A Blessing for Arthritis Sufferers. On Sunday, August 1, the Redemptorists, an order of Catholic priests and brothers, will be offering the first-ever, national “Blessing for Arthritics” after each …More
A Blessing for Arthritis Sufferers.
On Sunday, August 1, the Redemptorists, an order of Catholic priests and brothers, will be offering the first-ever, national “Blessing for Arthritics” after each and every Mass at their parishes and retreat centers across the country.
The blessings will be held on this particular Sunday because August 1 is the feast day of their founder, St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), a doctor of the Church and also the patron saint of those who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. St. Alphonsus himself suffered from severe arthritis for the last forty years of his life. The disease left him permanently bent forward and confined to a wheelchair.
On Sunday, August 1, the Redemptorists, an order of Catholic priests and brothers, will be offering the first-ever, national “Blessing for Arthritics” after each and every Mass at their parishes and retreat centers across the country.
The blessings will be held on this particular Sunday because August 1 is the feast day of their founder, St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), a doctor of the Church and also the patron saint of those who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. St. Alphonsus himself suffered from severe arthritis for the last forty years of his life. The disease left him permanently bent forward and confined to a wheelchair.
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I suffer from fibromyalgia. I pray this invocation helps me. Bless you Fr. Halter for doing this.
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My father suffered terribly from this disase. Thanks for this blessing!