Sint Dimpna,

al eeuwen ben jij de heilige
bij wie zwakken van geest
heil en genezing vinden.
Jij bent een bron
van warmte en genegenheid
voor hen die lijden.

Sta ons bij in moeilijke dagen.
Geef ons kracht door onze gebeden.
Door onze Heer Jezus Christus.

Amen

Help mij, o Heer,

dat mijn ogen barmhartig mogen zijn,
zodat ik nooit op grond
van de uiterlijke schijn zal verdenken of oordelen,
maar weet te ontdekken wat mooi is
in de ziel van mijn naaste en hem te hulp kom;

dat mijn oren barmhartig mogen zijn,
zodat ik acht mag slaan
op de noden van mijn naaste
en mijn oren niet onverschillig
zijn voor de pijnen en het gekerm van mijn naaste;

dat mijn tong barmhartig zal zijn,
zodat ik nooit negatief over
mijn naaste zal spreken,
maar een woord van troost en
vergeving zal hebben voor allen;

dat mijn handen barmhartig mogen zijn
en gevuld met goede werken;

dat mijn voeten barmhartig zijn,
zodat ik mij zal haasten om mijn naaste bij te staan
en mijn eigen vermoeidheid en afmatting overwin;

dat mijn hart barmhartig mag zijn,
zodat ik zelf alle lijden
van mijn naaste mag voelen.

Gebed van de heilige Faustina (Dagboek, 163), zoals opgenomen in de boodschap
van paus Franciscus aan de jongeren vanwege de 31e Wereldjongerendag 2016.

Novena in Honour of St. Dymphna for preservation from nervous disorders through her intercession and for true wisdom through imitation of her Virtues.

First day Intention-Faith

O God, Source of salvation, Who in the midst of a pagan people didst enlighten St. Dymphna by the true faith, which she professed under the guidance of her holy confessor, Gerebern, with such constancy that she suffered martyrdom, we beseech Thee through the intercession of these two saints that Thou woulds deign to strengthen our faith with Thou hast given to us so that by wisely subjecting our souls to the Supreme Authority, and by faithfully regulating our lives by our faith we may honour Thee with our whole heart and soul until the hour of our death, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Second day Intention-Hope

O Almighty and Infinitely Good God, Who hast promised eternal salvation to those obey Thy Commandments and profit by Thy grace, we beseech Thee, through the intercession of St. Dymphna, who fled from the danger of sin by quitting the palace of her father and who hoping thereby to gain eternal salvation fled to Brabant to live in poverty, grant that we also who are striving for eternal happiness may overcome all obstacles in the pathway of virtue and may attain eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Third day Intention-Charity

O God of Love, Most Perfect Being, Creator of All That is Good and Beautiful, deign to help us by Thy powerful grace through the intercession of St. Dymphna, who in her youth loved The above all Creatures and loved her neighbour as herself for Thy Sake as the Image and Likeness of Thee, as the price of the Blood of Jesus and as coheir of heaven, so that we may faithfully adhere to the two great commandments of charity not only in word, but in action and in truth, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Fourth day Intention-Piety

O God, Our Creator and Supreme Master, we beseech Thee through the intercession of St. Dymphna, who served The with great zeal even in the childhood, hearing Thy word with great delight, assisting at Holy Mass with great respect, and receiving Holy Communion from the hand of St. Gerebern with tender devotion that Thou wouldst grant us the same virtue of piety so that having honoured Thee during this life as our Creator we may possess Thee hereafter as our final reward through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Fifth day Intention-Prudence

O God, Ruler of the universe, Who allowed St. Dymphna to discover an efficacious means of avoiding the criminal intentions of her father, deign to grant through the merits of Thy holy servant, that we may become simple as doves and wise as serpents so that through prudent advice and sound judgement we may perceive that which is to be followed in order to happily achieve the great work of our salvation through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Sixth day Intention-Justice

O God, Source of eternal justice, we supplicate Thee through the intercession of St. Dymphna, who in order to render to Thee that which is Thine, fled from her country and her father, that Thou wouldst deign to make us seek after justice so that we may perform rightly our duties toward Thee as we see them, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Seventh day Intention-Fortitude

O God, rewarder of those who remain in their good resolutions, we beseech Thee through the mediation of the merits of St. Dymphna, who through love and virtue had the courage to suffer privation, persecution and even martyrdom that Thou wouldst grant us fortitude so that we may courageously and perseveringly overcome ourselves and finally conquer the enemy of our salvation through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Eight day Intention-Temperance

O God, Who hast made St. Dymphna resplendent in the virtue of temperance so that she mastered sensual inclinations and tempered the use of temporal goods, uniting with this the beautiful virtues of modesty, docility and humility which is called the foundation of all virtue because humility banishes from the soul pride which is an obstacle to grace, we beseech Thee through the intercession of St. Dymphna that Thou wouldst deign to guide and direct us so that being preserved from all nervous disorders we may come to a happy end in the good counsels Thou hast given through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.

Ninth day Intention-Charity                                 

O God, Lover of innocent souls, Who gave to St. Dymphna the virtue of angelic purity which rendered her reserved in all her actions, so modest in her dress, so attentive in her conversation, so circumspect in her bearing that she shed her blood to preserve this precious virtue, we beseech Thee that Thou bestow upon us the virtue of chastity so that we may enjoy peace of conscience in this life and the pure eternal joys of heaven hereafter through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Five times: Our father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father.