St. John de Brebeuf, SJ

O my Divine Jesus, Whose silence before Thy persecutors caused their wonder and admiration, look from Thy Tabernacle as I kneel before Thee to honor Thy holy Martyr, St. Jean De Brébeuf, who in the midst of most terrible tortures maintained a profound silence so that he astonished the savage fiends who, screaming hate and vengeance, found that they could invent no torture terrible enough to make him show even one sign of pain. It is said of thee, O Martyr of Christ, that thou didst suffer like a rock, and when red-hot tomahawk blades were strung and placed about thy neck in imitation of the Rosary, the only effect was to make thee preach with almost thy last breath to the Christian captive Indians to encourage them in their suffering -- to wait just a moment in patience till they would see the face of Christ, their reward for all eternity.

Through thy intercession, O Martyr of Christ, may I love the Rosary that thou didst love so much. As our Blessed Mother has ever been a Tower of Strength to protect those who have faith in Her Divine Son, so obtain for me the blessing of a childlike affection for Her, and may the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries of Her Rosary be always my comfort and consolation. Amen.