The rosary is a powerful remedy and the spiritual benefits are numerous. We can use this Marian prayer with confidence to pray for sick children in our family, friends, or sick children in general. In addition to the rosary, we can ask for the help of the saints who will be happy to intercede for suffering children. 

How to Pray for a Sick Child

In the face of a child's illness, we often feel deprived and misunderstood. Cependant, in the trial, we are not alone, the holy Virgin as a good mother is by our side and supports us. She walks with us every day, including in times of trial. Prayer can help us move forward, and there are various ways to pray for a sick child. Let us not hesitate to be by their side when we pray for them, it will give them strength. We can participate in a novena and thus ask for the help of a saint for the healing of the child. We can also ask for the help of a priest and, if necessary, ask him to administer the sacrament of the sick to the child. This is a beautiful spiritual gift to give, and the spiritual benefits associated with this sacrament are significant. 

Finally, we can pray the rosary for this sick child and direct all prayer intentions around the child. The Blessed Virgin will come to wrap us in her maternal mantle during the recitation of the rosary.

The process of the rosary

We can start the rosary with a sign of the cross. Then we can recite:

• an I believe in God
• an Our Father
• three Hail Marys

Then we can meditate on the mystery of the rosary related to the day of the week

• Monday and Saturday: The Joyful Mysteries
• Tuesday and Friday: the Sorrowful Mysteries
• Wednesday and Sunday: The Glorious Mysteries
• Thursday: The Luminous Mysteries

Before starting the recitation of the decade, we can take the time to entrust a prayer intention.

• 1st Decade: I entrust to you X... so that you may give him the strength and courage to fight against the disease
• 2nd Decade: I entrust you with the medical team that takes care of X... in his treatment
• 3rd Decade: We ask you for the grace of hope to get through this ordeal as well as possible
• 4th Decade: We ask you for the grace of trust because you are with us in this ordeal
• 5th Decade: Virgin Mary, come and console us and support us, we turn to you simply  

After each mystery meditation we say a decade of the rosary starting with an Our Father, then ten Hail Marys and ending with a Glory Be. 

Which saints can I pray to entrust this prayer intention?

There are many saints to whom we can entrust a sick child. We can invoke Mother Teresa, who took care of many children in her various missions. She wrote a prayer that we can recite after the recitation of the rosary for example.

Oh Mary, our Mother, I pray to you for this sick child (mention the first name). You are our Mother and we are your children. You know us in all that we need. This child is very ill: I beg you, hold him against your bosom and be a true Mother to him. In the name of Jesus, I ask you, grant this child good health; and bless him, now and forever.
 Amen. 

We can also ask for the intercession of Saint Bernadette. She saw the Virgin at Lourdes, and she will intercede with Mary for the healing of sick children. Claire de Castelbajac, Dominique Savio and other children died young. We can ask for their intercession for healing. 

With Hozana and Rosario, pray for sick children and for other intentions

On Hozana, you can participate in novenas to entrust sick children to the saints. For example, you can follow this rosary for the children for mothers. The Rosario app created by Hozana also allows you to pray the rosary with others. You will have the opportunity to create a group with a particular intention and invite your friends and family to pray with you.