St. Camillus De Lellis
Born:
May 25, 1550
Bucchianico, Chieti,
Kingdom of Naples
Died:
July 14, 1614
Rome, Papal States
Honored
in:
Roman Catholic Church
1746
Feast Day:
July 18
Patron Saint of:
Doctors, Nurses, Hospitals, the sick
Prayer To St. Camillus De Lellis
Glorious St Camillus,
turn your merciful eyes upon those who suffer
and those who care for
them.
Grant to the sick Christian resignation and
trust in the goodness and power of God.
Make those who take care of the sick
be generous
and lovingly dedicated.
Help me to understand the mystery of suffering
as a means of redemption and the way to God.
May your protection
comfort the sick and their families
and encourage them to live together in love.
Bless those who dedicate themselves to the infirm.
And
may the good God grant peace and hope to all.
Amen.
A Prayer to Saint Camillus
O glorious Saint Camillus,
Special patron of the sick poor,
Thou who for forty years,
With truly
heroic charity didst devote thyself
To the relief of their temporal and spiritual necessities,
Be pleased to assist them now even more
generously,
Since thou art blessed in heaven
And they have been committed by Holy church
To thy powerful protection.
Obtain for
them from Almighty God
The healing of all their maladies,
Or at least, the spirit of Christian patience
And resignation that may sanctify
them
And comfort them in the hour
Of their passing to eternity;
At the same time obtain for us the precious grace
Of living and dying
after thine example
In the practice of Divine love.
Amen.
