O faithful virgin and glorious martyr, Saint Philomena, who works so many miracles on behalf of the poor and sorrowing, have pity on me. Thou knowest the multitude and diversity of my needs. Behold me at thy feet, full of misery, but full of hope. I entreat thy charity, O great saint! Graciously hear me and obtain from God a favorable answer to the request which I now humbly lay before thee (make your request here). I am thoroughly convinced that through thy merits, through the scorn, the sufferings, the death thou didst endure, united to the merits of the passion and death of Jesus thy spouse, I shall obtain what I ask of thee and in the joy of my heart I will bless God, who is admirable in his saints. Amen.
We beseech Thee, O Lord, to grant us the pardon of our sins by the intercession of Saint Philomena, virgin and martyr, who was always pleasing in Thy sight by her eminent chastity and by the profession of every virtue. Amen. Illustrious virgin and martyr, Saint Philomena, behold me prostrate before the throne whereupon it has pleased the Most Holy Trinity to place thee. Full of confidence in thy protection, I entreat thee to intercede for me with God, from the heights of Heaven deign to cast a glance upon thy humble client! Spouse of Christ, sustain me in suffering, fortify me in temptation, protect me in the dangers surrounding me, obtain for me the graces necessary to me, and in particular (Here specify your petition). Above all, assist me at the hour of my death. Saint Philomena, powerful with God, pray for us. Amen. O God, Most Holy Trinity, we thank Thee for the graces Thou didst bestow upon the Blessed Virgin Mary, and upon Thy handmaid Philomena, through whose intercession we implore Thy Mercy. Amen.
REPEAT 13 TIMES IN HONOR OF THE 13 YEARS OF HER LIFE:
Hail, O holy St. Philomena, whom I ac- knowledge, after Mary, as my advocate with the Divine Spouse, intercede for me now and at the hour of my death.
St, Philomena, beloved daughter of Jesus and Mary, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Amen.
Hail, O illustrious St. Philomena, who shed so courageously your blood for Christ! I bless the Lord for all the graces He has bestowed upon thee during thy life, and especially at thy death. I praise and glorify Him for the honor and power with which He has crowned thee, and I beg thee to obtain for me from God the graces I ask through thy intercession.
O glorious virgin, whose glory God has been pleased to make known by singular miracles, we address ourselves to thee with entire confidence! Obtain for us that, following thy example, we may fight courageously against whatever is opposed to the reign of Jesus Christ in our hearts; that we may adorn our souls with virtues like thine, particularly with that angelic purity of which thou art the perfect model; and that, inflamed with the love of Jesus, we may continually walk in the way which He has marked out, so that we may one day partake of thine everlasting happiness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ who with the Father and the Holy Ghost lives and reigns, one God, in perfect Trinity, forever and ever. Amen.
O GLORIOUS Saint Philomena, who animated by a burning love for Jesus our Saviour, didst shine in Holy Church by the splendor of perfect virginity and the practice of the most heroic virtues, obtain for us of thy Divine spouse the grace to keep ever unsullied the precious treasure of chastity and to practice with generosity the virtues of our state, that having, after thy example, walked in His footsteps during our life on earth, we may, with thee, rejoice in His glory eternally. St. Philomena, happy virgin, adorned with all the charm of innocence and beautified, besides, with the purple of martyrdom, obtain for us the grace to know how to suffer all and to sacrifice all in order to be faithful to God till death and possess Him eternally in Paradise. Amen.
O most pure Virgin, glorious Martyr, Saint Philomena, whom God in His eternal power has revealed to the world in these unhappy days in order to revive the faith, sustain the hope and enkindle the charity of Christian souls, behold me prostrate at thy feet. Deign, O Virgin, full of goodness and kindness, to receive my humble prayers and to obtain for me that purity for which thou didst sacrifice the most alluring pleasures of the world, that strength of soul which made thee resist the most terrible attacks and that ardent love for our Lord Jesus Christ, which the most frightful torments could not extinguish in thee. So, that wearing thy holy cord and imitating thee in this life, I may one day be crowned with thee in heaven. Amen.
O Saint Philomena, Virgin and Martyr, pray for us, that through thy powerful intercession we may obtain that purity of mind and heart which leads to the perfect love of God. Amen.
Lord have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins, have mercy on us.
Saint Philomena, pray for us. Saint Philomena, filled with the most abundant graces from your very birth, pray for us. Saint Philomena, faithful imitator of Mary, pray for us. Saint Philomena, model of Virgins, pray for us. Saint Philomena, temple of the most perfect humility, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, inflamed with zeal for the Glory of God, pray for us. Saint Philomena, victim of the love of Jesus, pray for us. Saint Philomena, example of strength and perseverance, pray for us. Saint Philomena, invincible champion of chastity, pray for us. Saint Philomena, mirror of the most heroic virtues, pray for us. Saint Philomena, firm and intrepid in the face of torments, pray for us. Saint Philomena, scourged like your Divine Spouse, pray for us. Saint Philomena, pierced by a shower of arrows, pray for us. Saint Philomena, consoled by the Mother of God when in chains, pray for us. Saint Philomena, cured miraculously in prison, pray for us. Saint Philomena, comforted by angels in your torments, pray for us. Saint Philomena, who preferred torments and death to the splendors of a throne, pray for us. Saint Philomena, who converted the witnesses of your martyrdom, pray for us. Saint Philomena, who wore out the fury of your executioners, pray for us. Saint Philomena, protectress of the innocent, pray for us. Saint Philomena, patron of youth, pray for us. Saint Philomena, refuge of the unfortunate, pray for us. Saint Philomena, health of the sick and the weak, pray for us. Saint Philomena, new light of the church militant, pray for us. Saint Philomena, who confounds the impiety of the world, pray for us. Saint Philomena, who stimulates the faith and courage of the faithful, pray for us. Saint Philomena, whose name is glorified in Heaven and feared in Hell, pray for us. Saint Philomena, made illustrious by the most striking miracles, pray for us. Saint Philomena, all powerful with God, pray for us. Saint Philomena, who reigns in glory, pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, Great Saint Philomena, R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
Let us pray:
We implore Thee, O Lord, by the intercession of Saint Philomena, Virgin and Martyr, who was ever most pleasing to Thy eyes by reason of her eminent purity and the practice of all the virtues, pardon us our sins and grant us all the graces we need (and name any special grace you may require). Amen.
