Novena to Saint Rose of Lima ( 22- 30 August)

Admirable Saint Rose, thou were truly a sweet flower blooming on a rugged soil;
thou were indeed a rose among thorns, bearing with meekness and patience the stings of envious tongues,
and preserving perfect purity and modesty amid the alluring blandishments of a deceitful world.
To the sufferings inflicted on thee by others, thou added the voluntary tortures of fasting and watching, of the discipline, of the crown of thorns and of the hair shirt, to subdue the flesh and to make thyself like to thy heavenly Spouse.
By the merits which thou have thus gained with thy divine Bridegroom, obtain for me the grace to bear my afflictions with patience, to remain pure and modest, to be meek and humble, to be faithful to the inspirations of the Holy Ghost, and so to mortify my passions that I may be ever more pleasing and acceptable in the sight of my dear Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth in union with God the Father Almighty and the Holy Ghiost, on God forever and ever. Amen.