Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi - Day 8

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.

Prayer: 

Your goodness, Heavenly Father, responds speedily to my sorrow. In my distress I call upon you to hear and answer my prayers (mention the request). In you, O God, I will continue to trust despite everything. I ask this request in Christ's name and through the intercession of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Amen.

Prayer of Peace:

Lord, make me an instrument of peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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