Among the prayers for the sick, there are specific prayers for cancer patients. we can pray to Saint Peregrine, a 13th-century Italian saint who was cured by Jesus, after seeing him come down from the cross in a dream and touch his leg, in which he had a cancerous tumor. Since then, this saint has become the patron saint of cancer patients and those with incurable diseases. Below is a prayer and a proposal for a novena, to place our sick in their hands.
Prayer to Saint Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients
“Saint Peregrine, humble servant of the Lord and of Holy Mary, come to my aid and sustain me in my weakness.
Sickness invades my body and makes life uncertain, sadness clouds my heart and my faith fails.
By your pleas, reach me a living faith, and a firm hope, so that God may have compassion on me, free me from all evil, heal my body and fulfill his will in me.
That in his tenderness, be strengthened, in the trials and anxieties that he calls me to live to always be a testimony of his presence in my life.
Oh Saint Peregrine, my brother in faith, be my protector and pray for me to God, Our Lord, the Good Shepherd, so that one day he leads me to his abode of peace and joy, where I will celebrate his love, forever and ever! Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.
Saint Peregrine, pray for us who turn to you.
Amen.”
Novena to San Peregrino for people with cancer
The ninth to Saint Peregrine It consists of praying to him for nine consecutive days. The same prayers are recited every day.
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A prayer to Christ: “Lord, you gave us in Saint Peregrine an admirable example of patience and acceptance in the pain that afflicted him, you miraculously healed him of his illness and rewarded him with the happiness of the saints. Grant us that, in imitation of him and through his intercession May we bravely endure the trials of life and grant to so many of our sisters and brothers, sick with the terrible disease, strength and faith in your mercy and the healing they desire. (In silence, ask for the particular intention). Give us all peace in pain to bear it with integrity, knowing that in this way we resemble Christ crucified. Amen.”
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The prayer to Saint Peregrine
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An Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory be to the Father.
Pray for the sick with
Discover different online communities to present the sick in our prayers:
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Join the novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to ask him for strength, courage and support in the trial of illness, since the 7th day of prayer is consecrated to the sick, the dying and the souls in purgatory.
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Make a novena to the Virgin of Lourdes, patron saint of the sick, and ask her for 9 days for the physical, mental and spiritual health of all of us.
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Deposit a prayer intention for the sick, whatever the disease and let other people help you pray for your request for health or another.