Come to Me, and Rest

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

O God, you healed your servant Peregrine of a grave illness and made him a patron of all who suffer in body. As I begin this novena, look with mercy on the sickness I bring before you. Through his intercession, grant healing if it is your will, and the grace to bear what is not yet lifted. 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.

Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Jesus invites all who labor and are burdened to come to him for rest - and the burden of illness is among the heaviest. On this last day, St. Peregrine leads us to lay our weary bodies and anxious hearts at the Lord's feet, and to entrust to him the healing we have asked.

Lord Jesus, you call the weary and burdened to come to you for rest, and I come now, carrying this illness and all the worry it brings. Through the intercession of St. Peregrine, grant the healing I have prayed for through these days, if it is your will. And whatever you allow, give my heart the rest that only you can give. 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. Peregrine, patron of the sick, you knew the fear of serious illness and the joy of God's healing touch. Intercede for me and for all who are suffering in body. Ask the Lord to restore health if it is his will, and to give us, in every case, the peace and patience of those who trust in him. Amen.

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