Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer to St. John Berchmans
This prayer asks St. John Berchmans to obtain ardent love of God and purity of intention. The printed directions conclude with the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 771-772.
St. John Berchmans, my most loving patron, seraph of charity, I rejoice with thee at the ardent fire of charity which kept thy pure and innocent heart always at peace and united to God; I humbly pray thee, obtain for me such ardor of divine love that it may remove from my heart every inordinate earthly affection, destroy my evil tendencies, and cause me in all my actions to be prompted by the purest intention: All for the love of Jesus! All for the greater glory of God! Pater, Ave, Gloria.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 771-772.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- This prayer asks St. John Berchmans to obtain ardent love of God and purity of intention. The printed directions conclude with the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.
- Prayer intention
- Charity and purity of intention.
- When to pray
- Before daily duties, study, or an examination of your intentions.
- Connection with a saint
St. John Berchmans: Prayer asking the saint’s intercession. The printed prayer in With God (1911), page 771, asks the intercession of St. John Berchmans; it is not presented as a prayer used by the saint. Read the source.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 771-772. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer to St. John Berchmans
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, pages 771-772.
St. John Berchmans, my most loving patron, seraph of charity, I rejoice with thee at the ardent fire of charity which kept thy pure and innocent heart always at peace and united to God; I humbly pray thee, obtain for me such ardor of divine love that it may remove from my heart every inordinate earthly affection, destroy my evil tendencies, and cause me in all my actions to be prompted by the purest intention: All for the love of Jesus! All for the greater glory of God! Pater, Ave, Gloria.