San Gerardo Majella Holy Card
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This Spanish holy card of St. Gerard has the following prayer on the back:

San Gerardo Majella

Patrono de Las Mujeres Embatazadas

Señor, por Tu gracia San Gerardo perseveró en imitar a Cristo en su pobreza y humildad.

Por su mediación, concédenos que podamos seguir fielmente nuestra vacación y alcanzar esa perfección que Tú nos muestras en Tu Hijo.

Concédenos también que después de una vida santa y ejemplar, podamas juntos a la gloria eterna llegar.

Amén

St. Gerard Majella

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 10/16 Tridentine Calendar - 10/16 Patron Of: Mothers, Unborn, Falsely Accused, Expectant Mothers Profile Son of a tailor who died when the boy was 12, leaving the family in poverty. Gerard tried to join the Capuchins, but his health prevented it He was accepted as a Redemptorist lay brother serving his congregation as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor. Wonder worker. When falsely accused by a pregnant woman of being the father of her child, he retreated to silence; she later recanted and cleared him, and thus began his association as patron of all aspects of pregnancy. Reputed to bilocate and read consciences. His last will consisted of the following small note on the door of his cell: "Here the will of God is done, as God wills, and as long as God wills." Born 23 April 1725 at Muro, Italy Died 16 October 1775 at Caposele, Italy of tuberculosis All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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