Novena to St. Aimo

Novena to St. Aimo

Feast April 30th

You went to the Benedictine Monastery of Savigny as a young man.  In charity you stayed and cared for two monks with leprosy despite the risk to yourself.  Your selfless act of charity won favor with the other priests and you were invited to enter the priesthood yourself.  From your seat in heaven we ask you to bath us in prayers as you bathed the men with sores during your life here on earth.  Pray that we may see Jesus in our neighbor and think more of their wellbeing than our own.  Pray that our spirit may always be looking upward toward heaven and we will lose interest in the things of this world.  Pray for our young people that they will seek to serve others as you did.  We place our petitions in your humble hands and trust that you will present them before Our Heavenly Father. Amen
St. Aimo Pray for Us (repeat 3 times)

Ruins of Savigny Abby

The children's rosary is on a mission to invite every saint and blessed to join the children's rosary.  We wish to pray to each saint for the intention listed on our mission page, namely that we will be the extended hands of Mary and Jesus in this world, experience renewal of family prayer and spread it across the globe.  
As we invite saints to join our group I have had the privilege of reading about a great many saints that are not well known.  As I am composing this novena a wonderful warm feeling comes into my heart.  I am asking St. Aimo to help me compose his novena.  As little is known about him I really need his help.  While the deep sensation is present in my heart  the thought comes that this saint might not have had anyone ask for his intercession for some time.  He has so much to give but few are asking for his help.  A door of prayer and intercession has opened through a simple request for help.  How wonderful are our saints who come to our assistance when we ask them.  Thank you St. Aimo for hearing a small soul call out to you.  May your intercession for our children's rosary be felt across the globe.  We trust in your intercession with Jesus and His Father.

I am sad to say I could not find a photo of St. Aimo to include with this novena but have included the ruins from the Benedictine Monastery of Savigny where St. Aimo spent many of his days.  I have also included the hands of a man with leprocy.  Might the deformed hands of the monks St Aimo cared for look something like this.  Could we reach out and wash wounds and bodies as he did.  May we find the strength within us to follow the humble example set by this saint so many years ago.

Hands of a leper reaching out

St. Aimo I invite you to be a member of the children's rosary and always pray with us and for us.  Please intercede for those reading this entry as it is written in honor of you and your beautiful witness to us here on earth.  Thank you St. Aimo! Amen