Day 1 – January 30
Dear St. Josephine, you were taken from your family at an early age and lost your entire identity. We pray for all those children who have been abducted, and for their parents and families who suffer not knowing what has become of them. May they be comforted, and may they one day be reunited. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
Day 2 – January 31
Dear St. Josephine, you knew what it was to be a slave, to have no rights, to have lost even your name. We pray for the victims of people traffickers and all those in any kind of slavery. May this evil be wiped out from our world. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
Day 3 – February 1
Dear St. Josephine, one of your “owners” had your whole body scarred. You knew this terrible pain. We pray for all victims of torture. Help them to heal in body, mind, and spirit. May all governments abandon this practice. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
Day 4 – February 2
Dear St. Josephine, even in the terrible suffering of your life, you saw beauty in the world and believed there must be God because of that beauty. May we too have something of your love for beauty and the natural world. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
Day 5 – February 3
Dear St. Josephine, when the family who had rescued you wanted you to leave the Canossians, you had the courage to refuse, even though you were truly grateful to them. Help us to put God’s will above all things, even above our natural affections. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
Day 6 – February 4
Dear St. Josephine, you were so grateful to know God and to be part of His Church that you often kissed the baptismal font. May we never take for granted the faith we have been offered, and may God give us something of your humility and gratitude. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
Day 7 – February 5
Dear St. Josephine, your sufferings gave you a great compassion for others. You were constantly smiling and always open to those who came to you, no matter how inconvenient it was. May we have something of your sweetness and openness, something of your joy. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
Day 8 – February 6
Dear St. Josephine, in your last painful illness you relived your slavery, begging the nurse to loosen your chains. We pray for all those who are weighed down by pain, and we ask that we too may enter the sufferings of our lives with faith, knowing that God has not abandoned us. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
Day 9 – February 7
Dear St. Josephine, your last words were, “Our Lady, Our Lady.” May we too know the comfort of the Mother of God, now and at the hour of our death. We pray especially for:
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…
St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
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