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July Saints (Part 2/3)

As it says in Grant 21, regarding Prayer in Honor of the Saints

  1. §1  A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who on the memorial of any saint listed in the calendar recite in that saint’s honor the prayer taken from the Missal or another one approved by legitimate authority.


In this Grant any saint listed in the calendar is applicable to open up the opportunity of this partial indulgence to the faithful, not just those saints mentioned in the Missal. HOWEVER! The Missal is especially mentioned, which is great because this book lists at least one saint for almost every day.

(If you would like to gain this indulgence, but there isn’t a prayer in the Missal for that saint, there are a few prayers below that I believe should work as “approved” prayers. Just plug in that saint’s name and pray on their memorial/feast date.)


Here is the list of *most of the saints/prayers mentioned in the middle 10 days (11-20) of the Missal for the Month of July. Below are the Prayers for:

  • July 11 - Saint Benedict, Abbot

  • July 13 - Saint Henry

  • July 14 - Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin

  • July 15 - Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

  • July 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

  • July 18 - Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest

  • July 20 - Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr


July 11 - Saint Benedict, Abbot

O God, who made the Abbot Saint Benedictan

outstanding master in the school of divine service,

grant, we pray,that, putting nothing before love of you,

we may hasten with a loving heart

in the way of your commands.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.


July 13 - Saint Henry

O God, whose abundant grace

prepared Saint Henry to be raised by you in a wonderful way

from the cares of earthly rule to heavenly realms,

grant, we pray, through his intercession,

that amid the uncertainties of this world

we may hasten towards you with minds made pure. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.


July 14 - Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin

O God, who desired

the Virgin Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

to flower among Native Americans

in a life of innocence,

grant, through her intercession,

that when all are gathered into your Church

from every nation, tribe and tongue,

they may magnify you

in a single canticle of praise.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.


July 15 - Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Grant, we pray, almighty God,

that, just as we celebrate the heavenly birthday

of the Bishop Saint Bonaventure,

we may benefit from his great learning

and constantly imitate the ardor of his charity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.


July 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

May the venerable intercession

of the glorious Virgin Mary come to our aid,

we pray, O Lord,

so that, fortified by her protection,

we may reach the mountain which is Christ.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.


July 18 - Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest

O God, who adorned the Priest Saint Camillus

with a singular grace of charity towards the sick,

pour out upon us, by his merits,

a spirit of love for you,

so that, serving you in our neighbor,

we may, at the hour of our death,

pass safely over to you.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.


July 20 - Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr

Direct your faithful, Lord,

in the way of eternal salvation,

which the Bishop Saint Apollinaris showed

by his teaching and martyrdom,

and grant, through his intercession,

that we may so persevere in keeping your commandments

as to merit being crowned with him.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.


As promised, here is some instruction and prayers that should be good to use when praying with a saint who has no special Missal prayer. Firstly, there is a short invocation that can be used with anyone, especially any saint. You have likely heard of this, but it is stated as such:

  • (name of person) pray for us/me”

This is such a basic and long standing prayer, and it is used repeatedly in the lives of the faithful when asking for intercession (from the living or departed). But, going further so to give our prayers a little more substance and potential for meditation, remember that there are other approved prayers from the Church that this short invocation often follows on other occasions as well. Those most basic prayers are as follows:

  • Our Father

  • Hail Mary

  • Glory Be

  • Apostles Creed

  • Nicene Creed

Any one of these prayers, followed by the ‘Pray of us’ invocation should suffice for this indulgence. Then, just to further the thought, if for any reason one is looking for a prayer more geared towards the intercession of the saints, here provided are two (2) prayers recited within the context of the Mass. The first is the Penitential Act prayer, the second is the “Collect” prayer taken from All Saints Day.


Penitential Act

I confess to almighty God,

and to you, my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned

through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do;

through my fault, through my fault

through my most grievous fault

therefore I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,

all the angels and saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

*(name of person) pray for us


Collect - All Saints Day

Almighty ever-living God,

by whose gift we venerate in one celebration

the merits of all the Saints,

bestow on us, we pray,

through the prayers of so many intercessors,

an abundance of the reconciliation with you

for which we earnestly long.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

*(name of person) pray for us

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