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| San Giovanni de Matha and San Felice di Valois, orate pro nobis |
Pray novena for nine consecutive days, January 30th to February 7th, in preparation for the Feast on February 8th. Evviva San Giovanni de Matha!
O God, You were pleased to institute by heavenly direction, through St. John, the order of the Holy Trinity, for redeeming captives from the power of the Saracens; grant, we implore You, that by the suffrage of his merits, we may be delivered by Your grace from captivity of soul and body. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who being God, lives and reigns with You in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity (For the imprisoned)
Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Thou didst call John De Matha to be a liberator of those who suffered the pains of captivity. Through his intercession, give patience and love to those who are persecuted for their faith in Christ; bestow Thy liberating grace on all who are enchained by any form of addiction; and instill a sense of purifying purposefulness in all who serve time in correction institutions.
Holy and Blessed Trinity, instill in my heart and in the hearts of all who are associated with the Trinitarian Order that love which moved John de Matha to labor for the spiritual and physical freedom of all Thy sons and daughters. Instill in us a deep compassion for the poor and the less fortunate of society, and transform us into apostles of Thy kingdom of justice and peace in our world.
We ask this, Trinity Most Holy, because Thou art at once our loving Father, our compassionate Redeemer, and the Spirit from Whom all blessings come. Amen.
Mention you intentions here...
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
(Repeat three times) St. John De Matha, Pray for us.
* Photo of stained glass window of St. John of Matha and St. Felix of Valois, the Founders of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, was taken at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Photo courtesy of Anthony Scillia.
