Novena to St. Peregrine – Day 4: Union with Christ Crucified
Join in praying the Novena to St. Peregrine to seek his intercession and powerful healing.
Today's Focus: Union with Christ Crucified
On this fourth day, we reflect on St. Peregrine's union with Christ crucified. In union with Jesus crucified, he endured painful sufferings with such patience as to deserve miraculous healing.
Prayer for Day 4
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glorious wonder-worker, St. Peregrine, you answered the divine call with a ready spirit, and forsook all the comforts of a life of ease and all the empty honors of the world to dedicate yourself to God in the Order of His holy Mother.
You labored manfully for the salvation of souls. In union with Jesus crucified, you endured painful sufferings with such patience as to deserve to be healed miraculously of an incurable cancer in your leg by a touch of His divine hand.
Obtain for me the grace to answer every call of God and to fulfill His will in all the events of life. Enkindle in my heart a consuming zeal for the salvation of all men.
Deliver me from the infirmities that afflict my body (especially... ) Obtain for me also a perfect resignation to the sufferings it may please God to send me, so that, imitating our crucified Savior and His sorrowful Mother, I may merit eternal glory in heaven.
St. Peregrine, pray for me and for all who invoke your aid.
Prayer to Saint Peregrine
O great St. Peregrine, you have been called 'The Mighty,' 'The Wonder-Worker,' because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you.
For so many years you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fibre of our being, and who had recourse to the source of all grace when the power of man could do no more. You were favoured with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction.
Ask of God and Our Lady, the cure of the sick whom we entrust to you. (Pause here and silently recall the names of the sick for whom you are praying)
Aided in this way by your powerful intercession, we shall sing to God, now and for all eternity, a song of gratitude for His great goodness and mercy.
Amen.
Reflection
St. Peregrine's union with Christ in suffering teaches us that our sufferings, when united to Christ's, can become a source of grace and even miracles. Suffering is not meaningless when offered to God.
As we reflect on this aspect of St. Peregrine's life and teaching, let us ask ourselves how we can apply these lessons to our own lives and grow in holiness.
May St. Peregrine's intercession help us to overcome our weaknesses and to grow stronger in our faith and love for God and neighbor.
How to Make an Excellent Novena
Trust in St. Peregrine
Trust completely in St. Peregrine's powerful intercession and his ability to obtain miracles from God. Turn to him with confidence in every need, especially for healing.
Be Persistent
Pray this novena with persistence and faith. St. Peregrine, as a miracle worker, will not fail to help those who turn to him with trust.
Be Specific
Present your specific needs and intentions to St. Peregrine. He wants to help you with the particular difficulties you face, especially health concerns.
Be Grateful
Thank St. Peregrine for his intercession and for the graces you receive. Gratitude opens our hearts to receive more blessings and miracles.
Closing Prayer
O glorious St. Peregrine, help me to unite my sufferings with Christ crucified like you did. May your example teach me that my sufferings, when offered to God, can become a source of grace and even miracles. Amen.