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O Holy Gemma, you are near me; help me to pray. <br>
O Holy Gemma, you are near me; help me to pray. <br>
You who know what I and those near me need, <br>
You know what I and those near me need: <br>
look after my urgent needs,  <br>
please look after my urgent needs,  <br>
my spiritual and material wants.  <br>
and my spiritual and material desires.  <br>
 
Please take care of them!
 
I confide in you and entrust all to your loving care.
 
Offer to Jesus that tender and constant care  <br>
that you bore Him here on earth.
 
O Holy Gemma,  <br>
who physically suffered all the pains of the Passion of Jesus,  <br>
I beseech through your intercession  <br>
the grace to meditate on and live the Passion of Jesus  <br>
and the sufferings of Mary.
 
Pray that I will be able to walk in the path of  <br>
humility,  <br>
simplicity,  <br>
love,  <br>
and sacrifice,  <br>
fulfilling at all times, and in all ways,  <br>
the holy will of God.
 
Let me live united with Jesus,  <br>
the Blessed Virgin,  <br>
and you,  <br>
for all eternity.
 
Amen.
 
== Plural version ==
 
O Holy Gemma, you are near us; help us to pray. <br>
You know what we and those dear to us need;  <br>
please look after our urgent needs,  <br>
our spiritual and material desires.  <br>


You take care of them!  
You take care of them!  


I confide in you and entrust all to your loving care.  
We confide in you and entrust all to your loving care.  


Offer up to Jesus that tender and constant care  <br>
Offer up to Jesus that tender and constant care  <br>
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O Holy Gemma,  <br>
O Holy Gemma,  <br>
you who physically suffered all the pains of the Passion of Jesus,  <br>
you who physically suffered all the pains of the Passion of Jesus,  <br>
I beseech of you the grace  <br>
we beseech of you the grace  <br>
to meditate on and live the Passion of Jesus  <br>
to meditate on and live the Passion of Jesus  <br>
and the sufferings of Holy Mary.  
and the sufferings of Holy Mary.  


Pray that I will be able to walk in the path of  <br>
Pray that we will be able to walk in the path of  <br>
humility,  <br>
humility,  <br>
simplicity,  <br>
simplicity,  <br>
love  <br>
love, <br>
and sacrifice,  <br>
and sacrifice,  <br>
fulfilling at all times, and in all ways,  <br>
fulfilling at all times, and in all ways,  <br>
the holy will of God.  
the holy will of God.  


Let me live united with Jesus,  <br>
Let us live united with Jesus,  <br>
the Blessed Virgin,  <br>
the Blessed Virgin,  <br>
and you,  <br>
and you,  <br>
for all eternity. Amen.  
for all eternity.  
 
Amen.  
 


== References ==
== References ==
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== Links ==
== Links ==
* From [http://www.stgemmagalgani.com/ St. Gemma Galgani website;] edited slightly.
* The prayers above are taken from [http://www.stgemmagalgani.com/ St. Gemma Galgani website;] edited slightly.


:: St Gemma Galgani
:: "The Gem of Christ"
:: 1878-1903
:: Saint of the Passion of Jesus


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Latest revision as of 23:30, 10 April 2014

O Holy Gemma, you are near me; help me to pray.
You know what I and those near me need:
please look after my urgent needs,
and my spiritual and material desires.

Please take care of them!

I confide in you and entrust all to your loving care.

Offer to Jesus that tender and constant care
that you bore Him here on earth.

O Holy Gemma,
who physically suffered all the pains of the Passion of Jesus,
I beseech through your intercession
the grace to meditate on and live the Passion of Jesus
and the sufferings of Mary.

Pray that I will be able to walk in the path of
humility,
simplicity,
love,
and sacrifice,
fulfilling at all times, and in all ways,
the holy will of God.

Let me live united with Jesus,
the Blessed Virgin,
and you,
for all eternity.

Amen.

Plural version

O Holy Gemma, you are near us; help us to pray.
You know what we and those dear to us need;
please look after our urgent needs,
our spiritual and material desires.

You take care of them!

We confide in you and entrust all to your loving care.

Offer up to Jesus that tender and constant care
that you bore Him here on earth.

O Holy Gemma,
you who physically suffered all the pains of the Passion of Jesus,
we beseech of you the grace
to meditate on and live the Passion of Jesus
and the sufferings of Holy Mary.

Pray that we will be able to walk in the path of
humility,
simplicity,
love,
and sacrifice,
fulfilling at all times, and in all ways,
the holy will of God.

Let us live united with Jesus,
the Blessed Virgin,
and you,
for all eternity.

Amen.


References


Links

St Gemma Galgani
"The Gem of Christ"
1878-1903
Saint of the Passion of Jesus