Prayer to St. Gerard Majella
There are numerous prayers to the Blessed Gerard and piles of
literature and poetry which have come from the love and divine
inspiration he has provided in the last two hundred years. Some
of these can be purchased from our store of prayer cards but below
are a few examples which you may find useful. Of course you could
follow Saint Gerard’s example and just speak from your heart.
One story is recounted where he had squandered his last few pennies
to lay flowers on the altar of Christ . He placed them with the
confident words “See, I have taken care of You . . . now
You must take care of us.”
Prayers to the Blessed Saint Gerard
Saint Gerard Prayers
Prayer to Saint Gerard for Motherhood
O good St Gerard, powerful intercessor before God and wonder worker
of our day, confidently I call upon you and seek your aid.
On Earth you always fulfilled God's designs, help me now to do
the holy will of God. Implore the Master of Life, from whom
all paternity proceeds, to render me fruitful in offspring, that
I may raise up children to God in this life, and in the world
to come, heirs to the Kingdom of His Glory.
Amen.
St Gerard Prayer for a sick child
O most beloved Saint Gerard, who, like the Savior, loved children
and by your prayers freed many from disease and even death, listen
to us who are pleading for our sick child. We thank God for the
great gift of our son/daughter and ask God to restore our child
to health if such be the holy will. This favor we beg of you through
your love for all children and mothers.
Amen
Prayer to St Gerard for mother with child
O almighty and everlasting God, through the Holy Spirit, you prepared
the body and soul of the glorious virgin Mary to be a worthy dwelling
place of your divine Son. Through the same Holy Spirit, you sanctified
St. John the Baptist, while still in his mother's womb. Hear the
prayers of your humble servant who implores you, through the intercession
of St. Gerard, to protect me amid the dangers of childbearing
and to watch over the child with which you blessed me. May this
child be cleansed by the saving water of baptism and, after a
Christian life on earth, may we, both mother and child, attain
everlasting bliss in heaven.
Amen.
Prayer of St. Gerard for Safe Delivery
O great Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect
imitator of your meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of
Mother of God, enkindle within my heart one spark of that heavenly
fire of charity which glowed in your heart and made you an angel
of love.
O glorious Saint Gerard, because when falsely accused of crime,
you did bear, like your Divine Master, without murmur or complaint,
the calumnies of wicked men, you have been raised up by God as
the patron and protector of expectant mothers.
Preserve me from danger and from the excessive pains accompanying
childbirth, and shield the child which I now carry, that it may
see the light of day and receive the purifying and life-giving
waters of baptism through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Quotes from the Blessed Saint Gerard
"Consider the shortness of time, the length of eternity and
reflect how everything here below comes to an end and passes by.
Of what use is it to lean upon that which cannot give support?"
"Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been
able to satisfy the heart?"
Here the will of God is done, as God wills, and as long as God
wills.
There is a God in heaven. He will prevail
Novena to Saint Gerard
Strive each day to practice in the virtue indicated in the petition.
1st Day
Saint Gerard, ever full of faith obtain for me that , believing
firmly all that the Church of God proposes to my belief, I may
strive to secure through a holy life the joys of eternal happiness.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray
O Almighty and everlasting God, who didst draw to thyself Saint
Gerard, even from his tenderest years, making him conformable
to the Image of Thy Crucified Son, grant we beseech Thee, that
imitating his example, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
2nd Day
Saint Gerard, most generous saint, who from thy tenderest years
didst care so little for the goods of earth, grant that I may
place all my confidence in Jesus Christ alone, my true Treasure,
who alone can make me happy in time and in eternity.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
3rd Day
Saint Gerard, bright seraph of love, who despising all earthly
love, didst consecrate thy life to the service of God and thy
neighbor, promoting God’s glory in thy lowly state, and ever
ready to assist the distressed and console the sorrowful, ob5tain
for me, I beseech thee, that loving God the only God and my neighbor
for His sake, I may be hereafter united to Him for ever in glory.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
4th Day
Saint Gerard, spotless lily of purity, by the angelic virtue and
thy wonderful innocence of life thou didst receive from the Infant
Jesus and His Immaculate Mother, sweet pledges of tenderest love,
grant, I beseech thee, that I may ever strive in my life-long
fight, and thus win the crown that awaits the brave and the true.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
5th Day
Saint Gerard, model of holy obedience, who through thy life didst
heroically submit the judgment to those who represent Jesus Christ
to thee, thus sanctifying thy lowliest actions, obtain for me
from God cheerful admission to His Holy Will and the virtue of
perfect obedience, that I may be made comfortable to Jesus, my
Model, who was obedient even to death.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
6th Day
Saint Gerard, most perfect imitator of Jesus Christ our Redeemer,
do thou whose greatest glory was to be humble and lowly, obtain
that I too, knowing my littleness in God’s sight, may be
found worthy to enter the kingdom that is promised to the humble
and lowly of heart.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
7th Day
Saint Gerard, unconquered hero, most patient in suffering, do
thou who didst glory in infirmity, and under slander and most
cruel ignominy didst rejoice to suffer with Christ, obtain for
me patience and resignation in my sorrows, that I may bravely
bear the cross that is to gain for me the crown of everlasting
glory.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
8th Day
Saint Gerard, true lover of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of
the Altar, do thou who didst kneel long hours before the Tabernacle,
and there didst taste the joys of the Paradise. Obtain for me,
I beseech thee, the spirit of prayer and an undying love for the
Most Holy Sacrament, that thus receiving frequently the Body and
Blood of Jesus, I may daily grow in His holy love and merit the
priceless grace of loving Him even to the end.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
9th Day
Saint Gerard, most favorite child of heaven, to whom Mary gave
the Infant Jesus in the day of thy childhood, to whom she sweetly
came before thou didst close thine eyes In death, obtain for me
I beseech thee, so to seek and love my Blessed Mother during life,
that she may be my joy and consolation in this valley of tears,
until with thee, before the throne of God, I may praise her goodness
for all eternity. Amen.
Then say Nine Hail Marys, with the following Versicle and Prayer.
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
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