’s hospital for the poor
children of the slums. He set up shelter for stray
animals. He lived in self-imposed austerity, never ate
meat, fasted continuously and spent much time in prayer
and meditation. In turn, God endowed Saint Martin de
Porres with many graces and wondrous gifts, such as,
aerial flights and bi-location. |
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Saint Martin de Porres died on November 3, 1639
and was canonized on May 6, 1962. He was
venerated from the day of his death. |
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A Prayer In Honor of
Saint Martin de
Porres,
Patron Of The Needy
(Feast –
November 5) |
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O GOD,
Who has given us in Your humble Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
The model of all virtue and perfection,
Grant to us the virtue of humility.
We think so little of You
Because we are so full of ourselves.
We cannot love You more
Until humility shows us our own nothingness
And makes us rejoice in our complete
Dependence upon You.
You have given to the world
a glorious apostle of humility:
ST. MARTIN DE PORRES.
Guide us by his
example
And strengthen us through his intercession
In our efforts to conform our hearts
To the humble Heart of Your crucified Son.
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May the glory of sainthood
Which you have deigned to bestow
Upon Brother Martin draw the world
Closer and closer to You.
Renew, O Lord, in these days
When pride and forgetfulness
Of You are so widespread,
The wonders which You performed
Through Your humble servant
During his lifetime.
Through the same Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father ...
Hail Mary ...
Glory Be ... (3 times
each.) |
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For more, please
read |
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St. Martin De Porres-Apostle of Charity (Cross and Crown Series of Spirituality)
(Paperback)
by Giuliana Cavallini |
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Saint of the Day: Lives, Lessons, and Feasts
(Paperback)
by Leonard Foley (Editor), Pat McCloskey (Editor) |
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