Fourteen Holy Helpers Prayer Card

Prayer by St. Alphonsus Liguori to the 14 traditional holy helpers, ancient Saints known for their mighty intercession in times of adversity. The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together for their effective intercession against various diseases, especially plagues. The devotion orignated in the 14th century at first in the Rhineland, largely as a result of the epidemic known as the Black Death.

 

The fourteen holy helpers are:

St. Margaret
St. Barbara
St. Catherine
St. Christopher
St. Giles
St. Dennis
St. Blaise
St. Elmo
St. Vitus
St. Pantaleon
St. Cyriacus
St. Eustace
St. George
St. Margaret of Antioch

 

The prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori to these 14 holy helpers reads:

 

"Great princes of heaven, Holy Helpers, who sacrificed to God all your earthly possessions, wealth, preferment, and even life, and who now are crowned in heaven in the secure enjoyment of eternal bliss and glory; have compassion on me, a poor sinner in this vale of tears, and obtain for me from God, for whom you gave up all things and who loves you as His servants, the strength to bear patiently all the trials of this life, to overcome all temptations, and to persevere in God's service to the end, that one day I too may be received into your company, to praise and glorify Him, the supreme Lord, whose beatific vision you enjoy, and whom you praise and glorify forever. Amen"