Prayers to St. Filippo Smaldone
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Prayer to St. Filippo Smaldone
O holy and charitable St. Filippo Smaldone, patron saint of the deaf
and those with ear ailments, I come to you seeking your intercession for
(name person) and all who suffer with ear problems.
I know you spent your life dedicated to those who could not hear – to their needs and their welfare.
Confident in your advocacy I place (name person) in your loving arms and ask you to present him/her to the Holy Trinity.
Beg
that if it is God’s will that (name person) be healed completely.If ear
problems are to remain I ask you to continue to pray that (name person)
be profoundly blessed by God with every gift and grace needed to live
his/her life to the fullest. Amen.
Beg that if it is God’s will
that (name person) be healed completely.If ear problems are to remain I
ask you to continue to pray that (name person) be profoundly blessed by
God with every gift and grace needed to live his/her life to the
fullest. Amen.
Prayer to St. Filippo Smaldone
St. Filippo, you were born in Naples and discerned the priesthood as a young adult. While in the seminary, you started an apostolate for the deaf and mute within the city. This absorbed so much of your time and attention you barely passed your exams. After your ordination you continued your work with the deaf and mute people of Naples, but at one point grew depressed and discouraged about your mission. You were going to change your focus to foreign missions, but your spiritual director convinced you to continue your current work. You opened an institute for the deaf and staffed it with several sisters. This order became known as the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Heart. The order expanded and grew, and today it has over forty houses in several countries around the world.
St. Filippo, you had a tender devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and also founded the Eucharistic League of Priest Adorers and the Eucharistic League of Women Adorers. Pray that we may also hold the Blessed Sacrament in reverence and pray often to Jesus truly Present in the Host. St. Filippo, at one point you grew weary and disheartened in your mission; pray for us whenever we become discouraged or disillusioned about fulfilling God’s will for our lives. St. Filippo, you accomplished many things for the deaf/mute community; continue to pray and intercede for them this day in all their needs. Amen.
St. Filippo Smaldone, pray for us!