About Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo and the Surrender Novena:
"Father Don Dolindo Ruotolo was a Neopolitan priest (1882-1970), stigmatized miracle worker and 'mouthpiece of the Holy Spirit.' Father Ruotolo had extraordinary communications with Jesus throughout his heroic life, a life that was totally devoted to God and Holy Mother Mary. He referred to himself as 'the Madonna's little old man' and the Rosary was his constant companion.
On November 19, 1970 Don (Fr.) Dolindo Ruotolo died at the age of 88. Padre Pio once said of this priest from Naples, Italy, 'The whole of paradise is in your soul.'
One of the treasures from the words which Jesus spoke to Dolindo was the teaching about total abandonment to God. In this novena, Jesus is talking to Don Dolindo and also to you." Source: FullofGrace (USA)
"Father Don Dolindo Ruotolo was a Neopolitan priest (1882-1970), stigmatized miracle worker and 'mouthpiece of the Holy Spirit.' Father Ruotolo had extraordinary communications with Jesus throughout his heroic life, a life that was totally devoted to God and Holy Mother Mary. He referred to himself as 'the Madonna's little old man' and the Rosary was his constant companion.
On November 19, 1970 Don (Fr.) Dolindo Ruotolo died at the age of 88. Padre Pio once said of this priest from Naples, Italy, 'The whole of paradise is in your soul.'
One of the treasures from the words which Jesus spoke to Dolindo was the teaching about total abandonment to God. In this novena, Jesus is talking to Don Dolindo and also to you." Source: FullofGrace (USA)
More About Fr. Ruotolo
His name, Dolindo, means pain and his life was rich with this pain. As a child, a teenager, a seminarian and a priest, he experienced humiliation, which was the realization of the prophetic words of a bishop who said, 'You will be a martyr, but in your heart, not with your blood.'
In his profound humility, he was able to hear the words of God. Even with his hidden life he was one of the greatest prophets of the last century. He wrote to Bishop Hnilica in 1965 that a new John will rise out of Poland with heroic steps to break the chains beyond the boundaries imposed by the communist tyranny. On this postcard, he wrote words of consolation for Poland and all the countries suffering under the communist regime. This prophecy was realized in the papacy of John Paul II.
In his tremendous suffering, Dolindo became more and more a child who lived his self-offering to the Divine Father. 'I am totally poor, a poor nothing. My strength is my prayer, my leader is the will of God which I let take me by the hand. My security over the uneven path is the heavenly mother Mary.'
In his profound humility, he was able to hear the words of God. Even with his hidden life he was one of the greatest prophets of the last century. He wrote to Bishop Hnilica in 1965 that a new John will rise out of Poland with heroic steps to break the chains beyond the boundaries imposed by the communist tyranny. On this postcard, he wrote words of consolation for Poland and all the countries suffering under the communist regime. This prophecy was realized in the papacy of John Paul II.
In his tremendous suffering, Dolindo became more and more a child who lived his self-offering to the Divine Father. 'I am totally poor, a poor nothing. My strength is my prayer, my leader is the will of God which I let take me by the hand. My security over the uneven path is the heavenly mother Mary.'
SURRENDER NOVENA
Begin with the Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Recite the daily prayer with a sincere heart.
Recite the daily prayer with a sincere heart.
Day 1
Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying?
Leave the care of your affairs to me and everything will be peaceful.
I say to you in truth that every act of true, blind, complete surrender to me produces the effect that you desire and resolves all difficult situations.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying?
Leave the care of your affairs to me and everything will be peaceful.
I say to you in truth that every act of true, blind, complete surrender to me produces the effect that you desire and resolves all difficult situations.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Day 2
Surrender to me does not mean to fret,
to be upset, or to lose hope,
nor does it mean offering to me a worried prayer
asking me to follow you
and change your worry into prayer.
It is against this surrender,
deeply against it, to worry,
to be nervous
and to desire to think about
the consequences of anything.
It is like the confusion that children feel
when they ask their mother to see to their needs,
and then try to take care of those needs for themselves so that their childlike efforts
get in their mother’s way.
Surrender means to placidly close the eyes of the soul, to turn away from thoughts of tribulation
and to put yourself in my care, so that only I act.
Saying You take care of it.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Surrender to me does not mean to fret,
to be upset, or to lose hope,
nor does it mean offering to me a worried prayer
asking me to follow you
and change your worry into prayer.
It is against this surrender,
deeply against it, to worry,
to be nervous
and to desire to think about
the consequences of anything.
It is like the confusion that children feel
when they ask their mother to see to their needs,
and then try to take care of those needs for themselves so that their childlike efforts
get in their mother’s way.
Surrender means to placidly close the eyes of the soul, to turn away from thoughts of tribulation
and to put yourself in my care, so that only I act.
Saying You take care of it.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Day 3
How many things I do when the soul,
in so much spiritual and material need
turns to me,
looks at me and says to me;
“You take care of it,”
then close its eyes and rests.
In pain you pray for me to act,
but that I act in the way you want.
You do not turn to me, instead,
you want me to adapt to your ideas.
You are not sick people who ask the doctor to cure you, but rather sick people who tell the doctor how to.
So do not act this way,
but pray as I taught you in the Our Father:
“Hallowed be thy Name”,
that is, be glorified in my need.
“Thy kingdom come”,
that is, let all that is in us
and in the world be in accord with your kingdom.
“Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven”,
that is, in our need,
decide as you see fit
for our temporal and eternal life.
If you say to me truly:
“Thy will be done”
which is the same as saying:
“You take care of it”
I will intervene with all my omnipotence,
and I will resolve the most difficult situations.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
How many things I do when the soul,
in so much spiritual and material need
turns to me,
looks at me and says to me;
“You take care of it,”
then close its eyes and rests.
In pain you pray for me to act,
but that I act in the way you want.
You do not turn to me, instead,
you want me to adapt to your ideas.
You are not sick people who ask the doctor to cure you, but rather sick people who tell the doctor how to.
So do not act this way,
but pray as I taught you in the Our Father:
“Hallowed be thy Name”,
that is, be glorified in my need.
“Thy kingdom come”,
that is, let all that is in us
and in the world be in accord with your kingdom.
“Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven”,
that is, in our need,
decide as you see fit
for our temporal and eternal life.
If you say to me truly:
“Thy will be done”
which is the same as saying:
“You take care of it”
I will intervene with all my omnipotence,
and I will resolve the most difficult situations.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Day 4
You see evil growing instead of weakening?
Do not worry,
Close your eyes and say to me with faith:
“Thy will be done, You take care of it.”
I say to you that I will take care of it,
and that I will intervene as does a doctor
and I will accomplish miracles
when they are needed.
Do you see that the sick person is getting worse?
Do not be upset,
but close your eyes and say
“You take care of it.”
I say to you that I will take care of it,
and that there is no medicine
more powerful than my loving intervention.
By my love, I promise this to you.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
You see evil growing instead of weakening?
Do not worry,
Close your eyes and say to me with faith:
“Thy will be done, You take care of it.”
I say to you that I will take care of it,
and that I will intervene as does a doctor
and I will accomplish miracles
when they are needed.
Do you see that the sick person is getting worse?
Do not be upset,
but close your eyes and say
“You take care of it.”
I say to you that I will take care of it,
and that there is no medicine
more powerful than my loving intervention.
By my love, I promise this to you.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Day 5
And when I must lead you on a path different from the one you see,
I will prepare you;
I will carry you in my arms;
I will let you find yourself,
like children who have fallen asleep
in their mother’s arms,
on the other bank of the river.
What troubles you and hurts you immensely are your reason,
your thoughts and worry,
and your desire at all costs to deal with what afflicts you.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
And when I must lead you on a path different from the one you see,
I will prepare you;
I will carry you in my arms;
I will let you find yourself,
like children who have fallen asleep
in their mother’s arms,
on the other bank of the river.
What troubles you and hurts you immensely are your reason,
your thoughts and worry,
and your desire at all costs to deal with what afflicts you.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Day 6
You are sleepless;
you want to judge everything,
direct everything and see to everything
and you surrender to human strength,
or worse – to men themselves,
trusting in their intervention,
– this is what hinders my words and my views.
Oh how much I wish from you this surrender,
to help you and how I suffer when I see you
so agitated!
Satan tries to do exactly this:
to agitate you and to remove you from my protection
and to throw you into the jaws of human initiative.
So, trust only in me,
rest in me,
surrender to me in everything.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
You are sleepless;
you want to judge everything,
direct everything and see to everything
and you surrender to human strength,
or worse – to men themselves,
trusting in their intervention,
– this is what hinders my words and my views.
Oh how much I wish from you this surrender,
to help you and how I suffer when I see you
so agitated!
Satan tries to do exactly this:
to agitate you and to remove you from my protection
and to throw you into the jaws of human initiative.
So, trust only in me,
rest in me,
surrender to me in everything.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Day 7
I perform miracles in proportion to your full surrender to me
and to your not thinking of yourselves.
I sow treasure troves of graces
when you are in the deepest poverty.
No person of reason, no thinker,
has ever performed miracles,
not even among the saints.
He does divine works whosoever surrenders to God.
So don’t think about it any more,
because your mind is acute
and for you it is very hard to see evil
and to trust in me
and to not think of yourself.
Do this for all your needs,
do this all of you
and you will see great continual silent miracles.
I will take care of things,
I promise this to you.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
I perform miracles in proportion to your full surrender to me
and to your not thinking of yourselves.
I sow treasure troves of graces
when you are in the deepest poverty.
No person of reason, no thinker,
has ever performed miracles,
not even among the saints.
He does divine works whosoever surrenders to God.
So don’t think about it any more,
because your mind is acute
and for you it is very hard to see evil
and to trust in me
and to not think of yourself.
Do this for all your needs,
do this all of you
and you will see great continual silent miracles.
I will take care of things,
I promise this to you.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Day 8
Close your eyes and let yourself be carried away
on the flowing current of my grace;
close your eyes and do not think of the present,
turning your thoughts away from the future
just as you would from temptation.
Repose in me, believing in my goodness,
and I promise you by my love that if you say
“You take care of it,” I will take care of it all;
I will console you,
liberate you and guide you.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Close your eyes and let yourself be carried away
on the flowing current of my grace;
close your eyes and do not think of the present,
turning your thoughts away from the future
just as you would from temptation.
Repose in me, believing in my goodness,
and I promise you by my love that if you say
“You take care of it,” I will take care of it all;
I will console you,
liberate you and guide you.
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Day 9
Pray always in readiness to surrender,
and you will receive from it great peace and
great rewards,
even when I confer on you the grace
of immolation,
of repentance and of love.
Then what does suffering matter?
It seems impossible to you?
Close your eyes and say with all your soul,
“Jesus, you take care of it.”
Do not be afraid, I will take care of things
and you will bless my name by humbling yourself.
A thousand prayers cannot equal one single act of surrender,
remember this well.
There is no novena more effective than this:
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Pray always in readiness to surrender,
and you will receive from it great peace and
great rewards,
even when I confer on you the grace
of immolation,
of repentance and of love.
Then what does suffering matter?
It seems impossible to you?
Close your eyes and say with all your soul,
“Jesus, you take care of it.”
Do not be afraid, I will take care of things
and you will bless my name by humbling yourself.
A thousand prayers cannot equal one single act of surrender,
remember this well.
There is no novena more effective than this:
(Repeat the following prayer 10 times.)
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mother, I am yours now and forever.
Through you and with you
I always want to belong completely to Jesus.
For the intentions of the Holy Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
Glory be, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Saint Isidore, Pray for us!
Mother, I am yours now and forever.
Through you and with you
I always want to belong completely to Jesus.
For the intentions of the Holy Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
Glory be, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Saint Isidore, Pray for us!
"Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You"
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