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St. Peregrine Healing Mass

Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica

3121 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612

11:00 AM CST
Second Saturday of the Month (Spanish)

&
Third Saturday of the Month (English)

The Servite St. Peregrine Healing Mass is a special Roman Catholic Mass offered for those who are suffering physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually and for anyone seeking God’s healing grace.

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This Mass is rooted in the spirituality of the Servite Order which is centered on standing with the Blessed Virgin Mary at the foot of the Cross and uniting our suffering to Jesus Christ for healing and salvation.

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What Happens at a Healing Mass?
​The Healing Mass is first and foremost the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, where Jesus Christ becomes truly present in the Eucharist. Everything flows from Him.

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During the Mass, you can expect

  • Scripture and Homily focused on healing and hope

  • Special prayers of intercession through St. Peregrine

  • The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick (for those seriously ill or in need of healing)

  • Blessings with a first class relic of St. Peregrine

  • Individual or communal blessings with prayer for healing

  • At times, Eucharistic Adoration and extended prayer after Mass

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​What Kind of Healing Happens?
​​Healing at this Mass is not limited to physical cures. 

It is a deeply reverent encounter with Christ, who heals in His own way and in His own time.

 

God may grant

  • ​Physical healing

  • Emotional and psychological healing

  • Spiritual healing (freedom from sin, peace of soul, deeper conversion)

  • Strength to carry suffering with grace and meaning

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In the Servite tradition, suffering is not meaningless. It becomes powerful when united to Jesus through the sorrowful heart of Mary.

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Why Attend?

You are invited if you:

  • ​Are sick or suffering in any way

  • Carry anxiety, grief, or hidden wounds

  • Want to pray for a loved one

  • Seek a deeper encounter with Jesus

  • Desire peace, strength, or spiritual renewal

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You do not need to be perfect. You only need to come with an open heart.

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At a Servite St. Peregrine Healing Mass, you are not alone in your suffering. ​You stand with Mary at the foot of the Cross, and with her, you offer your pain to Jesus who transforms it, heals it, and uses it for the salvation of souls.

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Through the intercession of St. Peregrine, many have received grace, healing, and renewed faith.

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Come and encounter Christ. Come and be healed.​​

Healing Graces Through Indulgences

​​​From May 1st, 2026, to May 4th, 2027, during the 300th Anniversary Jubilee of the Canonization of St. Peregrine, the faithful have an opportunity to receive special healing graces through indulgences. 

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An indulgence is a gift of God’s mercy that helps heal the effects of forgiven sin and purify the soul.

 

Through Confession, Holy Communion, prayer, and acts of faith, Catholics may receive great spiritual healing for themselves or offer this grace for souls in purgatory.​

 

That means

  • Confession forgives the guilt of sin

  • But sin often leaves wounds, disorder, attachments, and consequences

  • An indulgence is part of God’s healing remedy through the Church

 

Think of it this way

If someone breaks a window and is forgiven, the relationship is restored but the broken glass may still need repair.

 

Sin damages:

  • the soul

  • habits

  • peace

  • relationships

  • sometimes even the body through stress and disorder

 

An indulgence helps repair what sin has damaged by God’s grace. A Partial Indulgence remits part of the temporal punishment due to sin & a Plenary Indulgence remits all temporal punishment due to sin at that moment. This is an immense mercy.

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Healing of the Soul

Many people suffer from:

  • guilt

  • shame

  • anxiety

  • fear of death

  • spiritual heaviness

  • attachments to sin

  • discouragement

 

An indulgence helps purify the soul and restore interior freedom.

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Healing of the Body (Indirectly)

The Church does not teach indulgences are magic cures. But when the soul is reconciled and purified, many bodily burdens can lessen:

  • stress

  • bitterness

  • despair

  • spiritual oppression

  • hopelessness

  • inner turmoil

  • Peace of soul often helps the body.

 

God may also grant physical healing according to His will.

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How to Receive an Indulgence (General Conditions)

  • Sacramental Confession

  • Holy Communion

  • Prayer for intentions of the Holy Father

  • Perform the indulgenced act

  • Complete detachment from all sin, even venial sin

  • If full detachment is lacking, a partial indulgence may still be received.​

How to Make This Happen Through The St. Peregrine Healing Masses:

Before Mass

  • Go to Confession (if possible)

  • Come with faith

  • Bring names/photos of the sick

  • Offer intentions for souls in purgatory

  • Pray the Rosary or Seven Sorrows Rosary

During Mass

  • Participate fully

  • Receive Holy Communion worthily

  • Pray for healing of body and soul

  • Ask St. Peregrine to intercede

  • Offer your suffering to Christ

After Mass

  • Pray for the Pope’s intentions

  • Thank God

  • Continue trusting if healing is gradual

  • Return monthly faithfully

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