| Novena Starts: | July 19 |
| Feastday: | July 28 |
| Birth: | 1923 |
| Death: | 1987 |
Patron saint of the sick and suffering, doctors, nurses, and midwives, the people of northern Uganda, and missionaries
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli Novena (Doctor of Kalongo)
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli (1923-1987) was an Italian doctor who became a Comboni missionary priest and spent more than thirty years caring for the sick and poor at Kalongo in northern Uganda, where he built a hospital and a school of midwifery. He was beatified in 2022. Pray this novena for the sick, for doctors, nurses, and midwives, for the missions, and for the favor you most need.
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Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O Father, who compassionately lean down
over every human being wounded in body or spirit
and show Your benevolence in the work of those
who dedicate themselves to alleviating the sufferings of others,
we thank You for having planted the missionary vocation
in the heart of the young doctor Giuseppe Ambrosoli.
As he understood that the true riches of humankind
lie in friendship with Christ
and made of his medical profession a gift
to his poorest brothers and sisters,
grant us, through his intercession, the grace we ask of You
(mention request here…)
May Mary Most Holy obtain for us from her Son
that his example may shine in the Church. Amen.
Glory Be (3 times), in honor of the Most Holy Trinity
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“1-Neck issue, pinched nerve affecting throat... difficulty swallowing issue reduced significantly 2-minor aneurysm upper aorta- issue gone 3- Mother's anxiety depression significantly reduced”
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