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St. Dominic Savio,
you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart,
pray for us! |
DAY 1 - APRIL 27
FOR PURITY AND CHASTITY - "DEATH BUT NOT SIN!"
O Heavenly Father, In your goodness you placed in the soul of Saint Dominic Savio the precious treasure of sanctifying grace, help us to be pure in mind, heart, and soul; thought, word, deed, desire, and attire. May this be solely for Your praise, honor, and glory and not for recognition or approval from mankind.
Saint Dominic Savio, who would have preferred to die rather than lose God's grace, we ask you to obtain for us all the help necessary to avoid the misfortune of committing mortal sin, incompatible with this divine grace. Obtain for us the favors we ask for and implore through your powerful intercession. Amen.
(State your intentions here...)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
DAY 2 - APRIL 28
FOR HOLINESS - "VERY WELL, THEN. I'LL BE THE CLOTH, YOU BE THE TAILOR!"
Lord God, You alone are holy and no one is good without You. Through the intercession of St. Dominic help us to live in such a way that we may not be deprived of a share in Your glory.
Saint Dominic Savio, who to please God grew in holiness each day of your life, obtain for us to resemble you and generously to practice those virtues of which you have left us such a beautiful example. Obtain for us the favors we ask and implore through your powerful intercession. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
DAY 3 - APRIL 29
FOR GUIDANCE AND PERSEVERANCE - "…UNTIL WE ALL MEET AGAIN IN GOD'S COMPANY"
Show us your ways, O LORD, teach us your paths; guide us in your truth and teach us to remain firmly grounded as we overcome the daily obstacles in life. Give us strength to fight the good fight and never give up.
Saint Dominic Savio, who persevered throughout your life in exact fidelity to God's grace, you who saw your perseverance crowned on the glorious day of your death, obtain for us to be fully faithful to God's law and never to separate ourselves from His holy love. Obtain for us the favors we ask and implore through your powerful intercession. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
DAY 4 - APRIL 30
FOR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING - “I AM NOT CAPABLE OF DOING BIG THINGS, BUT I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING, EVEN THE SMALLEST THINGS, FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD.”
Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is your unconditional love, and it is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge, quick to forgive, patient and merciful, understanding of differences, and loving to all God's children.
Saint Dominic Savio who suffered much here below, and knew how to find joy in every bitterness, intercede for us with God that so He may help us to bear patiently all our crosses, and console our hearts saddened by the trials of earth's exile. Obtain for us the favors we ask and implore through your powerful intercession. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
DAY 5 - MAY 1
FOR UNION IN THE FAMILY - “…USED TO HELP HIS MOTHER AROUND THE HOUSE, WELCOME HIS FATHER HOME, SAY HIS PRAYERS WITHOUT BEING REMINDED…”
Heavenly Father, help us to live as the Holy Family, united in respect and love. Bring us to the joy and peace of your eternal home. Give us light, strength, and courage when our tasks are difficult. Let Your Spirit fill us with love and peace.
St. Dominic Savio, your parents took great care to give you a Christian upbringing, help us to bring peace and love to our families so we may help each other to seek and love Jesus, as you did. Obtain for us the favors we ask and implore through your powerful intercession. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
DAY 6 - MAY 2
FOR LOVE OF MARY - “…I'LL BE FOR ALL MY LIFE A FRIEND OF JESUS AND MARY, SO THAT I MAY JOIN YOU FOREVER IN HEAVEN.”
We thank you Father, for having given us the Blessed Virgin to be our Mother, and our guide along our life's path, and we ask that we may be true imitators of her perfect humility, her immaculate purity, and her ardent love. We look to her for the greatest help now and at the hour of our death.
Saint Dominic Savio who always had a great love for the One you named the Immaculate Virgin, we ask you to obtain for us the grace to imitate your tender devotion towards her and to help us to reproduce her beautiful and admirable virtues as you did. Obtain for us the favors we ask and implore through your powerful intercession. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
DAY 7 - MAY 3
FOR STRONG FAITH - "BESIDES, I THOUGHT OF OUR DIVINE SAVIOR WHO WAS UNJUSTLY ACCUSED".
Lord, help us to obtain a faith which triumphs over all temptations of the world and conquers human respect; which can be shaken by nothing, and is directed solely towards You.
Following the example of St. Dominic Savio, may we live by faith, surrendering our heart to God that once we may behold in heaven what we now firmly believe on earth. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
DAY 8 - MAY 4
FOR RECONCILIATION AND HEALING - "I AM NOT ALONE"
Dear Lord, send into our hearts a ray of light, love, sorrow, that we may know, confess the sins we have committed against You. Heal the wounds and hurts which divide us with others. Renew our minds and hearts. May we find in the sacrament of reconciliation an experience of worship in spirit and in truth, healing acceptance and transforming love.
Saint Dominic Savio, you who participated in the Sacrament of Reconciliation frequently and found in it healing and a way of holiness, helps us to go to Confession often and to resist temptation. Obtain for us the favors we ask for and implore through you powerful intercession. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
DAY 9 - MAY 5
FOR LOVE FOR THE EUCHARIST - "WHAT BEAUTIFUL THINGS I SEE!"
Dear Lord, May our hearts always hunger and feed upon you so that our soul may be filled with the sweetness of your presence, May we always seek and find you, and never be separated from you. Help us truly understand that this Divine Bread is food for our soul as material bread is to our body and that we cannot abstain from It without hurting our soul.
Saint Dominic Savio who so much loved the Divine Sacrament of the Altar and so greatly longed to unite yourself to It through Holy Communion, obtain for us from God a love like to yours for this Adorable Sacrament and a fervent longing often to receive It in our hearts. Obtain for us the favors we ask and implore through your powerful intercession. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.
We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.
St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!
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