Novena to Saint Peter
Pray this prayer for nine days before the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter (February 22) and before the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29).
O Holy Apostle, because you are the Rock upon which Almighty God has built His church; obtain for me I pray you, lively faith, firm hope and burning love; complete detachment from myself, contempt of the world, patience in adversity, humility in prosperity, recollection in prayer, purity of heart, a right intention in all my works, diligence in fulfilling the duties of my state of life, constancy in my resolutions, resignation to the will of God and perseverance in the grace of God even unto death; that so, by means of your intercession and your glorious merits, I may be worthy to appear before the chief and eternal Shepherd of souls, Jesus Christ, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns for ever. Amen.
Statue of St. Peter dressed in cope and precious miter for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter.
Relic of St. Peter venerated on the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, February 22