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On this page you can fill the form with your intentions, make a voluntary donation 

and have access to the novena prayers.

I WOULD LIKE THAT MY INTENTIONS WILL BE INCLUDED
IN THE PRAYERS AND MASS INTENTIONS
OFFERED BY THE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECT FRIARS
during the NOVENA TO SAINT EZEKIEL MORENO
which begins on 11th AUGUST and concludes on his feast day, 19th AUGUST.
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NOVENA TO SAINT EZEKIEL MORENO

(PATRON SAINT OF CANCER PATIENTS)

OPENING PRAYER

Most loving Father, I humbly ask you to forgive all my sins, to give me a strong will to amend my ways, and perseverance in your friendship. Through the intercession of St. Ezekiel, I beg you to make me grow in your holy service by faithfully fulfilling all my duties. Through Christ our Lord, amen.

REFLECTION (for each day)

  1. St. Ezekiel was born and raised in a humble but deeply pious family, from which he inherited a religious character.
  2. St. Ezekiel always professed a tender affection for the Mother of God, before whose image he consecrated his life to the Lord through his religious profession.
  3. St. Ezekiel responded with great generosity to his vocation as a religious, as a priest, as a missionary and as a bishop, being always and everywhere an active and docile instrument in the hands of the Lord.
  4. St. Ezekiel spent several hours every day in contemplation, usually before the Tabernacle. Hence, his ardent charity, his apostolic zeal, his courage, and his profound interior life.
  5. St. Ezekiel dedicated his entire life to the service of others. His zeal for the sanctification of souls, his love for the poor, the sick, and the needy knew no limits.
  6. An outstanding portion of his life was his dedication to the ministry of preaching, hearing confessions, counselling souls, caring for the sick, and many other occupations of missionary work.
  7. St. Ezekiel tried to fulfil God's will at any cost and in all the circumstances of his entire life, in the austerity of his life and even more when he was called to drink the chalice of suffering.
  8. For more than a year St. Ezekiel suffered intense physical pain from cancer of the palate and nose with admirable courage and the heroism of a saint.
  9. St. Ezekiel wanted, like a loving son, to surrender his soul at the feet of the same image of the Virgin where he consecrated his life to God.

NOVENA PRAYER

Loving God, in St. Ezekiel Moreno you have given us a model of courage in times of suffering. I turn to you at this moment of my life for strength. Grant, through the intercession of St. Ezekiel, that N. may receive your healing comfort and be restored to health of mind and body, should it be your holy will. I also offer this prayer for those who are suffering from cancer and other life-threatening diseases, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be ...

St. Ezekiel Moreno, pray for us.

CLOSING PRAYER OF THANKS

God our Father, you gave us St. Ezekiel as a faithful preacher of your Gospel and an outstanding pastor of your Church. By his prayers help us reach out to you with all our heart as true witnesses of Christian faith and life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.