Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Novena
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos was a German Redemptorist missionary known for his dedicated pastoral work and expertise as a confessor while serving immigrants in the United States. He is venerated for his compassion and selflessness, particularly for his ministry to yellow fever victims in New Orleans, which led to his own death and subsequent beatification.
Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, have mercy on us! Lord, have mercy on us! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us! Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us Francis, pattern of cheerfulness, pray for us Francis, lover of labors, pray for us Francis, model of confessors, pray for us Francis, gentle refuge of penitents, pray for us Francis, example to seminarians, pray for us Francis, master of poverty, pray for us Francis, pillar of peacefulness, pray for us Francis, comfort of the sick, pray for us Francis, companion to the dying, pray for us Francis, paragon of holiness, pray for us Healing Prayer O my God, I truly believe you are present with me. I adore your limitless perfections. I thank you for the graces and gifts you gave to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. If it is your holy will, please let him be declared a saint of the Church so that others may know and imitate his holy life. Through his prayers please give me this favor (mention request here…) Divine Physician, You infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of Your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know Your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of You, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Send me your answered prayers from the Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Novena Click here to get the Catholic Novena Ebook for FREE, as well as reminders of when novenas begin Read more about the patron saint of the poor, for healing, and for guidance in God's will for your life on the Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Saint Page. St Frances Xavier Cabrini Novena
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