Saint Gerard is the patron saint of pregnant women, of those who wish to become mothers for the first time, and of those who are already expecting a child, since through his miraculous intercession many women have had happy births and those who could not become mothers have succeeded; here we teach you the novena to Saint Gerard for the gift of motherhood.
Novena to Saint Gerard for the Gift of Motherhood
The novena to St. Gerard for the gift of motherhood is very special for you, the woman who is waiting for the miracle of motherhood, you are longing for the moment when you will be able to hold in your arms that little piece of heaven that the Lord is giving you, with faith you can achieve everything that you think is impossible, through the intercession of this powerful saint you will achieve it, here we teach you how to make this novena that will be a blessing.
Prayer to say every day
Today, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, I humbly prostrate myself before Your holy presence and give You infinite thanks for the favours You have bestowed on Your faithful servant St Gerard, especially for the wonderful gifts You gave him while he lived on earth, as You did with St Faustina, and for the eternal glory You gave him in heaven. In this novena to St Gerard for the gift of motherhood, I ask you to intercede that my petition may be heard and granted. Amen.
First day
O mighty and glorious Saint Gerard, since I was a child you have heard the voice of my God who has always called you to be holy, always have mercy on me and deliver me from the dangers
that may threaten me, grant me the grace to have my son
or daughter in complete peace, let me be a mother and know that beautiful love that your mother Mary felt when she held you in her arms for the first time, complete peace, let me be a mother and know that beautiful love that your mother the Virgin Mary felt when she held you in her arms for the first time.
Second day
O venerable and good Saint Gerard, you were a noble man, you always gave yourself to the things of the Lord and always rejected the vain things of the world, I ask through the novena to Saint Gerard for the gift of motherhood that I may always keep my eyes and my steps in Christ Jesus and never faint when I suffer, I ask you to intercede for me before God so that I may become a mother and that this pregnancy may have a happy end.
Third day
O kind and glorious Saint Gerard, you who are a seraph of love, who always preferred the service of God above all things, and you who were always attentive to charity, always giving glory to the Lord for everything, in this novena to Saint Gerard for the gift of motherhood, I ask you to obtain for me the grace that I ask before the Throne of Mercy, Amen.
Fourth day
O mighty and glorious Saint Gerard, you who are a white lily of pure purity, you who are angelic and innocent, you who have always received love from God, always give me the necessary strength to endure the difficult trials that are presented to me daily, allow me to obtain the grace that I ask for today through the novena to Saint Gerard for the gift of motherhood.
Fifth day
O good and glorious Saint Gerard, you who were a perfect model of obedience and whom I ask to be the one to reach me during your time on earth with your submission to the holy and pleasing will of my God, to be all the better and an example to follow, as my good Jesus was, I ask you today to be merciful and good and to grant me the request I make to you with all my heart.
Sixth day
O great and gracious St. Gerard, you were a holy and perfect imitator of the things of the Lord, you were our Saviour, a man who came to earth to be humbled and to die to save us from sin.
Allow me to be the victor of the kingdom you have promised us, holy and mighty you are, today I want to raise this novena to St Gerard for the gift of motherhood, so that you may fulfil my desire.
Seventh Day
You are a kind being, Saint Gerard, like Saint Francis de Sales, you are called heroic and patient in suffering, you who always rejoiced in pain, I ask you to give me this cross so that it may always be full of spiritual riches, which are the most important.
Eighth day
O glorious and venerable Saint Gerard, you were a great lover of the Divine Eucharist, who prayed for long hours.
I ask you to intercede for me before God and to give me this fervent spirit of prayer and love for the Most Holy Sacrament, I want my love for God to grow more and more every day, I ask you to always protect my pregnancy, because I know that you will grant it to me.
Ninth day
O mighty and humble Saint Gerard, you were a man privileged by God, like Saint Benedict of Nursia, who was always in prayer, who allowed us to see that example of perseverance in the battle for the conquest of souls for the Kingdom of Heaven, who was able to feel that maternal love of our Mother Mary, I ask you to grant me the gift of motherhood, so that my husband and I may have that complement that we so much need to complete our family, so I proclaim it and it will be fulfilled through your intercession Amen.