Day 2 Novena to San Pedro Calungsod

Opening Prayer        Lord Jesus Christ, we kneel before you in worship, praise  and  thanksgiving  for the infinite love  that you have shown to us  sinners  through your humble Incarnation,  bitter Passion  and cruel  death on the Cross.  By your wounds, we are healed.  By your death,  we are restored to life.  Forgive us for not having returned love for  your love.  In your suffering, you have left us an example so that we  may follow in your footsteps.  The life of your young martyr and our  brother, San Pedro Calungsod,  proves to us  that it is possible to follow you  even up to death.  

        Be pleased with this novena that we  are making in his memory.  With his help,   we shall strive  to be  living witnesses to your love  through patient endurance in daily  trials  and selfless service to our neighbor,  so that after having  joined you  in your redeeming Passion  here on earth,  we may also  come to share  in your glorious Resurrection at the end of time  and  love you eternally in Heaven,  where you live and reign  with the  Father and the Holy Spirit,  one God  forever and ever.  
Amen.

Second Day:  Living the Faith        O San Pedro Calungsod,  nothing has been found written about  your baptism  nor about your preaching;  yet we know that you are a Christian, not only by your Christian name,  but more so by  your faithful  and selfless service to the Mariana Mission. Your  companion missionaries  testified to your virtuous life  and they  called you a good Catholic.  These are but sure proofs of your  baptism.

        O true son of the Church,  many of us are Christians by  name,  but not in deeds.  Help us to live our faith in our  thoughts,  words  and actions,  so that like you, we may be true followers of Jesus Christ  and be worthy to be called Christians. Join us now  as we pray for world leaders,  so that they may enact laws  and promote programs  that are in accord with Christian principles  for the common good of humanity  and for the freedom to  practice the Christian religion.


Our Father.      Hail Mary.      Glory Be.

Closing Prayer        Almighty and ever-living God, you are glorified in your  saints.  Graciously hear the prayers we offer through the  intercession of your holy martyr  Blessed Pedro Calungsod.

        Guide and protect your pilgrim Church on earth.  Grant your  peace to our nation and to the whole world.  Fill all our families  with your grace.  Preserve us in love and unity.  Bless and guide our  young people so that they will not be led astray.  Help them to grow  in faith, hope and charity.  Convert those whose hearts are far from  you. Comfort the sick and the lonely.  Protect the poor and the  oppressed.  Welcome into your Kingdom our departed brothers and  sisters.

        We thank you for the graces you have granted us through the  intercession of San Pedro Calungsod.  We hope that after our  mortal bodies will have slept in death you will raise us up to new life on the last day as your saints and join San Pedro  in  praising your Name forever in heaven.
Amen.

Steadfastly you walk where Jesus trod

Never mind for love what's left behind

We entrust the young to your watchful care

Walk with them and never leave their side

You chose to die with Padre Diego

But your faith in God remains undying

Be to us a true companion

When at the end death closes in

O Saint Pedro Calungsod

Our young inspire in the darkest hour

Look down on us from where you are