Feast of San Francesco Saverio

San Francesco Saverio, ora pro nobis

December 3rd is the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Jesuit Priest, Missionary, Mystic and Miracle Worker. Co-founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Francis Xavier is, inter alia, the patron saint of missionaries and Navarre, Spain. In celebration, I’m posting the Prayer of St. Francis Xavier for the Conversion of Infidels. The accompanying photo, courtesy of Anthony Scillia, was taken at Saint Francis Xavier Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Evviva San Francesco Saverio!

Prayer of St. Francis Xavier for the Conversion of Infidels

Eternal God, Creator of all things, remember that Thou alone didst create the souls of infidels, framing them to Thy Own image and likeness; behold, O Lord! how, to Thy dishonor, Hell is daily replenished with them. Remember, O Lord! Thy Only Son, Jesus Christ, Who suffered for them, most bountifully shedding His Precious Blood: suffer not, O Lord Thy Son and our Lord to be any longer despised by infidels; but rather, being appeased by the entreaties and prayers of the elect, the Saints, and of the Church, the most blessed spouse of Thy Son, vouchsafe to be mindful of Thy mercy, and forgetting their idolatry and infidelity, cause them also to know Him Whom Thou didst send, Jesus Christ Thy Son, our Lord, Who is our health, life, and resurrection, through Whom we are freed and saved, to Whom be all glory forever. Amen