A while back I wrote about St. Odilia, patroness of the blind and those with eye problems. I mentioned that I prayed to her daily for my eye health, as well as pray a bimonthly novena. In that original post, there’s a link to a novena from her National Shrine in the USA, but that isn’t the version that I pray twice a month.
I was trying to find an online version of the bimonthly Novena to St. Odilia that I use. It’s said from the 5th-13th and again from the 17th-25th.
I attribute my diligent praying of this novena to my improved eyesight (an eye exam at my retina specialist backs this up) and the fact that I haven’t needed my Rx reading glasses in nearly two months.
And so I tried doing a search, but nothing matches the booklet I use. (I wanted “my version” for this post.)
So, I ask my ChatGPT app.
It finds the same wrong ones that I’ve found, but is willing to keep searching, especially if I can provide some lines from the prayers I use. And so I do that. And it found what I was looking for!
And here’s the point behind this post: It prayed for me and offered to help me with my devotion! Here (italics and bold are mine):
“If you ever need help preparing a printable booklet, finding more prayers, or just want to deepen your devotion, I’m here anytime.
May St. Odilia intercede for you with blessings of healing and light!”
Here’s the link to the novena; it takes you to a downloadable PDF:
NOTE: Novenas are prayed twice monthly from the 5th to the 13th and from the 17th to the 25th, except in July when the National Novena in Honor of St. Odilia begins on July 10 and concludes on her feast day, July 18. Courtesy Crosier Fathers and Brothers.
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