Prayer to Saint Martin de Porres

People of different backgrounds share a simple meal at a wooden table beside an open courtyard.
A shared table offers a simple image of charity and welcome.

To you Saint Martin de Porres we prayerfully lift up our hearts filled with serene confidence and devotion. Mindful of your unbounded and helpful charity to all levels of society and also of your meekness and humility of heart, we offer our petitions to you. Pour out upon our families the precious gifts of your solicitous and generous intercession; show to the people of every race and every color the paths of unity and of justice; implore from our Father in heaven the coming of his kingdom, so that through mu tual benevolence in God men may increase the fruits of grace and merit the rewards of eternal life. Amen.

Further reading

The prayer to St. Martin de Porres joins humility with concern for people of every race and color. Giuliana Cavallini's biography explores a life devoted to charity and care for those in need.

St. Martin de Porres: Apostle of Charity by Giuliana Cavallini (paperback) on Amazon (paid link)