to By All Your Saints Still StrivingPrayers to Saint Laurence (Lawrence)
Patron of Archivists, Armorers, Brewers, Butchers, Comedians, Confectioners, Cooks, Cutlers, Deacons, Fire, Glaziers, Laundry Workers, Librarians, Lumbago, Poor People, Restauranteurs, Seminarians, Stained Glass Workers, Students, Tanners, Vintners, & Winemakers
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Almighty God, Who called Your deacon Laurence to serve You with deeds of love, and gave him the crown of martyrdom: Grant that we, following his example, may fulfill Your commandments by defending and supporting the poor, and by loving You with all our hearts, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
NOVENA TO SAINT LAURENCE
O glorious St. Laurence, blessed deacon of the church, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles, I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present need under you special protection... (mention here). Vouchsafe to recommend it to our Lord who gave you the grace to withstand great torture before being burned to death in His name. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me the grace to one day meet God face to face, and with you and Mary and all the angels and saints praise Him through all eternity. O most powerful Saint Laurence, do not let me lose my soul, but obtain for me the grace of winning my way to heaven, forever and ever. Amen.
Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, and 1 Glory Be...
feast day: August 10
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01/21/2006
