Category: Prayer Resources
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Novena Prayers Intentions
TODAY BEGINS THE 9 HIKES NOVENA IN HONOR OF SAINT PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI! From 25 June to 03 July, we invite all members, collaborators, friends, and devotees of Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati to unite in prayer through the 9 Hikes Novena, inspired by his love for God, the mountains, and the pursuit of holiness. During…
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Day Nine – Perseverance in Faith
Prayer for the Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on My account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.” (Matthew 5:11-12) Pier Giorgio responds: “We who by the grace of God are…
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Day Eight – Courageous Witness
Prayer for the Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10) Pier Giorgio responds: “To live without faith, without a patrimony to defend, without a steady struggle for truth – that is not living, but existing.” Pause for a…
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Day Seven – Peace through Friendship
Prayer for the Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9) Pier Giorgio responds: “I offer you my best wishes – or, rather, only one wish, but the only wish that a true friend can express for a dear friend: may the peace…
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Day Six – Purity of Heart
Prayer for the Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8) Pier Giorgio responds: “I beg you to pray for me a little, so that God may give me an iron will that does not bend and does not fail in His projects.” Pause…
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Day Five – Mercy in Action
Prayer for the Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” (Matthew 5:7) Pier Giorgio responds: “St. Paul says that “the charity of Christ urges us.” Without this flame, which should burn out our personality little by little and blaze only for other people’s griefs, we would not…
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Day Four – Justice and Service
Prayer for the Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matthew 5:6) Pier Giorgio responds: “Charity is not enough, we need social reform” Pause for a silent prayer and reflection. Suggested additional reading: Matthew 6:33 We pray: Saint Pier Giorgio, help me…
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Day Three – Gentleness and Charity
Prayer for the Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” (Matthew 5:5) Pier Giorgio responds: “With violence you sow hatred, and you harvest its bad fruits. With charity, you sow peace among men – not the peace that the world gives, but the true peace that…
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Day Two – Hope in Sufferings
Prayer for Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) Pier Giorgio responds: “Our life, in order to be Christian, has to be a continual renunciation, a continual sacrifice. But this is not difficult, if one thinks what these few years passed in suffering are,…
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Day One – HUMILITY BEFORE GOD
Prayer for the Courage to be Great Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) Pier Giorgio responds: “The faith given to me in Baptism surely suggests to me that of yourself you will do nothing; but if you have God as the center of all…