The Catholic Defender: HEALING NOVENA FOR THE INTERCESSION OF ST. JOHN PAUL II Day 1

Opening Prayer each day:

Merciful God, I pray with thanks and gratitude for the great spiritual gift of Saint John Paul II’s apostolic life and mission. Through his heavenly intercession, please grant the following petition(s) . . .

Here state your request(s).

Bring Me Near You. My Lord and my God, take everything from me that keeps me from you. My Lord and my God, give everything to me that brings me near to you. My Lord and my God, take me away from myself and give me completely to you.

Father, in the Name of Jesus, I confess Your Word concerning health and healing. As I do, I believe that Your Word will not return to You void, but it will accomplish what it says. In the Name of Jesus, I believe that I am healed according to 1 Peter 2:24.

God is not only all-powerful; he is also personal, and he will heal all our diseases. “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases”

Loving God, I lift up (name) to You, asking for Your miraculous healing touch. Lord, You know their affliction and the pain they bear. But I trust that You are the Great Physician, and nothing is too difficult for You. Stretch forth Your mighty hand and drive out every sickness, disease, and infirmity from their body.

Grant also that I may grow in love for You and proclaim boldly the love of Jesus Christ to all people. Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

Dear Saint John Paul, you preached: “The future starts today, not tomorrow.” As I start these nine days of prayer with you, I thank you for reminding me that with God’s help, I can begin again, but I need to start now, not at some distant point in the future. Your words are encouraging and inspiring to me. Please be with me as I progress through these nine days of prayer with you.

Dear Lord, You are the greatest Healer. You gave Saint John Paul II to the entire world to show us how much You love us. With Your mighty power and through his intercession, we seek healing, not just of our physical body but our emotional, mental, social and spiritual health as well. In keeping with Your greatest commandment, we will love You with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul and with all our strength. We will also love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Amen.

Conclude with the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be prayers.