Dear Saint James, specially chosen to witness Jesus’ glory on Mount Tabor and His agony at Gethsemane, you are the patron of all who suffer with arthritis and rheumatism.
I ask you now to intercede for me before Our Lord, that in His mercy God might heal me of the symptoms and root causes of these illnesses.
Help all people to follow Christ as you did, to overcome in all our difficulties, and to receive the crown of life in heaven.
Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.