July 30th,
Optional Memorial of
Saint Peter Chrysologus,
Bishop and
Doctor of the Church
Click the image to learn more about
"The Doctor of Short Homilies"
School of Guercino, Saint Peter Chrysologus
17th century
Diocesan Museum Pius IX, Imola, Italy
NOVENA TO SAINT PETER CHRYSOLOGUS.
Repeat the following Novena prayers every day for 9 consecutive days.
O God, who made the Bishop Saint Peter Chrysologus
an outstanding preacher of Your Incarnate Word,
grant, through his intercession,
that we may constantly ponder in our hearts
the mysteries of Your salvation
and faithfully express them in what we do.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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O God, who made the Bishop Saint Peter Chrysologus
an outstanding preacher of Your Incarnate Word,
grant, through his intercession,
that we may constantly ponder in our hearts
the mysteries of Your salvation
and faithfully express them in what we do.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
[Mention your intention(s) here...]
Our Father...
Hail Mary....
Glory Be...
O God, who didst elect the blessed
and illustrious Doctor, Peter Chrysologus,
by a divine direction, to govern and instruct Thy Church;
grant, we beseech Thee,
that we may deserve to have him for our intercessor in heaven,
whom we have had as our teacher of the supernatural life on earth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
and illustrious Doctor, Peter Chrysologus,
by a divine direction, to govern and instruct Thy Church;
grant, we beseech Thee,
that we may deserve to have him for our intercessor in heaven,
whom we have had as our teacher of the supernatural life on earth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
This is an excerpt from one of his homilies:
Listen to the Lord’s appeal: …
Listen to the Lord’s appeal: …
You may run away from me as the Lord, but why not run to me as your father? Perhaps you are filled with shame ... Do not be afraid. This cross inflicts a mortal injury, not on me, but on death. These nails no longer pain me, but only deepen your love for me. I do not cry out because of these wounds, but through them I draw you into my heart. My body was stretched on the cross as a symbol, not of how much I suffered, but of my all-embracing love. I count it no loss to shed my blood: it is the price I have paid for your ransom. Come, then, return to me and learn to know me as your father, who repays good for evil, love for injury, and boundless charity for piercing wounds.