Prayer to Saint Alphonsus Liguori
For Arthritis
St. Alphonsus, preacher, confessor, founder, bishop,
doctor of prayer and friend
of the poor,
you are also the special patron of all who suffer
from arthritis and the pains of many years.
When our fingers twist
with pain,
keep us focused on the hands of Christ
pierced with ugly nails.
When our knees knob with endless aches,
allow us to see
the knees of Jesus
smashing to the street under the heavy cross.
When our backs stiffen with soreness, let us
remember the back of
Christ thrown across the cold,
rough wood of the cross.
When our joints, hips, arms, legs and knuckles
hurt so much that tears well
up in our eyes,
help us to recall the tears, the sweat and the blood
that flowed from our crucified Jesus
Who suffered so much more
for each of us.
St. Alphonsus, afflicted with curvature of the spine
and nailed to a wheelchair cross in your final years,
teach us
to unite all our pains with
the dreadful sufferings of Jesus on the cross.
We ask you to ease our pains
but more so to enable us to
be one with Jesus
in his great act of dying and rising.
Amen.
St. Alphonsus Liguori
O my God, help me to remember –
That time is short, eternity is long. What
Good is all the greatness
of this world at
The hour of death. To love You, my God,
And save my soul is the one thing necessary.
Without You, there is no
peace, no joy.
My God, I need fear nothing but sin.
For to lose You, my God, is to lose all.
O my God, help me to remember –
That to gain
all I must leave all. That in
Loving You I have all good things; the
Infinite riches of Christ and His Church,
The motherly protection
of Mary, peace
Beyond understanding, joy unspeakable!
Eternal Father, your Son has promised that
Whatever we ask in His Name will be
given to
Us. In His Name I pray; give me a burning faith,
A joyful hope, a holy love for Jesus Christ. Give
Me the grace of perseverance
in doing Your will
In all things. Do with me what You will. I repent
Of having offended You. Grant, O Lord, that I
May
love You always and never let me be
Separated from You.
Amen.
Saint Alphonsus Liguori Prayer
Saint Alphonsus Ligouri, you are
Honored as the patron of Arthritis.
You suffered immensely
and yet still
Practiced God’s teachings. Help me
Remember the suffering of Jesus
Christ when my fingers ache or my
Joints are sore
with pain. Help
Alleviate my pain, O great Saint, so
That my arthritis will either be
Abstained or cured so and that I
May suffer
no more.
Amen
