Saint Peregrine is the Patron Saint of Cancer Patients. He was known for his holiness but also for a miraculous healing that he received. He was scheduled to have his leg amputated because of a cancerous growth. The night before the surgery, he prayed for healing, received a vision of Christ coming down from the cross to touch his leg and was completely healed.
Dear holy servant of God, Saint Peregrine, we pray today for healing.
Intercede for us! God healed you of cancer and others were healed by your prayers. Please pray for the physical healing of... (Mention your intentions)
These intentions bring us to our knees seeking your intercession for healing.
We are humbled by our physical limitations and ailments. We are so weak and so powerless. We are completely dependent upon God. And so, we ask that you pray for us.
Day 1: Pray for us, that we will not let sickness bring us to despair.
Day 2: Pray for us, that we may persevere in hope.
Day 3: Pray for us, that we will have the courage to offer up our suffering in unity with the Cross.
Day 4: Pray for us, that the loneliness of our suffering will be consoled.
Day 5: Pray for us, that the fear of death will be replaced with the hope of everlasting life.
Day 6: Pray for us, that our suffering will not rob us of joy.
Day 7: Pray for us, that in our pain we will not become selfish but ever more selfless.
Day 8: Pray for us, that this sickness will teach me to depend more and more on God.
Day 9: Pray for us, that our lives will glorify God alone.
We know, St. Peregrine, that you are a powerful intercessor because your life was completely given to God. We know that in as much as you pray for our healing, you are praying even more for our salvation.
A life of holiness like yours is more important than a life free of suffering and disease. Pray for our healing, but pray even more that we might come as close to Our Lord as you are.
Glory be...