Dear St.
Roque, pray that we may also neighbor, and at the same time expressed
be repentant of our sins and that we may
obtain from God the specia1 favor we seek
in this novena, especially our safety from
physical and spiritual ills that surround us in
our journey to heaven where we hope to
see you face to face. Amen.
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
Sixth day
St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
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renowned disciple of Christ, patron
of the sick, I wish to share the favor
you found with God. I have recourse to
you in this novena to intercede for me so
that the virtue of humility may be one of
my distinguishing marks as a Christian. Aid
me to overcome the temptations of pride,
so that I would seek you for help because
my ailing soul is in need of your assistance.
I ask your help for the following intention/s
(mention them).
Help me in my sufferings and sickness
and defend me from the wiles of the devil.
Pray to the Lord that our country be spared
from any epidemic, and grant that we may
all live together forever in heaven in your
company. Amen.
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
Seventh day
St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
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St. Roque, mirror of obedience to the
will of God and ever ready to do his
bidding, you who valued life's difficulties
as stepping stones to greater service of
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(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
willingness to undergo suffering for the sake
of those in need. You did this when you were
accused of a crime you never committed.
By the merits of your sacrifices and
miseries, we ask you, dear saint, to pray to
God that we may also be imbued with the
same spirit of facing up the contempt and
insult of our fellowmen.
May we also offer the slander and other
misfortunes that may befall us for the
atonement of our sins and for the edification
of our neighbors. Make us understand that
difficulties in life help us become more
mature as Christians, and grant that we may
obtain from God the special favor (mention
them) we seek during this novena. Amen.
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
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St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
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O merciful St. Roque, loving disciple of
Jesus Christ, we praise your wonderful
works of love for your fellowmen. Because
of this love, God chose you to be the
instrument of his boundless love for the poor
and the suffering. I ask you to help me on
the following intention/s (mention them).
It is said that God so favored you that he
even revealed to you the day and the hour
of your death which prompted you to call
for a priest in order to clean yourself of all
sins. We have come to invoke your name
and your help in this hour of suffering and
may our prayers yield fruits of holiness and
final salvation in heaven where we hope to
be with you forever. Amen.
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Ninth day
St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
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O most holy confessor of Christ, precious
gift from heaven to sinful and suffering
mankind, look down upon us, dear St.
Roque, from your throne in heaven and
extend to us your assistance so that I may be
spared from any terminal and contagious
sickness. I ask you in particular to help
me on the following intention/s (mention
them). May your powerful influence with
the Father work in us a true spirit of love for
the suffering and for our neighbors. Pray
for our community, our country, and the
world so that we may all go through life's
difficulties with gladness and joy, in the
same manner that you underwent physical
inconveniences and ills during your years of
service to your countrymen in the grip of a
plague. Amen.
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
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patron of persons with terminal
illnesses and contagious diseases
orn at Montpellier, France towards 1295,
St. Roque is said to have been found
miraculously marked on the breast with a
red cross at his birth. His parents were killed
when he was about twenty years old. Since
his father was governor of that city, he was
left with much inheritance. While in the guise
of a mendicant pilgrim, he set out for Italy
which was stricken by the plague. Before
he left, he distributed his fortune among
the poor and handing over to his uncle
the government of Montpellier. Arriving in
Italy, he devoted the rest of his life to the
plague-stricken, curing them with the sign
of the cross. Every where he went to, the
terrible pestilence disappeared before his
saintly presence and miraculous power. He
was also stricken with the plague but later
recovered with, according to a legend, the
help of a dog which licked his wounds and
brought him food.
Roque returned to France and when he
came back at Montpellier, he earnestly
refused to the authorities the disclosure
of his identity. Stirring up much suspicion,
he was presumed to be a spy disguising
as a pilgrim. He was then arrested and
imprisoned by order of the governor—
his own uncle, as some writers would
consider—where five years later (1327), he
died. The miraculous cross marked on his
breast as well as a document they found
in his possession later revealed his true
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identity. He was then accorded with a
public funeral. Years after which, numerous
First day
miracles attested to his sanctity.
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O most holy and loveable St. Roque,
son of pious parents and a gift from
heaven, acknowledged patron of the
physically sick, defender against epidemics
and all contagious diseases, I come to you
to seek your help in the name of my mother,
the Blessed Virgin, for you have been given
the power to help cure the sick.
Many sick and suffering seek your help,
now that you are in heaven, I, too, recourse
to your assistance for I am sick not only in
body but also in soul. I ask especially a
healing for this/these particular intention/s
(mention them).
O Lord God, we humbly ask you to hear
our prayers during this novena so that we
may be worthy to imitate the virtues of the
Blessed Virgin and draw other sinful men to
your heart. Grant that we may obtain the
grace we seek in this novena, especially
the peace of mind in times of sickness and
suffering. Amen.
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
Second day {
St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
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D ear St. Roque, glorious confessor of
Christ, martyr of love for God and
fellow men, helper and comforter of the
sick, I come to you mindful of your holy life
even in your younger years.
When you were 20, you shared your (3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
Fourth day
inherited wealth to the poor and took care St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
of the sick during an epidemic, spending
your own money for their care, and putting
your own life in danger. I ask you to help me { {
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on this/these intention/s (mention them).
Our patron saint, St. Roque, pray to God
that we may also be infused with the
St. Roque, noble model of the poor and
light of holiness in this life, even if you
are sickly in your lifetime, your concern for
spirit of brotherly love which you showed
the sick and the suffering did not diminish.
during that epidemic, and let there be no
The Lord let you be contaminated with the
hindrance to our readiness to serve those
disease until your own leg was affected with
in need and the sick, and do grant that we
a bloody sore which made you agonize with
may be worthy of the grace which we seek
pain.
from God during this novena through your
It was the good Lord who extended remedy
powerful intercession. Amen.
to your sickness, dear St. Roque; now we
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
Third day
ask you to intercede for us so that our own
St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
spiritual wounds may heal. I ask your help
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O St. Roque, refuge and defender of
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Pray for us, O lover of the poor sick, so that
we may also be motivated with pure love for
our neighbors even in the wake of our own
all persons suffering from terminal sufferings. And grant that we may obtain the
sicknesses like cancer and AIDS, you
grace we are asking from God during this
expressed no fear and showed no novena. Amen.
hesitation in ministering to the victims of an
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be
epidemic during your travels so that they
Fifth day
St. Roque, pray for us now and at the hour of death.
besought you to stay and never leave their
place because of your inspiring presence.
I ask your help for the following intention/s
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(mention them).
O loving St. Roque, we humbly ask you
O loveable and loving servant of the Lord,
to intercede for us before the throne of the
Almighty so that we may be spared from
terminal diseases and from spiritual ills. May
patron saint of those who are suffering
from terminal and contagious diseases,
helper of lonely souls, I come to you filled with
we obtain the special favor we ask from wonder and gratitude for the special favor
God through your help during this novena you found with God who had showered you
so that we may all be worthy to be with you with his blessings. I ask you to help me on the
in heaven. Amen. following intention/s (mention them).
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