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Dymphna was fourteen when her mother died. Damon is said to have been afflicted with a mental illness, brought on by his grief. He sent messengers throughout his town and other lands to find some woman of noble birth, resembling his wife, who would be willing to marry him. When none could be found, his evil advisers told him to marry his own daughter. Dymphna fled from her castle together with St. Gerebran, her confessor and two other friends. ... Continue Reading
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Dear St. Dymphna, I ask for your intercession, together with Mother Mary to pray for my mom. She had strokes 5 times and suffer from depression, she is now well though sometimes she feel depressed. May the Lord God give my mom the strength to overcome loneliness and doubt. Let my mom live in happiness and peace with us as we shower her with our love. I believe in you St. Dymphna. In Jesus name we pray. Amen
I decided to write this message after reading one by a follower who is asking St Dymphna to help her find the right medication. There is no right medication. We have to learn to live our life with the courage to face the difficulties we encounter along the way. All medications have side effects that can actually worsen the situation we find ourself in. I have a friend who wanted to commit suicide after being prescribed medication to deal with a depression. She felt depressed when she was told she had cancer and she had every right to feel depressed. What she had to do was deal with the problems, not hide from them. She finally did that when a doctor helped her get off the medication that had been prescribed to her by another doctor known for his way of dealing with drugs. I am sure that St Dymphna can help you find the strength to deal with your problems in ways that are non pharmaceutical in nature. Do not pray for a life free of anxiety, fears and stress. Pray for the courage to accept those problems we all face at times and to never stop seeing and feeling the beauty that surrounds us all no matter what. May St Dymphna be withh you all in sickness and in good mental health.
St. Dymphna, I come to you to humbly beg your intercession. Please, gracious martyr, help me to overcome the sadness, anxiety, and depression that threatens me and my family. Also, dear saint, please pray for my brother Daniel. Help him to overcome the depression he also feels. You were chosen by Almighty God to be the patroness of the anxious and mentally ill, and to you I will turn to ask your prayers for me and those I love to the Lord God. Amen.
Dear St. Dymphna,
Please help us, my son suffers from mental illness and i suffer from panic disorder, because of our mounting debt in taking care of michael we have no money Please help us stay in our home.
I havent quite been well lately....tho i am determind to be well and in my mind i am well. True story...My father went to church to pray for me today and light a candle for my well being, on the ground he found a medallion of a Saint, whom ive never heard of. He picked up the medallion and place it in his pocket. Later my mother gave my father money and sent him off to the store , when he came back he went in his pocket to give her the change. He had forgotten about the medallion and proceeds to tell my mother "oh here look what i found on the floor in church, keep it. My mother then shows it to me and says, here ur father says its the Virgen de Guadalupe(mind u the lights r off so u cant really see), i said no its not. I look at the medallion and see that its a saint i have never heard of before Saint Dymphna...So being the google queen that i am, i look her up and as i read i start crying because its says u r supposed to pray to her when u r in distress of a nervouse disease or mental illness...or even when u r simply sick and want to be cured... Coinsidence ??? Never! There is a God there are miracles that happen everyday, i had temporarily lost my sanity half hour prior to this incident, and then a medallion comes into my life and makes me feel warm and loved and that im going to be ok and that everything is going to be just fine... There is a God and i always pray and have faith and love with everything i have to give. So i want to Thank my father for going to that church and praying for me and finding this beautiful medallion that i hold near and dear to my heart... Please keep my family and myself in your prayers.... God Bless!!! I also know that this as a sign for me to pray to her. I havent been able to eat in about a week because my body has become allergic to all foods, therefore my doctor has me on a protein shake, anything that goes in my mouth im afraid im going to get hives and be rushed to the hospital, even water scares me. I pray to her to help me rid myself of unrealistic thoughts, to help me maintain strong and realistic and to not live off that fear or anxiety that i have been having... TY SAINT DYMPHYNA... i love u so much and ty for helping others aswell with the same axniety i have.
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St. Dymphna I seek your intercession to Almighty God our Father to help me overcome my anxieties, nervousness and insomnia. I firmly believe in the power of prayer and that you will help me overcome my weaknesses, Amen.
St. Dymphna, please pray for me. I am struggling with worry and fear and sometimes i feel overwhelmed with these emotions. I want to be stronger in the face of challenges that come with life. I want to be a better person. I want to be excited about my future, rather than looking at it as something scary and unknown. Please pray with me that I will find my way. Amen.
St. Dymphna, I pray to you and that you may deliver my message to our Lord. i am suffering from chronic anxiety and depression that doesn't seem to want to dissipate. I want to smile be calm and know that everything in my life and my loved ones life will be fine. Bring peace to my mind, body and soul. Help me to find the right medication to alleve my pain. I want to be a better wife, daughter and sister. Give me strength. Empower me with the Lord's help and yours. I want to live, not live like I'm dying. Amen.
St. Dymphna,I need your prayers,, I'm suffering of deppression today and my boyfriend Lasse..Hope we could survive...Mama Mary pray for us also...
Dear St. Dymphna,
Please help my family, My son Michael and I suffer depression please keep my family safe in our home.
St. Dymphna please help. My 16 year old son was just diagnosed with bipolar 2. He is angry and depressed. I ask for you to interceed on our behalf. I pray Jesus will help him find peace with his diagnosis and comfort in knowing that he is valuable and precious.
wonderful site, it is nice to hear about hope and faith instead of the madness and nonsense usually found in the internet.
My mother suggested a prayer card and medal of St. Dymphna to me for assistance with anxiety and bi-polar moods. I will incorporate devotion to her into the attempts I make to achieve balance in my emotions and thought processes. With all of life's challenges and changes may the assistance of this martyr bring strength and peace.
to julie who wrote in 2008 - St. Cornelius is the parton saint of epilepsy.
I do pray Saint Dymphna will pray for my mother.
Dear St. Dymphna, Please help me with my anxiety, depression and nervousness. I can't seem to do anything I'm so afraid all the time. Please help me I can't seem to go on like this anymore.
Thank you St. Dymphna for giving us the courage to keep going after fifty nine years of marriage..Your life was taken at only fifteen years old, but you have been able to help millions of people by talking to the Dear Lord. Amen
I just found about ST.DYMPHNA i have anxiety & depression,&was dignos with breast cancer...i beet cancer now got to do surgey i have faith know that i have st.Dymphna n do her prayer my surgery is feb 7/11...im going in with her prayer,please be by my side with this day ...AMEN
St. Dymphna, please intercede and bless my family - our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls. Please intercede for those most in need of your assistance, especially those who do not know about you.
Dear Saint Dymphna,
please help keep my family Lewis and Michael who suffers from mental illness safe in our home, also help us make it through the year 2011
Dear St, Dymphna, please lend your strength to those suffering from the pain of sex abuse. Shield them from the anxiety and depression that victims so often struggle with. Help them to know God's love and peace.