Sunday, October 24, 2010

A Prayer to Our Lady for Healing

Mary Immaculate,

You have given yourself to us as our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. You have asked us to pray with confidence, and we will receive great graces. We know your compassion, because you saw your Son suffer and die for us. In your union with his suffering you became the mother of us all.

Mary, my mother, teach me to understand my suffering as you do and to endure it in union with the suffering of Jesus. In your motherly love, calm my fears and increase my trust in God's loving care.

According to God's plan, obtain for me the healing I need. Intercede with your Son that I may have the strength I need to work for God's glory and the salvation of the world.

Amen.

Mary, health of the sick, pray for me.

-- Source: Association of the Miraculous Medal

Saturday, October 16, 2010

A Healing Prayer to St. Jude

Most holy Apostle St. Jude, friend of Jesus,

I place myself in your care at this difficult time.

Pray for me; help me know that I need not face my troubles alone.

Please, join me in my need, asking God to send me consolation in my sorrow, courage in my fear, and healing in the midst of my suffering.

Ask our loving God to fill me with the grace to accept whatever may lie ahead for me and my loved ones and to strengthen my faith in God's healing power.

Thank you St. Jude for the promise of hope you hold out to all who believe and inspire me to give this gift of hope to others as it has been given to me.

Amen.

Source: National Shrine of St. Jude Claretian Missionaries