
St. Dymphna
In the case of mental health, St. Dymphna is our special friend. The prayer below is the novena for the intercession of St. Dymphna (National Shrine of St. Dymphna)
Good Saint Dymphna, great wonder-worker in every affliction of mind and body, I humbly implore your powerful intercession with Jesus through Mary, the Health of the Sick, in my present need. (Mention it.) Saint Dymphna, martyr of purity, patroness of those who suffer with nervous and mental afflictions, beloved child of Jesus and Mary, pray to Them for me and obtain my request.
(Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary and one Glory Be.) Saint Dymphna, Virgin and Martyr, pray for us.
Now, a novena is not a special incantation. It is a means by which we build our faith with a focus on a particular element of our lives, and ask a patron saint friend to help us pray. It means we continue to do all the things that improve our health...therapy, and doctor visits, and such...but we do them with an increasing faith that God will always take care of us.
