Various Prayers & Devotions to St. Martin de Porres

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Prayer for the intercession of St. Martin de Porres

Most humble St. Martin de Porres whose burning charity embraces all,

but especially those who are sick, afflicted or in need, we

turn to you for help in our present difficulties and we

implore you to obtain for us from God health of soul and

body, and in particular the favour we now ask.

(mention your intention)

May we, by imitating your charity and humility, find

quiet and contentment all our days, and cheerful submission

to God’s holy will in all trials and difficulties of life.

St. Martin de Porres, pray for us.

 

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Novena in Honour of St. Martin de Porres

First Day

St. Martin de Porres, you learned from Our Lord to be gentle and
humble of heart. You knew that happiness can only be

found in surrendering to God’s will.

Pray for me that I can too can become gentle and humble,

finding happiness in trustful acceptance of God’s will

One decade of the Rosary

Second Day

St. Martin de Porres, your love and gratitude towards God found

expression in loving and serving your brothers.

Pray for me that I can come to know God’s love for me

and seek to be of service to my neighbour.

One decade of the Rosary

Third Day

St. Martin de Porres, you were called ‘Father of the Poor’

Pray for me that I can learn to be generous with the gifts I

have been given whether money, time, or talent.

One decade of the Rosary

 

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Fourth Day

St. Martin de Porres, your ears and heart were open to the Word.

Pray for me to be given the grace to accept the gospel in

faith and to live it to the full.

One decade of the Rosary

Fifth Day

St. Martin de Porres, you had unshakeable trust in God’s power and

mercy.

Pray for me that I may always trust in God’s love and

care in all the events in my life.

One decade of the Rosary

Sixth Day

St. Martin de Porres, you lived a life of prayer and God answered

you in miraculous ways.

Pray for me that I may be granted a spirit of prayer.

One decade of the Rosary

 

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Seventh Day

St. Martin de Porres, you did the hardest and most menial of work

with a cheerful and willing spirit.

Pray for me that I may understand the dignity of human

labour and that I may do my work as if for God Himself.

One decade of the Rosary

Eight Day

St. Martin de Porres, you shared in Our Lord’s redemptive suffering

through acts of penance.

Pray for me that I may learn to offer the sufferings of my

life for the salvation of the world.

One decade of the Rosary

Ninth Day

St. Martin de Porres, you died a holy death surrounded by your

brothers and full of hope of eternal life.

Pray for me that I may have this same grace.

One decade of the Rosary

 

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Simple Novena to St. Martin de Porres

(Pray for 9 Days)

St. Martin de Porres,

Your concern and charity were so great

they embraced even the animals of the field.

You are an inspiring example;

hear the requests of your needy brother/sister:

(mention your request)

By modelling our lives after yours

and imitating your virtues,

may we know that God has looked favourably on us.

And because this is so,

we can accept our crosses with strength and courage

and follow in the footsteps of Our Lord.

May we reach the Kingdom of Heaven

through the mercy of God. Amen.

Prayer to St. Martin, Apostle of Humility

Father, you have given us in your humble Son, 

Our Lord Jesus Christ,

the model of all virtue and perfection.

Grant us, we pray, the virtue of humility.

We think so little of you because we are so full

of ourselves.

We cannot love you until humility shows us our

nothingness,

and makes us rejoice in our dependence on you.

You have given to the world a glorious apostle 

of humility: St. Martin de Porres.

Guide us by his example and strengthen us through

his intercession,

in our efforts to conform our hearts to that of your 

crucified Son.

May the glory of sainthood which you have 

bestowed on St. Martin de Porres,

draw the world closer to you.

Renew in these days, O Lord, the wonders you

performed

Through St. Martin de Porres during his lifetime on earth.

Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.

 

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Traditional Prayer to St. Martin de Porres

Most glorious Martin de Porres, whose burning

charity embraced not only the needy brethren, but

also the very beasts of the field, splendid example of

charity we hail thee and invoke thee! From the

high throne which thou dost occupy, deign to listen

to the supplications of thy needy brethren that, by

imitating thy virtues, we may live contented in the

state in which God has placed us and carrying our

cross with courage and strength, we may follow in

the footsteps of Our Blessed Redeemer and his most

afflicted mother, that at last we may reach the

Kingdom of Heaven through the merits of Our Lord

Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

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Litany of St. Martin de Porres

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy

Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us

God the Father, have mercy on us

God the Son, have mercy on us

God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us

Holy Trinity, on God, have mercy on us

Holy Mary, Queen of the Rosary, pray for us

St. Martin de Porres, ever in the presence of God, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, faithful servant of Christ, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, lover of the Holy Eucharist, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, raised from the depths to be a Heavenly man, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, honoured son of St. Dominic, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, lover of the most Holy Rosary, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, apostle of mercy, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, minister of charity, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, miraculously conveyed to far-distant lands, pray for us.

 

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St. Martin de Porres, freed from barriers of space and time, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, seeking the conversion of sinners, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, protector of the tempted and the repentant, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, helper of souls in doubt and in darkness, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, compassionate to the sorrowful and afflicted, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, consoler of the discouraged and the unfortunate, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, peacemaker in all discord, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, touched by all suffering, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, comforter of the sick and the dying, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, angel to hospitals and prisons, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, worker of miraculous cures, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, guardian of honeless children, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, humbly concealing God-given powers, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, devoted to holy poverty, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, model of obedience, pray for us.

 

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St. Martin de Porres, lover of heroic penance, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, strong in self-denial, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, performing menial task with Holy ardour, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, patron of inter-racial brotherhood, pray for us.

St. Martin de Porres, pray for us.

That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

O God, exalter of the humble, who brought St. Martin de Porres to

your Heavenly Kingdom, grant that through his merits and

intercession, we may so follow his example of humility

on earth as to deserve to be exalted with him in Heaven.

Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.