Help the sick in need

St. Peregrine, whom Holy Mother Church has declared Patron of those suffering cancer and illness, I confidently turn to you.

Sickness and suffering are never easy to bear, whether it’s our own or that of a loved one or friend. We may feel helpless in the face of chronic or terminal illness or any condition that causes pain- and wonder why God has asked us to bear this cross. It is at these times when we most need to rest in His arms and turn our troubles over to Him. We can also turn to St. Peregrine and seek the intercession of this Patron Saint of the sick, especially those suffering with cancer or other serious illness.

St. Peregrine was afflicted with cancer- an ulcerous sore that wouldn’t heal. Amputation of his leg was scheduled. The night before surgery, he offered a prayer of loving resignation mixed with a plea that his leg would not be amputated. He had a vision of Jesus reaching out from the cross to touch his leg. When he awoke, the cancer was gone!

After being the beneficiary of Christ’s healing touch St. Peregrine dedicated his life to healing ministries and has been credited with a great number of miraculous cures.

For more than 120 years, we Friars have been praying for and ministering to the sick and those in need. On behalf of those enduring the anguish of cancer and other traumatic illness, we will invoke the intercession of St. Peregrine during a very special Novena of Healing Masses beginning on May 4th. If you or someone you love is in need of physical or spiritual healing, please send us your prayer petitions to be included in our prayers during our St. Peregrine Novena of Healing Masses beginning on May 4th, the Feast of St. Peregrine.

We will ask St Peregrine to intercede on your behalf with our Lord in Heaven to bring His healing grace to you and those dear to you who may be suffering from illness.

Along with your prayer petitions, if possible, I pray you will include a generous offering to help our Friars continue our work helping those in need; those living with HIV, the frail and elderly in hospitals and hospices, and people seeking recovery from addictions. As well as our ecumenical work in the international community to heal the divisions within Christianity and among all faiths.

May you find comfort, hope and strength through your friendship with beloved St. Peregrine.

Yours in Christ, Fr. Robert Warren, S.A. Spiritual Director

P.S. My offering is $20 or more. Please light a votive candle on the Holy Mountain for my special petitions.