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| St. Dymphna |
History
When Dymphna was 14, her
mother died and her dad became very depressed. He tried desperately to find
another woman who looked just like Dymphna’s mother so he could marry her, but
Dymphna was the only girl around who looked like her mother. Her dad tried to
pretend that Dymphna could become his wife, so she ran away with her priest and two
other friends. Her dad caught them and killed the priest and Dymphna.
Activity
Soon after Saint Dymphna’s
tragic death, it was discovered that when people who suffered mental illnesses
would get well when Saint Dymphna was asked to pray for them. Do you know
anybody who is nervous or angry or sad all the time? Today, ask Saint Dymphna
to pray for them using this traditional prayer:
O God, we humbly beseech You through Your
servant, St. Dymphna, who sealed with her blood the love she bore You, to grant
relief to those who suffer from mental afflictions and nervous disorders,
especially __________.
St. Dymphna, helper of
the mentally afflicted, pray for us. (Follow this with the Glory Be.)
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