One of the special penances he imposed on himself was standing whenever it was not necessary to sit. Returning to his home town, he founded a new Servite house there and became well known for his preaching and holiness as well as his devotion to the sick and poor. He began to channel his energies in new directions, engaged in good works and eventually joined the Servites in Siena and went on to be ordained a priest. While trying to preach in Forli, Philip was heckled and even struck by Peregrine, who was overcome by momentary political fervour. Philip Benizi, the head of the Servite order, who had been sent to try to reconcile the divided community. Patron of Cancer Victims, HIV/AIDS and other serious incurable diseases.īorn in Forli, Italy, Peregrine is the patron saint of persons suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS and other serious diseases.Īs a young man he was a member of an anti-papal party until he encountered St. Seven Our Fathers,seven Hail Marys and seven Glory be to the Fathers with the invocation,St.Peregrine, Pray for us! O God,who gave to Saint Peregrine an Angel for his companion,the Mother of God for his teacher and Jesus as the Physician of his malady,grant we beseech You through his merits that we may on earth intensely love our holy Angel,the blessed Virgin Mary,and our Saviour,and in Him bless them forever.Grant that we may receive the favor which we now petition.We ask this through the same Christ our Lord.Amen. This chaplet consists of 3 groups of 7 beads,St Benedict centrepiece and St Peregrine silver oxidized medal.
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