Kept in Perfect Peace

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

O God, you gave St. Dymphna to your people as a comfort to all who suffer in mind and heart. As I begin this novena, look gently on the burdens I carry within. Through her intercession, bring peace to my troubled thoughts and healing to my anxious heart. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let us pause in silence, and bring to mind the intention you are praying for.

In the app, your own saved intention rests here during the silence. The narration stays the same for everyone.

You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.

Scripture promises that God keeps in perfect peace the one whose mind is steadied on him, because they trust in him. Peace, then, grows as trust grows. St. Dymphna teaches that the way out of a spinning mind is not to control every thought but to fix the heart, again and again, on God.

Lord, you keep in perfect peace the one whose mind is fixed on you. Steady my wandering, anxious thoughts by turning them toward you. Through the intercession of St. Dymphna, deepen my trust, so that when my mind begins to race, it finds its rest in you and is kept in your peace. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

St. Dymphna, patroness of those who suffer in mind and spirit, you kept your faith through fear and trial. Intercede for me and for all who carry anxiety, sorrow, or distress of mind. Ask the Lord to quiet my troubled thoughts, to heal what is wounded within me, and to give me the peace that the world cannot give. Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.