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Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
Feast Day April 28th Patron of Doctors, unborn children, wives.
Prayer Intention: In honor of Respect Life Month let us pray for our intentions and for a greater respect for life in all stages.
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Saint Gianna Beretta Molla’s Story
In less than 40 years, Gianna Beretta Molla became a pediatric physician, a wife, a mother, and a saint. She was born in Magenta near Milano, the tenth of Alberto and Maria Beretta’s 13 children. An active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and a leader in the Catholic Action movement, Gianna also enjoyed skiing and mountain climbing. She earned degrees in medicine and surgery from the University of Pavia, eventually specializing in pediatrics. In 1952, Gianna opened a clinic in the small town of Mesero, where she met engineer Pietro Molla.
Shortly before their 1955 marriage, Gianna wrote to Pietro: “Love is the most beautiful sentiment that the Lord has put into the soul of men and women.” In the next four years the Mollas had three children: Pierluigi, Mariolina, and Laura. Two pregnancies followed and ended in miscarriage.
Early in her final pregnancy, doctors discovered that Gianna had both a child and a tumor in her uterus. She allowed the surgeons to remove the tumor but not to perform the complete hysterectomy that they recommended, which would have killed the child. Seven months later in April 1962, Gianna Emanuela Molla was born at the hospital in Monza, but post-operative complications resulted in an infection for her mother. The following week Gianna Molla died at home and was buried in the cemetery of Mesero. Gianna Emanuela went on to become a physician herself. Gianna Beretta Molla was beatified in 1994 and canonized 10 years later. Her liturgical feast is celebrated on April 28. ~ Information from franciscanmedia.org
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Novena To Obtain Graces Through Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
God, our Father, you have granted to Your church the gift of Gianna Beretta Molla. In her youth she lovingly sought You and drew other young people to You, involving them, through apostolic witness and Catholic Action, in the care of the sick and aged, to help and comfort them.
We thank You for the gift of this young woman, so deeply committed to You. Through her example grant us the grace to consecrate our lives to Your service, for the joy of our brothers and sisters.
Glory be …
Jesus, Redeemer of mankind, you called Saint Gianna to exercise the medical profession as a mission for the comfort of bodies and souls. In her suffering fellow men and in the little ones, deprived of all support, she saw You.
We thank You for having revealed Yourself to this servant as “one who serves” and who soothes the sufferings of men. Treasuring her example may we become generous Christians at the service of our brothers and sisters, especially those with whom You deign to share Your Cross. Glory be…
God, Sanctifying Spirit, who love the Church as Your Bride, You poured into the heart of Saint Gianna a share of Your Love so that she could radiate it in her family, and thus cooperate with You in the wonderful plan of creation, and give life to new children who could know and love You.
We thank You for this model wife and, through her encouraging witness, we beg You to grant to our families the serene and Christian presence of mothers committed to transform their homes into cenacles of faith and love, rich with generous activity and sanctifying service. Glory be…
O God, Creator and lover of mankind, You were close to Saint Gianna when, affected by illness, she was in the painful dilemma of choosing between her own life and the life of the child whom she was carrying in herself, a gift long-awaited. Trusting You alone, and aware of Your Commandment to respect human life, Gianna found the courage to do her duty as a mother and to say “yes” to the new life of her baby, generously sacrificing her own. Through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Jesus, and after the example of Gianna, inspire all mothers to welcome with love the sparkle of new life. Grant us the grace we are praying for …………. and the joy to find an inspiration in Saint Gianna who, as a model spouse and mother, after the example of Christ, gave up her life for the life of others. Hail Mary…
Please pray for these intentions
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For the healing & reconciliation for my son and his 2 daughters.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ME THAT I WILL NOT GET FIRED FROM MY JOB. ALSO PLEASE PRAY THAT I WILL NOT GET A DECREASE IN MY SALARY AND THAT I WILL NOT GET A DECREASE IN MY PAY GRADE. THANK YOU.
Please pray for our friend Joey. May God help to heal him and give his family strength.
For my nephew, Jason, 41 years old, father of a 3 month old , who was just diagnosed with lung cancer as a result of exposure to asbestos. That God may heal him so that he can spend many more years with his loving family.
Sister and nephews, all those who struggle with mental illness, all those who practice the occult and who have family that are in the occult
For a family member suffering severe and complicated mental illness and for the family members trying to help her.
For my brother in - law who is very sick
For Sam to return home to his wife and put an end to the divorce.
For peace in our family, that our daughter will come back to us.
For my boyfriends mother who has suffered a stroke and is now hospitalized- for healing of both body and soul. May she find healing, peace, and strengthened faith in Gods love.
Please pray for my brain-tumor survivor autistic 26 year old son. He needs divine intervention. Thank you from his mother
A Special request for my son and his future. That he has the strength and will to keep going. That he pass his test.
Healing and conversion of a family member and neighbor. Also for my husbands job. Thank you DJ
Holy wife for Simeon David W.
Please pray for my son to overcome his difficulties.
For Alyssa, Doug, our Children, our Church and our Country
For my daughter Maria Hopefully the treatments will help her
Please pray for my local family business
FOR HEALING IN MY MARRIAGE
Praying for the Peace of Christ to reign in this land as well as in each of our hearts
Please pray that my my life becomes better, less stress more peace
Richard
For my father going through a very difficult time
Family to reunite with each other. Bring Greg home. Good health for myself and my husband and our family. The answer to a special intention my husband is praying for. Good health for my sister. Take care of Linda, Maryann, Diane and Rosemary. For my husband and I to renew our vows on our 50th anniversary in Sept. Amen
For my nephew, that he find his way to his true healthy self
For my niece
For health and peace for my grand niece and brother-in-law, and for our country and all our children.
For my husband and daughter’s father who passed 2 years ago from pancreatic cancer. For those fighting this dreadful disease and all those with cancer…. May they find peace.
For my nephew Claudio and my friend Tommy ,both have cancer
The Heath of my sister Maryann
Protect the people in Ukraine and bring peace.
For my brother who is fighting deadly infectious disease
Please pray for me Yesterday I fell and broke my leg I’m having surgery today
For my niece who has cancer
Please Pray for my daughter Maria She is battling cancer for the 3rd time
Granddaughter help her through her anxiety.
For my brother who has leukemia and is in need of healing. Needs to become father.
Pray for my son to overcome his mental issues and turn to Jesus for help and guidance in all things.
For my daughter to enjoy her life and come back to the church
For my children to embrace their faith
The souls of the faithful departed. (AB) For peace and clarity with future opportunities.
By the intercession of St Padre Pio please king Jesus Christ heal my parents and grant them your salvation; deliver me from darkness and grant me wisdom and wealth. Amen
For a successful job interview to replace lost income.
For a successful job interview to replace lost incomeFor my children’s hearts to be converted so they turn to their faith for comfort, to the church and it’s catechism for guidance, and to the Holy Spirit for Wisdom.
Peace in the family
Please God. Give My Mom Strength and Cure her from Cancer. Amen
Please cure my Mom from Cancer We need her. Also, please give her and my family strength. Amen.
Family to reunite with each other. Also, good health for myself and my husband. Prayers for a recovery from surgery for 3 friends and a job to work out for my nephew and for my sister to not be alone. I ask that in Jesus’ name Amen
For our family to return to being together again and talk and see each other again. For good health.
Please pray for my youngest sister, Joyce, who has Stage 4 Metastatic Lung Cancer.
Please God, Padre Pio and St Raphael please heal My Mom Kathleen from cancer. Please send her strength and please cure her from This. Amen
I pray for Father John and all Priests to feed God’s sheep and I pray that I may always keep my family safe and secure and close to Jesus.
Please pray for one of our Parish families that is experiencing difficulties at this time
For my daughter, Colleen (confirmed Kateri), that she soon finds a safe and affordable place to move in NYC.
Marielle, Mary, Pat, William, Will, Brianna
Please pray that my husband’s job is moved back to New Jersey so he can remain working and living near his family. Thank you!
Please pray for my great niece. Mental, physical and spiritual health, for her peace and safety.
Please pray for the health of my husband Wayne to regain his strength to walk and fully recover from illness that has taken away the quality of his life.
For my mother, and other deceased family that they are at peace.
For all those who feel alone, lost and without hope that they receive grace and peace
For my son and daughter, as they await approval for a transplant operation
Asking for my friends at St. Leo the Great to please pray for my mother. She needs your prayers as she is in the hospital fighting for her life. Thank you for all your prayers! In Jesus' name, AMEN!
Please pray for my daughter and son who struggle with anxiety and depression .
Virginia, mother of Cynthia, parishioner
Willingness to manage my mental health, and finding the strength to fight through the deep depression that is making my life feel so dark and hopeless.
Mom and Dad. Also Good buddy Harold
Please pray for good health for those who are sick & suffering.
For the health and well-being of my family
To be a better mother
I pray for all those who are unemployed or underemployed because of the pandemic
I pray for my dear friend the most loving and caring nurse I know.
Thomas
For my niece who contracted COVID away at college and is sick, scared and alone.
Please pray for my son Patrick who struggles with mental illness. Thank you
For the health of my family members
Please pray for active duty military in Iraq and Kuwait. In light of the recent activity, please pray for the safety of a member of our parish and the troops serving our country. Thank you.
Please Pray that my family will come back to the church
Please pray for my best friend - that she finds a treatment for her illness that she has been battling so valiantly.
For Pete who has Covid and pneumonia. And for his wife Regina, probably from stress, who ended up in the ER this week
For a new treatment to work for Ernest. Give him & his family the physical & mental strength to endure this journey.
Our Lady of Lourdes, please give Ernest the strength to endure the new treatments for Multiple Myloma which he has had for 5 years. We pray these new treatments will strengthen him
Please pray for my son DR who struggles with ADHD and anxiety.