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- St. Athanasius
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Prayer to #Saint #Philomena for a Favor (KNOWN TO BE A VERY POWERFUL PRAYER)

O faithful virgin and glorious martyr, Saint Philomena, who works so many miracles on behalf of the poor and sorrowful, 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 favourable answer to the request which I now humbly lay before you (here specify your petition). I am firmly conviced that through the merits, through the scorn, the sufferings and 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 the joy of my heart I will bless God, who is admirable in His saints. Amen.
More:
https://www.catholicforlife.com/prayer-to-st-philomena/
https://philomena.us/prayers-and-devotions/
The #chaplet of #saint #philomena

the chaplet also known as the rosary or little crown of st. philomena was founded by the holy curé of ars and consits of red beads to signify her martyrdom and white beads a token of her virginity and purity.

this rosary is one of the simplest ways of praying to the saint. first the creed is recited on the crucifix or medal of saint philomena to ask for the gift of faith. three our fathers on each of the white beads to thank the blessed trinity for the gifts given to the holy virgin, for in whose honour, laid down her life. the red beads are thirteen in number and signify the 13 years our martyr lived on earth and this prayer is recited on each bead:

hail, o holy saint philomena, my dear patroness.

as my advocate with thy divine spouse,

intercede for me now and at the hour of my death.

saint philomena, beloved daughter of jesus and mary,

pray for us who have recourse to thee.


this prayer may be substituted for 13 hail mary’s each followed by: saint philomena, pray for us!
Today is the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe and my love and respect for this great Saint of the Church has grown greatly over the last couple years after initially hearing the story of his martyrdom. He was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar whp volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.
According to an eyewitness, who was an assistant janitor at that time, in his prison cell, Kolbe led the prisoners in prayer. Each time the guards checked on him, he was standing or kneeling in the middle of the cell and looking calmly at those who entered. After they had been starved and deprived of water for two weeks, only Kolbe remained alive. The guards wanted the bunker emptied, so they gave Kolbe a lethal injection of carbolic acid. Kolbe is said to have raised his left arm and calmly waited for the deadly injection. He died on August 14. His remains were cremated on 15 August, the feast day of the Assumption of Mary.

St. Maximilian Kolbe, Ora Pro Nobis!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xdbwNMYKhw0&feature=youtu.be
Happy feast day and enjoy this! Premiere @8pm est