Join Autom today as we celebrate the feast day of St. Peregrine!
SAINT
PEREGRINE
Feast Day: May 4
Patron of Cancer Patients
Feast Day: May 4
Patron of Cancer Patients
Saint Peregrine was born in 1260 in Italy. He
enjoyed many fine pleasures and riches. At the age of 30, he accepted Jesus as
his Lord, was baptized, and gave his life to God. Saint Peregrine became a
priest in an order of men called the Servants of Mary, or the Servites. He
spent his life caring for the sick, the poor, and the forgotten. At the age of
60, he was diagnosed with a severe cancer in his leg.
The night before his leg was to be amputated, Peregrine dragged
himself before the crucifix and begged Jesus to heal him. In a vision, he saw
Jesus lean down from the Cross to touch and heal his leg. Saint Peregrine died
on May 1, 1345 and was canonized on December 27, 1726.
Prayer to
Saint Peregrine for Cancer Patients
O great Saint Peregrine, in a vision you saw Jesus coming
down from His Cross to heal you. Please ask God to bless and heal all those who
suffer from cancer and skin disease. May He also bless their families and those
who care for them. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Saint
Peregrine, pray for us.
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