Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi - Day 5

O Lord grant safety to those who long for it.

Prayer:

In you Heavenly Father, I confidently place my trust. In your hands, I leave all my anxieties with faith in your care for me. From you, and through the intercession of Saint Francis of Assisi, I await relief from my present distress (mention the request). Amen.

Your offering today: For God's sake, help some person whom you may not like.

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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