St Rocco was a fourteenth century Catholic saint and confessor who is invoked against the plague. Pray this coronavirus novena for God to stop it.
Facts about St Rocco Novena Against Plagues
Feastday: August 16th
Novena Starts: August 7th
Patron saint of epidemics, plagues, skin diseases, dogs, invalids, falsely accused people, bachelors, Sarmato, Altare e Girifalco, Italy, cholera, knee problems, Istanbul (Constantinople), surgeons, pilgrims, apothecaries, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan.
Birth: 1348
Death: 1379
St Rocco Novena Against Plagues
You can pray the full St Rocco Novena Against Plagues below.
Day 1 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
Day 2 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
Day 3 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
Day 4 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
Day 5 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
Day 6 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
Day 7 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
Day 8 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
Day 9 Prayer
Intro Prayer
O Great St. Rocco, deliver us, we beseech thee, from contagious diseases.
Through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from illness, and our souls from the contagion of sin.
Obtain for us salubrious air, but, above all, purity of heart.
Assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.
Daily Prayer
Concluding Prayer
St. Rocco, pray for us – 3 times.
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