Novena To Our Lady Of The Fire (Forli, Italy) (January 27 - February 4)

Repeat the following Novena prayers every day for 9 consecutive days.

In Forli, Italy, there was an old and ordinary woodprint fixed to a panel and hung on the wall of the local school. On the evening of February 4, 1428, the building caught fire and burned to the ground. Great was the surprise and amazement of the population when they discovered that the image was still fixed to the wall and unscathed. From that day on, a devotion developed centering on the image of Our Lady of the Fire. The invocation of Our Lady of the Fire expanded most naturally to encompass not only earthly fire, but also the fire of eternal damnation as shown in the following prayer:

O Lord, You miraculously protected
and preserved the image of the Mother
of Your beloved Son
from the destruction of fire.
Grant that through her merits and intercession,
we may escape the fire of hell
thanks to the fire of Your love.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen.
 

Prayer for Protection Against Fires

Almighty and eternal God,
we ask Your protection against destroying fire.
Fire is so very necessary for our existence,
and yet, when it gets out of control,
it can be more damaging than anything else.
Keep our homes and buildings and woods
and fields safe from this scourge.
Help us always to be most careful in our use of it.
Help us especially in the winter time
when we need and use it the most.
For then, if our homes are destroyed by fire,
we suffer more than ever.

Give us, too, we humbly pray to You,
a saving fear of the fires of passion,
and the help of Your grace to control them.
Help us also to fear the fires of hell,
that we may always keep away from serious sin,
and live lives of goodness and virtue,
through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

[Mention your special need(s) here...]

Say 3 Our Father...

Say 3 Hail Mary...

Say 3 Glory Be...

Our Lady of the Fire,
Pray for us.

Our Lady of the Fire,
Pray for us.

Our Lady of the Fire,
Pray for us.

Our Lady of the Fire,
Protect us from the fire.

Our Lady of the Fire,
Always keep us safe under your mantle.