San Martin de Porres He was born on December 9, 1579, in the city of Lima, Peru. He was of African or indigenous descent. He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish slave who was freed in Panama, when he was just a child, his father abandoned him, leaving him in poverty. Later San Martin learned to cut hair and also learned the medical arts.
As Martin grew older, he experienced bullying for being mixed race. Since in Peru, by law, descendants of Africans or Indians were not allowed to become religious. Martín, who spent long hours in prayer, found that the only way for him to reach the community he longed for was to ask the Dominicans of the Santo Rosario Priory in Lima to accept him as a volunteer who carried out the most menial tasks of the monastery.
In exchange, he would be allowed to wear the habit and live within the religious community. When Martín was 15 years old, he asked to be admitted to the Dominican Convent of the Rosary in Lima and was received as a servant and was eventually transferred to the official of the church in charge of distributing money to the deserving poor.
He was the first mulatto saint, and is known as the saint of the broom, below I leave a list of prayer to Saint Martin De Porres and the novenawhich you can include in your daily prayers or in cases of emergencies.
Prayer to San Martín de Porres to ask for financial help
Blessed Saint Martin de Porres, humble servant of the Lord, who embraced the faith with ardor, and with charity and immense love you filled the hearts of those most in need, of the most unfavorable, and you were the consolation of souls and bodies, the caregiver of the sick and doing thousands of wonders and great miracles to favor those who came to you asking for your help; I beg you to be my intercessor and help me with a miracle in my economy.
My great protector Saint Martin de Porres, you who occupy a leading place in Glory, who undoubtedly followed in the footsteps of the Lord, and you felt such devotion and love for the Virgin Mary: talk to Them, ask them for their valuable mediation, tell them what you I suffer for my difficulties and burdens, and implore you to send me a solution for my pains and needs.
Oh, charitable saint, saint of miracles, I need to feel your powerful intercession: I implore you with my heart in my hand, and with all my hope and confidence, that you make it possible for this serious economic crisis, which is going through my family, get away from us immediately. Please give me, prodigious Martin, what I now lack and what I need so much: (Name the request that you want to obtain with great faith)
Grant me this miracle that I humbly ask of you, dispel all lack and scarcity from my houseMay my prayers and supplications be before the Virgin and the Lord, since then from Them, who are always full of compassion and mercy, I know that I can wait for everyone. With the same faith and hope I ask you to bring me the spirit of charity and dedication so that I serve God with love, and that I know how to do good to my brother, as you have done so many times. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Martin De Porres to ask for humility
O God, that you have given us in your humble Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, model of all virtue and perfection, grant us the virtue of humility. We think so little of You because we are so full of ourselves. We can’t love you anymore until the humility show us our own nothingness and make us rejoice in our complete dependence on You.
You have given the world a glorious apostle of humility, Saint Martin de Porres. Guide us by his example and strengthen us by his intercession in our efforts to conform our hearts to the humble Heart of your Crucified Son.
Renew, O Lord, in these days when pride and forgetfulness of You are so widespread, the wonders that You did through Your humble servant, Martín de Porres, during his life. We pray that the whole world knows Saint Martin and the supreme value of the virtue of humility. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Martin De Porres for problems
In this pain and this sadness that weighs me down and for which I cannot find human support, I turn to you, San Martín. Be my friend and my protector and intercede for me before our merciful Father in heaven. Ask that my sins be forgiven and that I may be freed from the evils that overwhelm and distract me.
Give me your spirit of sacrifice so that I can welcome everything that God sends me out of love for Him who makes all things a means of holiness. O Heavenly Father, in the name of your Son and his Holy Mother, and through the merits of your faithful servant Martin, help me in my great anguish and don’t abandon me in my problems. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Martin De Porres for the sick
Well done, good and faithful servant; because you have been faithful in few things, I will put you over many things, says the Lord. Pray for us, Saint Martin de Porres, and intercede for all those people who find sick. Yes, it is the will of our Lord that they continue on earth, that they enjoy good health, so that they can function on a day-to-day basis. And if he needs them, help them cleanse their souls, so that they are worthy of achieving the promises of Christ. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Martin De Porres for the animals
Very humble Martín de Porres, his ardent charity embraced not only the poor and needy, but also the farm animals. For his splendid example of charity, we honor him and invoke his help. From your place in heaven, listen to the requests of your brothers in need, so that, imitating your virtues, we can live contentedly in the state in which God has placed us. And carrying our cross with strength and courage, let us follow in the footsteps of our blessed Redeemer and his saddened mother, so that we can finally reach the kingdom of heaven through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Martin de Porres to protect the family
To you, Saint Martin de Porres, we raise our hearts full of serene confidence and devotion in prayer. Conscious of your limitless and useful charity at all levels of society and also of your meekness and humility of heart, we offer you our petitions.
spill over our families the precious gifts of your solicitous and generous intercession; it shows men of all races and of all colors the paths of unity and justice; implores our heavenly Father for the coming of his kingdom, so that through mutual benevolence in God men may increase the fruits of grace and deserve the reward of eternal life. Amen.
Prayer to Saint Martin de Porres for love
Saint Martin, why are our hearts so cold and lacking in love for the Son of God, who became a little child for our salvation? Why are we so slow to love Jesus, that he loved us so much that he gave his life for us? Saint Martin intercedes before God and before Our Lady of Sorrows to make me understand that the only way to happiness is to love and serve God with all our hearts and souls, help me to understand this life to be a better person and get the love of my life. Amen.
Novena to Saint Martin De Porres
If you are determined to pray the ninthyou must keep in mind that its duration is 9 consecutive days, you must do it with great faith so that your request reaches happy terms and can be heard by our Lord Jesus Christ.
1st. day: The humility of Saint Martin De Porres
Saint Martin imitated our Lord, who was meek and humble at heart. There was no pride or vanity in his soul. He knew that God is our Creator and that we are nothing more than his creatures. He understood that God loves us like children and only wants us to be happy. So he completely submitted to the Holy Will of God. Let us imitate Saint Martin by humbly doing the will of God in all things.
Pray for Saint Martin De Porres
Oh humble Saint Martin, ask the Lord to grant us the grace of true humility so that we are not puffed up with foolish pride, but that we are content with the gifts that God gives us. Obtain for us the light of the Holy Spirit so that we can understand, as you did, that pride is a trick of the devil and that only by doing the Will of God can we be truly happy. Amen.
Pray:
- 1.-Our Father
- 6.-Hail Marys
- 1.-Glory.
2nd. day: The love of Saint Martin De Porres for God
The whole soul of Saint Martin was filled with the love of God. He knew that Almighty God sent his Only Son into the world to suffer and die on the Cross for our sins. His heart was touched with deep affection for loving a Redeemer so much, and his whole life bears witness to his heartfelt gratitude. May we too learn to love our Savior more and more and show our love by our good works.
Pray for Saint Martin De Porres
Oh Saint Martin, why are our hearts so cold and lacking in love for the Son of God, who became a child for our salvation? Why are we so slow to love the One who loved us so much that he gave his life for humanity? Ask God to make us understand that the only way to happiness is to love and serve him with all our hearts and souls. Amen.
Pray:
- 1.-Our Father
- 6.-Hail Marys
- 1.-Glory.
3rd. day: The love of Saint Martin De Porres towards the poor
Saint Martin was called “the Father of the poor.” He saw in the poor, the sick, and the dying the children of God, and he helped them in a thousand practical ways. He studied medicine to know how to cure the sick. Every day he distributed alms to the poor. He built an orphanage for children. Let us imitate the charity of Saint Martin so that God blesses us as he did him.
Pray for Saint Martin De Porres
Dear Saint Martin, teach us to be generous with the gifts that God has given us. Make us sympathetic to those who suffer and are afflicted. Pray to our Redeemer and to Our Lady of Mercy so that our hearts are not hardened by sin and selfishness, but that we are always kind and generous to our neighbors because they are children of our Heavenly Father. Amen.
Pray:
- 1.-Our Father
- 6.-Hail Marys
- 1.-Glory.
4th. day: The faith of Saint Martin De Porres
Saint Martin had a living faith in all the teachings of the Catholic Church because he knew that it was founded by Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who cannot deceive or be deceived. God rewarded the humble faith of Saint Martin by illuminating his mind so that he could believe in the mysteries of our Holy Religion. May God give us the grace to always believe in the truths that He has revealed.
Pray for Saint Martin De Porres
O glorious Saint Martin, we need a strong faith in God and in His Holy Church, especially in these days when so many people have turned against religion. Lead the non-Catholic members of your race to the knowledge and love of the true Church so that they may find the path of salvation and happiness. Ask God to give us…