Saint Joan of Arc, a simple young girl from Domrémy, heard the voice of God calling her to an impossible mission: to save France. Courageous and pure, she responded to this divine call with unshakeable faith. 

A warrior out of obedience rather than a taste for combat, she led the French armies to victory before being betrayed, tried and burned alive at the age of nineteen. Her heart remained united to God until her last breath. Today, she remains the symbol of courage, fidelity and faith in the face of injustice.

O Saint Joan of Arc, you who were chosen by Heaven to accomplish a mission greater than yourself, teach me to listen to the voice of God deep in my heart. Give me your courage in the face of trials, your strength in inner struggles, and your absolute trust in God's will.

Help me to remain faithful to my conscience, even when the world rejects me. Obtain for me the grace to go forward without fear on the path God is mapping out for me, even if it goes through fire. You who have never shrunk from sacrifice, make me strong in faith and humble in victory.

Saint Joan, virgin and martyr, teach me to love God above all else, to defend the truth without hatred and to serve others with a pure heart. May your example inspire me to act with righteousness and to hold my head high when trials crush me.

You who knew how to unite prayer with action, show me how to live my faith not in fear, but in boldness. May I be a witness of light in the darkness, a peacemaker in the midst of battle. Obtain for me perseverance in the good, even when all seems lost.

O Saint Joan of Arc, heroine of God and protector of France, pray that I may be, in your image, a faithful servant of the Lord. May I find in your intercession the flame that rekindles hope and the strength to walk in truth, until the eternal victory of love.

Amen.