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Her life was an extreme adventure and her cult is quite a story, still
unfolding itself today, thanks to many blogs and many sites - see links at bottome
of page - dedicated to her (actually it is thanks truly to her intercessions!).
Even before her birth, she was alrady bringing about conversions since her parents,
of royal blood, conceived her after coming to the Christian faith. She was young,
she was beautiful and she was full of zeal for Christ and this love brought
her many trials and many challenges, she was imprisoned, she was tortured, she
was persecuted and finally she was martyred.
Angels derailled the arrows aimed at her, other angels lifted her to safety
from the river Tiber where she had been thrown into, but through it all, her
unwavering faith and her fidelity to Christ, her purity and her courage, brought
on many more conversions. She was finally decapitated and burried in the catacombs.…
15 centuries later, during archeological digs in Roma, her tumb was unearthed
(with the inscription "LUMENA PAXTE CUM FI"). Her relics were transposed to
Mugnano del Cardinal and her cult spread rapidly thanks to her many intercessions.

Saint John Vianney, le curè d'Ars, was very devoted to Saint Philomena, and so were many other saints and many popes.
She is the patron saint of Youth, she is ready to give us courage when we are faced with adversity,
she is ready to revive our faith in the moments of indifference and she is always willing to help us out
in all circumstances !
Litany to Saint Philomena, composed by Saint
John Vianney
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us.
God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins,
Saint Philomena, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, filled with the most abundant graces from your very birth,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, faithful imitator of Mary, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, model of Virgins, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, temple of the most perfect humility, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, inflamed with zeal for the Glory of God, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, victim of the love of Jesus, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, example of strength and perseverance, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, invincible champion of chastity, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, mirror of the most heroic virtues, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, firm and intrepid in the face of torments, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, scourged like your Divine Spouse, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, pierced by a shower of arrows, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, consoled by the Mother of God when in chains, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, cured miraculously in prison, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, comforted by angels in your torments, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who preferred torments and death to the splendors of a throne,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who converted the witnesses of your martyrdom, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who wore out the fury of your executioners, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, protectress of the innocent, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, patron of youth, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, refuge of the unfortunate, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, health of the sick and the weak, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, new light of the church militant, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who confounds the impiety of the world, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who stimulates the faith and courage of the faithful, pray
for us.
Saint Philomena, whose name is glorified in Heaven and feared in Hell, pray
for us.
Saint Philomena, made illustrious by the most striking miracles, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, all powerful with God, pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who reigns in glory, pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, spare us,
O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Pray for us, Great Saint Philomena,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Les Longues Litanies de Sainte Philomène, (composées par le curé d'Ars).
Sainte
Marie, Reine des vierges, priez pour nous.
Sainte Philomène, patronne de la jeunesse, priez pour nous. |
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