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Saint
Peregrine, the Cancer Saint |
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Afflicted with cancer, Saint Peregrine prayed to God and
was richly rewarded for his Faith, enabling him over
many years to lead others to the truth. He is the patron
of cancer patients.
History:
Born of a wealthy family in Forli, Italy, Peregrine
Laziosi is the patron saint of those who are suffering
from cancer, AIDS and other serious diseases.
When he
was younger, Saint Peregrine became a member of a group
who were against the pope. During one of the
demonstrations, Saint Peregrine met St. Philip Benizi,
the head of the Servite order, whom the pope sent to
mediate.
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In the meeting,
while trying to preach Philip was heckled and
even hit by Peregrine. When Philip offered the
other cheek, Peregrine was so overcome that he
repented. That meeting did not go without
affecting Peregrine. He converted to
Catholicism.
Saint Peregrine
received a vision from the Virgin Mary who sent
him to Siena to join the Servites. Saint
Peregrine was later afflicted with cancer of the
foot, which he decided to be amputated. Before
the scheduled operation, he spent the night in
prayer. The following morning he was completely
cured.
He died in 1345
at the age of eighty-five, and he was canonized
by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726.
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Novena in Honor of
Saint
Peregrine, the Cancer Saint
(Feast –
May 2) |
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Glorious wonder-worker, St. Peregrine,
You answered the divine call
With a ready spirit,
and forsook
All the comforts of a life of ease
And all the empty honors of the world
To dedicate yourself to God
In the Order of His holy Mother.
You labored manfully
For the salvation of souls.
In union with Jesus crucified,
You endured painful sufferings
With such patience
As to deserve to be healed miraculously
Of an incurable cancer in your leg
By a touch of His divine hand.
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Obtain for me the grace
To answer every call of God
And to fulfill His will in all the events of life.
Enkindle in my heart a consuming zeal
For the salvation of all men.
Deliver me from the infirmities
That afflict my body
(especially.....).
Obtain for me also
A perfect resignation to the sufferings
it may please God to send me,
So that, imitating our crucified Savior
And His sorrowful Mother,
I may merit eternal glory in heaven.
St. Peregrine, pray for me and for all who invoke your
aid. |
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Prayers in Honor of
Saint
Peregrine, the Cancer Saint
(Feast –
May 2) |
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O great St.
Peregrine,
You have been called "The Mighty,"
"The Wonder-Worker,"
because of the numerous miracles
Which you have obtained from God
For those who have had recourse to you
For so many years you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease
That destroys the very fiber of our being,
And who had recourse to the source
Of all grace when the power of man
Could do no more.
You were favored with the vision of Jesus
Coming down from His Cross
To heal your affliction.
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Ask of God and Our
Lady,
The cure of the sick
Whom we entrust to you.
(Pause here and silently recall the names of the
sick for whom you are praying)
Aided in this way
By your powerful intercession,
We shall sing to God,
Now and for all eternity,
A song of gratitude
For His great goodness and mercy.
Amen. |
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For more, please
read |
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Saint Peregrine with Prayers and Devotions (Florentine Lives of the Saints)
(Paperback) Regina Press Malhame & Company (February 2006) |
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Saint of the Day: Lives, Lessons, and Feasts
(Paperback)
by Leonard Foley (Editor), Pat McCloskey (Editor) |
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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
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