Novena in Honor of Bl Henry Suzo, His Prayer to Make Suffering a Praise to God. Feb 21 - March 1

Novena in Honor of Bl Henry Suzo, His Prayer to Make Suffering a Praise to God.

Feb 21 - March 1

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I desire from the boundless abyss of my heart that all the sufferings and grief that I have ever experienced, and, in addition, the painful suffering of all hearts, the pains of all wounds, the groans of all the sick, the sighs of all sad people, the tears of all weeping eyes, the insults suffered by all those oppressed, the needs of all poor indigent widows and orphans, the dire wants of all the thirsty and hungry, the blood spilled by all martyrs, the breaking of their selfish wills by all the joyful and blossoming youth, the painful practices of all the friends of God, and all the hidden and open suffering and sorrow that I or any other afflicted person ever experienced with regard to their bodies, possessions, reputation, friends and relatives, or depression, or whatever any man shall suffer up to the last day—I desire that all this may praise Thee eternally, heavenly Father, and honor Thy only-begotten suffering Son from eternity to eternity.

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And I, Thy poor servant, desire to be today the devoted substitute for all suffering people who do not know how to bear their suffering in patient and thankful praise of God, so that I might offer up to Thee in their place today their sufferings, however they may have suffered. I offer it to Thee in their stead, just as if I myself alone had suffered it all physically and in my heart as I desired. And I present it today in their place to Thy only-begotten Son, that He may be praised by it forever and that those suffering may be consoled, whether they are still in this vale of lamentation or in the other world in Thy power.