LET US CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF PADRE DOMENICO DA CESE, MARCH 27, 1905, BY CONTINUING OUR EFFORTS IN SPREADING THE NEWS OF THIS HUMBLE PRIEST, "APOSTLE OF THE HOLY FACE" AND VERY GOOD FRIEND OF ST. PADRE PIO.
BELOW IS THE "PRAYER FOR THE BEATIFICATION OF FR. DOMENICO". IMPRIMATUR OF THE ITALIAN ORIGINAL: + LUCA BRANDOLINI, BISHOP OF SORA-AQUINO-PONTECORVO, JUNE 18, 2006.
"GOD, OUR FATHER, RAISE YOUR SERVANT FATHER DOMENICO DA CESE, PRIEST OF THE CAPUCHIN ORDER, TO THE HONOUR OF THE ALTARS. YOU GAVE HIM THE MERCY OF SHARING THE SUFFERINGS OF JESUS VISIBLY AND THE GIFT TO LOOK INTO THE CORE OF THE HUMAN SOULS AND RECONCILE THEM WITH YOU IN THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. JUST AS HE ZEALOUSLY PROMOTED THE DEVOTION TO THE FACE OF YOUR SON AND KNEW HOW TO RECOGNIZE JESUS IN THE POOR AND SUFFERING, I BEG YOU TO ALSO GRANT ME THE SIMPLICITY OF CHILDREN, TO WHOM YOU REVEAL THE SECRETS OF YOUR KINGDOM. IN THE HOUR OF TRIAL GIVE ME STRENGTH TO OVERCOME THE TEMPTATIONS OF EVIL, IN ORDER TO DEFEAT SATAN AND TO BE WORTHY TO CONTEMPLATE THE HOLIEST FACE OF JESUS IN THE GLORY OF PARADISE AFTER THE END OF MY EARTHLY PILGRIMAGE.
EVEN IF I AM NOT WORTHY OF YOUR DIVINE GRACE, I STILL ASK YOU TO GRANT ME, THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF YOUR FAITHFUL SERVANT FATHER DOMENICO, THE MERCY, WHICH I HUMBLY ASK OF YOU............. AMEN."
"BLESSING FROM JESUS" BY PADRE DOMENICO DA CESE.
"LORD JESUS LOOK AT ME, BLESS ME AND ACKNOWLEDGE MY PRESENCE BY NODDING YOUR HEAD TO ME.
LORD JESUS HAVE MERCY AND GIVE ME YOUR PEACE.
LORD JESUS GIVE ME YOUR HOLY BLESSING AND PROTECT ME FROM ALL HARM."
PADRE DOMENICO, SERVANT OF GOD, PRAY FOR US!
ANYONE WISHING TO HAVE THEIR PRAYER INTENTIONS PLACED IN THE BOOK ON PADRE DOMENICO'S TOMB IN CESE, PLEASE WRITE YOUR INTENTIONS AND THEY WILL BE SENT IMMEDIATELY.
