Prayer to St. John of God
Saint John of God, I honor thee as the Patron of the Sick, especially of those who are afflicted by heart problems. I choose thee to be my patron and protector in my present illness. To thee I entrust my soul, my body, all my spiritual and temporal interests, as well as those of the sick throughout the world. To thee I consecrate my mind, that in all things it may be enlightened by faith above all in accepting my cross as a blessing from God; my heart, that thou doth keep it pure and fill it with the love for Jesus and Mary that burned in thy heart; my will, that like thine, it may always be one with the Will of God.
Good Saint John, I honor thee as the model of penitents, for thou didst receive the grace to give up a sinful life and to atone for thy sins by untiring labors in behalf of the poor and sick. Obtain for me the grace from God to be truly sorry for my sins, to make atonement for them and never again offend God. Aid me in mastering my evil inclinations and temptations, and in avoiding all occasions of sin. Through thine intercession may I obtain the grace from Jesus and Mary to fulfill faithfully all the duties of my state of life and to practice those virtues which are needful for my salvation. Help me to belong to God and Our Lady in life and in death through perfect love. May my life, like thine, be spent in the untiring service of God and my neighbor.
Since Holy Mother Church also invokes thee in her prayers for the dying, I beg thee to be with me in my last hour and pray for me. As thou didst die kneeling before a crucifix, may I find strength, consolation and salvation in the Cross of my Redeemer, and through His tender mercy and the prayers of Our Lady, and through thine intercession, attain to eternal life.
Amen.
Litany of Saint John of God
LORD, have mercy on us.
CHRIST, have mercy on us.
LORD, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Health of the sick, pray for us.
Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us.
Help of Christians, pray for us.
St. John of God, pray for us.
St. John, converted from a sinful life, pray for us.
St. John, lover of the poor, pray for us.
St. John, father of the needy, pray for us.
St. John, servant of the sick, pray for us.
St. John, friend of those in distress, pray for us.
St. John, protector of virgins, widows, and orphans, pray for us.
St. John, zealous for the conversion of sinners, pray for us.
St. John, dedicated to atonement, pray for us.
St. John, heroic in self-sacrifice, pray for us.
St. John, eager for humiliations, pray for us.
St. John, model of humility, pray for us.
St. John, example of penitents, pray for us.
St. John, filled with Divine love, pray for us.
St. John, victim of love for thy neighbor, pray for us.
St. John, apostle of Christian Charity, pray for us.
St. John, consoler of the afflicted, pray for us.
St. John, fervent in prayer, pray for us.
St. John, ardent lover of Jesus Crucified, pray for us.
St. John, devoted son of Our Lady, pray for us.
St. John, favored with a vision of Jesus and Mary, pray for us.
St. John, visited and helped by the Archangel Raphael, pray for us.
St. John, miraculously protected from fire, pray for us.
St. John, afflicted with disease, pray for us.
St. John, most patient in suffering, pray for us.
St. John, who died on thy knees holding the crucifix, pray for us.
St. John, helper of the dying, pray for us.
St. John, founder of the Order of the Hospitaller Brothers, pray for us.
St. John, Patron of hospitals and the sick, pray for us.
St. John, wonder-worker for the sick and diseased, pray for us.
St. John, special Patron of those suffering with heart disease, pray for us.
St. John, the Heart Saint, pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O glorious Saint John of God,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray.
O God, Thou didst enable Saint John of God, who was inflamed with love of Thee, to walk unhurt through flames, and by him Thou didst enrich Thy Church with a new religious Order. Grant through the help of his merits, that our vices may be healed by the fire of Thy love, and that we may receive remedies which will help us reach eternal life. Through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
