The term Litany is the repetition
of liturgical prayers either sung or spoken, for requests and invocation of God,
Jesus, Holy Spirit, Blessed Virgin Mary or the Saints.
Litanies can be either used on a
Feast Day, on any particular day, or combined with Novenas. It is simply the
person’s choice how he or she wishes to use them.
A Powerful Tip: Did you know
that choosing the right Litany, for these ‘special days’ of the week, help to
amass spiritual fruits to your soul?
Weekly Litanies
Mondays - Are assigned to the
Holy Ghost, so a Litany to The Holy Ghost, who be appropriate for this day.
Litany of The Holy Spirit.
Tuesdays - Is for The Holy
Angels, including your Guardian Angel, so choose one for your special guardian
friend. Litany of The Holy Angels.
Wednesdays - St. Joseph. The Holy
Spouse of The Blessed Virgin Mary, and Foster Father of The Son of God. Litany
of St. Joseph
Thursdays - The Blessed Sacrament
(Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Litany of his Precious Blood.
Fridays - The Passion of Our Lord
Jesus (So solely saying The Sacred Heart Litany for Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Remembering the Lord’s Heart on this day, is said to bring many graces and
exceeding benefits.
Saturdays - The Blessed Virgin
Mary, The Holy Mother of God. Any devotion to our Blessed Mother is most
precious and will gain you many many gifts! Litany of Loreto.
Sundays - Dedication to The Most
Holy Trinity. Litany of The Holy Trinity.
Monthly Litanies
It’s not only days of the week
that Litanies and Novenas, are used; each month of the year, have special
attachments to them also. It is simply your choice which Litany or Novenas, you
choose especially for that occasion. To help you, here are just some of the
dates, of the most important Feast Days on the Calendar.
January - The Holy Infancy.
1st - Solemnity of Our
Lady and The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus.
6th - Epiphany of Our
Lord Jesus.
February - The Most Blessed Holy
Trinity.
2nd - Presentation of
Our Lord and Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
11th - Our Lady of
Lourdes.
24th - St. Matthias,
Apostle.
March - St. Joseph.
19th - St. Joseph.
25th - Annunciation of
Our Lady.
April - Holy Ghost.
24th - St. George,
Patron of England.
May - The Blessed Virgin.
Crowning of The Blessed Virgin
Mary.
1st - St. Philip and
James, Apostle.
June - The Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus.
24th - Nativity of
St. John The Baptist.
29th - St. Peter and
Paul.
July - The Precious Blood.
2nd - The Visitation
and The Precious Blood.
16th - Our Lady of
Mount Carmel.
25th - St. James The
Apostle.
26th - St Anne and St
Joachim.
August - The Immaculate Heart of
Mary.
6th - Transfiguration
of Our Lord.
15th - Assumption of
The Blessed Virgin Mary.
22nd - Immaculate
Heart of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
24th - St.
Bartholomew, Apostle.
September - The Holy Cross.
8th - Nativity of The
Blessed Virgin Mary.
12th - Holy Name Of
Mary.
15th - Exaltation of
The Holy Cross and Our Lady of Sorrows.
21st - St. Matthew,
Apostle.
29th - In Honour of
The Archangels, St. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, etc…
October - The Holy Angels.
3rd - Guardian Angels,
St. Therese of The Child Jesus.
7th - Our Lady of The
Most Holy Rosary.
28th - St. Simon and
Jude, Apostle.
November - The Souls in
Purgatory.
1st - All Saints Day.
2nd - All Souls Day.
20th - In Honour of
The Presentation of The Blessed Virgin Mary.
30th - St. Andrew,
Apostle.
December - The Immaculate
Conception.
8th - In Honour of The
Immaculate Conception.
21st - St. Thomas,
Apostle.
24th - Christmas Eve.
25th - Nativity of Our
Lord Jesus.
26th - St. Stephen’s
Day. 1st Christian Martyr.
27th - St. John,
Apostle and Evangelist.
28th - Holy Innocents
and The Holy Family.
Litany of The Most Holy Trinity
V. Blessed be the holy Trinity
and undivided Unity;
R. We will give glory to Him,
because He hath shown His mercy to us.
V. O Lord our Lord, how wonderful
is Thy Name in all the earth!
R. O the depth of the riches of
the wisdom and of the knowledge of God!
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have
mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have
mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have
mercy Blessed Trinity, hear us. Adorable Unity, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on
us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy
on us.
Father from Whom are all things,
Have mercy on us.
Son through Whom are all things,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Ghost in Whom are all
things, Have mercy on us.
Holy and undivided Trinity, Have
mercy on us.
Father everlasting, Have mercy on
us.
Only-begotten Son of the Father,
Spirit Who preceedeth from the Father and the Son, Have mercy on us.
Co-eternal Majesty of Three
Divine Persons, Have mercy on us.
Father, the Creator, Have mercy
on us.
Son, the Redeemer, Have mercy on
us.
Holy Ghost, the Comforter, Have
mercy on us.
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of
hosts, Have mercy on us.
Who art, Who was, and Who art to
come, Have mercy on us.
God Most High, Who inhabits
eternity, Have mercy on us.
To Whom alone are due all honour
and glory, Have mercy on us.
Who alone doest great wonders,
Have mercy on us.
Power infinite, Have mercy on us.
Wisdom, incomprehensible, Have
mercy on us.
Love unspeakable, Have mercy on
us.
Be merciful, Spare us, O Holy
Trinity.
Be merciful, Graciously hear us,
O Holy Trinity.
From all evil, Deliver us, O Holy
Trinity.
From all sin, Deliver us, O Holy
Trinity.
From all pride, Deliver us, O
Holy Trinity.
From all love of riches, Deliver
us, O Holy Trinity.
From all uncleanness, Deliver us,
O Holy Trinity.
From all sloth, Deliver us, O
Holy Trinity.
From all inordinate affection,
Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
From all envy and malice, Deliver
us, O Holy Trinity.
From all anger and impatience,
Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
From every thought, word, and
deed contrary to Thy holy law,
Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
From Thine everlasting
malediction, Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
Through Thy plenteous loving
kindness, Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
Through the exceeding treasure of
Thy goodness and love, Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
Through the depths of Thy wisdom
and knowledge, Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
Through all Thy unspeakable
perfections, Deliver us, O Holy Trinity.
We sinners,
Beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may ever serve Thee
alone, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may worship Thee in
spirit and in truth, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may love Thee with all
our heart, with all our soul, and with all our strength, We beseech Thee, hear
us.
That, for Thy sake, we may love
our neighbour as ourselves, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may faithfully keep Thy
holy commandments, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may never defile our
bodies and souls with sin, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may go from grace to
grace, and from virtue to virtue, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may finally enjoy the
sight of Thee in glory, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to
hear us, We beseech Thee, hear us.
O Blessed Trinity, We beseech
Thee, deliver us.
O Blessed Trinity, We beseech
Thee, save us.
O Blessed Trinity, Have mercy on
us.
Lord, have mercy, Christ, have
mercy,
Lord, have mercy.
Our Father (silently)
Hail Mary (silently)
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the
firmament of Heaven,
R. And worthy to be praised, and
glorious, and highly exalted forever.
Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, Who
hast granted Thy servants in the confession of the True Faith, to acknowledge
the glory of an Eternal Trinity, and in the power of Thy majesty to adore a
Unity: we beseech Thee that by the strength of this faith we may be defended
from all adversity. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Litanies of God The Eternal Father
For Private Use Only.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity One God,
have mercy on us.
Father, First Person of the Most
Blessed Trinity,
have mercy on us.
Father of the Only-begotten Son,
have mercy on us.
Father and Son, from Whom
proceeds the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Father of the Immaculate Virgin
Mary,
have mercy on us.
Father of her most chaste Spouse,
have mercy on us.
Our Father in Heaven,
have mercy on us.
Father eternal,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite majesty,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite holiness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite goodness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite happiness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-powerful,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-knowing,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, present everywhere,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-just,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all merciful,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, creating Heaven and
earth,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, promising a Savior,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, revealed by the Son,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, willing the passion of
Jesus,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, accepting the Sacrifice
of Calvary,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, reconciled with mankind,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, sending the Paraclete,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, in the Name of Jesus,
Thy kingdom come.
Father of Nations,
Thy kingdom come.
Father of Love, cherish us.
Father of Beauty, protect us.
Father of Wisdom, direct us.
Father, Divine Providence, watch
over us.
Father of the poor,
Thy Will be done.
Father of orphans,
Thy Will be done.
Father of widows,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the exiled,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the persecuted,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the afflicted,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the infirm,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the aged,
Thy Will be done.
Father, we adore Thee.
Father, we love Thee.
Father, we thank Thee.
Father, we bless Thee.
In joy and in sorrow, may we
bless Thee.
In sickness and in health, may we
bless Thee.
In prosperity and in adversity,
may we bless Thee.
In consolation and in desolation,
may we bless Thee.
In life and in death, may we
bless Thee.
In time and in eternity, may we
bless Thee.
Father, hear us.
Father, graciously hear us.
Lamb of God, well-beloved Son of
the Father,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, commanding us to be
perfect as the Father,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Our Mediator with
the Father,
have mercy on us.
Let us pray.
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.
The Mercy of God
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Mercy of God, supreme attribute
of the Creator,
We trust in Thee.
Mercy of God, greatest perfection
of the Redeemer,
We trust in Thee.
Mercy of God, unfathomable love
of the Sanctifier, etc.
Mercy of God, inconceivable
mystery of the Holy Trinity,
Mercy of God, expression of the
greatest power of the Most High,
Mercy of God, revealed in the
creation of the heavenly Spirits,
Mercy of God, summoning us to
existence out of nothingness,
Mercy of God, embracing the whole
universe,
Mercy of God, bestowing upon us
immortal life,
Mercy of God, shielding us from
merited punishments,
Mercy of God, raising us from the
misery of sin,
Mercy of God, justifying us in
the Word Incarnate,
Mercy of God, flowing from the
wounds of Christ,
Mercy of God, gushing from the
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Mercy of God, giving to us the
Most Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of Mercy,
Mercy of God, shown in the
revelation of the Divine mysteries,
Mercy of God, manifested in the
institution of the universal Church,
Mercy of God, contained in the
institution of the Holy Sacraments,
Mercy of God, bestowed upon
mankind in the Sacraments of Baptism and Penance,
Mercy of God, granted in the
Sacraments of the Altar and the Priesthood,
Mercy of God, shown in calling us
to the Holy Faith,
Mercy of God, revealed in the
conversion of sinners,
Mercy of God, manifested in the
sanctification of the just,
Mercy of God, fulfilled in the
perfecting of the saintly,
Mercy of God, font of health for
the sick and the suffering,
Mercy of God, solace of anguished
hearts,
Mercy of God, hope of souls
afflicted with despair,
Mercy of God, always and
everywhere accompanying all people,
Mercy of God, anticipating us
with graces,
Mercy of God, peace of the dying,
Mercy of God, refreshment and
relief of the Souls in Purgatory,
Mercy of God, heavenly delight of
the blessed,
Mercy of God, crown of all the
Saints,
Mercy of God, inexhaustible
source of miracles,
Lamb of God, Who didst show us
Thy greatest mercy in redeeming
the world on the Cross,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who dost mercifully
offer Thyself for us in every Holy Mass,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world through
Thine inexhaustible Mercy,
Have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
V. The tender mercies of the Lord
are over all His works.
R. The mercies of the Lord I will
sing forever.
Let us pray.
O God, Whose Mercy is infinite
and Whose treasures of pity are inexhaustible, graciously look down upon us and
increase in us Thy Mercy so that we may never, even in the greatest trials, give
way to despair, but may always trustfully conform ourselves to Thy Holy Will,
which is Mercy itself. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Mercy, Who
with Thee and the Holy Spirit doth show us Mercy forever and ever.
R. Amen.
The Chaplet of The Divine Mercy
1. Begin with the sign of the
Cross, 1. Our Father, 1. Hail Mary and the Apostles Creed.
2. Then on the Our Father beads
say the following:
Eternal Father, I offer you the
body and blood, soul and divinity of your dearly beloved son, our Lord Jesus
Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
3. On the 10 Hail Mary beads say
the following:
for the sake of his sorrowful
passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(repeat step 2 and 3 for all five
decades).
4. Conclude with (three times):
Holy God, holy mighty one, holy
immortal one, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
In 1933, God gave Sister Faustina
a striking vision of his mercy, sister tells us:
"I saw a great light, with god
the father in the midst of it.
between this light and the earth
I saw Jesus nailed to the cross
and in such a way that god,
wanting to look upon the earth, had to
look through our lord's wounds
and I understood that god blessed
the earth for the sake of Jesus."
Of another vision on Sept. 13,
1935, she writes:
"I saw an Angel, the executor of
God's wrath... about to strike
the earth...I began to beg god
earnestly for the world with words
which I heard interiorly. as I
prayed in this way, I saw the
angel's helplessness, and he
could not carry out the just
punishment..."
The following day an inner voice
taught her to say this prayer on
ordinary rosary beads:
"First say one 'Our Father',
'Hail Mary', and 'I believe'. then on
the large beads say the following
words:
'Eternal Father, I offer you the
body and blood, soul and divinity
of your dearly beloved son, our
lord Jesus Christ, in atonement
for our sins and those of the
whole world.'
On the smaller beads you are to
say the following words:
'For the sake of his sorrowful
passion have mercy on us and on the
whole world.'
In conclusion you are to say
these words three times:
'Holy God, holy mighty one, holy
immortal one, have mercy on us
and on the whole world'.
Jesus said later to Sister
Faustina:
"Say unceasingly this chaplet
that I have taught you. anyone who
says it will receive great mercy
at the hour of death. priests
will recommend it to sinners as
the last hope. even the most
hardened sinner, if he recites
this chaplet even once, will
receive grace from my infinite
mercy. I want the whole world to
know my infinite mercy. I want to
give unimaginable graces to
those who trust in my mercy...."
"....When they say this chaplet
in the presence of the dying, I
will stand between my father and
the dying person not as the just
judge but as the merciful
Saviour".
Powerful Tip:
REMEMBER TO PRAY THE DIVINE MERCY
CHAPLET AT 3 O' CLOCK, EVERYDAY!!!!!!!
Resignation to the Will of God
For private use only.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus,
hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.
God the Father, Who hath created
me,
Hallowed be Thy will.
God the Son, Who hath redeemed
me,
Not my will but Thine be done.
God the Holy Ghost, Who hath
offered sanctification,
Blessed be the Most Sweet Will of
God.
Thou Who dost know and foresee
all things,
Have mercy on us.
Thou Who dost govern and rule all
things,
Have mercy on us.
Thou Who, according to Thy
inscrutable designs,
dost effect all things in a
wonderful manner,
Have mercy on us.
Thou Who dost permit evil in
order thence to derive
good for the salvation of the
elect,
Have mercy on us.
In all things and in all possible
events,
Thy Holy Will be done, O my God.
In all circumstances and
disgraces,
Thy Holy Will be done, O my God.
In my state and employment, etc.
In my affairs and occupations,
In all my actions,
In my health and strength,
In my body and soul,
In my life and death,
In myself and in those who belong
to me,
In all men and angels,
In all creatures,
In all parts of the earth,
At all times,
For all eternity,
Although weak nature complains,
Although it costs much to
self-love and sensuality,
Solely and only through love for
Thee and Thy good pleasure,
Because Thou art my Creator ,
Because Thou art the Supreme Lord
of all things,
Because Thou art infinite
perfection, therefore do I say,
with all the Saints in Heaven,
With the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Thy Holy Will be done, O my God.
With Jesus in the Garden of
Olives,
Thy Holy Will be done, O my God.
Our Father [silently].
V. May the just, most amiable
will of God be done in all things.
R. May it be praised and
magnified forever! Amen.
Let us pray.
Grant me Thy grace, O Father,
that perfect resignation to Thy Holy Will may be with me, and labour with me,
and continue with me to the end. Grant me always to desire and will that which
is most acceptable to Thee and which pleaseth Thee best. Let Thy will be mine,
and let my will always follow Thine and agree perfectly with it. Let me always
will and not will the same with Thee; let me not be able to will or not will
anything except what Thou willest or willest not.
R. Amen.
Litany to The Divine Mercy
Divine Mercy, gushing forth from
the bosom of the Father, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, greatest attribute
of God, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, incomprehensible
mystery, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, fountain gushing
forth from the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any
intellect, human or angelic, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, from which wells
forth all life and happiness, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, better than the
heavens, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, source of miracles
and wonders, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, encompassing the
whole universe, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, descending to earth
in the Person of the Incarnate Word, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, which flowed out
from the open wound of the Heart of Jesus, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, enclosed in the
Heart of Jesus for us, and especially for sinners, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the
institution of the Sacred Host, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, in the founding of
the Holy Church, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, in the Sacrament of
Holy Baptism, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, in our
justification through Jesus Christ, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, accompanying us
through our whole life, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, embracing us
especially at the hour of death, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, endowing us with
immortal life, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, accompanying us
every moment of our life, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, shielding us from
the fire of hell, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, in the conversion
of hardened sinners, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, astonishment for
Angels, incomprehensible to Saints, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all
the mysteries of God, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, lifting us out of
every misery, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, source of our
happiness and joy, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, in calling us forth
from nothingness to existence, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, embracing all the
works of His hands, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, crown of all God’s
handiwork, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, in which we are all
immersed, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, sweet relief for
anguished hearts, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, only hope of
despairing souls, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, repose of hearts,
peace amidst fear, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy
of holy souls, I trust in You
Divine Mercy, inspiring hope
against all hope, I trust in You
Prayer:
Eternal God, in whom mercy is
endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and
increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor
become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will,
which is Love and Mercy itself.
In Honour of The Eternal Father
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us;
Christ, hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
Response: Have mercy on us.
God, the Father of heaven,
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
God, the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
God, the Father of mercies,
Ineffable Substance,
Object of the Divine Love of
Jesus,
Holy of Holies,
Divine Father,
Gracious Father,
Almighty Father,
Eternal Father,
Omniscient Father,
Loving Father,
Just Father,
Forgiving Father,
Benign Father,
Gentle Father,
Glorious Father,
Provident Father,
Our Father,
Response: Thy kingdom come.
Judge of the Godless and wicked,
Majesty humbling the proud,
Terror of blasphemers,
Reward of the patient,
Sanctifier of the obedient,
Thou Who dost exalt the humble,
Thou Who dost exalt the meek,
Inspiration of the persecuted,
Comforter of the mournful,
Father of the peacemakers,
Glorifier of the poor in spirit,
Author of Light,
Author of creation,
Author of life,
Author of fire,
Countenance of wrath,
Countenance of justice,
Countenance of mercy,
Countenance of love,
Countenance of splendour,
Eternal Father, object of the
beatific vision,
Eternal Father, incessantly
adored by the angels,
Eternal Father, contemplation of
the saints,
Eternal Father, desire of the
righteous,
Eternal Father, worthy of all
adoration,
Eternal Father, worthy of all
love,
Through the Redeeming Passion of
Thy Beloved Son:
Spare us, O Lord.
Through His death and burial:
We beseech Thee, O Lord.
Through His glorious
resurrection:
Restore us, O Lord.
V. Favourably incline toward your
children, O Lord.
R. And let the light of Your
countenance shine upon us.
Let us pray.
Almighty and Eternal Father, hear
the loving plea of Your Lamb Who offered Himself in our behalf, and have pity on
us. See Lord, we are all Your children, the works of Your hand. Loving Father,
cast us not adrift in this sea of worldly confusion. Father, draw us ever closer
to You, that we may be united as one in You as You are one with Your Beloved Son
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God world without end.
R. Amen.
Love of God
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
World,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Response: I Love Thee, O my God.
Thou Who are Infinite Love,
Thou Who didst first love me,
Thou dost command me to love
Thee,
With all my heart,
With all my soul,
With all my mind,
With all my strength,
Above all possessions and honour,
Above all pleasures and
enjoyments,
More than myself and all that
belongs to me,
More than all my relatives and
friends,
More than all men and
angels,
Above all created things in
Heaven or on earth,
Only for Thyself,
Because Thou art the sovereign
God,
Because Thou art infinitely
worthy of being loved,
Because Thou art infinitely
perfect,
Even had Thou not promised me
Heaven,
Even had Thou not menaced me with
Hell,
Even should Thou try me by want
and misfortunes,
In wealth and in poverty,
In prosperity and in adversity,
In health and sickness,
In life and in death,
In time and in eternity,
In union with the love wherewith
all the Saints and all the Angels love Thee in Heaven,
In union with that infinite love
wherewith Thou lovest Thyself eternally,
Let us pray.
My God, Who dost possess in
incomprehensible abundance all that is perfect and worthy of love, annihilate in
me all guilty, sensual, and undue love for creatures; kindle in my heart the
pure flame of Thy love, so that I may love nothing but Thee or in Thee until,
being entirely consumed by holy love of Thee, I may go to love Thee eternally
with the saints in Heaven, the country of pure love.
R. Amen.
Divine Providence
For Private Use Only.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.
God, all-knowing and all-wise,
Have mercy on us.
God, all-powerful and all-good,
Have mercy on us.
God, most patient and most
merciful, etc.
Father of mercy and consolation,
God, wonderful and inscrutable in
Thy plans,
God, in Whose hands is our life,
God, from Whom all good things
and every perfect gift comes,
Thou Who hast made all things for
the service of man,
Thou Who governest all with
wisdom and love,
Thou Who fillest all living
things with blessing,
Thou Who dost clothe the lilies
of the field and feed the birds of the air,
Thou Who dost number the hairs of
our head,
Thou Who seest in secret,
Thou Who makest the sun to shine
upon the good and the bad,
Thou Who allowest it to rain upon
the just and the unjust,
Thou Who workest all things for
the benefit of those who love Thee,
Thou Who sendest temporal
sufferings for our correction and good,
Thou Who dost reward Christian
patience with an eternal reward,
God, our sole refuge and hope,
God, our only consoler and
helper,
Be merciful,
Spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
From all evil,
Deliver us, O Lord.
From all sin,
Deliver us, O Lord.
From all murmurings and
complaints against Thy holy decrees, etc.
From cowardice and impatience,
From mistrust in Thy Divine
Providence,
From too great trust in riches
and the favour of men,
From immoderate concern for
temporal things,
From misuse or neglect of Thy
gifts and benefits,
From ingratitude toward Thy
loving kindness,
From uncharitableness toward our
neighbour
From obduracy in sin,
From all dangers of body and
soul,
From Thy well-merited
chastisements,
From earthquake, pestilence,
famine and distress,
From disease, hunger and war ,
From a wicked and unprovided
death,
On the day of judgment,
We sinners
Beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may always trust in Thy
Divine Providence,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That in good fortune we may not
become proud and godless,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That in misfortune we may not
become discouraged and impatient, etc.
That we may submit simply to all
Thy decrees,
That we may praise Thy name
whether Thou givest or takest away,
That Thy will may be done on
earth as it is in Heaven,
That we may seek consolation from
Thee in time of trial,
That Thou mayest give us what is
necessary for the support of our life,
That in all adversities we may
grow in patience and humility,
That Thou mayest accompany all
our labors with Thy blessing,
That Thou mayest reward our
temporal sufferings with eternal joys,
That Thou mayest fill our
spiritual and civil rulers with the spirit of truth and the fear of God,
That Thou mayest pity all who
suffer want,
That Thou mayest console and
raise up all the abandoned and oppressed,
That Thou mayest reward our
benefactors with eternal goods,
That we may praise and glorify
Thy Divine Providence now and forever,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Our
Father]. Hail Mary. [Silently].
All eyes are turned to Thee, O
Lord,
And Thou givest them food in
season.
Thou openest Thy gentle hand,
And fillest with blessing all
living things.
V. Lord, show us Thy mercy,
R. And grant us Thy salvation.
Let us pray.
O God, Whose Providence is never
frustrated in its decrees, we beseech
Thee to keep from us all harm and
grant us every blessing,
through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
Litanies of The Lord Jesus
The Holy Cross
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Response: Save us, O Holy Cross.
Holy Cross, whereon the Lamb of
God was offered,
Hope of Christians,
Pledge of the resurrection of the
dead,
Shelter of persecuted innocence,
Guide of the blind,
Way of those who have gone
astray,
Staff of the lame,
Consolation of the poor,
Restraint of the powerful,
Destruction of the proud,
Refuge of sinners,
Trophy of victory over Hell,
Terror of demons,
Mistress of youth,
Succour of the distressed,
Hope of the hopeless,
Star of the mariner,
Harbour of the wrecked,
Rampart of the besieged,
Father of orphans,
Defense of widows,
Counsel of the just,
Judge of the wicked,
Rest of the afflicted,
Safeguard of childhood,
Strength of manhood,
Last hope of the aged,
Light of those who sit in
darkness,
Splendour of kings,
Civilizer of the world,
Shield impenetrable,
Wisdom of the foolish,
Liberty of slaves,
Knowledge of the ignorant,
Sure rule of life,
Heralded by prophets,
Preached by apostles,
Glory of martyrs,
Study of hermits,
Chastity of virgins,
Joy of priests,
Foundation of the Church,
Salvation of the world,
Destruction of idolatry,
Stumbling block to the Jews,
Condemnation of the ungodly,
Support of the weak,
Medicine of the sick,
Health of the leprous,
Strength of the paralytic,
Bread of the hungry,
Fountain of those who thirst,
Clothing of the naked,
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and
we bless Thee,
R. Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou
hast redeemed the world.
(Together) Behold the Cross of
the Lord! Begone ye evil powers! The Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of
David, has conquered! + Alleluia!
Let us pray.
O God, Who for the redemption of
the world, was pleased to be born in a stable and to die upon a cross; O Lord
Jesus Christ, by Thy holy sufferings, which we, Thy unworthy servants, call to
mind: by Thy Holy Cross, and by Thy death, deliver us from the pains of Hell,
and vouchsafe to conduct us whither Thou did conduct the good thief who was
crucified With Thee, Who livest and reignest eternally in Heaven.
R. Amen.
Sweet the wood, sweet the nails,
sweet the Burden which thou bearest, for thou alone, O Holy Cross, was worthy to
bear the King and Lord of Heaven.
R. Amen.
The Holy Face of Jesus
Lord, have mercy on us.
Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus
Christ,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Virgin Mary,
Pray for us.
Response: have mercy on us.
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face Mary
and Joseph worshipped with profound reverence,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
the masterpiece of the Holy Ghost, in which the Father was well pleased,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
ravished with joy the angels, shepherds and Magi in the stable of Bethlehem,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face was
bathed in tears in Thy Holy Infancy,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face at
the age of twelve astonished the doctors in the temple,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
white with purity and ruddy with charity,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face more
beautiful than the sun, brighter than the moon and more brilliant than the
stars,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
lovelier than the roses of spring,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
more precious than gold, silver and gems,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face wins
all hearts by Its charms and grace,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
most noble in Its heavenly features,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
contemplated by the angels,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
the sweet delight of the saints,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face was
the joy of Thy Virgin Mother and Thy foster-father,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
the ineffable mirror of the Divine perfections,
O Jesus, the beauty of Whose
adorable Face is ever ancient and ever new,
O Jesus, the modesty and mildness
of Whose adorable Face attracts both just and sinners,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
appeases the Divine wrath,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
the terror of the evil spirits,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face is
the treasure of grace and blessings,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face was
exposed to the inclemency of the weather in the wilderness,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face was
bathed with sweat in Thy journeys and scorched with the heat of the sun,
O Jesus, the expression of Whose
adorable Face is wholly Divine,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face gave
a holy kiss and blessing to the little children,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face
sorrowed and wept at the grave of Lazarus,
O Jesus, Whose adorable Face was
brilliant as the sun and radiant with glory on Mount Tabor,
V. The light of Thy Face has been
shed upon us, O Lord.
R.Thou hast given joy to our
hearts.
O Adorable Face, worthy of all
reverence, veneration and worship,
O Adorable Face, sorrowful at the
sight of Jerusalem and shedding tears over that ungrateful city,
O Adorable Face, bowed to the
earth in the Garden of Olives and covered with confusion for our sins,
O Adorable Face, bathed in a
bloody sweat,
O Adorable Face, kissed by the
traitor Judas,
O Adorable Face, Whose sanctity
and majesty smote the soldiers with fear and cast them to the ground,
O Adorable Face, struck by an
infamous servant, blindfolded, and profaned by the sacrilegious hands of Thine
enemies,
O Adorable Face, defiled with
spittle and bruised by so many buffets and blows,
O Adorable Face, Whose Divine
look wounded the heart of Peter with repentance, sorrow and love,
O Adorable Face, humbled for us
at the tribunals of Jerusalem,
O Adorable Face, which did
preserve Thy serenity when Pilate pronounced the fatal sentence,
O Adorable Face, covered with
sweat and blood and forced into the mire under the weight of the Cross,
O Adorable Face, the brow crowned
with deep and piercing thorns,
O Adorable Face, wiped with a
veil by a pious woman on the way to Calvary,
O Adorable Face, raised on the
instrument of the most shameful punishment,
O Adorable Face, Whose eyes shed
tears of blood,
O Adorable Face, Whose mouth was
tormented with vinegar and gall,
O Adorable Face, Whose hair and
beard were plucked out by executioners,
O Adorable Face, disfigured like
the face of a leper,
O Adorable Face, Whose
incomparable beauty was obscured under the fearful cloud of the sins of the
world,
O Adorable Face, covered with the
sad shades of death,
O Adorable Face, washed and
anointed by Mary and the holy women, and covered with a shroud,
O Adorable Face, enclosed in the
sepulcher,
O Adorable Face, all resplendent
with glory and beauty on the day of Thy Resurrection,
O Adorable Face, all dazzling
with light at the moment of Thine Ascension,
O Adorable Face, hidden in the
Most blessed Sacrament of the Altar,
O Adorable Face, which will
appear at the End of Time in the clouds, with great power and majesty,
O Adorable Face, which will cause
sinners to tremble with terror,
O Adorable Face, which will fill
the just with joy for all eternity,
V. O Lord, show us Thy Face,
R. And we shall be saved.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Let us pray.
-Choose one of the following-
I salute Thee, I adore Thee, I
love Thee, O adorable Face of Jesus my beloved, noble seal of the Divinity! With
all the powers of my soul I apply myself to Thee, and most humbly pray Thee to
imprint in me all the features of Thy divine countenance.
R. Amen.
We beseech Thee, O Almighty and
merciful God, grant to us and to all who venerate the countenance of Thy dearly
beloved Son, all disfigured by our sins, the grace to behold It throughout
eternity in the glory of Its majesty, through the same Jesus Christ Our Lord,
Who is, with Thee and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.
O my Jesus, cast upon us a look
of mercy! Turn Thy Face toward each of us as Thou didst to Veronica, not that we
may see It with our bodily eyes for this we do not deserve but turn It toward
our hearts so that remembering Thee, we may ever draw from this fountain of
strength the vigour necessary to sustain the combats of life.
R. Amen.
The Blessed Sacrament
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Response: have mercy on us.
Living Bread, that came down from
Heaven,
Hidden God and Saviour,
Wheat of the elect,
Wine of which virgins are the
fruit,
Bread of fatness and royal
dainties,
Perpetual Sacrifice,
Clean oblation,
Lamb without spot,
Most pure feast,
Food of angels,
Hidden manna,
Memorial of the wonders of God,
Super-substantial Bread,
Word made Flesh, dwelling in us,
Sacred Host,
Chalice of benediction,
Mystery of Faith,
Most high and adorable Sacrament,
Most holy of all sacrifices,
True Propitiation for the living
and the dead,
Heavenly antidote against the
poison of sin,
Most wonderful of all miracles,
Most holy Commemoration of the
Passion of Christ,
Gift transcending all fullness,
Special Memorial of divine love,
Affluence of divine bounty,
Most august and holy Mystery,
Medicine of immortality,
Tremendous and life-giving
Sacrament,
Bread made Flesh by the
omnipotence of the Word,
Unbloody Sacrifice,
At once our Feast and our Guest,
Sweetest Banquet, at which angels
minister,
Sacrament of piety,
Bond of charity,
Priest and Victim,
Spiritual Sweetness tasted in its
proper source,
Refreshment of holy souls,
Viaticum of those who die in the
Lord,
Pledge of future glory,
Be merciful, Spare us, O Lord,
Be merciful, Graciously hear us,
O Lord.
Response: O Lord, deliver us.
From an unworthy reception of Thy
Body and Blood,
From the lust of the flesh,
From the lust of the eyes,
From the pride of life,
From every occasion of sin,
Through the desire with which
Thou didst long to eat this Passover with Thy disciples,
Through that profound humility
with which Thou didst wash their feet,
Through that ardent charity by
which Thou didst institute this Divine Sacrament,
Through Thy Precious Blood, which
Thou didst leave us on our altars,
Through the five wounds of this
Thy most holy Body, which Thou didst receive for us,
We sinners beseech Thee, hear us.
Response: we beseech Thee, hear
us.
That Thou will preserve and
increase our faith, reverence, and devotion toward this admirable Sacrament,
That Thou will conduct us,
through a true confession of our sins, to a frequent reception of the Holy
Eucharist,
That Thou will deliver us from
all heresy, perfidy, and blindness of heart,
That Thou will impart to us the
precious and heavenly fruits of this most holy Sacrament,
That at the hour of death Thou
will strengthen and defend us by this heavenly Viaticum,
Son of God,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Christ, hear us.
R. Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Thou didst give them Bread
from Heaven. Alleluia.
R. Containing in Itself all
sweetness. Alleluia.
Let us pray.
O God, Who in this wonderful
Sacrament has left us a memorial of Thy Passion, grant us the grace, we beseech
Thee, so to venerate the Sacred Mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we may
ever continue to feel within ourselves the blessed fruit of Thy Redemption, Who
lives and reigns, God forever and ever. R. Amen.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
In 1899 Pope Leo XIII approved
this Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for public use. This litany is actually
a synthesis of several other litanies dating back to the 17th century. Father
Croiset composed a litany in 1691 from which 17 invocations were used by
Venerable Anne Madeleine Remuzat when she composed her litany in 1718 at
Marseille. She joined an additional 10 invocations to those of Father Croiset,
for a total of 27 invocations. Six more invocations written by Sister Madeleine
Joly of Dijon in 1686 were added by the Sacred Congregation for Rites when it
was approved for public use in 1899. This makes a total of 33 invocations, one
for each year of life of our Lord Jesus Christ. A partial indulgence is attached
to this litany.
Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
Christ, hear us
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
God, the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Heart of Jesus, Son of the
Eternal Father,
Heart of Jesus, formed by the
Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother,
Heart of Jesus, substantially
united to the Word of God,
Heart of Jesus, of Infinite
Majesty,
Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of
God,
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the
Most High, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, House of God and
Gate of Heaven,
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace
of charity,
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice
and love,
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness
and love, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all
virtues,
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of
all praise,
Heart of Jesus, king and center
of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all
treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells
the fullness of divinity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the
Father was well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness
we have all received,
Heart of Jesus, desire of the
everlasting hills,
Heart of Jesus, patient and most
merciful, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who
invoke Thee,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life
and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for
our sins,
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with
opprobrium,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our
offences, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, obedient to
death,
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a
lance,
Heart of Jesus, source of all
consolation,
Heart of Jesus, our life and
resurrection,
Heart of Jesus, our peace and our
reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, victim for our
sins, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of
those who trust in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who
die in Thee,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all
the Saints, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the
sins of the world, Christ, graciously hear us.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. Jesus, meek and humble of
heart.
R. Make our hearts like to Thine.
Let us pray.
Almighty and eternal God, look
upon the Heart of Thy most beloved Son and upon the
praises and satisfaction which He
offers Thee in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Thy mercy, in Thy
great goodness, grant forgiveness in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
who livest and reignest with Thee forever and ever. Amen.
Most Precious Blood of Jesus
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us
God, the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
God, the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Blood of Christ, only-begotten
Son of the Eternal Father, save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word
of God,
Blood of Christ, of the New and
Eternal Testament,
Blood of Christ, falling upon the
earth in the Agony,
Blood of Christ, shed profusely
in the Scourging,
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in
the Crowning with Thorns, save us.
Blood of Christ, poured out on
the Cross,
Blood of Christ, price of our
salvation,
Blood of Christ, without which
there is no forgiveness.
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic
drink and refreshment of souls, save us.
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy,
Blood of Christ, victor over
demons,
Blood of Christ, courage of
Martyrs,
Blood of Christ, strength of
Confessors,
Blood of Christ, bringing forth
Virgins, save us.
Blood of Christ, help of those in
peril,
Blood of Christ, relief of the
burdened,
Blood of Christ, solace in
sorrow,
Blood of Christ, hope of the
penitent, save us.
Blood of Christ, consolation of
the dying,
Blood of Christ, peace and
tenderness of hearts,
Blood of Christ, pledge of
eternal life,
Blood of Christ, freeing souls
from purgatory,
Blood of Christ, most worthy of
all glory and honour, Save us.
Lamb of God, who take away the
sins of the world, spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the
sins of the world, graciously hear us O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us.
You have redeemed us, O Lord, in
your Blood.
And made us, for our God, a
kingdom.
Let us pray.
Almighty and eternal God, you
have appointed your only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world, and willed to
be appeased by his Blood. Grant we beg of you, that we may worthily adore this
price of our salvation, and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of
the present life, so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven.
Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Most Holy Name of Jesus
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Jesus, Son of the living God,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, Splendour of the Father,
Jesus, Brightness of eternal
Light,
Jesus, King of Glory,
Jesus, Sun of Justice,
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, most amiable,
Jesus, most admirable,
Jesus, the mighty God,
Jesus, Father of the world to
come, have mercy on us.
Jesus, angel of great counsel,
Jesus, most powerful,
Jesus, most patient,
Jesus, most obedient,
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Jesus, Lover of Chastity, have
mercy on us.
Jesus, our Lover,
Jesus, God of Peace,
Jesus, Author of Life, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, Model of Virtues,
Jesus, zealous for souls, have
mercy on us.
Jesus, our God,
Jesus, our Refuge,
Jesus, Father of the Poor,
Jesus, Treasure of the Faithful,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, Good Shepherd,
Jesus, true Light,
Jesus, eternal Wisdom,
Jesus, infinite Goodness, have
mercy on us.
Jesus, our Way and our Life,
Jesus, joy of the Angels,
Jesus, King of the Patriarchs,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, Master of the Apostles,
Jesus, Teacher of the
Evangelists,
Jesus, Strength of Martyrs,
Jesus, Light of Confessors,
Jesus, Purity of Virgins,
Jesus, Crown of all Saints, have
mercy on us.
Be merciful unto us, Spare us, O
Jesus.
Be merciful unto us, graciously
hear us, O Jesus.
From all evil, Deliver us, O
Jesus
From all sin, Deliver us, O Jesus
From Your wrath,
From the snares of the devil,
From the spirit of fornication,
From everlasting death,
From the neglect of Your
inspirations,
Through the mystery of Your Holy
Incarnation,
Through Your Nativity,
Through Your Infancy,
Through Your most divine Life,
Through Your Labours,
Through Your Agony and Passion,
Through Your cross and
Dereliction,
Through your Sufferings,
Through Your Death and Burial,
Through Your Resurrection,
Through Your Ascension,
Through Your Institution of the
Most Holy Eucharist,
Through Your Joys,
Through Your Glory,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Jesus!
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, hear us, O Jesus!
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Jesus!
V. Jesus, hear us
R. Jesus, graciously hear us
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, You have said,
"Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be
opened to you"; mercifully attend to our supplications, and grant us the grace
of Your most divine love, that we have love You with all our hearts, and in all
our words and actions, and never cease to praise You.
Make us, O Lord, to have a
perpetual fear and love of Your holy name, for You never fail to govern those
whom You establish in Your love. You, Who live and reign forever and ever. Amen
Passion of Our Lord
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ,
graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Jesus, the eternal Wisdom, have
mercy on us.
Jesus, conversing with men, have
mercy on us.
Jesus, hated by the world, have
mercy on us.
Jesus, sold for thirty pieces of
silver, have mercy on us.
Jesus, prostrate in prayer, have
mercy on us.
Jesus, strengthened by an angel,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, agonizing in a bloody
sweat, have mercy on us.
Jesus, betrayed by Judas with a
kiss, have mercy on us.
Jesus, bound by the soldiers,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, forsaken by your
disciples, have mercy on us.
Jesus, before Annas and
Caiaphas, have mercy on us.
Jesus, struck by a servant on the
face, have mercy on us.
Jesus, accused by false
witnesses, have mercy on us.
Jesus, declared worthy of death, have mercy on us.
Jesus, spit upon in the face, have mercy on us.
Jesus, blindfolded, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, smitten on the cheek,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, thrice denied by Peter,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, delivered up to Pilate,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, despised and mocked by
Herod, have mercy on us.
Jesus, clothed in a white
garment, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, rejected for Barabbas,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, torn by sources, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, bruised for our sins,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, regarded as a leper,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, covered with a purple
robe, have mercy on us.
Jesus, crowned with thorns,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, struck with a reed, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, demanded for crucifixion,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, condemned to death, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, given up to your enemies,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, laden with the Cross,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, led as a lamb to the
slaughter, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, stripped of your garments,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, fastened with nails to the
Cross, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, wounded for our
iniquities, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, praying for your
murderers, have mercy on us.
Jesus, reputed with the wicked,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, blasphemed on the Cross,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, reviled by the malefactor,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, giving Paradise to the
thief, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, commending Saint John to
your Mother as her son, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, forsaken by your Father,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, given gall and vinegar to
drink, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, testifying that all things
written concerning you were accomplished, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, commending your spirit
into the hands of your Father, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, obedient even unto death,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, pierced with a lance,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, made a propitiation for
us, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, taken down from the Cross,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, laid in a sepulcher,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, rising gloriously from the
dead, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, ascending into heaven,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, our Advocate with the
Father, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, sending down the Holy
Spirit, have mercy
on us.
Jesus, exalting your Mother,
have mercy
on us.
Jesus, who shall come to judge
the living and the dead, have mercy
on us.
Be merciful unto us; Spare us, O
Jesus.
Be merciful unto us; Graciously
hears us, O Jesus.
From all evil, Lord Jesus,
deliver us.
From all sin, Lord Jesus,
deliver us.
From anger, hatred, and every
evil will, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
From war, famine, and pestilence,
Lord Jesus, deliver us.
From all dangers of mind and
body, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
From everlasting death, Lord
Jesus, deliver us.
Through your most pure
conception, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your miraculous nativity,
Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your humble circumcision,
Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your baptism and fasting,
Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your labours and
watchings, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your cruel scourging and
crowning, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your thirst, and tears,
and nakedness, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your precious death and
Cross, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your glorious
resurrection and ascension, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Through your sending forth the
Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
On the day of judgment, we
sinners, we beseech you, hear us,
That you would spare us, we
beseech you, hear us,
That you would pardon us, we
beseech you, hear us,
That you would bring us to true
penance, we beseech you, hear us,
That you would pour into our
hearts the grace of the Holy Spirit, we beseech you, hear us,
That you would defend and
propagate your Church, we beseech you, hear us,
That you would preserve and
increase all societies assembled in your holy Name, we beseech you, hear us,
That you would bestow upon us
true peace, humility, and charity, we beseech you, hear us,
That you would give us
perseverance in grace and in your holy service, we beseech you, hear us,
That you would deliver us from
unclean thoughts, the temptations of the devil, and everlasting damnation, we
beseech you, hear us,
That you would unite us to the
company of your Saints, we beseech you, hear us,
That you would graciously hear
us,
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world; Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world; Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world; Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Let us pray.
We adore you, O Christ, and we
bless you, because by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.
The Infant Jesus
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus,
hear us. Jesus, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have
mercy on us.
Infant, Jesus Christ, have mercy
on us.
Infant, true God, have mercy on
us.
Infant, Son of the living God,
have mercy on us.
Infant, Son of the Virgin Mary,
have mercy on us.
Infant, strong in weakness, have
mercy on us.
Infant, powerful in tenderness,
have mercy on us.
Infant, Treasure of grace, have
mercy on us.
Infant, Fountain of love, have
mercy on us.
Infant, Renewer of the heavens,
have mercy on us.
Infant, Repairer of the evils of
the earth, have mercy on us.
Infant, Head of the angels, have
mercy on us.
Infant, Root of the patriarchs,
have mercy on us.
Infant, Speech of the prophets,
have mercy on us.
Infant, Desire of the Gentiles,
have mercy on us.
Infant, Joy of shepherds, have
mercy on us.
Infant, Light of the Magi, have
mercy on us.
Infant, Salvation of infants,
have mercy on us.
Infant, Expectation of the just,
have mercy on us.
Infant, Instructor of the wise,
have mercy on us.
Infant, First-fruit of all
saints, have mercy on us.
Be merciful, spare us, O Infant
Jesus.
Be merciful, graciously hear us,
O Infant Jesus.
From the slavery of the children
of Adam, Infant Jesus, deliver us.
From the slavery of the devil,
Infant Jesus, deliver us.
From the evil desires of the
flesh, Infant Jesus, deliver us.
From the malice of the world,
Infant Jesus, deliver us.
From the pride of life, Infant
Jesus, deliver us.
From the inordinate desire of
knowing, Infant Jesus, deliver us.
From blindness of spirit, Infant
Jesus, deliver us.
From an evil will, Infant Jesus,
deliver us.
From our sins, Infant Jesus,
deliver us.
Through Thy most pure Conception,
Infant Jesus, deliver us.
Through Thy most humble Nativity,
Infant Jesus, deliver us.
Through Thy tears, Infant Jesus,
deliver us.
Through Thy most painful
Circumcision, Infant Jesus, deliver us.
Through Thy most glorious
Epiphany, Infant Jesus, deliver us.
Through Thy most pious
Presentation, Infant Jesus, deliver us.
Through Thy most divine life,
Infant Jesus, deliver us.
Through Thy poverty, Infant
Jesus, deliver us.
Through Thy many sufferings,
Infant Jesus, deliver us.
Through Thy labors and travels,
Infant Jesus, deliver us.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Infant Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Infant Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Infant, hear us. Jesus,
Infant, graciously hear us.
Let us pray.
O Lord Christ, Thou were pleased
so to humble Thyself in Thine incarnate divinity and most sacred humanity as to
be born in time and become a little child. Grant that we may acknowledge
infinite wisdom in the silence of a child, power in weakness, and majesty in
humiliation. Adoring Thy humiliations on earth, may we contemplate Thy glories
in Heaven, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns forever.
R. Amen.
Christ The King
Lord, have mercy on us, Lord,
have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us, Christ,
have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
God, our Heavenly Father, Who has
made firm for all ages your Son's Throne, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Jesus, our
Victim-High Priest, True Prophet, and Sovereign King, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, poured out
upon us with abundant newness, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, Three Persons yet
One God in the Beauty of Your Eternal Unity, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, our Eternal King, Reign
in our hearts.
O Jesus, Most Merciful King,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, extending to us the
Golden Scepter of Your Mercy, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, in Whose Great Mercy we
have been given the Sacrament of Confession, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, Loving King Who offers
us Your Healing Grace, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, our Eucharistic King,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, the King foretold by the
prophets, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King of Heaven and
earth, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King and Ruler of All
Nations, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, Delight of the Heavenly
Court, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Most Compassionate
toward Your subjects, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King from Whom proceeds
all authority, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, in whom, with the Father
and the Holy Spirit, we are One, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Whose Kingdom is
not of this world, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Whose Sacred Heart
burns with Love for all mankind, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who is the
Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who has given us
Mary, the Queen, to be our dear Mother, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who will come upon
the clouds of Heaven with Power and Great Glory, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Whose Throne we are
to approach with confidence, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King truly present in
the Most Blessed Sacrament, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who made Mary the
Mediatrix of All Graces, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who made Mary
Co-Redemptrix, Your partner in the Plan of Salvation, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who desires to heal
us of all division and disunity, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King wounded by
mankind's indifference, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who gives the balm
of Your Love with which to console Your Wounded Heart, Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who is the Great I
AM within us, our Wellspring of Pure Delight, Reign in our hearts.
Jesus, King of All Nations, True
Sovereign of all earthly powers, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations,
subjecting under Your feet forever the powers of hell , May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, the
Light beyond all light, enlightening us in the darkness that surrounds us, May
we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
Mercy is so Great as to mitigate the punishments our sins deserve, May we serve
You.
Jesus, King of All Nations,
recognized by the Magi as the True King, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, the
Only Remedy for a world so ill, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who
blesses with Peace those souls and nations that acknowledge You as True King,
May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who
Mercifully sends us your Holy Angels to protect us, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
Chief Prince is Saint Michael the Archangel, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who
teaches us that to reign is to serve, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Just
Judge Who will separate the wicked from the good, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations,
before Whom every knee shall bend, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
Dominion is an everlasting Dominion, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Lamb
who will Shepherd us, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who
after having destroyed every sovereignty, May we serve You. authority and
power, will hand over the Kingdom to Your God and Father,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
Reign is without end, May we serve You.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
kindness toward us is steadfast, and whose fidelity endures forever, May we
serve You.
Eternal Father, Who has given us
Your Only Begotten Son, to be our Redeemer, One True
Mediator, and Sovereign King, We
praise and thank You.
Loving Jesus, Sovereign King, Who
humbled Yourself for Love of us and took the form of a servant, We praise and
thank You.
Holy Spirit, Third Person of the
Trinity, Love of the Father and the Son, Who sanctifies us and gives us Life, We
praise and thank You.
Mary, our Queen and Mother, who
mediates to Jesus on our behalf, Pray for us.
Mary, our Queen and Mother,
through whom all Grace come to us, Pray for us.
Mary, our Queen and Mother,
Singular Jewel of the Holy Trinity, We love You.
Holy Angels and Saints of our
Divine King, Pray for us and Protect us.
Amen.
Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, True God
and True Man.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, True God
and True Man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious
Blood.
Blessed be His Most Precious
Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy
Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy
Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the
Paraclete.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the
Paraclete.
Blessed be the Great Mother of
God, Mary Most Holy.
Blessed be the Great Mother of
God, Mary Most Holy.
Blessed be her Holy and
Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her Holy and
Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her Glorious
Assumption.
Blessed be her Glorious
Assumption.
Blessed be the Name of Mary,
Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be the Name of Mary,
Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most
Chaste Spouse.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most
Chaste Spouse.
Blessed be God in His Angels and
in His Saints.
Blessed be God in His Angels and
in His Saints.
May the Heart of Jesus, in the
Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection,
at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time.
Amen.
The Miraculous Infant
For Private Use.
Lord, have mercy us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ Graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us. O miraculous Infant Jesus
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, true God and Lord,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose omnipotence
is manifested in a wonderful manner,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose wisdom
searches our hearts and minds,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose goodness
continually inclines to aid us,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose providence
leads us to our last end and destiny,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose truth
enlightens the darkness of our hearts,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose generosity
enriches our poverty,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose friendship
consoles the afflicted,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose mercy
forgives our sins,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose strength
invigorates us,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose power turns
away all evils,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose justice
deters us from sin,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose power
conquers Hell,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose lovely
countenance attracts our hearts,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose greatness
holds the universe in its hand,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose miraculous
hand raised in benediction fills us with all blessings,
Have mercy on us.
Infant Jesus, Whose glory fills
the whole world,
Be merciful,
Spare us O Jesus.
Be merciful,
Graciously hear us, O Jesus.
From all evil,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all sin,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all distrust of Thy infinite
goodness,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all doubts in Thy power of
miracles,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all lukewarmness in Thy
veneration,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
From all trials and misfortunes,
Deliver us, O Jesus. Through the mysteries of Thy holy
Childhood,
Deliver us, O Jesus.
Through the intercession of Mary,
Thy Virgin Mother and St. Joseph Thy foster father,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst pardon us,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst bring us to
true repentance,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve and
increase in us love and devotion to Thy sacred Infancy,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst never withdraw
Thy miraculous hand from us,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst keep us mindful
of Thy numberless benefits,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst inflame us more
and more with love for Thy Sacred Heart,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst graciously hear
all who call upon Thee with confidence,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve our
country in peace,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst free us from
all impending evils,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst give eternal
life to all who act generously toward Thee,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst pronounce a
merciful sentence on us at the judgement,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst in Thy
miraculous Image remain our consoling refuge,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Jesus, Son of God and of Mary,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Jesus.
Lamb of God Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Infant Jesus, hear us.
R. Infant Jesus, graciously hear
us.
OUR 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.
Let us pray.
O Miraculous Infant Jesus,
prostrate before Thy sacred Image, we beseech Thee to cast a merciful look on
our troubled hearts. Let Thy tender Heart, so inclined to pity, be softened at
our prayers, and grant us that grace for which we ardently implore Thee. Take
from us all affliction and despair, all trials and misfortunes with which we are
laden. For Thy sacred Infancy’s sake hear our prayers and send us consolation
and aid that we may praise Thee, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, forever and
ever. Amen.
Holy Communion
For private use only.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, living Bread which came
down from Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread from Heaven giving
life to the world,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, hidden God and Saviour,
etc.
Jesus, Who has loved us with an
everlasting love, Jesus,
Whose delights are to be with the
children of men,
Jesus, Who has given Thy Flesh
for the life of the world,
Jesus, Who invites all to come to
Thee,
Jesus, Who promises eternal life
to those who receive Thee,
Jesus, Who with desire desires to
eat this Pasch with us,
Jesus, ever ready to receive and
welcome us,
Jesus, Who stands at our door
knocking,
Jesus, Who has said that if we
will open to Thee the door,
Thou wilt come in and sup with
us,
Jesus, Who receives us into Thy
arms and blesses us with the little children,
Jesus, Who suffers us to sit at
Thy feet with Magdalen,
Jesus, Who invites us to lean on
Thy bosom with the beloved disciple,
Jesus, Who has not left us
orphans,
Most dear Sacrament,
Sacrament of love,
Sacrament of sweetness,
Life-giving Sacrament,
Sacrament of strength,
My God and my all,
That our hearts may pant after
Thee as the hart
after the fountains of water,
we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst manifest
Thyself to us as to
the two disciples in the breaking
of bread,
we beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may know Thy voice like
Magdalen, etc.
That with a lively faith we may
confess with the beloved disciple, "It is the Lord,"
That Thou wouldst bless us who
have not seen and yet have believed,
That we may love Thee in the
Blessed Sacrament with our whole heart,
with our whole soul, with all our
mind, and with all our strength,
That the fruit of each Communion
may be fresh love,
That our one desire may be to
love Thee and to do Thy will,
That we may ever remain in Thy
love,
That Thou wouldst teach us how to
receive and welcome Thee,
That Thou wouldst teach us to
pray, and Thyself pray within us,
That with Thee every virtue may
come into our souls,
That throughout this day Thou
wouldst keep us closely united to Thee,
That Thou wouldst give us grace
to persevere to the end,
That Thou wouldst then be our
support and Viaticum,
That with Thee and leaning on
Thee we may safely pass through all dangers,
That our last act may be one of
perfect love and our last breath a long deep sigh
to be in Our Father's house,
That Thy sweet face may smile
upon us when we appear before Thee,
That our banishment from Thee,
dearest Lord, may not be very long,
That when the time is come, we
may fly up from our prison to Thee,
and in Thy Sacred Heart find our
rest forever,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Stay with us, Lord, because it
is toward evening,
R. And the day is now far spent.
Let us pray.
We come to Thee, dear Lord, with
the Apostles, saying, "Increase our faith."
Give us a strong and lively faith
in the mystery of Thy Real Presence
in the midst of us. Give us the
splendid faith of the centurion, which drew from
Thee such praise. Give us the
faith of the beloved disciple to know Thee
in the dark and say, "It is the
Lord!" Give us the faith of Martha to confess,
"Thou art the Christ, the Son of
the living God." Give us the faith of Magdalen
to fall at Thy feet crying,
"Rabboni, Master." Give us the faith of all Thy Saints,
to whom the Blessed Sacrament has
been Heaven begun on earth.
In every Communion increase our
faith; for with faith, love and humility
and reverence and all good will
come into our souls. Dearest Lord,
increase our faith.
R. Amen.
Holy Childhood of Jesus
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
O Divine Infant Jesus, sent to
earth from Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
O Divine Infant Jesus, born of
Mary in Bethlehem,
Have mercy on us.
O Divine Infant Jesus, wrapped in
swaddling clothes, etc.
O Divine Infant Jesus, placed in
the crib,
O Divine Infant Jesus, praised by
the Angels,
O Divine Infant Jesus, adored by
the shepherds,
O Divine Infant Jesus, proclaimed
as Saviour through Thy adorable Name,
O Divine Infant Jesus, announced
by the star,
O Divine Infant Jesus, worshipped
by the Magi with symbolic gifts,
O Divine Infant Jesus, presented
in the Temple by the Virgin,
O Divine Infant Jesus, embraced
by the aged Simeon,
O Divine Infant Jesus, revealed
in the Temple by the prophetess Anna,
O Divine Infant Jesus, persecuted
by King Herod,
O Divine Infant Jesus, fleeing
into the exile of Egypt,
O Divine Infant Jesus, crowning
with martyrdom the infants of Bethlehem,
O Divine Infant Jesus, rejoicing
the heart of Mary with Thy first words,
O Divine Infant Jesus, learning
to take Thy first steps in exile,
O Divine Infant Jesus, returning
from Egypt to be reared in Nazareth,
O Divine Infant Jesus, loved by
all as a shining example of obedience,
O Divine Infant Jesus, brought to
the Temple at the age of twelve,
O Divine Infant Jesus, lost by
Mary and Joseph on their return home,
O Divine Infant Jesus, sought for
three days with great sorrow,
O Divine Infant Jesus, found with
great delight,
Be merciful, O Jesus.
Be merciful, hear us, O Jesus.
From all evil, deliver us, O
Jesus.
From all sin, deliver us, O
Jesus.
From misconduct in the Church,
etc.
From quarrels and anger,
From lies and thievery,
From evil talk and bad example,
From bad habits,
By Thine Incarnation,
By Thy birth,
By Thy most bitter poverty,
By Thy persecution and
sufferings,
Through the intercession of Thy
most holy Mother,
Through the intercession of Thy
holy foster father,
Through the intercession of the
Holy Innocents,
Through the intercession of all
the Angels and Saints,
We, Thy sinful children,
beseech Thee to hear us,
Hear our prayer for the salvation
of the unfortunate heathen,
we beseech Thee to hear us.
With pity,
we beseech Thee to hear us.
That Thou wouldst look kindly
upon our small gifts, etc.
That Thou wouldst number the men
of God among Thy Saints,
That Thou wouldst richly bless
their apostolic works,
That all the world may kneel
before Thee,
That we may be zealous to convert
all unbelievers,
in the Name of Thy Holy
Childhood,
That we may keep our Baptismal
vows faithfully,
That we may rejoice to be
children of Thy Father in Heaven,
That we may ever honour and love
our Father in Heaven,
That we may pray as Christian
children, freely and devoutly,
That we may willingly obey Thy
Commandments,
That we may inscribe in our
hearts the Fourth
Commandment: "Honour thy father
and thy Mother,"
That we may grow in wisdom and
virtue as we grow in years,
That Thou wilt keep us innocent,
That Thou wilt deliver us from
temptation,
That Thou wilt instil in us great
love and devotion for Thy Mother, Mary,
That we may never make an
unworthy Confession,
That we may receive Holy
Communion with sincerity,
That Thou wilt grant our parents
a long life,
That Thou wilt grant them Thy
best gifts,
That Thou wilt enlighten our
pastors and give them strength,
That Thou wilt repay our
benefactors with eternal gifts,
That Thou wilt have mercy upon
the poor souls in Purgatory,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Hear our prayer, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Christ, hear us
R. Christ, graciously hear us.
Say an Our Father.
Let us pray.
We pray to Thee, Heavenly Father,
Who for the Infant Jesus' sake
adopted us as Thy children and as
heirs of Heaven, look kindly upon children
not of the Faith and let them
participate in our unearned and priceless fortune.
We ask this through the Infant
Jesus Christ, Thy Son Our Lord, Who liveth
and reigneth with Thee and the
Holy Spirit forever and ever.
R. Amen.
Some of the invocations in this
litany are especially suited to children.
Humility
O Jesus, meek and humble of
heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being
esteemed, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being
extolled, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being
honoured, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being
preferred to others, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being
consulted, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being
approved, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being
humiliated, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering
rebukes, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being
calumniated, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more
than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more
than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the
world, others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to
desire it.
That others may be chosen and I
set aside, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I
go unnoticed, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to
me in everything, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier
than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the
grace to desire it.
Promise of Consolation of Christ
For Private Use Only.
We promise for the future that
We will console Thee, O Lord.
For the forgetfulness and
ingratitude of men,
We will console Thee, O Lord.
For the way Thou art neglected in
Thy holy tabernacle, etc.
For the crimes of sinners,
For the sacrileges which profane
Thy Sacrament of Love,
For the irreverence displayed in
Thy presence,
For the coldness on the part of
Thy children,
For their contempt of Thy loving
invitations,
For the faithlessness of those
who call themselves Thy friends,
For the bad example we have
given,
For the abuse of Thy grace,
For our long delay in loving
Thee,
For our past sins,
For our own unfaithfulness,
For our indifference in Thy
service,
For keeping Thee waiting at the
door of our hearts,
For Thy sighs and tears,
We will console Thee, O Lord.
In Honour of Jesus, King of
Nations
Lord, have mercy,
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy,
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, our Heavenly Father, Who has
made firm for all ages Thy Son's Throne,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Jesus, our
Victim-High Priest, True Prophet, and Sovereign King, etc.
God the Holy Spirit, poured out
upon us with abundant newness,
Holy Trinity, Three Persons, yet
One God in the Beauty of Thine Eternal Unity,
O Jesus, our Eternal King,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, Most Merciful King, etc.
O Jesus, extending to us the
Golden Scepter of Thy Mercy,
O Jesus, in Whose great Mercy we
have been given the Sacrament of Confession,
O Jesus, Loving King Who offers
us Thy healing Grace,
O Jesus, our Eucharistic King,
O Jesus, the King foretold by the
prophets,
O Jesus, King of Heaven and
earth,
O Jesus, King and Ruler of all
nations,
O Jesus, Delight of the Heavenly
Court,
O Jesus, King most compassionate
toward Thy subjects,
O Jesus, King from Whom proceeds
all authority,
O Jesus, King Whose Kingdom is
not of this world,
O Jesus, King Whose Sacred Heart
burns with Love for all of mankind,
O Jesus, King Who is the
Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega,
O Jesus, King Who has given us
Mary, the Queen, to be our dear Mother,
O Jesus, King Who will come upon
the clouds of Heaven with Power and Great Glory,
O Jesus, King Whose Throne we are
to approach with confidence,
O Jesus, King Who art truly
present in the Most Blessed Sacrament,
O Jesus, King Who hast made Mary
the Mediatrix of All Graces,
O Jesus, King Who desireth to
heal us of all division and disunity,
O Jesus, King wounded by
mankind's indifference,
O Jesus, King Who giveth us the
balm of Thy Love with which to console Thy Wounded Heart,
O Jesus, King Who art our
Well-Spring of pure delight,
Jesus, King of All Nations, True
Sovereign of all earthly powers, May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations,
subjecting under Thy feet forever the powers of Hell, etc.
Jesus, King of All Nations, the
Light beyond all light,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
Mercy is so great as to mitigate the punishments our sins deserve,
Jesus, King of All Nations,
recognized by the Magi as the True King,
Jesus, King of All Nations, the
Only Remedy for a world so ill,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who
blesses with Peace those souls and Nations that acknowledge Thee as True
King,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who
Mercifully sends us Thy Holy Angels to protect us,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
Chief Prince is St. Michael the Archangel,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who
teaches us that to reign is to serve,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Just
Judge Who will separate the wicked from the good,
Jesus, King of All Nations,
before Whom every knee shall bend,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
Dominion is an everlasting Dominion,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Lamb
Who will Shepherd us,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who
after having destroyed every sovereignty, authority and power, will hand over the Kingdom to Thy
Heavenly Father,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
Reign is without end,
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose
kindness toward us is steadfast, and whose fidelity endures forever,
Eternal Father, Who hast given us
Thine Only Begotten Son, to be our Redeemer,
One True Mediator, and Sovereign
King,
Be merciful to us.
Loving Jesus, Sovereign King, Who
humbled Thyself for Love of us
and took the form of a servant,
etc.
Holy Spirit, Third Person of the
Trinity, Love of the Father and the Son,
Who sanctifies us and gives us
Life,
Mary, our Queen and Mother, who
mediates to Jesus on our behalf,
Pray for us.
Mary, our Queen and Mother,
through whom all Graces come to us,
Pray for us.
Mary, our Queen and Mother,
Singular Jewel of the Holy Trinity,
We love thee.
Holy Angels and Saints of our
Divine King,
Pray for us and Protect us. Amen.
Interior Peace
For Private Use Only.
V. Jesus, meek and humble of
heart,
R. Make my heart like unto Thine.
From the desire of being
esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be sought,
etc.
From the desire to be mourned,
From the desire of praise,
From the desire of preference,
From the desire of influence,
From the desire of approval,
From the desire of authority,
From the fear of humiliations,
From the fear of being despised,
From the fear of repulse,
From the fear of calumny,
From the fear of oblivion,
From the fear of ridicule,
From the fear of injury,
From the fear of suspicion,
That others may be loved more
than myself,
Jesus, grant this desire.
That others may be more highly
esteemed,
Jesus, grant this desire.
That others may grow and increase
in honour, and I decrease,
Jesus, grant that I may desire
it.
Jesus, mercy.
Our Lady, help us.
Let us pray.
Pour forth Thy grace into our
hearts, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that we who refrain from sin by self-denial,
may be afflicted in time rather than condemned to eternal punishment, through
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
R. Amen.
Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim
For Private Recitation Only.
This litany is one that the Holy
Father, Pope John Paul II, has prayed many times.
To say it often and with devotion
fosters a deep reverence for the Priesthood of Jesus Christ.
At the same time this prayer
keeps us mindful of the Divine Victim who offered himself for us on
Calvary and continues to do so at
every Mass. That God would strengthen all priests
and grant an increase in priestly
vocations let us pray:
Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have
mercy.
Christ have mercy. R. Christ,
have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have
mercy.
Christ hear us. R. Christ, hear
us.
Christ graciously hear us. R.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, R. Have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, R. Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit R. Have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, R. Have
mercy on us.
Jesus, Priest and Victim, R. Have
mercy on us.
Jesus, Priest forever according
to the order of Melchizedek, etc.
Jesus, Priest Whom God sent to
evangelize the poor,
Jesus, Priest Who at the Last
Supper instituted the everlasting Sacrifice,
Jesus, Priest always living to
intercede for us,
Jesus, High Priest anointed by
the Father with the Holy Spirit and with power,
Jesus, High Priest taken from
among men,
Jesus, High Priest appointed on
behalf of men,
Jesus, High Priest of our
confession of faith,
Jesus, High Priest of a greater
glory than Moses,
Jesus, High Priest of the true
Tabernacle,
Jesus, High Priest of the good
things to come,
Jesus, High Priest, holy,
innocent and undefiled,
Jesus, High Priest, faithful and
merciful,
Jesus, High Priest of God and on
fire with zeal for souls,
Jesus, High Priest, perfect
forever,
Jesus, High Priest, Who passed
through the Heavens with Thy own Blood,
Jesus, High Priest, Who gave
eternal life for us,
Jesus, High Priest, Who loved us
and washed us from our sins in Thy Blood,
Jesus, High Priest, Thou hast
offered Thyself as an oblation and victim to God,
Jesus, Victim of God and of men,
Jesus, Victim, holy and
immaculate,
Jesus, appeasing Victim,
Jesus, peace-making
Victim,
Jesus, Victim of propitiation and
of praise, .
Jesus, Victim of reconciliation
and of peace,
Jesus, Victim in Whom we have
confidence and access to God, .
Jesus, Victim living forever and
ever,
Be merciful! R. Spare us, O
Jesus.
Be merciful! R. Graciously hear
us, O Jesus.
By Thine eternal priesthood, R.
deliver us, O Jesus.
By Thy holy anointing, Thou wert
constituted Priest by God the Father, R. deliver us, O Jesus.
By Thy priestly spirit, etc.
By Thy ministry, Thou hast
glorified Thy Father upon earth,
By Thy bloody immolation of Thine
-self made once upon the Cross,
By Thy same Sacrifice renewed
daily upon the altar,
By Thy Divine power, which Thou
dost invisibly exercises in Thy priests,
Graciously preserve the entire
priestly order in holiness of life, R. We beseech you, hear us.
Graciously provide for Thy people
pastors after Thine own heart, etc.
Graciously fill them with the
spirit of Thy priesthood,
Graciously grant that the lips of
priests may hold knowledge,
Graciously send faithful laborers
into Thy harvest,
Graciously multiply faithful
stewards of Thy mysteries,
Graciously grant them persevering
service in accordance with Thy will,
Graciously grant them meekness in
the ministry, skill in action and constancy, in prayer,
Graciously promote through them
everywhere the worship of the Blessed Sacrament
Graciously receive into Thy joy
those who have served Thee well,
Lamb of God, Thou takest away the
sins of the world,
R. Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Thou takest away the
sins of the world,
R. Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Thou takest away the
sins of the world,
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Jesus our Priest, R. Hear us.
Jesus our Priest, R. Graciously
hear us.
Let us pray.
O God, sanctifier and guardian of
Thy Church, raise up in her by Thy Spirit worthy
and faithful stewards of the
sacred mysteries, that by their ministry and example,
the Christian people may be
directed along the way of salvation under Thy protection.
We ask this through Christ Our
Lord. R. Amen.
Lamb of God, in Time of War
The body of this litany to the
Lamb of God was written about 1915 by or under the auspices
of Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922)
during World War I.
V. The Lord give you peace;
R. Peace and good will.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst
say to Thy Apostles, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you," look
not upon my sins, but upon the faith of Thy Church, and vouchsafe to her that
peace and unity which is agreeable to Thy will, Who livest and reignest, God
forever and ever. R. Amen.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Jesus hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.
By the hymn of the Angels at Thy
birth,
Grant us peace.
By Thy salutation to the
Apostles,
Grant us peace.
By Thy voice to the waves of
Galilee, etc.
By Thy blessing to the sinner,
By Thy prayers for unity among
Thy disciples,
By the love that was to mark Thy
followers,
By the great peace offering of
the Cross,
By Thy parting promise, "My peace
I leave you,"
From the ambition of empire,
Deliver us, O Lord.
From the greed for territory,
Deliver us, O Lord.
From the blindness that is
injustice, etc.
From the selfishness that is
theft,
From the liberty which is
license,
From the love of money which is
idolatry,
From the hate that is murder,
From the hardness that will not
pardon,
From the pride that will not ask
pardon,
By the helpless cry of orphans,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
By the anguished tears of widows,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
By the groans of the dying, etc.
By the dead in unblessed graves,
That Thou wouldst make all
nations to dwell as one,
That the hearts of rulers may be
as wax in Thy hands,
That having learned in
affliction, we may turn to Thee,
That wars may cease from the
earth,
By Thy title, "Prince of Peace,"
Lord God of Armies,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Grant us peace.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Grant us peace.
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world, Grant us peace.
V. I am the Salvation of the
people, saith the Lord;
R. In whatever tribulation they
shall cry to Me, I will hear them.
Let us pray.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
teach us, who have sinned against Heaven and before Thee, the saving grace of a
true humility, that we and all the peoples of this world may acknowledge and
bewail that spirit of materialism and self-seeking and lust for power and
vengeance which has plunged the family of nations into war, until in Thy just
wrath the world suffers that punishment which, by turning from Thee, it has
brought upon itself. In humility and penance, may we lessen the guilt and hasten
true peace, without victory, save the victory of union with Thee. R. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have
mercy on us.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have
mercy on us.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have
mercy on us.
Give peace, O Lord, in our days,
For there is none other that
fighteth for us, but only Thou, Our God.
V. Let there be peace in Thy
strength, O Lord,
R. And plenty in Thy strong
places.
Let us pray.
O God, from Whom proceed all holy
desires, all right counsels and all just works, grant unto us Thy servants that
peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be devoted to Thy
service, and that being delivered from the fear of our enemies, we may pass our
time in peace under Thy protection, through Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
Immaculate Queen of Peace, Pray
for us.
Reparation to Our Lord in the
Eucharist
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, offered for the
salvation of sinners,
Have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, annihilated on the
altar for us and by us,
Have mercy on us.
Sacred Host, despised by lukewarm
Christians, etc.
Sacred Host, mark of
contradiction,
Sacred Host, delivered over to
Jews and heretics,
Sacred Host, insulted by
blasphemers,
Sacred Host, Bread of angels,
given to animals,
Sacred Host, flung into the mud
and trampled underfoot,
Sacred Host, dishonoured by
unfaithful priests,
Sacred Host, forgotten and
abandoned in Thy churches,
Be merciful unto us,
Pardon us, O Lord.
Be merciful unto us,
Hear us, O Lord.
For the outrageous contempt of
this most wonderful Sacrament,
We offer Thee our reparation.
For Thine extreme humiliation in
Thine admirable Sacrament,
We offer Thee our reparation.
For all unworthy Communions, etc.
For the irreverences of wicked
Christians,
For the profanation of Thy
sanctuaries,
For the holy ciboriums
dishonoured and carried away by force,
For the continual blasphemies of
impious men,
For the obduracy and treachery of
heretics,
For the unworthy conversations
carried on in Thy holy temples,
For the profaners of Thy churches
which they have
desecrated by their sacrileges,
That it may please Thee to
increase in all Christians
the reverence due to this
adorable Mystery,
we beseech Thee, hear us.
That it may please Thee to
manifest the Sacrament
of Thy Love to heretics,
we beseech Thee, hear us.
That it may please Thee to grant
us the grace to atone for their hatred by our burning love for Thee, etc.
That it may please Thee that the
insults of those who outrage
Thee may rather be directed
against ourselves,
That it may please Thee
graciously to receive this our humble reparation,
That it may please Thee to make
our adoration acceptable to Thee,
Pure Host, hear our prayer.
Holy Host, hear our prayer.
Immaculate Host, hear our prayer.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
V. See, O Lord, our affliction,
R. And give glory to Thy Holy
Name.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who dost
deign to remain with us in
Thy wonderful Sacrament to the
end of the world, in order to
give to Thy Father, by the memory
of Thy Passion, eternal glory,
and to give to us the Bread of
life everlasting: Grant
us the grace to mourn, with a
heart full of sorrow, over the
injuries which Thou hast received
in this adorable Mystery,
and over the many sacrileges
which are committed by the impious,
by heretics and by bad Catholics.
Inflame us with an ardent zeal to
repair all these insults to which,
in Thine infinite mercy, Thou
hast preferred to expose Thyself
rather than deprive us of Thy
Presence on our altars, Who with God
the Father and the Holy Spirit
livest and reignest one God,
world without end.
R. Amen.
The Sacred Head of Jesus
Lord, Have Mercy on us.
Christ, Have Mercy on us.
Lord Have Mercy on us.
Jesus, Graciously Hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have Mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
World,
Have Mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have Mercy on us.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Formed by the Holy Ghost
in the Womb of the Virgin Mary,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Substantially United to the Word
of God,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Temple of Divine Wisdom,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Center of Eternal Light,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Tabernacle of Divine Knowledge,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Safeguard Against Error,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Sunshine of Heaven and Earth,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Treasure of Science and Pledge of
Faith,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Radiant With Beauty and Justice
and Love,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Full of Grace and Truth,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of
Jesus,
Living Witness of Humility,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Reflecting the Infinite Majesty
of God,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Center of the Universe,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Object of the Father's Joyous
Satisfaction,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Upon Which the Holy Ghost Rested,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Around Which the Glory of
Mt. Tabor Shown,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Who Had No Place on Earth on
Which to Rest,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Whom the Fragrant
Anointing of Magdalen Consoled,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Bathed With the Sweat of Blood in
Gethsemane,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Who Wept for our Sins,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Crowned with Thorns,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Outraged by the Indignities of
the Passion,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Consoled by the Loving Gesture of
Veronica,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus, Bowed to
Earth Which was
Redeemed at the Moment of Death
on the Calvary,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Light of Every Being Born on
Earth,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of
Jesus,
Our Guide and our Hope,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Who Knows All our Needs,
Guide Us in All Our Ways
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Who Gives us All Graces,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
That Governs All the Motions
of the Sacred Heart,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Whom we Wish to Adore
and Make Known Throughout the
World,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Who Knows All the
Secrets of Our Hearts,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Who Enraptures Angels and the
Saints,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Sacred Head of Jesus,
Whom One Day we Hope to
Behold Unveiled Forever,
Guide us in All our Ways.
Jesus, we Adore Thy Sacred Head;
we Surrender Utterly
to All the Decrees of Thine
Infinite Wisdom.
In Honour of The True Cross
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
The word of the Cross is folly to
those who are perishing,
but to us who are being saved it
is the power of God.
God forbid that I should glory
save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world.
Jesus has many who love His
Kingdom in Heaven, but few who bear His Cross.
He has many who desire comfort,
but few who desire suffering.
He finds many to share His feast,
but few His fasting.
All desire to rejoice with Him,
but few are willing to suffer for His sake.
God forbid that I should glory
save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world.
Why do you fear to take up the
Cross, which is the road to the Kingdom?
In the Cross is salvation and
life, protection against our enemies,
infusion of Heavenly sweetness;
in the Cross is strength of mind,
joy of spirit, excellence of
virtue, perfection of holiness.
There is no salvation of soul,
nor hope of eternal life, save in the Cross.
God forbid that I should glory
save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world.
Take up the Cross, therefore, and
follow Jesus, and go forward into eternal life.
Christ has gone before you,
bearing His Cross;
He died for you on the Cross,
that you also may bear your cross,
and desire to die on the Cross
with Him. For if you die with Him,
you will also live with Him. And
if you share His
sufferings, you will also share
His glory.
God forbid that I should glory
save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world.
See how in the Cross all things
consist, and in dying on it all things depend.
There is no other way to life and
to true inner peace, than the way of the Cross.
Go where you will, seek what you
will; you will find no higher way
above nor safer way below than
the road of the Holy Cross.
God forbid that I should glory
save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world.
The Cross always stands ready,
and everywhere awaits you.
You cannot escape it, wherever
you flee; for wherever you go,
you bear yourself, and always
find yourself.
Look up or down, without you or
within, and everywhere you will find the Cross.
And everywhere you must have
patience,
if you wish to attain inner
peace, and win an eternal crown.
God forbid that I should glory
save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world.
Lamb of God, Who take away the
sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord!.
Lamb of God, Who take away the
sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord!.
Lamb of God, Who take away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us
to follow Thee not only to the
Breaking of Bread but also to the
drinking of the Cup of Thy Passion.
Help us to love Thee for Thine
own sake and not for the sake of comfort for
ourselves. Make us worthy to
suffer for Thy name,
Jesus, our Crucified and Risen
Lord and Saviour,
now and forever. Amen.
Litanies to The Holy Spirit
Litany of The Holy
Spirit 1
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. God the
Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Response: have mercy on us
Divine Essence, one true God,
Spirit of truth and wisdom,
Spirit of holiness and justice,
Spirit of understanding and
counsel,
Spirit of love and joy,
Spirit of peace and patience,
Spirit of longanimity and
meekness,
Spirit of benignity and goodness,
Love substantial of the Father
and the Son,
Love and life of saintly souls,
Fire ever burning,
Living water to quench the thirst
of hearts,
Response : deliver us, O Holy
Spirit.
From all evil,
From all impurity of soul and
body,
From all gluttony and sensuality,
From all attachments to the
things of the earth,
From all hypocrisy and pretense,
From all imperfections and
deliberate faults,
From our own will,
From slander,
From deceiving our neighbours,
From our passions and disorderly
appetites,
From our inattentiveness to Thy
holy inspirations,
From despising little things,
From debauchery and malice,
From love of comfort and luxury,
From wishing to seek or desire
anything other than Thee,
From everything that displeases
Thee,
Most loving Father, forgive us.
Divine Word, have pity on us.
Holy and divine Spirit, leave us
not until we are in possession of the Divine Essence, Heaven of heavens.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Send us the divine Consoler.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Fill us with the gifts of Thy
Spirit.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Make the fruits of the Holy
Spirit increase within us.
V. Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the
hearts of Thy faithful,
R. And enkindle in them the fire
of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they
shall be created,
R. And Thou shalt renew the face
of the earth.
Let us pray.
God, Who by the light of the Holy
Spirit instructed the hearts of the faithful, grant us by the same Spirit to be
truly wise and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through Jesus Christ Our
Lord,
Amen.
Litanies of The Blessed Virgin
Mary
Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Response: Pray for us.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God, and our Mother,
True Mother of the living,
Mother regenerating men in Christ
unto God,
Mother of piety and of grace,
Mother of pardon and remission,
Partner in human redemption,
Recoverer of a lost world,
Restorer of the ages,
Petitioner of all graces,
Suppliant all-powerful,
Advocate with thy Son for thy
sons,
Obtainer of the divine mercy,
Dispenser of heavenly
treasures,
Handmaid of divine blessings,
Fullness of grace to overflow
upon all,
Succour of the Church Militant,
Ready helper of those in peril,
Devoted consoler of the
sorrowful,
Conqueress of all error,
Protectress of the world,
Impregnable protection,
Propitiation of the divine wrath,
Refuge of all the unhappy,
Shelter of orphans,
Assured safety of the faithful,
Hope of all who despair,
Stay of the falling,
Uplifter of the fallen,
Cheer and comfort of the dying,
Peace and joy of mankind,
Our life, our sweetness and our
hope,
Gate of Paradise,
Mystical stair of Jacob,
Key of the heavenly kingdom,
Channel of divine graces,
Throne of divine clemency,
Fountain of living waters,
Fountain sealed by the Holy
Spirit,
Unfailing stream of mercy,
Asylum of the erring,
Haven of the shipwrecked,
Shining star of the sea,
Light of those who sit in
darkness,
Chamber of spiritual marriage,
Mediatrix of men with God,
Mediatrix after the Mediator,
Mediatrix reconciling us to the
Son,
Mediatrix of sinners, staunch and
true,
Mediatrix of all beneath the sky,
Mediatrix ever pleading for us,
Mediatrix set between Christ and
His Church,
Mediatrix who hast found favor
with God,
Mediatrix to win salvation for
the world,
Mediatrix of the mysteries of
God,
Mediatrix of all graces,
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, our powerful
Mediatrix,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, our Mediator
with the Father, Who hast deigned to appoint the Blessed Virgin, Thy Mother, to
be our mother also and our Mediatrix with Thee, graciously grant that whosoever
goes to Thee in quest of blessings may be gladdened by obtaining them all
through her, Thou Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.
The Life of Mary
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear
us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, dwelling in
the souls of the just,
Have mercy on us.
Response: Pray for us.
Holy Mary,
Holy Virgin, sprung from the race
of David,
Holy Virgin, of the root of
Jesse,
Holy Virgin, conceived without
Original Sin,
Holy Virgin, presented in
childhood in the temple,
Holy Virgin, espoused to the just
Joseph,
Holy Virgin, bound by an
inviolable vow of chastity,
Holy Virgin, gloriously saluted
by the Angel,
Holy Virgin, full of grace,
Holy Virgin, blessed among all
women,
Holy Virgin, consenting to the
plea of Heaven,
Holy Virgin, conceiving by the
operation of the Holy Ghost,
Holy Virgin, bearing in thy womb
the Man-God,
Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord,
Holy Virgin, Mother of the true
Solomon,
Holy Virgin, Mother of God,
Holy Virgin, visiting thy cousin
Elizabeth,
Holy Virgin, blest land, whence
sprung the Savior,
Holy Virgin, holy gate through
which the King of Heaven alone may pass,
Holy Virgin, journeying to
Bethlehem with thy spouse Joseph,
Holy Virgin, bringing into the
world thy Divine Son,
Holy Virgin, Mother of thine own
Creator,
Holy Virgin, laying God the Son
in a manger,
Holy Virgin, visited by the
shepherds,
Holy Virgin, saluted by the Magi,
Holy Virgin, presenting thy Son
to be circumcised,
Holy Virgin, submitting to the
law of purification,
Holy Virgin, offering thy dear
Son in the temple,
Holy Virgin, flying into Egypt to
save thy Child,
Holy Virgin, returning into the
land of Israel,
Holy Virgin, leading an obscure
life at Nazareth,
Holy Virgin, keeping the feasts
prescribed by the law,
Holy Virgin, afflicted at the
loss of thy Child, when He was twelve years old,
Holy Virgin, sorrowfully seeking
thy Child for three days,
Holy Virgin, honoring with thy
presence the marriage feast of Cana,
Holy Virgin, graciously
representing to thy Son the want of wine,
Holy Virgin, obtaining Christ’s
first public miracle by thy intercession,
Holy Virgin, following thy Son in
His ministrations,
Holy Virgin, sharing the sorrows
of thy Son,
Holy Virgin, standing at the foot
of the Cross,
Holy Virgin, confided by thy Son
to John the Beloved Disciple,
Holy Virgin, pierced with a sword
of sorrow,
Holy Virgin, filled with the Holy
Spirit on the day of Pentecost,
Holy Virgin, assumed by thy Son
into Heaven,
Holy Virgin, reigning in Heaven,
our Queen,
Holy Virgin, called Blessed by
all generations,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of
God,
R.That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Protect, O Lord, Thy servants by
Thy gracious and abundant help, and grant that our confidence in the protection
of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, and our humble imitation of her holy life, may
obtain for us security against all enemies and all dangers, through Our Lord
Jesus Christ.
R. Amen.
The Holy Name of Mary
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Lord, have
mercy.
Son of Mary, hear us. Son of
Mary, graciously hear us.
Heavenly Father, of Whom Mary is
the Daughter, have mercy on us.
Eternal Word, of Whom Mary is the
Mother, have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, of Whom Mary is the
spouse, have mercy on us.
Divine Trinity, of Whom Mary is
the Handmaid, have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us.
Mary, Mother of the Living God,
Mary, daughter of the Light
Eternal,
Mary, our light,
Mary, our sister,
Mary, flower of Jesse,
Mary, issue of kings,
Mary, chief work of God,
Mary, the beloved of God,
Mary, Immaculate Virgin,
Mary, all fair,
Mary, light in darkness,
Mary, our sure rest,
Mary, house of God,
Mary, sanctuary of the Lord,
Mary, altar of the Divinity,
Mary, Virgin Mother,
Mary, embracing your Infant God,
Mary, reposing with Eternal
Wisdom,
Mary, ocean of bitterness,
Mary, Star of the Sea,
Mary, suffering with your only
Son,
Mary, pierced with a sword of
sorrow,
Mary, torn with a cruel wound,
Mary, sorrowful even unto
death,
Mary, bereft of all consolation,
Mary, submissive to the law of
God,
Mary, standing by the Cross of
Jesus,
Mary, Our Lady,
Mary, Our Queen,
Mary, Queen of glory,
Mary glory of the Church
Triumphant,
Mary, Blessed Queen,
Mary, advocate of the Church
Militant,
Mary, Queen of Mercy,
Mary, consoler of the Church
Suffering,
Mary, exalted above the angels,
Mary, crowned with twelve stars,
Mary, fair as the moon,
Mary, bright as the sun,
Mary, distinguished above all,
Mary, seated at the right hand of
Jesus,
Mary, our hope,
Mary, our sweetness,
Mary, glory of Jerusalem,
Mary, joy of Israel,
Mary, honor of our people,
Mary, Our Lady of the Immaculate
Conception,
Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption,
Mary, Our Lady of Loreto,
Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes,
Mary, Our Lady of Fatima,
Mary, Our Lady of Czestochowa,
Mary, Our Lady of the Miraculous
Medal,
Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
Mary, Our Lady of the Angels,
Mary, Our Lady of Dolours,
Mary, Our Lady of Mercy,
Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary,
Mary, Our Lady of Victory,
Mary, Our Lady of La Trappe,
Mary, Our Lady of Divine
Providence,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord Jesus.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord Jesus.
Son of Mary, hear us.
Son of Mary, graciously hear us.
V. I will declare your name unto
my brethren.
R. I will praise you in the
assembly of the faithful.
Let us pray.
O Almighty God, Who beholds Thy
servants earnestly desiring to place themselves under the shadow of the name and
protection of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, grant, we beseech You, that by her
charitable intercession, we may be delivered from all evil on earth, and may
arrive at everlasting joys in Heaven, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us.
Beloved Daughter of the Eternal
Father,
August Mother of God the Son,
Blessed Spouse of God the Holy
Ghost,
Living temple of the Holy
Trinity,
Queen of Heaven and earth,
Seat of Divine wisdom,
Depositary of the secrets of the
Most High,
Virgin most prudent,
In our doubts and difficulties,
In our tribulations and anguish,
In our discouragements,
In perils and temptations,
In all our undertakings,
In all our needs,
At the hour of death,
By thine Immaculate Conception,
By thy happy
nativity,
By thine admirable presentation,
By thy glorious Annunciation,
By thy charitable Visitation,
By thy Divine Maternity,
By thy holy Purification,
By the sorrows and anguish of thy
maternal heart,
By thy precious death,
By thy triumphant Assumption,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God,
R. And obtain for us the gift of
good counsel.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus, Author and Dispenser
of all good, Who in becoming incarnate in the womb of the Blessed Virgin has
communicated to her lights above those of all the heavenly intelligences, grant
that in honoring her under the title of Our Lady of Good Counsel, we may merit
always to receive from her goodness, counsels of wisdom and salvation, which
will conduct us to the port of a blessed eternity.
R. Amen.
Our Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Fatima,
pray for our dear country.
Our Lady of Fatima,
sanctify our clergy.
Our Lady of Fatima,
make our Catholics more fervent.
Our Lady of Fatima,
guide and inspire those who
govern us.
Our Lady of Fatima,
cure the sick who confide in
thee.
Our Lady of Fatima,
console the sorrowful who trust
in thee.
Our Lady of
Fatima,
help those who invoke thine aid.
Our Lady of Fatima,
deliver us from all dangers.
Our Lady of Fatima,
help us to resist temptation.
Our Lady of Fatima,
obtain for us all that we
lovingly ask of thee.
Our Lady of Fatima,
help those who are dear to us.
Our Lady of Fatima,
bring back to the right road our
erring brothers.
Our Lady of Fatima,
give us back our ancient fervour.
Our Lady of Fatima,
obtain for us pardon of our
manifold sins and offenses.
Our Lady of Fatima,
bring all men to the feet of thy
Divine Child.
Our Lady of Fatima,
obtain peace for the world.
O Mary conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to
thee.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
pray for us now and at the hour
of our death. Amen.
Let us pray.
O God of infinite goodness and
mercy, fill our hearts with a great confidence in Thy dear Mother, whom we
invoke under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary and our Lady of Fatima, and
grant us by her powerful intercession all the graces, spiritual and temporal,
which we need. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
Our Lady of The Sacred Heart
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy
Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Queen of peace and clemency,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
dispensatrix of God’s gifts,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
subduer of hearts,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Mother of mercy,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Mother of divine grace,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
sweet gift from Heaven,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
sovereign benefactress,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
incomparable treasurer,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
august Mediatrix,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
refuge in danger,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
help of the abandoned,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Mother of the orphan and the destitute,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Hope of the hopeless,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
blessed by all generations,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
sweeter than honey and the honeycomb,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
immaculate lily perfuming the universe with thy perfumes,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
mysterious fountain,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
safe asylum amid the dangers of the world,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the
purest and loveliest of creatures,
Response: Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart.
May Heaven revere thee,
May the earth publish thy
benefits,
May the young take refuge under
thy virginal mantle,
May mothers confide to thee their
children,
May the aged invoke and bless
thee,
Triumph over the insensibility of
our hearts,
Draw from our eyes fountains of
tears,
Convert the most hardened
sinners,
Be our defense when Satan
assaults us,
Help us to sanctify our trials,
Bless and fertilize our labors,
Guard us under thy shield,
Be moved by our misfortunes and
our dangers,
In thy charity give us refuge in
thine arms,
In thy compassion cover our sins
and our faults,
In thy tenderness never abandon
us,
By thy humility overcome our
pride,
By thy prayers assist us in our
last hour,
Protect us at the tribunal of
God,
Preserve our Sovereign Pontiff,
Preserve the faith in our land
which loves thee,
Guide the bishops and the clergy
in the way of holiness,
Protect the Catholic world
against the efforts of the impious,
Bring back to the Church heretics
and schismatics,
Make the light of the Gospel to
shine among infidels,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O invincible Lady
of the Sacred Heart,
R. That through thee, O sublime
Hope of the hopeless, we may become worthy of the promises of Jesus Christ, Our
Saviour.
Let us pray.
O God, Who for the triumph of Thy
mercy and the salvation of souls hast granted to the Immaculate Virgin Mary
boundless powers and intercessions that we may live and die in Thy holy love. We
ask this of Thee through the same Jesus Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
Blessed Virgin Mary
Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, hear us
Christ, graciously hear us
God the Father of heaven, have
mercy on us God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us God the Holy
Spirit, ...
Holy Trinity, one God, ...
Holy Mary, pray for
us
Holy Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, ...
Mother of Christ, ...
Mother of Divine Grace, ...
Mother most pure, ...
Mother most chaste, ...
Mother inviolate, ...
Mother undefiled, ...
Mother most amiable, ...
Mother most admirable, ...
Mother of good counsel, ...
Mother of our Creator, ...
Mother of our Saviour, ...
Virgin most prudent, ...
Virgin most venerable, ...
Virgin most renowned, ...
Virgin most powerful, ...
Virgin most merciful, ...
Virgin most faithful, ...
Mirror of justice, ...
Seat of wisdom, ...
Cause of our joy, ...
Spiritual vessel, ...
Vessel of honour, ...
Singular vessel of devotion, ...
Mystical rose, ...
Tower of David, ...
Tower of ivory, ...
House of gold, ...
Ark of the covenant, ...
Gate of heaven, ...
Morning star, ...
Health of the sick, ...
Refuge of sinners, ...
Comforter of the afflicted, ...
Help of Christians, ...
Queen of Angels, ...
Queen of Patriarchs, ...
Queen of Prophets, ...
Queen of Apostles, ...
Queen of Martyrs, ...
Queen of Confessors, ...
Queen of Virgins, ...
Queen of all Saints, ...
Queen conceived without original
sin, ...
Queen assumed into heaven, ...
Queen of the most holy Rosary,
...
Queen of Peace,
...
Lamb of God, who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the
world, graciously hear us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the
world, have mercy on us.
Grant we beseech Thee, O Lord
God,
that we, Thy servants, may enjoy
perpetual health of mind and body: and, by the glorious intercession of the
blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal
gladness.
Through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us. Christ
hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy
on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
favourite Daughter of God the Father,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother
of God the Son,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Spouse
of the Holy Spirit,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
redeemed in a sublime
manner by the merits of thy Son,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother
and
Model of the Church, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
excellent exemplar
in faith and charity, pray for
us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, who
conceived the Word
of God in Thy heart before thy
did in thy womb,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, who
gave precious Blood
to the Son of God in His human
nature, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
conceived free of Original Sin,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, who
embraced God's saving will
with a full heart, impeded by no
sin, pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, whose
sweet soul a
sword pierced beneath the Cross,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, given
to us as Mother
by Jesus as He hung dying on the
Cross,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, who
accepted us
as sons as thou stood beneath the
Cross,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, all
pure and holy,
pray for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, exalted
by Divine grace
above all Angels and men, pray
for us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Mediatrix of grace,
pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of
God.
R. That we may be made worthy of
the
promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Immaculate Heart of Mary,
bearing with love for all thy children upon earth, pray for us who have recourse
to thee. Show to Our Heavenly Father the Wound in the Heart of Thy Son
and at the same time offer again
the sword that pierced thy Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart as thou suffered by
compassion with Thy Divine Son for the redemption of the world. By thy
intercession, through the merits of Jesus Christ, bring us to salvation. Amen.
The Glories of Mary
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ,
graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
World,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, full of grace
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother amabilis,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of fair love,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, our Mother,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of prompt help,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of sinners,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of mercy,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, our life,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, our sweetness,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, our hope,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, most gracious
advocate,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, whose name is sweet,
pray for
us.
Holy Mary, most clement,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, most loving,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, our confidence,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, most compassionate,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Advocate of those in
temptation who flee to thee,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, our Mediatrix,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, our Guardian,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, who saves from Hell,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, who leads to Heaven,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Most Sweet Virgin,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven,
pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord!.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of
God.
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beg Thee, O Lord God,
that we Thy servants, may enjoy lasting health of mind and body, and by the
glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from
present sorrow and enter into the joy of eternal happiness. Through Christ our
Lord.
R. Amen.
Our Lady of Banneaux, Virgin of
The Poor
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
Lead us to Jesus, Source of
grace.
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
Save all nations.
Blessed Virgin of the
Poor,
Relieve the sick.
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
Alleviate suffering.
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
Pray for each one of us.
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
We believe in thee.
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
Believe in us.
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
We will pray hard.
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
Bless us.
Blessed Virgin of the Poor,
Mother of the Saviour, Mother of God,
We thank thee.
Let us pray.
Our Lady of Banneux, Mother of
Our Saviour, Mother of God, Virgin of the Poor, since thou hast promised to
believe in us if we believe in thee, I put all my trust in thee.
Deign to listen to the prayers
that thou hast asked be addressed to thee; have pity on all our spiritual and
temporal miseries. Restore to sinners the treasure of Faith, and give to the
poor their daily bread. Deign to relieve suffering, to heal the sick and to pray
for us, so that thus through thy intercession, the reign of Christ the King may
extend over all nations.
R. Amen.
Our Lady of Consolation, St.
Augustine & St. Monica
For private use only.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on
us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Mary, our Mother and the Mother
of Jesus,
Pray for us.
Mary, our Mother of Consolation,
Pray for us.
Mary, the source of our hope,
etc.
Mary, the refuge of sinners,
Mary, the guiding star of our
lives,
Mary, source of strength in our
weakness,
Mary, source of light in our
darkness,
Mary, source of consolation in
our sorrows,
Mary, source of victory in our
temptations,
Mary, who leads us to Jesus,
Mary, who keeps us with Jesus,
Mary, who redeems us through
Jesus,
Mary, Mother of Consolation, our
Patroness,
Saint Augustine, triumph of
Divine grace,
Pray for us.
St. Augustine, so faithful to
grace,
Pray for us.
St. Augustine, glowing with pure
love of God, etc.
St. Augustine, filled with zeal
for God's glory,
St. Augustine, bright star in the
firmament of the Church,
St. Augustine, so great and so
humble,
St. Augustine, dauntless defender
of the Faith,
St. Augustine, vanquisher of
heresy,
St. Augustine, prince of bishops
and doctors,
St. Augustine, our father (and
founder),
(St. Augustine, glorious Patron
of the Confraternity),
Saint Monica, devout mother of
St. Augustine,
Pray for us.
St. Monica, whose prayers won
Augustine from sin,
Pray for us.
St. Monica, whose prayers gave
Augustine to God, etc.
St. Monica, pattern for wives,
St. Monica, model of mothers and
mother of Saints,
St. Monica, exemplar of widows,
St. Monica, devoted to prayer,
St. Monica, so patient in trials,
St. Monica, so resigned in
sorrow,
St. Monica, so happy in death,
St. Monica, devoted child of
Mary, Mother of Consolation,
(St. Monica, our Patroness in the
Confraternity),
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
Consolation,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
V. Pray for us, O holy father,
Saint Augustine,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
V. Pray for us, O holy mother,
Saint Monica,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Father of
mercies and God of all consolation, grant propitiously to Thy servants that,
joyfully venerating Thy most pure Mother Mary as Our Lady of Consolation (and
wearing in her honour the holy Cincture), we may be consoled by her in our
sorrows, fortified in our trials through life, and in dying, may merit the
ineffable consolations of Heaven for all eternity. Amen.
Our
Lady of Czestochowa
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ,
graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
World,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
Mother of God and our Mother,
pray for us.
Mother of those who place their
hope God's providence,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are deceived,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are betrayed,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are arrested
in the night,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are
imprisoned,
pray for us.
Mother of those who suffer from
the cold,
pray for us.
Mother of those who live in fear,
pray for us.
Mother of those who were
subjected to interrogations,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are subjected
to interrogations,
pray for us.
Mother of those innocents who
have been condemned,
pray for us.
Mother of those who speak the
truth,
pray for us.
Mother of those who cannot be
corrupted,
pray for us.
Mother of those who resist evil
and tyranny,
pray for us.
Mother of orphans,
pray for us.
Mother of those who have been
attacked or taunted because they wore thy image,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are forced to
sign declarations contrary to their conscience,
pray for us.
Mother of mothers who weep,
pray for us.
Mother of fathers who have been
so deeply saddened,
pray for us.
Mother of suffering
Poland,
pray for us.
Mother of always faithful Poland,
pray for us.
We beg thee, O Mother in whom
resides the hope of millions of people,
grant us to live in liberty and
in truth, in fidelity to thee and to thy Son. Amen.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ,
graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
World,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins,
pray for us.
Mother of Christ,
pray for us.
Queen conceived without the stain
of Original Sin,
pray for us.
Queen the most Holy Rosary,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
pray for us.
O Mother of Perpetual Help,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may love God with all my
heart,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may in all things conform
my will to that of thy Divine Son,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may always shun sin, the
only real evil,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may always remember my
last end,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may often and devoutly
receive the Sacraments,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may avoid every proximate
occasion of sin,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may never neglect prayer,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may ever remember to
invoke thee,
particularly in time of
temptation,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may always be victorious
in the hour of temptation,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may generously pardon my
enemies,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may arise quickly, should
I have the misfortune
of falling into mortal sin,
Come to my aid. O loving Mother.
That I may courageously resist
the seductions of evil companions,
Come to my aid. O loving Mother.
That I may be strong against my
own inconstancy,
Come to my aid. O loving Mother.
That I may not delay my
conversion from day to day,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may labour zealously to
eradicate my evil habits,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may ever love to serve
thee,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may lead others to love
and serve thee,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
That I may live and die in the
friendship of God,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
In all necessities of body and
soul,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
In sickness and pain,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
In poverty and distress,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
In persecution and abandonment,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
In in grief and dereliction of
mind,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
In time of war, famine and
contagion,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
In every danger of sin,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When assailed by the evil
spirits,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When tempted by the allurements
of a deceitful world,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When struggling against the
inclinations of my corrupt nature,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When tempted against the holy
virtue of purity,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When death is nigh,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When the loss of my senses shall
warn me that my
earthly career is at an end,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When the thought of my
approaching dissolution shall fill me with fear and terror,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When at the decisive hour of
death, the evil spirit will endeavour
to plunge my soul into despair,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When the priest of God shall give
me Extreme Unction,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When my friends and relations,
surrounding my bed moved with compassion,
shall invoke thy clemency on my
behalf,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When the world will vanish from
my sight, and my heart will cease to beat,,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When I shall yield my soul into
the hands of its Creator,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When my soul will appear before
its Sovereign Judge,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When the irrevocable sentence
will be pronounced,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
When I will be suffering in
Purgatory, and sighing for the vision of God,
Come to my aid, O loving Mother.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord!.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, our powerful
Mediatrix,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Almighty and merciful God, Who,
in order to succour the human race, hast willed the Blessed Virgin Mary to
become the Mother of Thy only-begotten Son, grant, we beseech Thee, that by her
intercession we may avoid the contagion of sin and serve Thee with a pure heart,
through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen
Our Lady of The Seven Sorrows
1
This litany was originally
written in Latin by Pope Pius VII in 1809 during his captivity
under Napoleon Bonaparte.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, etc.
Mother crucified,
Mother sorrowful,
Mother tearful,
Mother afflicted,
Mother forsaken,
Mother desolate,
Mother bereft of thy Child,
Mother transfixed with the sword,
Mother consumed with grief,
Mother filled with anguish,
Mother crucified in
heart,
Mother most sad,
Fountain of tears,
Abyss of suffering,
Mirror of patience,
Rock of constancy,
Anchor of confidence,
Refuge of the forsaken,
Shield of the oppressed,
Subduer of the unbelieving,
Comfort of the afflicted,
Medicine of the sick,
Strength of the weak,
Harbour of the wrecked,
Allayer of tempests,
Resource of mourners,
Terror of the treacherous,
Treasure of the faithful,
Eye of the Prophets,
Staff of the Apostles,
Crown of Martyrs,
Light of confessors,
Pearl of virgins,
Consolation of widows,
Joy of all Saints,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Look down upon us, deliver us,
and save us from all trouble,
in the power of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Let us pray.
Imprint, O Lady, thy wounds upon
my heart, that I may read therein sorrow and love
sorrow to endure every sorrow for
thee, love to despise every love for thee. Amen.
Conclude with the Apostle Creed,
Hail Holy Queen, and three Hail Marys.
in honour of the Most Holy Heart
of Mary.
The Apostle's Creed
I believe in God the Father
Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only
Son, our Lord
Who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was
buried.
He descended into Hell; the third
day He
arose again from the dead; He
ascended into
Heaven and is seated at the right
hand of God
the Father Almighty, from thence
He shall come
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church, the
Communion of Saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting. Amen.
HAIL HOLY QUEEN [Salve, Regina]
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of
mercy; hail our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished
children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this
valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us.
And after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit
of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O
loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us,
O holy Mother of God, that we may
be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Partial Indulgence.
HAIL MARY
Hail Mary, full of grace, the
Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among 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.
Our Lady of The Seven Sorrows 2
Lord, Have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, Have
mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Lord, Have
mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear
us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy
on us.
Mother of Sorrows, Pray for us.
Mother whose soul was pierced by
the sword, Pray for us.
Mother who fled with Jesus into
Egypt, etc.
Mother who sought Him sorrowing
for three days,
Mother who saw Him scourged and
crowned with thorns,
Mother who stood by Him while He
hung upon the Cross,
Mother who received Him into
thine arms when He was dead,
Mother who saw Him buried in the
tomb,
O Mary, Queen of Martyrs, Save us
by thy prayers.
O Mary, comfort of the sorrowful,
Save us by thy prayers.
O Mary, help of the weak, etc.
O Mary, strength of the fearful,
O Mary, light of the despondent,
O Mary, nursing mother of the
sick, O Mary, refuge of sinners,
Through the bitter Passion of thy
Son,
Through the piercing anguish of
thy heart,
Through thy heavy weight of woe,
Through thy sadness and
desolation,
Through thy maternal pity,
Through thy perfect resignation,
Through thy meritorious prayers,
From immoderate sadness,
From a cowardly spirit,
From an impatient temper,
From fretfulness and discontent,
From sullenness and gloom,
From despair and unbelief,
From final impenitence,
We sinners, beseech thee, hear
us.
Preserve us from sudden death, we
beseech thee, hear us.
Teach us how to die, we beseech
thee, hear us.
Succour us in our last agony,
etc.
Guard us from the enemy,
Bring us to a happy end,
Gain for us the gift of
perseverance,
Aid us before the Judgment Seat,
Mother of God,
Mother, most sorrowful,
Mother, most desolate,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us. Lord,
have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Lord, have
mercy.
V. Succour us, O Blessed Virgin
Mary,
R. In every time, and in every
place.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, God and Man,
grant, we beseech Thee, that Thy dear Mother Mary, whose soul the sword pierced
in the hour of Thy Passion, may intercede for us, now, and in the hour of our
death, through Thine Own merits, O Saviour of the world, Who with the Father and
the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, God, world without end.
R. Amen.
Mother of Sorrows
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on
us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy
on us.
Holy Mary, conceived without sin,
Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, Pray for us.
Mother of Christ, etc.
Mother of Our Saviour Crucified,
Mother most Sorrowful,
Mother most tearful,
Mother most afflicted,
Mother most lonely,
Mother most desolate,
Mother pierced by the sword of
sorrow,
Queen of Martyrs,
Comfort of the sorrowful,
Help of the needy,
Protectress of the forsaken,
Support of widows and orphans,
Health of the sick,
Hope of the troubled,
Haven of the ship-wrecked,
Refuge of sinners,
Hope of the despairing,
Mother of mercy,
Through thy poverty in the stable
of Bethlehem,
Through thy sorrow at the
prophecy of Simeon,
Through thy sad flight into
Egypt,
Through thy anxiety when seeking
thy lost Child,
Through thy grief when seeing thy
Divine Son persecuted,
Through thy fear and anxiety when
Jesus was apprehended,
Through thy pain caused by the
treason of Judas and the denial of Peter,
Through thy sad meeting with
Jesus on the way of the Cross,
Through the tortures of thy
loving Heart at the Crucifixion of Jesus,
Through thy agony at the death of
Jesus,
Through the sword of sorrow that
pierced thy heart when the side of Jesus was transfixed by the lance,
Through thy lamentations over the
dead Body of thy Divine Son lying on thy bosom,
Through thy deep mourning at His
tomb,
Through thy desolation after the
burial of Jesus,
Through the tears thou didst shed
for thy beloved Son,
Through thy wonderful resignation
to the will of God in all thy sufferings,
O Queen of peace,
In all our tribulations,
In our illnesses and pains,
In our sorrows and afflictions,
In our need and destitution,
In our fears and dangers,
In the hour of our death,
On the Day of Judgment,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Pray for us, O Sorrowful
Virgin,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
We beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus
Christ, let Thy Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose holy soul was pierced by
a sword of sorrow at the hour of Thy passion, implore Thy mercy for us, both now
and at the hour of our death, Who livest and reignest, world without end.
R.
Amen.
Our Lady of Victory
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on
us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
World,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.
Our Lady of Victory,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Daughter of the
Father,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Mother of the Son,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Spouse of the Holy
Ghost,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Choice of the Most
Holy Trinity,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Immaculate
Conception,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Crushing the Head
of the Serpent,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Over All the Children
of Adam
Pray for us.
Triumphant Over All Our Enemies,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Embassy of the
Angel Gabriel,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Espousal to St.
Joseph,
Pray for us.
Triumphant at the Scene of
Bethlehem,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Flight Into
Egypt,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Exile,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Humble Dwelling
at Nazareth,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Finding Thy Divine
Child in the Temple,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Earthly Life of
Our Lord,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in His Passion and
Death,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Resurrection,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the
Ascension,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Descent of the
Holy Ghost,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Sorrows,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Joys,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Entrance into
the Heavenly Jerusalem,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Angels Who
Remained Faithful,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Felicity of the
Blessed,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Graces of the
Just,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Announcement of
the Prophets,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Desires of the
Patriarchs,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Zeal of the
Apostles,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Light of the
Evangelists,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Wisdom of the
Doctors,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Crowns of the
Confessors,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Purity of the
Numerous Bands of Virgins,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Triumph of the
Martyrs,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy All-Powerful
Intercession,
Pray for us.
Triumphant under Thy Many Titles,
Pray for us.
Triumphant at the Hour of Our
Death,
Pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who taketh away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who taketh away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who taketh away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, Lord.
V. Pray for us, O Blessed Lady of
Victory!
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Victorious Lady! Thou who has
ever such powerful influence with Thy Divine Son, in conquering the hardest of
hearts, intercede for those for whom we pray, that their hearts being softened
by the rays of Divine Grace, they may return to the unity of the true Faith,
through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Salve Regina
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To Thee do we cry, poor banished children
of Eve. To Thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in the valley of
tears.
Turn, then, most gracious
advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us.
And after this, our exile, show
unto us the blessed fruit of Thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet
Virgin Mary, Pray for us,
O Holy Mother of God:
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin
Mary,
that never was it known that
anyone who,
fled to Thy protection,
implored Thy help,
and sought Thy intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence,
I fly unto Thee, O Virgin of
virgins, my Mother.
To Thee I come; before Thee I
stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate!
despise not my petitions,
but in Thy mercy hear and answer
me. Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy
on us.
Exalted model of all mothers, Our
Lady of Lourdes,
Pray for us.
Mother who did suffer so much,
Pray for us.
Mother poor and without shelter,
Pray for us.
Mother who did bear along
forgotten roads the fruit of thy womb,
Pray for us.
Who did find no other shelter for
thy Son and our God than a wild cave,
and no other cradle than a
manger,
Pray for us.
Who did declare, "I am the
Immaculate Conception,"
Pray for us.
Who did appear to a humble
peasant
girl in order to teach us
humility,
Pray for us.
Who was clad in a white robe to
remind us of purity,
Pray for us.
Who did wear a girdle of blue to
remind us of Heaven,
Pray for us.
Who did tread on a rosebush to
remind us of the sufferings
we must endure in order to merit
Heaven,
Pray for us.
Who did carry the rosary to
induce us to pray,
Pray for us.
Who had thy hands joined and thy
eyes raised to Heaven to draw us to penance,
Pray for us.
Who is the Star of Hope,
Pray for us.
Who prays to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus for us,
Pray for us.
Who gives strength to the clergy,
Pray for us.
Who heals the sick,
Pray for us.
Who is the health of the weak,
Refuge of sinners,
Pray for us.
Comforter of the afflicted,
Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, conceived
without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to
thee.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Pray for us, Our Lady of Lourdes,
Holy Mother of God.
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Our Lady of Lourdes, so fruitful
in miracles, protect, with that hand which nothing can resist, our Holy Father
the Pope. Infuse into us the spirit of faith, hope and charity. We all believe
the truth of thy apparitions, and the unlimited power with which thy Divine Son
has armed thee. Hence it is that we have recourse to thee. Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes 2
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy,
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us,
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
pray for us.
Mother of Christ,
pray for us.
Mother of our Saviour,
pray for
us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, help of
Christians,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, source of
love,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of
the poor,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of
the handicapped,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of
orphans,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of
all children,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of
all nations,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of
the Church,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, friend of
the lonely,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, comforter of
those who mourn,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, shelter of
the homeless,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, guide of
travelers,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, strength of
the weak,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, refuge of
sinners,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, comforter of
the suffering,
pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, help of the
dying, pray for us.
pray for us.
Queen of Heaven,
pray for us.
Queen of peace,
pray for us.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world,
spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O
Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Christ hear us,
Christ graciously hear us.
Let us pray.
Grant us, your servants, we pray
you, Lord God, to enjoy perpetual health of mind and body. By the glorious
intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present
sorrows, and enjoy everlasting happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 1
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear
us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
World,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
BEFORE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
SALUTATIONS SAY:
"Our Lady of Mount Carmel,"
AND AFTERWARDS: "Pray for us
Sinners."
Queen of Heaven,
Victorious over Satan,
Most Obedient Daughter,
Most Pure Virgin,
Devoted Spouse,
Mother Most
Tender,
Model of Perfect Virtue,
Sure Anchor of Hope,
Refuge in Sorrow,
Dispensatrix of the Gifts of God,
Bastion Against Our Enemies,
Our Aid in Danger,
The Way Leading to Jesus,
Our Light in Darkness,
Our Consolation at the Hour of
Death,
Advocate of the Most Abandoned
Sinners,
For the Hardened in Vice,
For Those who Offend Thy Divine
Son,
For Those Who Neglect to Pray,
For Those Who are in Agony,
For Those Who Defer Their
Conversion,
For Those Suffering in Purgatory,
For Those Who Do Not Know Thee.
Let us pray.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
glorious Queen of Angels, channel of God's tenderest mercy to man,
refuge and advocate of sinners,
with confidence I prostrate myself before thee, beseeching thee to obtain for me
[Mention request silently]. In return I solemnly promise to have recourse to
thee in all my trials, sufferings and temptations, and I shall do all in my
power to induce others to love and reverence thee
and to invoke thee in all their
needs. I thank thee for the numberless blessings which I have received from thy
mercy and powerful intercession. Continue to be my shield in danger, my guide in
life, and my consolation at the hour of death. Amen
Our Lady of Mount Carmel for
the
Conversion of Sinners
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy
Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
pray for us sinners.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Queen
of Heaven,
pray for us sinners.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
vanquisher of Satan, etc.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, most
dutiful Daughter,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, most
pure Virgin,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, most
devoted Spouse,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, most
tender Mother,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, perfect
model of virtue,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, sure
anchor of hope,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, refuge
in affliction,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
dispenser of God's gifts,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, tower
of strength against our foes,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, our aid
in danger,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, road
leading to Jesus,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, our
light in darkness,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, our
consolation at the hour of death,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
advocate of the most abandoned sinners,
For those hardened in vice,
With confidence we come to thee,
O Lady of Mount Carmel.
For those who grieve thy Son,
With confidence we come to thee,
O Lady of Mount Carmel.
For those who neglect to pray,
etc.
For those who are in their agony,
For those who delay their
conversion,
For those suffering in Purgatory,
For those who know thee not,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Hope
of the Despairing,
R. Intercede for us with thy
Divine Son.
Let us pray.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
glorious Queen of Angels, channel of God's tenderest mercy to man,
refuge and advocate of sinners,
with confidence I prostrate myself before thee, beseeching thee to obtain for me
[Mention request silently]. In return I solemnly promise to have recourse to
thee in all my trials, sufferings and temptations, and I shall do all in my
power to induce others to love and reverence thee
and to invoke thee in all their
needs. I thank thee for the numberless blessings which I have received from thy
mercy and powerful intercession. Continue to be my shield in danger, my guide in
life, and my consolation at the hour of death. Amen
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 3
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray
for us.
Holy Mary, Virgin of virgins,
etc.
Holy Mary, Mother of Christ,
Holy Mary, Mother of beautiful
love,
Holy Mary, Mother of mercy,
Holy Mary, dwelling-place of God,
Holy Mary, seat of wisdom,
Holy Mary, temple of the Holy
Ghost,
Holy Mary, sun never setting,
Holy Mary, moon never waning,
Holy Mary, morning-star,
Holy Mary, tabernacle of God
among men,
Holy Mary, lily among thorns,
Holy Mary, gate of Heaven,
Holy Mary, flawless mirror,
Holy Mary, garden enclosed,
Holy Mary, fountain of living
waters,
Holy Mary, promised to the
Patriarchs,
Holy Mary, foretold by the
Prophets,
Holy Mary, envisioned by the
upright,
Holy Mary, consolation of Adam
through the crushing of the infernal serpent's head,
Holy Mary, symbolized by the
appearance of the cloud to the Prophet Elias on Mount Carmel,
Holy Mary, spouse of the upright
Joseph,
Holy Mary, unique glory of the
Order of Carmel,
Holy Mary, who hast bestowed the
peerless garment. the holy Scapular, upon St. Simon Stock,
Holy Mary, everlasting strength
and mercy because of thy efficacious intercession,
(Holy Mary, who dost succor with
motherly affection thy children who observe the rules of thy confraternity,)
Holy Mary, unequaled Sister of
those who daily honor thee in the Order of Carmel with praise and prayer,
(Holy Mary, protectress of all
who serve thee worthily in this confraternity,)
(Holy Mary, helper unto sanctity
of those who wear thy garment piously,)
(Holy Mary, advocate of the
members of the confraternity, who esteem thy holy scapular ,)
(Holy Mary, consolation of those
who die clothed in thy holy scapular,)
(Holy Mary, speedy redemptrix
from the pains of Purgatory for all who have properly served thee in this
confraternity,)
Holy Mary, health of the sick,
Holy Mary, refuge of sinners,
Holy Mary, help of Christians,
Holy Mary, ornament of Carmel,
Holy Mary, fruitful Mother of the
Order of Carmel,
Holy Mary, friend of those who
live according to the evangelical counsels,
Holy Mary, Queen of those who
observe the teachings of the Apostles,
Holy Mary, Queen of Angels,
Holy Mary, Patroness and hope of
all Carmelites,
V. Have mercy on us, O Blessed
Lady.
R. Have mercy on us, O Holy
Mother.
Through thy powerful
intercession, Deliver us, O Holy Mother of God.
From all evil, Deliver us, O Holy
Mother of God.
From all sin, etc.
From pestilence, war and famine,
From a sudden and unforeseen
death,
From everlasting death,
Holy Mary, through thine
Immaculate Conception, Protect us, O Holy Mother of God.
Holy Mary, through thy joyful
birth, Protect us, O Holy Mother of God.
Holy Mary, through thy seven
joys, etc.
Holy Mary, through thine
observance of the evangelical counsels,
Holy Mary, through thy practice
of the ten virtues prescribed in the Gospel,
Holy Mary, through the
Annunciation by the Archangel Gabriel at Nazareth,
Holy Mary, through the birth of
thine only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord,
Holy Mary, through the adoration
by the three Magi from the East,
Holy Mary, through the glorious
Resurrection of thy Son, our Divine Saviour,
Holy Mary, through His splendid
Ascension into Heaven,
Holy Mary, through the Descent of
the Holy Ghost, the Comforter,
Holy Mary, through thy wondrous
Assumption into Heaven,
Holy Mary, through thy sublime
Coronation by the Most Holy Trinity,
(Holy Mary, through thine
unspeakable love and tenderness for those who wear the holy scapular in thy
confraternity,)
We sinners
Beseech thee to hear us.
That thou guide and protect the
Order and Confraternity of Carmel, dedicated to thy special devotion,
we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou preserve and assist all
here present and the entire Christian people, we beseech thee, hear us.
That thou promote and protect all
devotion to the service of God and thyself, etc.
That through thy holy
intercession and particular assistance thou ward off eternal damnation from our
souls (and the souls of our fellow members and benefactors),
That thou come to the speedy
assistance in Purgatory of all deceased members of the Christian Faith (and of
our confraternity) and obtain for them eternal rest,
That thou preserve and assist us,
That thou hearken to our
petitions, Chosen Bride of God,
Mother and Daughter of the
everlasting King, Virgin of Carmel, our Mother, Sister, and Queen,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Almighty advocate in vicissitudes
and anxieties, Come to our aid.
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of
God,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Almighty and eternal God, Who
hast honoured the Order of Mount Carmel with the glorious title of the most
renowned Virgin and Mother of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray Thee that
through her intercession we may be spared all misfortune of soul and body, and
may attain to everlasting bliss, Who livest and reignest with the same Christ
Our Lord and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. R.
Amen.
Litany of St. Joseph
The Litany of St. Joseph was
approved for the universal Church by Pope St. Pius X on March 18, 1909.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ,
graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy
on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
Renowned offspring of David, pray
for us.
Light of Patriarchs, pray for us.
Spouse of the Mother of God, pray
for us.
Chaste guardian of the Virgin,
pray for us.
Foster father of the Son of God,
pray for us.
Diligent protector of Christ,
pray for us.
Head of the Holy Family, pray for
us.
Joseph most just, pray for us.
Joseph most chaste, pray for us.
Joseph most prudent, pray for us.
Joseph most strong, pray for us.
Joseph most faithful, pray for
us.
Mirror of patience, pray for us.
Lover of Poverty, pray for us.
Model of artisans, pray for us.
Glory of home life, pray for us.
Guardian of virgins, pray for us.
Pillar of families, pray for us.
Solace of the Wretched, pray for
us.
Hope of the sick, pray for us.
Patron of the dying, pray for us.
Terror of demons, pray for us.
Protector of the Holy Church,
pray for us.
Lamb of God who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who takes away the
sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who takes away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. He made him the Lord of his
household, R. And prince over all his possessions.
Let us pray.
O God, in Your ineffable
providence You were pleased to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of Your
most holy Mother; grant, we beg You, that we may be worthy to have him for our
intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our protector; You who live
and reign forever and ever. Amen.
Litanies of The Holy Angels
The Angels
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Angels,
pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
pray for us.
Holy Virgins of virgins,
pray for us.
Saint Michael, who was ever the
defender of the people of God,
pray for us.
St. Michael, who did drive from
Heaven Lucifer and his rebel crew,
pray for us.
St. Michael, who did cast down to
Hell the accuser of our brethren,
pray for us.
Saint Gabriel, who did expound to
Daniel the Heavenly vision,
pray for us.
St. Gabriel, who did foretell to
Zachary the birth and ministry of John the Baptist,
pray for us.
St. Gabriel, who did announce to
the Blessed Mary the Incarnation of the Divine Word,
pray for us.
Saint Raphael, who did lead
Tobias safely through his journey to his home again,
pray for us.
St. Raphael, who did deliver Sara
from the devil,
pray for us.
St. Raphael, who did restore
sight to Tobias the elder,
pray for us.
All ye holy Angels, who stand
around the high and lofty throne of God,
pray for us.
Who cry to Him continually: Holy,
Holy, Holy,
pray for us.
Who dispel the darkness of our
minds and give us light,
pray for us.
Who are the messengers of
Heavenly things to men,
pray for us.
Who have been appointed by God to
be our Guardians,
pray for us.
Who always behold the Face of our
Father Who Is in Heaven,
pray for us.
Who rejoice over one sinner doing
penance,
pray for us.
Who struck the Sodomites with
blindness,
pray for us.
Who led Lot out of the midst of
the ungodly,
pray for us.
Who ascended and descended on the
ladder of Jacob,
pray for us.
Who delivered the Divine Law to
Moses on Mount Sinai,
pray for us.
Who brought good tidings when
Christ was born,
pray for us.
Who ministered to Him in the
desert,
pray for us.
Who comforted Him in His agony,
pray for us.
Who sat in white garments at His
sepulcher,
pray for us.
Who appeared to the disciples as
He went up into Heaven,
pray for us.
Who shall go before Him bearing
the standard of the Cross
when He comes to judge,
pray for us.
Who shall gather together the
elect at the End of the World,
pray for us.
Who shall separate the wicked
from among the just,
pray for us.
Who offer to God the prayers of
those who pray,
pray for us.
Who assist us at the hour of
death,
pray for us.
Who carried Lazarus into
Abraham's bosom,
pray for us.
Who conduct to Heaven the Souls
of the just,
pray for us.
Who perform signs and wonders by
the power of God,
pray for us.
Who are sent to minister for
those who shall receive the inheritance
of salvation,
pray for us.
Who are set over kingdoms and
provinces,
pray for us.
Who have often put to flight
armies of enemies,
pray for us.
Who have often delivered God's
servants from prison and other perils
of this life,
pray for us.
Who have often consoled the holy
Martyrs in their torments,
pray for us.
Who cherish with particular care
the Bishops of the Church,
pray for us.
All ye holy orders of blessed
spirits,
pray for us.
From all dangers, deliver us, O
Lord.
From the snares of the devil,
deliver us, O Lord.
From all heresy and schism,
deliver us, O Lord.
From plague, famine and war,
deliver us, O Lord.
From sudden and unexpected death,
deliver us, O Lord.
From everlasting death, deliver
us, O Lord.
We sinners
Beseech Thee to hear us.
Through the holy Angels, we
beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst spare us, we
beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst pardon us, we
beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst govern and
preserve Thine Holy Church, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst protect our
bishop and all ministers of the Church,
That Thou wouldst grant peace and
security to all country rulers,
That Thou wouldst give and
preserve the fruits of the earth,
That Thou wouldst grant eternal
rest to all the Faithful departed,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
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.
Bless the Lord, all ye Angels:
Thou who art mighty in strength,
who fulfil His commandments,
listening to the voice of His
words.
He has given His Angels charge
over you,
To keep you in all His ways.
Let us pray.
O God, Who doth arrange the
services of Angels and men in a
wonderful order, mercifully grant
that our life may be protected on
earth by those who always do Thy
service in Heaven, through Jesus
Christ Thy Son, Who with Thee and
the Holy Spirit are one God, now
and forever. Amen.
O God, Who in Thine unspeakable
Providence sends Thy Angels to
keep guard over us, grant us that
we may be continually defended by
their protection and may rejoice
eternally in their company, through
Jesus Christ Our Lord, Who livest
and reignest with Thee, in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, forever and
ever. Amen.
The Holy Guardian Angels
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus,
hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on
us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Angels,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who art my
guardian,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, whom I revere as
my superior,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost give me
charitable counsel,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost give me
wise direction,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost take
the place of a tutor,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost love me
tenderly,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who art my
consoler,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who art attached
to me as a good brother,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost
instruct me in the duties
and truth of salvation,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who art to me a
charitable shepherd,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven who art witness
of all my actions,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost help me
in all my undertakings,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost
continually watch over me,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost
intercede for me,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost carry
me in thy hand,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost direct
me in all my ways,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost defend
me with zeal,
pray for me.
Angel of heaven, who dost conduct
me with wisdom,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost guard
me from all danger,
pray for me.
Angel of Heaven, who dost
dissipate the darkness and
enlighten the mind,
pray for me.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Jesus, hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.
Pray for us, O Guardian Angel,
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Almighty and eternal God, Who by
an effect of Thine ineffable bounty hast given to each of the faithful an angel
to be the guardian of body and soul, grant that I may have for him whom Thou
hast given me in Thy mercy so much respect and love, that, protected by the
gifts of Thy graces and by his help, I may merit to go to Thee in Heaven, there
to contemplate Thee with him and the other happy spirits in the brightness of
Thy glory. Amen
In Honour of St. Michael 1
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy, etc.
God the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Holy Mary, Queen of the Angels,
pray for us, etc.
St. Michael, the Archangel,
Most glorious attendant of the
Triune Divinity,
Standing at the right of the
altar of Incense,
Ambassador of Paradise,
Glorious Prince of the Heavenly
armies,
Leader of the Angelic hosts,
The standard-bearer of God's
armies,
Defender of Divine glory,
First defender of the Kingship of
Christ,
Strength of God,
Invincible Prince and warrior,
Angel of Peace,
Guide of
Christ,
Guardian of the Catholic Faith,
Champion of God's people,
Guardian Angel of the Eucharist,
Defender of the Church,
Protector of the Sovereign
Pontiff,
Angel of Catholic action,
Powerful intercessor of
Christians,
Bravest defender of those who
hope in God,
Guardian of our souls and bodies,
Healer of the sick,
Help of those in their agony,
Consoler of the Souls in
Purgatory,
God's messenger for the souls of
the just,
Terror of the evil spirits,
Victorious in battle against
evil,
Guardian and Patron of the
universal Church,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O glorious St.
Michael,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Relying, O Lord, upon the
intercession of Thy blessed Archangel Michael, we humbly beg of Thee, that the
Sacrament of the Eucharist which we have received may make our souls holy and
pleasing to Thee. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
In Honour of St. Michael 2
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear
us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Angels,
Pray for us.
St. Michael,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, filled with the
wisdom of God,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, perfect adorer of
the Incarnate Word,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, crowned with honor
and glory,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, most powerful Prince
of the armies of the Lord,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, standard-bearer of
the most Holy Trinity,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, guardian of
Paradise,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, guide and comforter
of the people of Israel,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, splendour and
fortress of the Church Militant,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, honour and joy of
the Church Triumphant,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, light of Angels,
St. Michael, bulwark of orthodox
believers,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, strength of those
who fight under the standard of the Cross,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, light and confidence
of Souls at the hour of death,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, our most sure aid,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, our help in all
adversities,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, herald of the
everlasting sentence,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, consoler of Souls
detained in the flames of Purgatory,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, whom the Lord has
charged to receive Souls after death,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, our
prince,
Pray for us.
St. Michael, our advocate,
Pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who take away the
sins of the world,
spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who take away the
sins of the world,
graciously hear us O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who take away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, O glorious St.
Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ.
R. That we may be made worthy of
His promises.
Let us pray.
Sanctify us, we beseech Thee, O
Lord Jesus, with Thy holy blessing, and grant us, by the intercession of St.
Michael, that wisdom which teaches us to lay up treasures in Heaven by
exchanging the goods of this world for those of eternity, Thou who livest and
reignest world without end. Amen.
In Honour of St. Gabriel
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on
us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary , Queen of Angels, pray
for us.
Saint Gabriel, glorious
Archangel, pray for us.
St. Gabriel, strength of God,
etc.
St. Gabriel, who stands before
the throne of God,
St. Gabriel, model of prayer,
St. Gabriel, herald of the
Incarnation,
St. Gabriel, who revealed the
glories of Mary,
St. Gabriel, Prince of Heaven,
St. Gabriel, ambassador of the
Most High,
St. Gabriel, guardian of the
Immaculate Virgin,
St. Gabriel, who foretold the
greatness of Jesus,
St. Gabriel, peace and light of
souls,
St. Gabriel, scourge of
unbelievers,
St. Gabriel, admirable teacher,
St. Gabriel, strength of the
just,
St. Gabriel, protector of the
faithful,
St. Gabriel, first adorer of the
Divine Word,
St. Gabriel, defender of the
Faith,
St. Gabriel, zealous for the
honor of Jesus Christ,
St. Gabriel, whom the Scriptures
praise as the Angel sent by God to Mary, the Virgin,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, blessed Archangel
Gabriel,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Jesus Christ.
Let us pray.
O blessed Archangel Gabriel, we
beseech thee, intercede for us at the throne of Divine Mercy in our present
necessities, that as thou didst announce to Mary the mystery of the Incarnation,
so through thy prayers and patronage in Heaven we may obtain the benefits of the
same, and sing the praise of God forever in the land of the living.
R. Amen.
In Honour of St. Raphael
Lord, have mercy on
us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Angels,
Saint Raphael,
St. Raphael, filled with the
mercy of God,
St. Raphael, perfect adorer of
the Divine Word,
St. Raphael, terror of demons,
St. Raphael, exterminator of
vices,
St. Raphael, health of the sick,
St. Raphael, our refuge in all
our trials,
St. Raphael, guide of travellers,
St. Raphael, consoler of
prisoners,
St. Raphael, joy of the
sorrowful,
St. Raphael, filled with zeal for
the salvation of souls,
St. Raphael, whose name means
"Medicine of God",
St. Raphael, lover of chastity,
St. Raphael, scourge of demons,
St. Raphael, in pest, famine and
war,
St. Raphael, angel of peace and
prosperity,
St. Raphael, endowed with the
grace of healing,
St. Raphael, sure guide in the
paths of virtue and sanctification,
St. Raphael, help of all those
who implore thy assistance,
St. Raphael, who was the guide
and consolation of Tobias on his journey,
St. Raphael, whom the Scriptures
praise: "Raphael, the holy angel of the Lord, was sent to cure,"
St. Raphael, our advocate,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, St. Raphael, to
the Lord our God,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, by the prayer
of the Archangel Raphael, grant us the grace to avoid all sin and to persevere
in every good work until we reach our heavenly country, Thou Who livest and
reignest world without end.
R. Amen.
Litanies of The Saints
Lord, have mercy, Christ, have
mercy.
Lord, have mercy, Christ, hear
us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God, the Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy
on us.
Holy Mary pray for us.
Holy Virgin of Virgins, pray for
us.
St. Michael, pray for us.
St. Gabriel, pray for us.
St. Raphael, pray for us.
All holy angels and archangels,
pray for us.
All holy orders of blessed
spirits, pray for us.
St. John the Baptist, pray for
us.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
All holy patriarchs and prophets,
pray for us.
St. Peter, pray for us.
St. Paul, pray for us.
St. Andrew, pray for us.
St. James, pray for us.
St. John, pray for us.
St. Thomas, pray for us.
St. Philip, pray for us.
St. Bartholomew, pray for us.
St. Matthew, pray for us.
St. Simon, pray for
us.
St. Thaddeus, pray for us.
St. Matthias, pray for us.
St. Barnabas, pray for us.
St. Luke, pray for us.
St. Mark, pray for us.
All holy apostles and
evangelists, pray for us.
All holy disciples of the Lord,
pray for us.
All holy innocents, pray for us.
St. Stephen, pray for us.
St. Lawrence, pray for us.
St. Vincent, pray for us.
SS. Fabian and Sebastian, pray
for us.
SS. John and Paul, pray for us.
SS. Cosmos and Damian, pray for
us.
SS. Gervase and Protase, pray for
us.
All Holy Martyrs, pray for us.
St. Sylvester, pray for us.
St. Gregory, pray for us.
St. Ambrose, pray for us.
St. Augustine, pray for us.
St. Jerome, pray for us.
St. Martin, pray for us.
St. Nicholas, pray for us.
All holy bishops and confessors,
pray for us.
All holy doctors, pray for us.
St. Anthony, pray for us.
St. Benedict, pray for us.
St. Bernard, pray for us.
St. Francis, pray for us.
All holy priests and Levites,
pray for us.
All holy monks and hermits, pray
for us.
St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us.
St. Agatha, pray for us.
St. Lucy, pray for us.
St. Agnes, pray for us.
St. Cecelia, pray for us.
St. Catherine, pray for us.
St. Anastasia, pray for us.
All holy virgins and windows,
pray for us.
All holy saints of God, intercede
for us.
Be merciful, spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful, graciously hear us,
O Lord.
From all evil, deliver us, O
Lord.
From all sin, deliver us, O Lord.
From your wrath, deliver us, O
Lord.
From sudden and provided death,
deliver us, O Lord.
From the snare of the devil,
deliver us, O Lord.
From anger, hatred , and all ill
will, deliver us, O Lord.
From all lewdness, deliver us, O
Lord.
From lightning and tempest,
deliver us, O Lord.
From the scourge of earthquakes,
deliver us, O Lord.
From the plague, famine, and war,
deliver us, O Lord.
From everlasting death, deliver
us, O Lord.
By the mystery of your holy
incarnation, deliver us, O Lord.
By your coming, deliver us, O
Lord.
By your birth, deliver us, O
Lord.
By your baptism and holy fasting,
deliver us, O Lord.
By your cross and passion,
deliver us, O Lord.
By your holy resurrection,
deliver us, O Lord.
By your wondrous ascension,
deliver us, O Lord.
By the coming of the Holy Spirit,
the Advocate, deliver us, O Lord.
On the day of judgement, deliver
us, O Lord.
We sinners, we beg you to hear
us.
That you spare us,
That you pardon us,
That you bring us to true
penance,
That you govern and preserve your
holy Church,
That you preserve our Holy Father
and all ranks in the Church in holy religion,
That you humble the enemies of
the holy Church,
That you give peace and true
concord to all Christian rulers,
That you give peace and unity to
the whole Christian world,
That you restore to the unity of
the Church all who have strayed from the truth, and lead all unbelievers to the
light of the Gospel,
That you confirm and preserve us
in your hold service,
The you lift up our minds to
heavenly desires,
That you grant everlasting
blessings to all our benefactors,
That you deliver our souls and
the souls of our brethren, relatives, and benefactors from everlasting
damnation,
That you give and preserve the
fruits of the earth,
That you grant eternal rest to
all the faithful departed,
That you graciously hear us, Son
of God.
Lamb of God, who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us, Christ, ,
graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy. Christ have
mercy. Lord have mercy
Let us pray.
From You, Lord come
holiness in our desires, right thinking in our plans, and justice in our
actions. Grant Your children the peace which the world cannot give; then our
hearts will be devoted to Your laws, we shall be delivered from the terrors of
war, and under Your protection we shall be able to Live in tranquility.
Amen.
St. Aloysius
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, etc.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga,
Beloved child of Christ,
The delight of the Blessed
Virgin,
Most chaste youth, Angelic youth,
Most humble youth,
Model of young students,
Despiser of riches,
Enemy of
vanities,
Scorner of honours,
Honour of princes,
Jewel of the nobility,
Flower of innocence,
Ornament of the religious state,
Mirror of mortification,
Mirror of perfect obedience,
Lover of angelical poverty,
Most affectionately devout,
Most zealous observer of rules,
Most desirous of the salvation of
souls,
Perpetual adorer of the Holy
Eucharist,
Particular client of Saint
Ignatius,
Be merciful,
Spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful,
Hear us, O Lord.
From the concupiscence of the
eyes,
O Lord, deliver us.
From the concupiscence of the
flesh,
O Lord, deliver us.
From the pride of life, etc.
Through the merits and
intercession of Saint Aloysius,
Through his angelical purity,
Through his sanctity and glory,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, Saint Aloysius,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, distributor of heavenly
gifts, Who united in the angelic youth, Aloysius, wonderful innocence of life to
an equal severity of penance, grant, through his merits and prayers, that we who
have not followed the example of his innocence may imitate his practice of
penance, through Our Lord Jesus Christ.
R. Amen.
St. Alphonse
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Virgin Immaculate,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, model of piety
from tenderest youth,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, scourge of
heresies,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, defender of the
Catholic Faith,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, always occupied in
evangelizing the poor,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, tender comforter
of the afflicted,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, instructed in the
Divine art of
converting sinners,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, enlightened guide
in the path of perfection,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, who became all
things to all men,
to gain all for Christ,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, new ornament of
the Religious state,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, bold champion of
ecclesiastical discipline,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, model of
submission and devotion
to the Sovereign Pontiff,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, who didst watch
unceasingly over the
flock committed to thee,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, full of solicitude
for the common good
of the Church,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, glory of the
Priesthood and
of the Episcopate,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, shining mirror of
all virtues,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, full of tenderest
love for the infant Jesus,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, inflamed with
Divine love whilst offering
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, fervent adorer of
Jesus Christ
in the Holy Eucharist,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, penetrated with
lively compassion while
meditating on the sufferings of
our Divine Saviour,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, specially devoted
to the
Blessed Virgin Mary,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, favored by
apparitions
of the Mother of God,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, leading an angelic
life,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, a true Patriarch
in thy paternal
solicitude for the people of God,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, endowed with the
gift of prophecy
and miracles,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, an Apostle by the
extent and fruit of thy labours,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, a Martyr by thy
austerities,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, a Confessor by thy
writings full
of the Spirit of God,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, a Virgin by thy
purity of soul and body,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, a model of
Missionaries,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, founder of the
Order of the Most
Holy Redeemer,
pray for us.
St. Alphonsus, our tender father
and powerful protector,
pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, St. Alphonsus,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the Blessed
Alphonsus Maria, Thy Confessor and Bishop, inflamed with zeal for souls, has
enriched Thy Church with a new progeny: we beseech Thee, that taught by his
saving counsels, and strengthened by his example, we may happily come to Thee.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Angela
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, and
faithful guardian of our mother Saint Angela,
Pray for us.
Saint Angela Merici,
Pray for us.
St. Angela, favored with the
choicest gifts of God from thine infancy, etc.
St. Angela, who didst give
thyself to the practice of all the virtues from thy tenderest years,
St. Angela, who didst always
preserve a spotless purity,
St. Angela, who by thy love for
holy purity, didst merit to receive thy name,
St. Angela, who from childhood
found thy delight in solitude,
St. Angela, who led an angelic
life in the house of thy parents,
St. Angela, who didst daily bear
on thy body the mortification of Jesus,
St. Angela, whose gift it was to
reconcile the bitterest enemies,
St. Angela, who at thirteen
became a tertiary of St. Francis and ever remained faithful,
St. Angela, gifted with the
graces of prayer and contemplation,
St. Angela, who visited the Holy
Land, and there followed the bloody footprints of Jesus,
St. Angela, who triumphed over
the illusions of the devil,
St. Angela, who wast not
afflicted at the loss of thy sight in visiting the holy places,
St. Angela, whose sight was
miraculously restored in the Island of Candia,
St. Angela, whom the love of God
had wounded and whom this same love cured,
St. Angela, model of perfect
self-denial and true humility,
St. Angela, who, like Jacob, wast
permitted to see the mysterious ladder,
St. Angela, chosen by God to be
the mother of many holy virgins,
St. Angela, foundress of the
illustrious Order of the Ursulines,
St. Angela, to whom God promised
that this Order should always subsist,
St. Angela, who, filled with joy,
didst give up thy soul in the embrace of the Lord,
St. Angela, whose body remained
incorruptible after death,
St. Angela, patroness of
Christian mothers,
St. Angela, protectress of young
girls,
St. Angela, our mother and
advocate,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O glorious mother
Saint Angela,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by means of our
blessed mother Saint Angela didst cause a new Order of holy virgins to flourish
in Thy Church, grant, through her intercession, that we may imitate her angelic
virtues, and forsaking all earthly things, may be found worthy of eternal bliss,
through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
St. Anne
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on
us.
God the Holy Ghost,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Angels and
Saints
Pray for us.
St. Anne, instrument of the Holy
Ghost,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, faithful spouse of St.
Joachim,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, mirror of the married,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, example of widows,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, miracle of patience,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, mother of confidence,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, mother of constancy,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, mother of prayer,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, mother of blessing,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, vessel of sanctity,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, merciful mother,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, comfortress of the
afflicted,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, help of the poor,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, protectress of virgins,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, support of the
oppressed,
Pray for us.
St. Anne, refuge of thy clients,
Pray for us.
We sinners,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Through thy love for Jesus and
Mary,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Through thy virtues and merits,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Through thy goodness and mercy,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Through thy compassion and
charity,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Through the graces bestowed on
thee by God,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Through the joys thou didst
experience with Jesus and Mary,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Through the happiness thou dost
enjoy for all eternity,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Through the honor given thee by
the Saints in Heaven,
We beseech thee, hear us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, St. Anne,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst vouchsafe to
endow blessed Anne with grace so that she might be worthy to become the mother
of her who brought forth Thine only-begotten Son, mercifully grant that we who
devoutly venerate her memory may also be helped by her powerful intercession.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Anthony of Padua
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy
on us.
Holy Mary,
St. Anthony of Padua,
St. Anthony, glory of the Friars
Minor,
St. Anthony, ark of the
testament,
St. Anthony, sanctuary of
heavenly wisdom,
St. Anthony, destroyer of worldly
vanity,
St. Anthony, conqueror of
impurity,
St. Anthony, example of humility,
St. Anthony, lover of the Cross,
St. Anthony, martyr of desire,
St. Anthony, generator of
charity,
St. Anthony, zealous for justice,
St. Anthony, terror of infidels,
St. Anthony, model of perfection,
St. Anthony, consoler of the
afflicted,
St. Anthony, restorer of lost
things,
St. Anthony, defender of
innocence,
St. Anthony, liberator of
prisoners,
St. Anthony, guide of pilgrims,
St. Anthony, restorer of health.
St. Anthony, performer of
miracles,
St. Anthony, restorer of speech
to the mute,
St. Anthony, restorer of hearing
to the deaf,
St. Anthony, restorer of sight to
the blind,
St. Anthony, disperser of devils,
St. Anthony, reviver of the dead.
St. Anthony, tamer of tyrants,
From the snares of the devil, St.
Anthony deliver us.
From thunder, lightning and
storms, St. Anthony deliver us.
From all evil of body and soul,
St. Anthony deliver us.
Through your intercession, St.
Anthony protect us.
Throughout the course of life,
St. Anthony protect us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the
sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. St. Anthony, pray for us.
R.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O my God, may the pious
commemoration of St. Anthony, your Confessor
and Proctor, give joy to your
Church, that she may ever be strengthened with
your spiritual assistance and
merit to attain everlasting joy.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Benedict
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
Pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, etc.
Holy Father, Saint Benedict,
Father most reverend,
Father most renowned,
Father most compassionate,
Man of great fortitude,
Man of venerable life,
Man of the most holy
conversation,
True servant of God,
Light of devotion,
Light of prayer,
Light of contemplation,
Star of the world,
Best master of an austere life,
Leader of the holy warfare,
Leader and chief of monks,
Master of those who die to the
world,
Protector of those who cry to
thee,
Wonderful worker of miracles,
Revealer of the secrets of the
human heart,
Master of spiritual discipline,
Companion of the patriarchs,
Equal of the prophets,
Follower of the Apostles,
Teacher of Martyrs,
Father of many pontiffs,
Gem of abbots,
Glory of Confessors,
Imitator of anchorites,
Associate of virgins,
Colleague of all the
Saints,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Intercede for us, O holy
father Saint Benedict,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who hast called us from
the vanity of the world, and Who dost incite us to the reward of a heavenly
vocation under the guidance of our holy patriarch and founder, Saint Benedict,
inspire and purify our hearts and pour forth on us Thy grace, whereby we may
persevere in Thee. Through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
R. Amen.
St. Bernard
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Queen conceived without sin,
Pray for us.
Saint Bernard, etc.
St. Bernard, who in giving
thyself to God, drew many souls to Him,
St. Bernard, prodigy of the
eleventh age,
St. Bernard, ornament of the
clergy,
St. Bernard, terror of heretics,
St. Bernard, oracle of the
Church,
St. Bernard, light of bishops,
St. Bernard, most humble,
St. Bernard, burning with zeal
for the glory of God,
St. Bernard, most ardent for the
honour of Mary,
St. Bernard, most beloved son of
the Queen of Angels,
St. Bernard, most pure in body
and mind,
St. Bernard, perfect model of
poverty and mortification,
St. Bernard, most ardent in
charity to all,
St. Bernard, who feared God and
not earthly powers,
St. Bernard, whose whole exterior
breathed holiness,
St. Bernard, whose very look
spoke of God,
St. Bernard, flower of religious,
St. Bernard, who never lost sight
of the presence of God,
St. Bernard, angel of Clairvaux,
St. Bernard, always absorbed in
God,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Here us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Let us pray.
O great Saint, who from the very
dawn of life turned all the powers of thy soul and the noble affections of thy
pure and loving heart toward thy Creator; O angel clothed in mortal flesh, who
appeared in this valley of tears as a bright lily of purity to shed around thee
the good odour of Christ, to show to all the beauty of virtue, and to point out
to thousands the way to Heaven-----O pray for us, that truly despising all
earthly objects, we may live for God alone.
R. Amen.
St. Anthony
O wonderful St. Anthony, glorious
on account of the fame of your miracles, and through the condescension of Jesus
in coming in the form of a little child to rest in your arms, obtain for me of
His bounty the grace which I ardently desire from the depths of my heart. (State
your intention)
You, who were so compassionate
toward miserable sinners, regard not the unworthiness of those who pray to you,
but the glory of God that it may once again be magnified by the granting of the
particular request (State your intention) which I now ask for with persevering
earnestness. Amen
Pray one Our Father,
One Hail Mary, and
Glory be to the Father, in honour
of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
Days: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DAY ONE
O holy St. Anthony, gentlest of
saints, your love for God and charity for his creatures made you worthy while on
earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited your word, which you were
ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought,
I implore you to obtain for me the favour I seek in this novena (State your
intention). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle; even so, you are the
saint of miracles. O gentle and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart was ever full
of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Infant Jesus, who
loved to be folded in your arms, and thee gratitude of my heart will always be
yours.
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
DAY TWO
O miracle-working St. Anthony,
remember that it never has been heard that you left without help or relief
anyone who in his need had recourse to you. Animated now with the most lively
confidence, even with full conviction of not being refused, I fly for refuge to
thee, O most favoured friend of the Infant Jesus. O eloquent preacher of the
divine mercy, despise not my supplications but, bringing them before the throne
of God, strengthen them by your intercession and obtain for me the favour I seek
in this novena (State your intention) .
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
DAY THREE
O purest St. Anthony, who through
your angelic virtue was made worthy to be caressed by the Divine Child Jesus, to
hold him in your arms and press him to your heart. I entreat you to cast a
benevolent glance upon me. O glorious St. Anthony, born under the protection of
Mary Immaculate, on the Feast of her Assumption into Heaven, and consecrated to
her and now so powerful an intercessor in Heaven, I beseech you to obtain for me
the favour I ask in this novena (State your intention). O great wonder-worker,
intercede for me that God may grant my request.
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
DAY FOUR
I salute and honour you, O
powerful helper, St. Anthony. The Christian world confidently turns to you and
experiences your tender compassion and powerful assistance in so many
necessities and sufferings that I am encouraged in my need to seek you help in
obtaining a favourable answer to my request for the favour I seek in this novena
(State your intention). O holy St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the
grace that I desire.
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
DAY FIVE
I salute you, St. Anthony, lily
of purity, ornament and glory of Christianity. I salute you, great Saint, cherub
of wisdom and seraph of divine love. I rejoice at the favours our Lord has so
liberally bestowed upon you. In humility and confidence I entreat you to help
me, for I know that God has given you charity and pity, as well as power. I ask
you by the love you did feel toward the Infant Jesus as you held him in your
arms to tell Him now of the favour I seek through your intercession in this
novena (State your intention).
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
DAY SIX
O glorious St. Anthony, chosen by
God to preach his Word, you received from Him the gift of tongues and the power
of working the most extraordinary miracles. O good St. Anthony, pray that I may
fulfil the will of God in all things so that I may love Him, with you, for all
eternity. O kind St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the grace that I
desire, the favour I seek in this novena (State your intention).
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
DAY SEVEN
O renowned champion of the faith
of Christ, most holy St. Anthony, glorious for your many miracles, obtain for me
from the bounty of my Lord and God the grace which I ardently seek in this
novena (State your intention) . O holy St. Anthony, ever attentive to those who
invoke you, grant me that aid of your powerful intercession.
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
DAY EIGHT
O holy St. Anthony, you have
shown yourself so powerful in your intercession, so tender and so compassionate
towards those who honour you and invoke you in suffering and distress. I beseech
you most humbly and earnestly to take me under your protection in my present
necessities and to obtain for me the favour I desire (State your intention).
Recommend my request to the merciful Queen of Heaven, that she may plead my
cause with you before the throne of her Divine Son.
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
DAY NINE
Saint Anthony, servant of Mary,
glory of the Church, pray for our Holy Father, our bishops, our priests, our
Religious Orders, that, through their pious zeal and apostolic labours, all may
be united in faith and give greater glory to God. St. Anthony, helper of all who
invoke you, pray for me and intercede for me before the throne of Almighty God
that I be granted the favour I so earnestly see in this novena (State your
intention).
One Our Father, one Hail Mary,
and Glory Be to the Father, in honour of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
May the divine assistance remain
always with us.
Amen
May the souls of the faithful
departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
O God, may the votive
commemoration of blessed Anthony, your confessor, be a source of joy to your
Church, that she may always be fortified with spiritual assistance, and deserve
to enjoy eternal rewards. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
St. Boniface
Lord, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us,
Christ, graciously hear
us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
Pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, etc.
Queen of the Apostles,
Saint Boniface,
Apostle of Germany,
Worthy successor of the Apostles,
Worthy disciple of Saint
Benedict,
Ornament of the Catholic Church,
Thou light, shining for the
conversion of pagan nations,
Thou light, shining like the sun,
Thou great benefactor of many
nations,
Thou zealous preacher of the
Gospel,
Thou unwearied labourer in the
vineyard of the Lord,
Thou founder of the Catholic
Church in Germany,
Saint Boniface, our Father,
St. Boniface, teacher of truth
and virtue,
St. Boniface, extirpator of
heathenism,
St. Boniface, destroyer of
heresy,
St. Boniface, great bishop and
model of missionaries,
St. Boniface, protector of
missions,
St. Boniface, founder of many
monasteries,
St. Boniface, powerful advocate
with God,
St. Boniface, who didst work many
miracles,
St. Boniface, great Martyr of
faith,
That God may preserve and confirm
us in our holy Catholic religion,
That God may grant us the grace
to walk piously and faithfully before Him,
That God may humble the enemies
of His Church,
That God may grant the grace of
True Faith to all heretics and infidels,
That God may give us that spirit
with which thou didst serve Him,
That God may restore the Faith to
the whole of Germany,
That God may raise up zealous
missionaries to convert all pagans and heretics,
That the Holy Spirit may
enlighten all missionaries,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us. Lord
have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Lord, have
mercy.
Our Father etc. (for the
re-conversion of Germany and for the conversion of all heathens).
Let us pray.
Merciful God, Who hast shown
compassion to so many heathen nations through Thy faithful servant St. Boniface,
we humbly pray Thee to revive and preserve that Faith which he preached in Thy
holy Name, that we may receive Thy revelation with a faithful heart, and so
regulate our lives as to gain the Heavenly Kingdom, through Jesus Christ Our
Lord.
R. Amen.
Preserve and increase, we beseech
Thee, O God, the faith of Thy children, and lead back to the True Fold all those
who have been separated or have separated themselves from it, through Christ Our
Lord.
R. Amen.
St. Cecilia
Litany of St. Cecilia
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us. (repeat after each
line)
Saint Cecilia,
Saint Cecilia, wise virgin,
Saint Cecilia, whose heart burned
with the fire of Divine love,
Saint Cecilia, apostle by thy
zeal and charity,
Saint Cecilia, who converted thy
spouse and procured for him the crown of Martyrdom,
Saint Cecilia, who by thy
pleadings moved the hearts of pagans, and brought them into the true Church,
Saint Cecilia, who didst
unceasingly see thy guardian Angel by thy side,
Saint Cecilia, who didst mingle
thy voice with the celestial harmonies of the virgins,
Saint Cecilia, who by thy
melodious accents celebrated the praises of Jesus,
Saint Cecilia, illustrious Martyr
of Jesus Christ,
Saint Cecilia, who during three
days dist suffer most excruciating torments,
Saint Cecilia, consolation of the
afflicted,
Saint Cecilia, protectress of all
who invoke thee,
Saint Cecilia, patroness of holy
canticles,
Saint Cecilia, special patroness
and advocate of all singers, musicians, authors, and students,
We salute thee, O Virgin, who
didst give thy blood for the defense and faith of Jesus Christ.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God glorified Saint Cecilia,
And He crowned her virtues.
Let us pray.
O Eternal God, Who didst give us,
in the person of Saint Cecilia, a powerful protectress, grant that after having
faithfully passed our days, like herself, in innocence and holiness, we may one
day attain the land of beatitude, where in concert with her, we may praise Thee
and bless Thee forevermore in eternity. Amen.
St. John - Cure of Ars
Lord, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Saint John-Mary Vianney,
Pray for us.
St. John Vianney, endowed with
grace from thine infancy, etc.
St. John Vianney, model of filial
piety,
St. John Vianney, devoted servant
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
St. John Vianney, spotless lily
of purity,
St. John Vianney, faithful
imitator of the sufferings of Christ,
St. John Vianney, abyss of
humility,
St. John Vianney, seraph of
prayer,
St. John Vianney, faithful adorer
of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
St. John Vianney, ardent lover of
holy poverty,
St. John Vianney, true son of St.
Francis of Assisi,
St. John Vianney, exemplary
Franciscan tertiary,
St. John Vianney, tender friend
of the poor,
St. John Vianney, penetrated with
the fear of God's judgment,
St. John Vianney, fortified by
divine visions,
St. John Vianney, who was
tormented by the evil spirit,
St. John Vianney, perfect model
of sacerdotal virtue,
St. John Vianney, firm and
prudent pastor,
St. John Vianney, inflamed with
zeal,
St. John Vianney, faithful
attendant on the sick,
St. John Vianney, indefatigable
catechist,
St. John Vianney, who didst
preach in words of fire,
St. John Vianney, wise director
of souls,
St. John Vianney, specially
gifted with the spirit of counsel,
St. John Vianney, enlightened by
light from Heaven,
St. John Vianney, formidable to
Satan,
St. John Vianney, compassionate
with every misery,
St. John Vianney, providence of
the orphans,
St. John Vianney, favored with
the gift of miracles,
St. John Vianney, who didst
reconcile so many sinners to God,
St. John Vianney, who didst
confirm so many of the just in the way of virtue,
St. John Vianney, who didst taste
the sweetness of death,
St. John Vianney, who dost now
rejoice in the glory of Heaven,
St. John Vianney, who givest joy
to those who invoke thee,
St. John Vianney, heavenly patron
of parish priests,
St. John Vianney, model and
patron of directors of souls,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, blessed
Jean-Marie Vianney,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, Who
didst bestow upon blessed
John Mary Vianney wonderful
pastoral zeal and a great fervor for
prayer and penance, grant, we
beseech Thee, that by his example and
intercession we may be able to
gain the souls of our brethren for
Christ, and with them attain to
everlasting glory, through the same
Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who
liveth and reigneth with Thee
and the Holy Ghost, one God,
world without end.
R. Amen.
St. Dominic
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of
Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary , pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, etc.
Our glorious father, Saint
Dominic,
Follower of Jesus Christ,
Eminently endowed with the
virtues of His Sacred Heart,
Adorer of the Blessed Sacrament,
Singularly devoted to our Blessed
Lady,
Promoter of her honour,
Promulgator of the Holy Rosary,
Splendour of the Priesthood,
Founder of the Friars Preachers,
Confounder of the Albigenses,
Reviver of ecclesiastical
discipline,
Rose of patience,
Most ardent for the salvation of
souls,
Most desirous of martyrdom,
Evangelical man,
Doctor of truth,
Ivory of chastity,
Man of truly apostolic heart,
Poor in the midst of riches,
Rich in an unspotted life,
Burning with zeal for perishing
souls,
Preacher of the Gospel,
Rule of abstinence,
Herald of Heavenly things,
Salt of the earth,
Thou who didst water the earth
with thy precious blood,
Shining in the choir of virgins,
Saint Dominic most humble,
Saint Dominic most obedient,
Saint Dominic most chaste,
Saint Dominic most charitable,
That at the hour of death we may
be
received into Heaven with thee,
pray for us.
Be merciful unto us, O Lord, and
pardon us.
Be merciful unto us, O Lord, and
graciously hear us.
From all sin and evil, O Lord,
deliver us.
From the snares of the devil, O
Lord, deliver us.
From eternal death, etc.
By the merits of our holy father,
Saint Dominic,
By his ardent love,
By his indefatigable zeal,
By his extraordinary labours,
By his inexpressible penances,
By his voluntary poverty,
By his perpetual chastity,
By his perfect obedience,
By his profound humility,
By his rare constancy,
By all his other virtues,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy father,
Saint Dominic,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech Thee, O
Almighty God, that we who are weighed down by the burden of our sins may be
relieved by the patronage of Saint Dominic, Thy confessor and our father.
Through Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
St. Clare
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, graciously hear us.
O God the Father, of Heaven:
have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the
world:
O God, the Holy Ghost:
O Holy Trinity, one God:
have mercy upon us.
Holy Mary:
Pray for us.
Immaculate Virgin:
Mother and Mistress of our Order:
Pray for us.
St. Clare, first-born of thy
Order:
Pray for us.
St. Clare, spouse of the
Crucified:
St. Clare, lover of the Blessed
Sacrament:
St. Clare, lover of the Sacred
Heart:
St. Clare, lover of the Sacred
Wounds:
St. Clare, lover of the Sacred
Name:
St. Clare, lover of the Sacred
Gospel:
St. Clare, to thy mother
forenamed "resplendent":
St. Clare, resplendent with the
light of Jesus:
St. Clare, resplendent in thy
noble heritage:
St. Clare, resplendent in thy
renunciation thereof:
St. Clare, resplendent in
clinging to the altar as thy portion:
St. Clare, resplendent as first
abbess of a great Order:
St. Clare, resplendent in putting
the Saracens to flight:
St. Clare, resplendent in
reparation for the sins of the world:
St. Clare, resplendent in
wondrous miracles:
St. Clare, little plant of St.
Francis:
St. Clare, princess of the poor:
St. Clare, duchess of the humble:
St. Clare, mistress of the
chaste:
St. Clare, abbess of the
penitent:
St. Clare, alabaster box of
ointment broken at the feet of Jesus:
St. Clare, received at death by a
choir of virgins:
St. Clare, censer of sweet
perfume filling heaven and earth:
Pray for us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
spare us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
graciously hear us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
have mercy upon us.
V. Pray for us, O blessed Clare.
Alleluia.
R. That we may be worthy of the
promises of Christ. Alleluia.
Let us pray.
O God Who hast raised up blessed
Clare as a shining lamp of holiness to lighten the way before a multitude of
virgins: by her merits and prayers grant to us who do call to mind her
commemoration, that in this life we may walk in Thy light, and in the life to
come, may forever enjoy the light of Thy countenance. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, graciously hear us.
O God the Father, of heaven:
have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the
world:
O God, the Holy Ghost:
O Holy Trinity, one God:
have mercy upon us.
Holy Mary:
Pray for us.
Immaculate Virgin:
Mother and Mistress of our Order:
Pray for us.
St. Elizabeth, Princess of
Hungary:
Pray for us.
St. Elizabeth, Duchess of
Thuringia:
St. Elizabeth, mother in Israel:
St. Elizabeth, queen in the
Kingdom of God:
St. Elizabeth, consoler of
sinners:
St. Elizabeth, nurse of lepers:
St. Elizabeth, devoted wife of
Louis the Good:
St. Elizabeth, famous exemplar of
Christian widowhood:
St. Elizabeth, fervent spouse of
the Son of God:
St. Elizabeth, humble in
prosperity:
St. Elizabeth, patient in
adversity:
St. Elizabeth, mighty in penance:
St. Elizabeth, wondrous in
prayer:
St. Elizabeth, first-born of the
tertiaries regular:
St. Elizabeth, protectress of our
Order:
St. Elizabeth, the "dear saint"
of Holy Church:
Pray for us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
spare us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
graciously hear us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O blessed
Elizabeth. Alleluia.
R. That we may be worthy of the
promises of Christ. Alleluia.
Let us pray.
The following Collect is said:
Merciful Lord, we pray Thee to
pour the bright beams of Thy grace into our hearts: that, by the glorious
prayers of Thy Saint Elizabeth, we may learn to despise all worldly prosperity,
and ever to rejoice in all Heavenly consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, graciously hear us.
O God the Father, of Heaven:
have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the
world:
O God, the Holy Ghost:
O Holy Trinity, one God:
have mercy upon us.
Holy Mary:
Pray for us.
Immaculate Virgin:
Mother and Mistress of our Order:
Pray for us.
St. Francis, Seraphic Father:
Pray for us.
St. Francis, Patriarch of the
Poor:
St. Francis, Founder and Leader
of three armies of God:
St. Francis, Abraham of the
Gospel by reason of thy countless children:
St. Francis, like unto the
Baptist in the preaching of penance:
St. Francis, like unto Moses,
giving the law of perfection:
St. Francis, like unto Elijah,
borne aloft in a fiery chariot:
St. Francis, herald of the great
King:
St. Francis, messenger of peace:
St. Francis, valiant knight of
Christ:
St. Francis, mighty lover of
souls:
St. Francis, ensample of Gospel
perfection:
St. Francis, spouse of Lady
Poverty:
St. Francis, model of dedicated
chastity:
St. Francis, master of holy
obedience:
St. Francis, sublime in corporal
penance:
St. Francis, uplifted in heavenly
contemplation:
St. Francis, marked with the
Stigmata of Jesus:
St. Francis, verily a living
crucifix:
St. Francis, wholly set on fire
of seraphic love:
St. Francis, lover of the Babe of
Bethlehem:
St. Francis, lover of the Sacred
Passion:
St. Francis, lover of the Blessed
Sacrament:
St. Francis, lover of the Name of
Jesus:
St. Francis, lover of the Holy
Scriptures:
St. Francis, lover of all the
creatures of God:
St. Francis, physician of the
sick:
St. Francis, light of the blind:
St. Francis, healer of the
lepers:
St. Francis, raiser of the dead:
St. Francis, terror of demons:
St. Francis, enthroned in
Lucifer's place:
St. Francis, apostle of the
infidels:
St. Francis, martyr in desire:
St. Francis, confessor of the
Faith:
St. Francis, virgin in soul:
St. Francis, endowed with the
virtues of the Sacred Heart:
St. Francis, our Advocate:
Pray for us.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
spare us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
graciously hear us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away
the sins of the world:
have mercy upon us.
V. Pray for us, O blessed Father
Francis. Alleluia.
R. That we may be worthy of the
promises of Christ. Alleluia.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the merits of our
blessed Father Francis dost increase Thy Church with a new offspring: grant, we
beseech Thee; that after his pattern we may learn to despise all things earthly,
and ever to rejoice in the partaking of Thy Heavenly bounty. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
St. Gertrude The Great
Antiphon: Lord Jesus! In union
with that love which drew Thee down upon earth and caused Thee to fulfill the
work of our Redemption, I offer Thee this prayer.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy, Christ, have
mercy.
Christ, have mercy,
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy, Christ, hear
us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on
us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy
on us.
Holy, Mary, pray for us.
All ye holy choirs of Angels,
pray for us.
All ye Saints and Elect of God,
etc.
Saint Gertrude,
Thou chaste virgin,
Thou beloved daughter of the
Heavenly Father,
Thou chosen bride of Jesus
Christ,
Thou temple of the Holy Ghost,
Thou joy of the Holy Trinity,
Thou fragrant flower in the hand
of Jesus Christ,
Thou ever-blooming spring flower,
Thou rose without thorns,
Thou chaste dove without the
stain of sin,
Thou earthly seraph,
Thou living sanctuary,
Thou strong protection of all who
venerate thee,
Jesus Christ, Spouse of Saint
Gertrude,
have mercy on us.
Through her humility, have mercy
on us.
Through her charity, etc.
Through her untiring
patience,
Through the ardent love she bore
Thee,
Through the delight with which
Thou didst dwell in her heart,
Through the love which Thou hast
for her,
Through the love with which Thou
hast chosen her from eternity,
Through the love with which Thou
didst s
o sweetly attract her to Thyself,
Through the love with which Thou
so delightfully didst unite her
to Thyself,
Through the love with which Thou
so complacently dwelt in her
heart,
Through the love with which Thou
didst end
her life with a happy death,
Through the love with which Thou
hast conferred
on her eternal life,
Through the love with which Thou
lovest and
rejoicest all the blessed,
Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy virgin
Saint Gertrude,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus, by the love Thou
didst bear to the virginal heart of Saint Gertrude and by which Thou hast
promised that no sinner who would honor and love her should die a sudden and
unprovided death, grant me, I beseech Thee, this grace, and let me so love Thee
and repent of my sins that with faith and confidence I may expect a happy death.
R. Amen.
O God, Who in the heart of the
holy virgin Gertrude didst provide for Thyself a pleasing abode, through her
merits do Thou cleanse from our hearts every stain of sin and grant that we may
enjoy fellowship with her for evermore, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without
end.
R. Amen.
St. Francis De Sales
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Saint Francis, admirable bishop,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, beloved of God,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, imitator of Jesus
Christ,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, filled with the
gifts of the Lord,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, favorite of the
Mother of God,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, most devout to the
saints,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, burning with love
for the Cross of Christ,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, most closely
united to the Divine Will,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, vessel of
election,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, light of the
Church,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, perfect model of
religious,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, source of wisdom,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, defender of the
Catholic faith,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, good shepherd of
the people,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, incomparable
preacher,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, scourge of heresy,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, salt of the earth,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, model of justice,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, despiser of the
world,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, lover of poverty,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, type of sweetness,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, conqueror of
carnal passions,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, terror of devils,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, merciful prop to
the penitents,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, refuge of sinners,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, providence of the
poor,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, consoler of the
afflicted,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, example of all
perfection,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, ark of holiness,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, imitator of the
purity of the Angels,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, cherub of wisdom,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, seraph of love,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, our holy
patriarch,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, our sweet light,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, our mighty
protector,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, our guide in the
ways of God,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, our refuge,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, emulator of the
Angels,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, imitator of the
Apostles,
Saint Francis, sharer in the
glory of the Martyrs,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, glory of holy
confessors,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, teacher and
director of virgins,
pray for us.
Saint Francis, glorious fellow
citizen of all the Saints,
pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Pray for us Blessed St.
Francis de Sales.
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God by Whose gracious will the
Blessed Francis,
Thy confessor and bishop, became
all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that,
being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his
merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life.
Amen.
St. Joan of Arc
Lord, have mercy on us!
Jesus Christ, have mercy on us!
Lord, have mercy on us!
Jesus Christ, hear us!
Jesus Christ, graciously hear us!
Our Heavenly Father, Who art God,
have mercy on us!
Son, Savior of the world, Who art
God, have mercy on us!
Holy Spirit, Who art God, have
mercy on us!
Holy Trinity, Who art God, have
mercy on us!
Holy Mary, virgin Mother of God,
pray for us.
Our Lady of the Assumption,
principal patron of France, pray for us.
Saint Michael the Archangel,
patron and special protector of France, pray for us.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria,
virgin and Martyr, pray for us.
Saint Margaret of Antioch, virgin
and Martyr, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, chosen by God
at Domremy, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, informed [of
her mission] by Saint Michael, the Archangel and his Angels, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, compliant to
the call of God, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, confidant [in]
and submissive to her voices, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, model of
family life and labor, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, faithfully
devoted to Our Lady, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, who delighted
in the Holy Eucharist, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, model of
generosity in the service to God, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, example of
faithfulness to the Divine vocation, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, model of union
with God in action, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, virgin and
soldier, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, model of
courage and purity in the field [of battle], pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, compassionate
towards all who suffer, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, the pride of
Orleans, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, glory of
Reims, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, liberator of
the Country, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, abandoned and
imprisoned at Compiegne, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, pure and
patient in thy prison, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, heroic and
valiant before thy judges, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, alone with God
at the hour of torment, pray for us.
Saint Joan of Arc, Martyr of
Rouen, pray for us.
Saint Joan or Arc and Saint
Therese of Lisieux patronesses of France, pray for us.
All the Saints of France,
intercede for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
ave mercy on us, Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
graciously hear us, Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us, Lord.
Saint Joan of Arc, pray for us,
that we may become worthy of the promises of Our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Let us pray.
Oh God, Who hast raised up in an
admirable manner, the virgin of Domremy, Saint Joan of Arc, for the defense of the faith and [our]
country, by her intercession, we ask Thee that the Church [may] triumph against
the assaults of her enemies and rejoice in lasting peace; through Jesus Christ
Our Lord. Amen.
St. John The
Baptist
Lord, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
Pray for us.
Queen of Prophets,
Pray for us.
Queen of Martyrs, etc.
St. John the Baptist,
St. John the Baptist, precursor
of Christ,
St. John the Baptist, glorious
forerunner of the Sun of Justice,
St. John the Baptist, minister of
Baptism to Jesus,
St. John the Baptist, burning and
shining lamp of the world,
St. John the Baptist, angel of
purity before thy birth,
St. John the Baptist, special
friend and favourite of Christ,
St. John the Baptist, heavenly
contemplative, whose element was prayer,
St. John the Baptist, intrepid
preacher of truth,
St. John the Baptist, voice
crying in the wilderness,
St. John the Baptist, miracle of
mortification and penance,
St. John the Baptist, example of
profound humility,
St. John the Baptist, glorious
martyr of zeal for God's holy law,
St. John the Baptist, gloriously
fulfilling thy mission,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, O glorious St.
John the Baptist,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who hast honoured this
world by the birth of Saint John the Baptist,
grant that Thy faithful people
may rejoice in the way of eternal salvation,
through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
R.
Amen.
St. Francis Xavier
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Virgin Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Saint Ignatius, founder of the
Society of Jesus,
Pray for us.
Saint Francis Xavier, the glory
and second pillar of that holy Institute, etc.
Apostle of the Indies and Japan,
Legate of the Holy Apostolic See,
Preacher of the truth and doctor
of the nations,
Vessel of election, to carry the
Name of Jesus Christ to the kings of the earth,
Shining light to those who sat in
the shadow of death,
Full of burning zeal for the
glory of God,
Unwearied propagator of the
Christian Faith,
Most watchful shepherd of souls,
Most constant meditator on Divine
things,
Most faithful follower of Jesus
Christ,
Most ardent lover of evangelical
poverty,
Most perfect observer of
religious obedience,
Thou who didst burn with the fire
of Divine Love,
Who didst generously despise all
earthly things,
Most able guide in the way of
perfection,
Model of apostolic men,
Model of all virtues,
Light of infidels and master of
the faithful,
Angel in life and manners,
Patriarch in affection for and
care of God's people,
Prophet mighty in word and works,
Whom all nations and the Church
have with one voice associated
with the glorious choir of
Apostles,
Who wast adorned with the crown
of virgins,
Who didst aspire to the palm of
martyrs,
Confessor in virtue and
profession of life,
In whom we reverence, through the
Divine Goodness, the merits of all Saints,
Whom the winds and the sea
obeyed,
Who didst take by assault the
cities that had revolted from Jesus Christ,
Who wast the terror of the armies
of infidels,
Scourge of demons and destroyer
of idols,
Powerful defense against
shipwreck,
Father of the poor and refuge of
the miserable,
Sight to the blind and strength
to the lame,
Protector in time of war ,
famine, and plague, Wonderful worker of miracles,
Who wast endued with the gift of
tongues,
Who wast endued with the wondrous
power of raising the dead,
Resounding trumpet of the Holy
Ghost,
Light and glory of the East,
Through the cross, which thou
didst so often raise among the Gentiles,
Saint Francis Xavier,
we beseech thee, hear us.
Through the Faith, which thou
didst so marvellously propagate,
we beseech thee, hear us.
Through thy miracles and
prophecies, etc.
Through the perils and shipwrecks
which thou didst endure,
Through the pains and labours, in
the midst of which
thou didst so ardently exclaim,
"Still more! Still more!"
Through thy Heavenly raptures, in
the midst of which thou didst
so fervently exclaim, "Enough,
enough, Lord, enough!"
Through the glory and happiness
which now thou dost enjoy in Heaven,
Friend of the Heavenly
Bridegroom,
intercede for us.
Blessed Francis Xavier, beloved
of God and men,
intercede for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O
Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, Saint Francis
Xavier,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the preaching and
miracles of blessed Francis
wast pleased to add to Thy Church
the nations of the Indies,
mercifully grant that we who
venerate his glorious merits
may imitate his virtues, through
Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son,
Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost
liveth and reigneth,
one God, world without end.
R.
Amen.
St. Catherine of Sienna
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on
us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy
on us.
Holy Mary, our mother,
pray for us.
St. Dominic, glorious Patriarch,
etc.
St. Catherine of Siena,
St. Catherine benevolent mother
of the poor,
St. Catherine, kind mother of the
suffering,
St. Catherine, merciful mother of
the sick,
St. Catherine, refuge of the
sorrowful,
St. Catherine, intercessor for
sinners,
St. Catherine, rose pf patience,
St. Catherine, model of humility,
St. Catherine, lily of chastity,
St. Catherine, vessel of graces,
St. Catherine, zealous promoter
of the honour of God,
St. Catherine, luster of
holiness,
St. Catherine, example of
mildness,
St. Catherine, glory of the Order
of Preachers,
St. Catherine, fruitful mother of
spiritual children,
St. Catherine, promoter of peace,
St. Catherine, terror of the evil
spirits,
St. Catherine, follower of Jesus,
St. Catherine, who didst give the
blossoms of thy innocent youth
to the service of thy Heavenly
Spouse,
St. Catherine, who didst lead an
angelic life in human flesh,
St. Catherine, who didst tear thy
virginal flesh with scourges,
St. Catherine, whom Jesus,
Himself, did feed with His Body and Blood,
St. Catherine, who didst exchange
thy heart with the Heart of Jesus,
St. Catherine, who was blest with
His Holy Wounds,
St. Catherine, who was taken to
Heaven to the celestial nuptials,
St. Catherine, who didst receive
a hundredfold, reward for all thy labours and merits.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins
of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of
the world, graciously hear us, O
Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins
of the world, have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O glorious Virgin,
St. Catherine
that we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, who didst enable Blessed
Catherine, graced with the special privilege of virginity,
and patience, to overcome the
assault of evil spirits, and to stand unshaken in the love of
Thy Name, grant we beseech Thee,
that after her example treading under foot the wickedness
of the world, and overcoming the
wiles of all enemies, we may safely pass onward to Thy glory. Through Christ Our
Lord. Amen.
St. Rose of Lima
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins,
pray for us.
St. Dominic, glorious Patriarch,
etc.
St. Rose, prepared by the dew of
heavenly grace,
St. Rose, in whom the grace of
God was not fruitless,
St. Rose, from infancy
illustrious for holiness,
St. Rose, in whom the grace of
God, was not fruitless,
St. Rose, from infancy
illustrious for holiness,
St. Rose, foolish to the world
but chosen by God, to confound the wise,
St. Rose, dear to the Virgin
Mary, while yet a child,
St. Rose, consecrated to Christ
by a vow of virginity,
St. Rose, who didst abhor worldly
vanities,
St. Rose, who didst despise
beauty,
St. Rose, who didst disdain all
things to gain Christ,
St. Rose, shining example of an
angelic life,
St. Rose, lily among the thorns,
St. Rose, nailed to the Cross of
Christ,
St. Rose, model of patience and
mortification,
St. Rose, who didst fast almost
beyond human strength,
St. Rose, crowned with sharp
nails,
St. Rose, who didst gain
unnumbered victories over demons,
St. Rose, victim of many
calumnious tongues,
St. Rose, refreshed by heavenly
consolations,
St. Rose, favoured by appearances
of the Mother of God,
St. Rose, devoted to heavenly
contemplation,
St. Rose, inflamed with seraphic
love of God,
St. Rose, ardently zealous for
the salvation of souls,
St. Rose, whose charity was not
extinguished by persecutions,
St. Rose, whose didst exhale the
sweet fragrance of Christ,
St. Rose, dying in the love of
Jesus and Mary,
St. Rose, who wast brought to Him
whom thou didst love,
St. Rose, first Flower of
sanctity in America,
St. Rose, ornament of Christian
virgins,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
graciously hear us O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Christ hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Pray for us St. Rose.
That we may be made worthy of the
promise of Christ.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, the author and
giver of all good things, who didst will that Blessed Rose should
be prepared by the dew of grace
from Heaven, and should bloom in America as a beauteous
flower of virginity and patience,
grant to us Thy servants to be drawn by the perfume of her
virtue, that we may deserve to
become a sweet fragrance of Christ, who livesth and reigneth
world without end. Amen.
The Forty English Martyrs
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
World, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on
us.
Our Lady of the Precious Blood,
pray for us.
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs, pray
for us.
Saint John Haughton, intercede
for us.
Saint Robert Lawrence, intercede
for us.
Saint Augustine Webster,
intercede for us.
Saint Richard Reynolds, intercede
for us.
Saint John Stone, intercede for
us.
Saint Cuthbert Mayne, intercede
for us.
Saint Edmund Campion, intercede
for us.
Saint Ralph Sherwin, intercede
for us.
Saint Alexander Briant, intercede
for us.
Saint John Payne, intercede for
us.
Saint Luke Kirby, intercede for
us.
Saint Richard Gwyn, intercede for
us.
Saint Margaret Clitherow,
intercede for us.
Saint Margaret Ward, intercede
for us.
Saint Edmund Gennings, intercede
for us.
Saint Swithun Wells, intercede
for us.
Saint Eustace White, intercede
for us.
Saint Polydore Plasden, intercede
for us.
Saint John Boste, intercede for
us.
Saint Robert Southwell, intercede
for us.
Saint Henry Walpole, intercede
for us.
Saint Philip Howard, intercede
for us.
Saint John ones, intercede for
us.
Saint John Rigby, intercede for
us.
Saint Anne Line, intercede for
us.
Saint Nicholas Owen, intercede
for us.
Saint Thomas Garnet, intercede
for us.
Saint John Roberts, intercede for
us.
Saint John Almond, intercede for
us.
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith,
intercede for us.
Saint Ambrose Bartlow, intercede
for us.
Saint Alban Roe, intercede for
us.
Saint Henry Morse, intercede for
us.
Saint John Southworth, intercede
for us.
Saint John Plessington, intercede
for us.
Saint Philip Evans, intercede for
us.
Saint John Lloyd, intercede for
us.
Saint John Wall, intercede for
us.
Saint John Kemble, intercede for
us.
Saint David Lewis, intercede for
us.
V. I shall go unto the altar of
God.
R. Unto God. Who giveth joy to my
youth.
Let us pray.
O God, in Whom there is no change
or shadow of alteration, Thou didst give courage to Thy holy Martyrs through the
unfathomable graces of the immemorial Mass. Grant unto us. we beg Thee, through
their intercession, the wider
restoration of this sacred rite of Mass, that we may rejoice in the consolation
of its graces and be strengthened to serve Thee in imitation of the courage
and fidelity of these holy Martyrs. Through our Lod Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who
being God, liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, for
ever and ever. Amen.
The Forty Martyrs Who Died for
Christ and His Holy Church, Especially the Roman Mass, Which was Forbidden by
Order of Queen Elizabeth I:
Saint John Haughton, priest, Carthusian monk; d.
Tyburn, May 4, 1535.
Saint Robert Lawrence, priest, Carthusian monk; d.
Tyburn, May 4, 1535.
Saint Augustine Webster, priest, Carthusian monk; d.
Tyburn, May 4, 1535.
Saint Richard Reynolds, priest, Bridgettine monk; d.
Tyburn, May 4, 1535.
Saint John Stone, priest, Augustinian monk; d.
Canterbury, no later 1939.
Saint Cuthbert Mayne, priest, cond. under Act of
Supremacy; d. Launceston, Nov. 30, 1577.
Saint Edmund Campion, priest, cond. for fictitious
plot; d. Tyburn, Dec. 1, 1581.
Saint Ralph Sherwin, priest, cond. for fictitious
plot; d. Tyburn, Dec. 1, 1581.
Saint Alexander Briant, priest, cond. for fictitious
plot; d. Tyburn, Dec. 1, 1581.
Saint John Payne, priest, cond. for fictitious
plot; d. Chelmsford, April 2, 1582.
Saint Luke Kirby, priest, cond. for fictitious
plot; d. Tyburn, May 30, 1582.
Saint Richard Gwyn, layman, schoolmaster; d. Wrexham,
Oct. 17, 1584.
Saint Margaret Clitherow, lay convert, aided priests;
pressed to death, York, Mar. 25, 1586.
Saint Margaret Ward, laywoman, cond. for resc. a
priest; hanged, Tyburn, Aug. 30, 1588.
Saint Edmund Gennings, condemned for being a priest; d.
Gray's Inn Fields, Dec. 10, 1591.
Saint Swithun Wells, layman,
hanged for sheltering Gennings; d. same place, day also.
Saint Eustace White, condemned for being a priest; d.
Tyburn, Dec. 10, 1591.
Saint Polydore Plasden, condemned for being a priest; d.
Tyburn, Dec. 10, 1591.
Saint John Boste, condemned for being a priest; d.
Durham, July 24, 1594.
Saint Robert Southwell, condemned for being a priest; d.
Tyburn, Feb. 21, 1595.
Saint Henry Walpole, condemned for being a priest; d.
Warwick, Aug. 13, 1595.
Saint Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, cond. for
reconc. with Church; d. Lond., Oct. 10, 1595.
Saint John Jones, Franciscan cond. for being a
priest; d. Southwark, July 12, 1598.
Saint John Rigby, layman, cond. for reconc. with
Church; d. Southwark, June 21, 1600.
Saint Anne Line, laywoman, hanged for harb.
priests; d. Tyburn, Feb. 27, 1601.
Saint Nicholas Owen, Jesuit, Bro.; died from torture,
Tower Lond., March 2, 1606.
Saint Thomas Garnet, Jesuit priest, cond. for
priesthood; d. Tyburn, June 23, 1608.
Saint John Roberts, condemned for being a priest; d.
Tyburn, Dec. 10, 1610.
Saint John Almond, condemned for
being a priest; d. Tyburn, Dec. 5, 1612.
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith, condemned for being a priest;
"popery"; d. Lancaster, Aug. 28, 1628.
Saint
Ambrose Bartlow, condemned for being a priest; d.
Lancaster, Sept. 10, 1641.
Saint Alban Roe [Rowe], condemned for being a priest; d.
Tyburn, Jan 31, 1642.
Saint Henry Morse, condemned for being a priest; d.
Tyburn, Feb. 1, 1645.
Saint John Southworth, condemned for being a priest; d.
Tyburn, June 28, 1654.
Saint John Plessington, condemned for being a priest; d.
Chester, July 19, 1679.
Saint Philip Evans, condemned for being a priest; d.
Cardiff, Wales, July 22, 1679.
Saint John Lloyd, condemned for being a priest; d.
Cardiff, Wales, July 22, 1679.
Saint John
Wall, condemned for being a priest; d.
Worchester, Aug. 22, 1679.
Saint John Kemble, condemned for being a priest; d.
Hereford, Aug. 22, 1679.
Saint David Lewis, condemned for being a priest; d.
Usk, Aug. 27, 1679.
St. Louis De Monfort
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Hail Mary
pray for us!
Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort
pray for us!
Ardent disciple of Jesus Christ
the Incarnate Wisdom,
pray for us!
Eloquent preacher of the Cross,
pray for us!
Singer of the praises of the
Sacred Heart,
pray for us!
Loving slave of Jesus in Mary,
pray for us!
Faithful son of the handmaid of
the Lord,
pray for us!
Apostle of the Most Holy Rosary,
pray for us!
Preacher of the Mother of the
Redeemer,
pray for us!
Servant of the poor and the
afflicted,
pray for us!
Man of solitude and prayer,
pray for us!
Wonder of mortification,
pray for us!
Model of priests and
missionaries,
pray for us!
Fervent minister of the Holy
Eucharist,
pray for us!
Fearless champion of truth,
pray for us!
Restorer of devotion to the
Blessed Sacrament,
pray for us!
Marvel of poverty and abandonment
to Divine Providence,
pray for us!
Teacher of the people of God,
pray for us!
Founder of Religious
congregations,
pray for us!
Apostle of the end times,
pray for us!
Obedient collaborator with the
Pope and Bishops,
pray for us!
Thou seest the Face of God:
obtain for us perseverance in the
faith.
Thou shinest within Infinite
Charity:
obtain for us the gift of pure
love.
Thou livest in the New Jerusalem:
obtain for us the spirit of
prayer.
Thou standst before the throne of
the Lamb:
obtain for us the wisdom of the
Cross.
Thou contemplate the Mother of
the Lord:
obtain for us true devotion to
Mary.
Thou dwellest with the Apostles
of Christ:
obtain for us missionary zeal.
Thou sharest in the communion of
Saints:
obtain for us love for the
Church.
Thou art seated at the Table of
the Kingdom:
obtain for us the crown of glory.
Thou art a powerful intercessor
before the Throne of God:
hear our prayers.
(Here make your intentions in
silence).
Let us pray.
O God, Who in the power of the
Holy Spirit hast made Saint Louis-Marie an ardent apostle of Christ Crucified
and a faithful son of the Virgin Mary; Grant that through his example and
intercession we may be renewed in the spirit of our baptism and be always
faithful to Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the
Holy Spirit. One God, forever and ever. Amen.
St. Mary Magdalene
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us.
St. Mary Magdalen,
Pray for us.
Sister of Martha and Lazarus,
etc.
Thou who didst enter the
Pharisee's house to anoint the feet of Jesus,
Who didst wash His feet with thy
tears,
Who didst dry them with thy hair,
Who didst cover them with kisses,
Who wast vindicated by Jesus
before the proud Pharisee,
Who from Jesus received the
pardon of thy sins,
Who before darkness wast restored
to light,
Mirror of penance,
Disciple of Our Lord,
Wounded with the love of Christ,
Most dear to the Heart of Jesus,
Constant woman,
Last at the Cross of Jesus, first
at His tomb,
Thou who wast the first to see
Jesus risen,
Whose forehead was sanctified by
the touch of thy risen Master,
Apostle of apostles,
Who didst choose the "better
part,"
Who lived for many years in
solitude being miraculously fed,
Who wast visited by Angels seven
times a day,
Sweet advocate of sinners,
Spouse of the King of Glory,
V. Saint Mary Magdalen, earnestly
intercede for us with thy Divine Master,
R. That we may share thy
happiness in Heaven.
Let us pray.
May the glorious merits of
blessed Mary Magdalen, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
make our offerings acceptable to
Thee, for Thine only-begotten Son vouchsafed
graciously to accept the humble
service she rendered. We ask this through Him
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee
and the Holy Ghost, God forever and ever. R. Amen.
May the prayers of blessed Mary
Magdalen help us, O Lord, for it was in answer to them
that Thou didst call her brother
Lazarus, four days after death, back from the grave to life,
Who livest and reignest with the
Father and the Holy Ghost, Unity in Trinity,
world without end.
R.
Amen.
St. Paul, The Apostle
Thou hast proved me and known me;
Thou hast known my sitting down and my rising up.
V. The great Saint Paul, vessel
of election, is indeed worthy to be glorified, R. For he also deserved to
possess the twelfth throne.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray
for us.
Queen conceived without Original
Sin, pray for us.
Saint Paul, etc.
Apostle of the Gentiles, Vessel
of election,
St. Paul, who wast rapt to the
third heaven,
St. Paul, who heard things not
given to man to utter,
St. Paul, who knew nothing but
Christ and Him crucified,
St. Paul, whose love for Christ
was stronger than death,
St. Paul, who wished to be
dissolved and to be with Christ,
St. Paul, whose zeal knew no
bounds,
St. Paul, who made thyself all to
all, to gain all to Christ,
St. Paul, who called thyself
prisoner of Christ for us,
St. Paul, who wast jealous of us
with the jealousy of God,
St. Paul, who gloried only in the
Cross of Christ,
St. Paul, who bore in thy body
the mortification of Christ,
St. Paul, who exclaimed: "With
Christ I am nailed to the cross!"
St. Paul, that we may awake and
sin no more,
That we may not receive the grace
of God in vain,
That we may walk in newness of
life,
That we may work out our
salvation with fear and trembling,
That we may put on the armor of
God,
That we may stand against the
deceits of the wicked one,
That we may stand fast to the
last,
That we may press forward to the
mark,
That we may win the crown,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Let us pray.
O God, Who hast taught the whole
world by the preaching of blessed Paul the Apostle, grant that we who celebrate
his memory may, by following his example, be drawn unto Thee, Through Our Lord
Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.
St. Peter, Prince of The Apostles
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear
us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray
for us.
Queen conceived without Original
Sin, pray for us.
Queen of Apostles, etc.
Saint Peter,
Prince of the Apostles,
St. Peter, to whom were given the
keys
of the Kingdom of Heaven,
St. Peter, so ardent for the
glory of Christ,
St. Peter, whose heart was
pierced with one look from Jesus,
St. Peter, who ceased not to
grieve for
having denied the Son of God,
St. Peter, whose cheeks were
furrowed by a stream
of tears which flowed to the end
of thy life,
St. Peter; who cried out, "Lord,
Thou knowest that I love Thee."
St. Peter, bound in chains for
Christ,
St. Peter, delivered from prison
by an Angel,
St. Peter, who rejoiced to suffer
for Christ,
St. Peter, whose very shadow
healed the sick,
St. Peter, whose voice even the
dead obeyed,
St. Peter, that we may have a
constant
and mutual charity among
ourselves,
That we may taste and see more
and more how sweet is the Lord,
That we may be zealous in loyalty
to thy successor,
the present Vicar of Christ,
That we may help, at least by
prayer, to restore to
the unity of thy Holy See the
scattered sheep,
That we may be prudent and
watchful in prayer,
That we may die the death of the
just,
V. Let the mercies of the Lord
give glory to him,
R. And His wonderful works to the
children of men.
V. Pray for us, Saint Peter the
Rock,
R. That we may be worthy of the
Vicar of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who upon
blessed Peter, Thine Apostle, didst bestow the pontifical power of binding and
loosing, and didst give to him the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, grant that his
intercession may ensure our deliverance from the bondage of sin, Thou Who livest
and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without
end.
R. Amen.
St. Therese of The Little Flower
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us.
Holy Mary,
Our Lady of Victory,
Saint Therese, servant of God,
Saint Therese, victim of the
merciful love of God,
Saint Therese, spouse of Jesus,
Saint Therese, gift of Heaven,
Saint Therese, remarkable in
childhood,
Saint Therese, an example of
obedience,
Saint Therese, lover of the will
of God,
Saint Therese, lover of peace,
Saint Therese, lover of patience,
Saint Therese, lover of
gentleness,
Saint Therese, heroic in
sacrifice,
Saint Therese, generous in
forgiving,
Saint Therese, benefactress of
the needy,
Saint Therese, lover of Jesus,
Saint Therese, devoted to the
Holy Face,
Saint Therese, consumed with
divine love of God,
Saint Therese, advocate of
extreme cases,
Saint Therese, persevering in
prayer,
Saint Therese, a powerful
advocate with God,
Saint Therese, showering roses,
Saint Therese, doing good upon
earth,
Saint Therese, answering all
prayers,
Saint Therese, lover of holy
chastity,
Saint Therese, lover of voluntary
poverty,
Saint Therese, lover of
obedience,
Saint Therese, burning with zeal
for God’s glory,
Saint Therese, inflamed with the
Spirit of Love,
Saint Therese, child of
benediction,
Saint Therese, perfect in
simplicity,
Saint Therese, so remarkable for
trust in God,
Saint Therese, gifted with
unusual intelligence,
Saint Therese, never invoked
without some answer,
Saint Therese, teaching us the
sure way,
Saint Therese, victim of Divine
Love,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Saint Therese, the little
Flower of Jesus,
R. Pray for us.
Let us pray.
O God, Who inflamed with Thy
Spirit of Love the soul of Thy servant Therese of the Child Jesus, grant that we
may also love Thee and may make Thee much loved.
R. Amen.
St. Ignatius Loyola
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost.
Have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us.
Queen of the Society of Jesus,
St. Joseph, heavenly patron of
the Society of Jesus,
St. Ignatius, most devoted to the
Blessed Trinity,
St. Ignatius, devoted son to our
eternal Father,
St. Ignatius, oracle of the Holy
Spirit,
St. Ignatius, lover of Our Lord,
St. Ignatius, loyal knight of Our
Lady,
St. Ignatius, founder of the
Society of Jesus,
St. Ignatius, standard bearer of
the King of kings,
St. Ignatius, whose only ambition
was to promote the Kingdom of Christ and the greater glory of God,
St. Ignatius, burning with zeal
for the conversion of the heathen,
St. Ignatius, eagerly longing to
rescue the Holy Land from the infidel,
St. Ignatius, intrepid foe of
heresy and of the enemies of Christ’s Church,
St. Ignatius, valiant and
faithful champion of the Vicar of Christ,
St. Ignatius, "insignis"
companion of Jesus,
St. Ignatius, our most loving
father,
St. Ignatius, glorious example to
thy sons,
St. Ignatius, like Our Lord in
thy humility,
St. Ignatius, like Our Lord in
thy modesty,
St. Ignatius, like Our Lord in
thy obscurity,
St. Ignatius, like Our Lord in
constant labors,
St. Ignatius, like Our Lord in
sympathy for the weak,
St. Ignatius, like Our Lord in
thy courage,
St. Ignatius, consumed with a
great desire for humiliation with Our Lord,
St. Ignatius, constant in the
practice of corporal penance,
St. Ignatius, staunch defender of
poverty as the firm wall of religion,
St. Ignatius, lover of angelic
purity and innocence,
St. Ignatius, skilled master in
the school of holy obedience,
St. Ignatius, living always in
God’s presence,
St. Ignatius, model interior
peace,
St. Ignatius, inspired writer of
the Spiritual Exercises,
St. Ignatius, patron of all
retreats and retreat houses,
St. Ignatius, author of our
constitutions and rules,
St. Ignatius, victorious over the
powers of darkness,
St. Ignatius, holy father of many
saints and martyrs,
St. Ignatius, model of fervour to
all priests,
St. Ignatius, burning with
seraphic love at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
St. Ignatius, glorious
intercessor in Heaven for thy society on earth,
Response: we beseech Thee, Lord,
to hear us.
That we may become impressed with
the priceless value of our vocation,
That we may ever seek that high
perfection to which our vocation urges us,
That we may increase in knowledge
and love and imitation of Thee,
That we may excel in perfect
obedience,
That we may become men of prayer,
That we may drink deeply from
that fountain of truly divine wisdom, the Spiritual Exercises,
That in our mental prayer we may
ever be faithful to the teaching of St. Ignatius,
That our hearts may be detached
from every creature and fixed solely and immovably upon the blessed will of God,
That worldliness may have no part
in our lives,
That in our religious life we may
be men crucified to the world, and to whom the world is crucified,
That we may have the grace to
understand and defeat all the wiles and snares of Satan,
That like St. Ignatius we may
order our life and our work with supernatural prudence,
That we may alway be Thy
energetic and enthusiastic companions,
That the purity of our lives ever
be a living proof of our devotion to the Mother of God,
That we may be holy and unspotted
in God’s sight in charity,
That we may embrace the world in
our apostolic zeal for the salvation of souls,
That we may have the gift of
attracting all hearts to Thy love and service,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O
Lord.
V. Pray for us, Saint Ignatius.
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who in Thy most merciful
Providence didst call Thy faithful servant, Ignatius of Loyola, to a life of the
most exalted sanctity in the very close imitation of Thy Divine Son, grant, we
beseech Thee that through his powerful intercession, we may persevere in
following in the footsteps of this Thy servant until we breathe forth our souls
to Thee as faithful followers of Christ Our King.
R. Amen.
St. Jude Thaddeus
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us. Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
Holy Mary, Mother of the Church,
Holy Mary, Queen of Apostles,
Saint Jude, Apostle of Christ,
Saint Jude, surnamed Thaddeus,
Saint Jude, among "the brethren
of the Lord,"
Saint Jude, cousin of the Lord,
Saint Jude, relative of Mary,
Saint Jude, brother of Saint
James the Less,
Saint Jude, Zealot party member
turned Disciple,
Saint Jude, spiritual heir of the
Maccabees,
Saint Jude, one of the Twelve,
Saint Jude, honoured by thy
humble Master washing thy feet,
Saint Jude, who received thy
Eucharistic Lord from His own hands at the Last Supper,
Saint Jude, Saint of the
Impossible,
Saint Jude, Helper in Difficult
Cases,
Saint Jude, in whom so many have
confidence,
Saint Jude, redeemer of the name
of Judas,
Saint Jude, one in whom we can
trust,
Saint Jude, sent by Christ on
missions of healing,
Saint Jude, sent without silver,
staff or sandals,
Saint Jude, sent as a sheep among
wolves,
Saint Jude, sent to announce the
reign of God,
Saint Jude, promised the Holy
Spirit under trial,
Saint Jude, filled with the Holy
Spirit on Pentecost,
Saint Jude, witness to the
Resurrection of Christ and His Ascension,
Saint Jude, miracle worker,
Saint Jude, to whom the epistle
by that name is attributed,
Saint Jude, believed to have
preached in Mesopotamia,
Saint Jude, thought to have been
martyred with Saint Simon in Persia,
Saint Jude, saint for our needs,
Saint Jude, saint for our times,
Saint Jude, pictured with a
burning flame,
Saint Jude, patron of many
shrines in thy honour,
Saint Jude, beloved intercessor
at novenas,
Saint Jude, inspirer of
confidence,
Saint Jude, helper of the
persistent,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, St. Jude, Apostle
of Christ.
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O glorious Saint Jude Thaddeus,
by whose sublime prerogatives wherewith thou wast ennobled in thy lifetime,
namely, thy kinship with Our Lord Jesus Christ according to the flesh, and thy
vocation to be an Apostle; by that glory which is now thine in Heaven as the
reward of thine apostolic labours and thy martyrdom: Obtain for us from the
Giver of every good and perfect gift all the graces we stand in need of in order
to treasure up in our hearts the divinely inspired doctrines which thou hast
transmitted to us in thine Epistle; that is to say, to build our edifice of
perfection upon our most holy Faith, praying by the grace of the Holy Spirit; to
keep ourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of Jesus Christ unto
eternal life; to strive by all means to help those who go astray, exalting thus
the glory and majesty, the dominion and power of Him Who is able to keep us
without sin and to present us spotless with exceeding joy at the coming of our
Divine Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen
St. Philip
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy
on us.
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of Virgins,
Saint Philip,
Vessel of the Holy Spirit,
Child of Mary,
Apostle of Rome,
Counsellor of popes,
Voice of prophecy,
Man of primitive times,
Winning saint,
Hidden hero,
Sweetest of fathers,
Flower of purity,
Martyr of charity,
Heart of fire,
Discerner of spirits,
Choicest of priests,
Mirror of the divine life,
Pattern of humility,
Example of simplicity,
Light of holy joy,
Image of childhood,
Picture of old age,
Director of souls,
Gentle guide of youth,
Patron of thine own,
You who observed chastity in your
youth,
You who sought Rome by divine
guidance,
You who hid so long in the
catacombs,
You who received the Holy Spirit
into your heart,
You who experienced such
wonderful ecstasies,
You who so lovingly served the
little ones,
You who washed the feet of
pilgrims,
You who ardently desired
martyrdom,
You who distributed the daily
word of God,
You who turned so many hearts of
God,
You who spoke so sweetly with
Mary,
You who raised the dead,
You who set up your houses in all
lands,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us
Christ, graciously hear us
V. Remember thy congregation
R. Which thou hast possessed from
the beginning.
Let us pray.
God, Who has exalted Saint
Philip, Your confessor, in the glory of Your saints, grant that, as we rejoice
in his commemoration, so may we profit by the example of his virtues, though
Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
St. Philomena
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, have
mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy
on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy
on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins,
St. Philomena,
St. Philomena, filled with
abundant graces from the cradle,
St. Philomena, model of virgins,
St. Philomena, temple of the most
perfect humility,
St. Philomena, victim of the love
of Christ,
St. Philomena, example of
strength and perseverance,
St. Philomena, invincible athlete
of chastity,
St. Philomena, mirror of most
heroic virtues,
St. Philomena, firm and intrepid
before torrents,
St. Philomena, scourged like your
Divine Spouse,
St. Philomena, pierced by a
shower of arrows,
St. Philomena, consoled in chains
by the Mother of God,
St. Philomena, miraculously cured
in prison,
St. Philomena, sustained by
angels in the midst of tortures,
St. Philomena, who preferred
humiliation and death to the splendor of a throne,
St. Philomena, who converted the
witnesses of your martyrdom,
St. Philomena, who wore out the
fury of your executioners,
St. Philomena, patroness of the
innocent,
St. Philomena, patroness of
youth,
St. Philomena, refuge of the
unfortunate,
St. Philomena, health of the sick
and infirm,
St. Philomena, new light of the
Church Militant,
St. Philomena, who confounds the
impiety of our age,
St. Philomena, who reanimates the
faith and courage of the faithful,
St. Philomena, whose name is
glorious in Heaven and terrible in Hell,
St. Philomena, illustrious by the
most splendid miracles,
St. Philomena, powerful with God,
St. Philomena, who reigns in
glory,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, Saint Philomena
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
We beg Thee, O Lord, to grant us
the pardon of our sins by the intercession of Saint Philomena, virgin and
martyr, who was always pleasing in Thy sight by her eminent chastity and by the
profession of every virtue.
R. Amen
St. Rita
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One
God,
have mercy on us.
Response: Pray for us.
Immaculate Mary, Mother of God,
Holy Mary, Mother of purest love,
Holy Mary, pierced with a sword
of grief,
Holy Mary, comforter of the
afflicted,
Holy Mary, Queen of all saints,
Holy Mary, Protectress of St.
Rita,
O Saint Rita, our advocate and
protectress,
O Saint Rita, predestined by the
Lord,
O Saint Rita, gift of Heaven,
O Saint Rita, foretold by an
angel,
O Saint Rita, remarkable in
childhood,
O Saint Rita, enamored of
solitude,
O Saint Rita, example of
obedience,
O Saint Rita, united to the
Divine will,
O Saint Rita, of untiring
patience,
O Saint Rita, model of
gentleness,
O Saint Rita, type of the
Christian mother,
O Saint Rita, mirror of Christian
spouses,
O Saint Rita, miracle of
fortitude,
O Saint Rita, heroic in
sacrifice,
O Saint Rita, generous in
forgiving,
O Saint Rita, tender benefactress
of your enemies,
O Saint Rita, martyr in
penitence,
O Saint Rita, abased through
humility,
O Saint Rita, embracing voluntary
poverty,
O Saint Rita, exemplary as a
widow,
O Saint Rita, beloved of Jesus,
O Saint Rita, permitted to
converse with thy Divine Spouse,
O Saint Rita, prompt at the
Divine call,
O Saint Rita, mirror of life in
the convent,
O Saint Rita, mystical rose of
every virtue,
O Saint Rita, sweet honey of the
comb,
O Saint Rita, bouquet of fragrant
myrrh,
O Saint Rita, wedded to the
Passion of Christ,
O Saint Rita, pierced with a
thorn,
O Saint Rita, deep sea of
contrition,
O Saint Rita, in ecstasies before
the Blessed Sacrament,
O Saint Rita, consumed with
Divine love,
O Saint Rita, bidden to the
Bridegroom’s throne,
O Saint Rita, received in Heaven
with joy,
O Saint Rita, arrayed in
unspeakable glory,
O Saint Rita, incorrupt in thy
chaste body,
O Saint Rita, Advocate of the
Impossible,
O Saint Rita, Advocate of
Desperate Cases,
O Saint Rita, light of Holy
Church,
O Saint Rita, cure for the
unfaithful,
O Saint Rita, balm for every
sorrow,
O Saint Rita, balsam for every
ill,
O Saint Rita, persevering in
prayer,
O Saint Rita, confident in thy
prayer,
O Saint Rita, who can obtain
everything from your dying Jesus,
O Saint Rita, who knows the way
to His Sacred Heart,
O Saint Rita, our powerful
advocate,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Thou hast signed Thy servant
Rita
R. With the signs of Thy Love and
Passion.
V. Pray for us, Saint Rita,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, who in Your infinite
tenderness has regarded the prayer of Your servant Saint Rita, You Who grant to
her prayers that which is impossible to human forethought, skill and efforts, in
reward of her compassionate love and firm reliance upon Your promises, have pity
upon our adversity and help us in our troubles, that the unbeliever may know
that You are the reward of the humble, the defense of the helpless, and the
strength of those who trust in You, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
St. Teresa of Avila
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of
Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer Of the
world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Holy Mary, Our Lady of Mount
Carmel,
St. Teresa, whose heart was
transverberated by the love of God,
St. Teresa, most humble servant
of God,
St. Teresa, most zealous for the
glory of God,
St. Teresa, truly detached from
all created objects,
St. Teresa, great light of the
Catholic Church,
St. Teresa, reformer and glory of
the Carmelite Order,
St. Teresa, queen of mystical
theology,
St. Teresa, lustrous name of
Avila and Spain,
St. Teresa, who didst forever
glorify the name of Teresa,
St. Teresa, wishing to suffer or
to die,
St. Teresa, exclaiming, "O Lord,
how sweet and pleasing are Thy ways!"
St. Teresa, desiring so much the
salvation of souls,
St. Teresa, tasting and seeing
how sweet is the Lord, even in this vale of miseries,
St. Teresa, exclaiming, "O death,
who can fear thee who art the way to true life!"
St. Teresa, true over of the
Cross of Christ,
St. Teresa, who didst live to
love, who died to love, and who wilt love eternally,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy Saint
Teresa,
R. That we may be made worthy of
the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst replenish the
heart of Thy blessed servant St. Teresa with the treasures of Thy divine love,
grant that, like her, we may love Thee and suffer all things for Thee and in
union with Thee, that we may gain souls for Thee, and that we may secure the
salvation of our own soul. This we beg though the merits of our Saviour and the
intercession of Thy glorious virgin Teresa.
R. Amen.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God.
Have mercy on us.
Response: pray for us.
Holy Mary,
Glorious Mother of the King of
kings,
Saint Thomas of Aquin,
Worthy child of the Queen of
virgins,
St. Thomas most chaste,
St. Thomas most patient,
Prodigy of science,
Silently eloquent,
Reproach of the ambitious,
Lover of that life which is
hidden with Christ in God,
Fragrant Flower in the garden of
Saint Dominic,
Glory of the Friars Preachers,
Illumined from on high,
Angel of the Schools,
Oracle of the Church,
Incomparable scribe of the
Man-God,
Satiated with the odor of his
perfumes,
Perfect in the school of His
Cross,
Intoxicated with the strong wine
of His charity,
Glittering gem in the cabinet of
the Lord,
Model of perfect obedience,
Endowed with the true spirit of
holy poverty,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Oh, how beautiful is the chaste
generation with glory,
For the memory thereof is
immortal.
Because it is known with God and
man,
And it triumpheth crowned
forever.
V. What have I in Heaven, or what
do I desire on earth!
R. Thou art the God of my heart
and my portion forever.
Let us pray.
God, Who hast ordained that
blessed Thomas should enlighten Thy Church, grant that through his prayers we
may practice what he taught, through Christ Our Lord,
Amen.
St. Padre Pio
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
World,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
St. Francis of Assisi, pray for
us.
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, pray for
us.
Holy man of God, pray for
us.
Faithful servant of the Father,
pray for us.
Representative of the Son, pray
for us.
Vessel of the Holy Spirit, pray
for us.
Victim of Divine Love, pray for
us.
Blessed recipient of the mystical
espousal, pray for us.
Beloved spiritual son of the
Virgin, pray for us.
Fervent promoter of the most Holy
Rosary, pray for us.
Lover of the Holy Mysteries, pray
for us.
Devoted Son of Mary, pray for us.
Holy priest of God, pray for us.
Dispenser of God's Sacraments,
pray for us.
Sanctified in God's grace, pray
for us.
Consecrated to God, pray for us.
Fortified by His love, pray for
us.
Lover of the Eucharist, pray for
us.
Defender and lover of the truth,
pray for us.
Champion of the faith, pray for
us.
Humble friar of prayer, pray for
us.
Great intercessor of God, pray
for us.
Dispenser of God's love and
mercy, pray for us.
Chaste lover of purity, pray for
us.
Lover of poverty, pray for us.
Seraphic son of St. Francis, pray
for us.
Man of true Franciscan spirit,
pray for us.
Friend of the holy angels, pray
for us.
Hope of God's people, pray for
us.
God's vessel of healing of body
and spirit, pray for us.
Testament of God's word, pray for
us.
God's servant of grace, pray for
us.
Wounded victim of Christ, pray
for us.
Loving bearer of the Passion of
Our Lord, pray for us.
Almighty Father, in Your great
Love and Mercy, You gave us your
faithful servant, St. Pio of
Pietrelcina. May we experience Your
help and grace in our present
need through his intercession. Amen.
St. Vincent De Paul
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us,
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. The just shall spring up like
the lily,
R. And flourish forever before
the Lord. Alleluia.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray
for us.
Holy Mary, comforter of the
afflicted, Pray for us.
Saint Vincent de Paul, etc.
St. Vincent, who at the tenderest
age didst display a wisdom most mature,
St. Vincent, who from thy
childhood wast full of pity and compassion,
St. Vincent, who like David, from
a simple shepherd becamest a ruler
and pastor of the people of God,
St. Vincent, who in thy captivity
by Turkish pirates didst preserve perfect freedom,
St. Vincent the just man, who
didst live by faith,
St. Vincent, always supported on
the firm anchor of a Christian hope,
St. Vincent, always inflamed with
the fire of perfect charity,
St. Vincent, truly simple,
upright, and fearing God,
St. Vincent, true disciple of
Jesus Christ, always meek and humble of heart,
St. Vincent, perfectly mortified
in heart and mind,
St. Vincent, ever animated with
the spirit of Our Lord,
St. Vincent, generous maintainer
of the glory of God,
St. Vincent, ever inwardly
burning and ever outwardly transported with zeal for souls,
St. Vincent, who in Christian
poverty didst find the precious pearl
and the rich treasure of the
Gospel,
St. Vincent, like to the Angels
in thy purity,
St. Vincent, faithful in
obedience and victorious in word and deed,
St. Vincent, who didst fly the
slightest appearance of evil,
St. Vincent, who in all thine
actions didst aspire to the practice of perfect virtue,
St. Vincent, who didst remain
like a rock amidst the stormy sea of this world,
St. Vincent, invincible amidst
the arrows of adversity,
St. Vincent, as patient in
suffering as thou wast indulgent in forgiving,
St. Vincent, ever docile and
obedient son of the Holy See,
St. Vincent, who hadst exceeding
horror of the novel ways and subtle words of heretics,
St. Vincent, destined by a
special Providence to announce the Gospel to the poor,
St. Vincent, father and model of
ecclesiastics,
St. Vincent, prudent founder of
the Congregation of the Mission,
St. Vincent, wise institutor of
the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity,
St. Vincent, tender in
compassionating and prompt in relieving the necessities of the poor,
St. Vincent, equally fervent in
the practice of prayer and in ministry of the word,
St. Vincent, admirable in
imitation of the life and virtues of Jesus,
St. Vincent, who didst persevere
to the end in shunning evil and doing good,
St. Vincent, who as in life so in
death wast most precious in the sight of God,
St. Vincent, glory of France and
pride of Paris,
St. Vincent, patron of all
charitable associations,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. The Lord hath led the just man
through right ways,
R. And showed unto him the
Kingdom of God.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by an effect of Thine
infinite goodness, hast renewed in our days, in the
apostolic character and humility
of Thy blessed servant Vincent, the spirit of Thy well-beloved Son-----to preach
the Gospel to the poor, relieve the afflicted, console the miserable, and add
new luster to the ecclesiastical order-----grant, we beseech Thee, through his
powerful intercession, that we also, delivered from the great misery of sin, may
labor
to please Thee by the practice of
the same humility, through Jesus Christ Our Lord,
Who liveth with Thee and the Holy
Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.
O God, Who for the preaching of
the Gospel to the poor, and for promoting the honor
of the priesthood, didst endue
blessed Vincent with the zeal of an apostle, grant,
we humbly pray Thee, that we who
venerate his holy life
may profit by the examples of
virtue he has left us.
R. Amen.
Deliverance
“Our battle is not against human
forces but against
the principalities and powers,
the rulers of this world of darkness,
the evil spirits in regions
above.”
Ephesians 6:12
Deliver me, O Lord, from all
dangers of Hell and all pains and tribulations. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, [and my
family] as Thou didst deliver Enoch and Elias from the common death of the
World. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, [and my
family] as Thou didst deliver Noah from the flood. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, [etc.] as
Thou didst deliver Abraham from the midst of the Chaldeans. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver Job from his sufferings. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver Issac from being sacrificed by his father. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver Lot from Sodom and the flames of fire. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver Moses from the law of Pharaoh, King of Egypt. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver Daniel from the lion’s den. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver Susanna from her false accusers. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver David from the hands of Saul and Goliath. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver three children from the fiery furnace and from the
hands of an unmerciful King.
Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver Peter and Paul out of prison. Amen.
Deliver me, O Lord, as Thou didst
deliver the Blessed Virgin
and Martyr St. Thelca from most
cruel torment, so vouchsafe to deliver me. Amen.
Priest
God the Father,
Son,
And Holy Spirit,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Jesus, our High Priest,
Sacrifice,
And Teacher,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Bless our Holy Father,
Our bishops,
And priests,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Give them the strength of Thy
grace,
And the love of Thy Heart,
And the spirit of sacrifice of
Thine Own Divine life,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Make them firm in faith,
Holy in conduct,
And faithful in Thy service,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Fill them with the zeal of the
Apostles,
With the courage of the Martyrs,
With the spirit of the
Confessors,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Grant that they may convert the
sinners,
Correct the erring,
Teach the ignorant,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Strengthen them with joy in their
labors,
With patience in their
sufferings,
With endurance in their
struggles,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Preserve them in love for the
little ones,
In zeal for the education of
youth,
In loyalty to people and country,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Bless their words in the pulpit,
Their instructions in school,
Their admonitions in the
Confessional and at the sickbed,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Preserve them from the
temptations of the wicked enemy,
From the hostile plots of
unscrupulous men,
From all occasions of sin,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Make us one with them in faith,
Loyal in Divine service,
And holy in life,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
Give us holy bishops,
Holy priests,
Holy missionaries,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
The Holy Souls in Purgatory
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven ,
Have mercy on the Souls of the
Faithful departed.
God the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
Have mercy on the Souls of the
faithful departed.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on the Souls of the
faithful departed.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on the Souls of the
faithful departed.
Holy Mary ,
Pray for the Souls of the
faithful departed.
Holy Mother of
God,
Pray for the Souls of the
faithful departed.
Saint Michael, etc.
Saint Gabriel,
All ye holy Angels and
Archangels,
Saint John the Baptist,
Saint Joseph,
All ye holy Patriarchs and
Prophets,
Saint Peter,
Saint Paul,
Saint John,
All ye holy Apostles and
Evangelists,
Saint Stephen,
Saint Lawrence,
All ye holy Martyrs,
Saint Gregory,
Saint Ambrose,
All ye holy bishops and
confessors,
Saint Mary Magdalen,
Saint Catherine,
All ye holy Virgins and widows,
All ye Saints of God,
Make intercession for the Souls
of the faithful departed.
Be merciful,
Spare them, O Lord.
Be merciful,
Hear them, O Lord.
From all evil,
O Lord, deliver them.
From Thy wrath,
O Lord, deliver them.
From the flame of fire, etc.
From the region of the shadow of
death,
Through Thine Immaculate
Conception,
Through Thy Nativity,
Through Thy Most Holy Name,
Through the multitude of Thy
tender mercies, Through Thy most bitter Passion,
Through Thy most Sacred Wounds,
Through Thy most Precious Blood,
Through Thine ignominious death,
by which
Thou hast destroyed our death,
We sinners,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
O Thou Who didst absolve the
sinner woman and hear the prayer of the good thief,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst release our
deceased parents, relations and benefactors
from the bonds of their sins and
the punishment for them, etc.
That Thou wouldst hasten the day
of visiting Thy faithful detained in the receptacles
of sorrow, and wouldst transport
them to the city of eternal peace,
That Thou wouldst shorten the
time of expiation for their sins and graciously
admit them into the holy
sanctuary, into which no unclean thing can enter,
That through the prayers and alms
of Thy Church, and especially by the inestimable
Sacrifice of Thy Holy Altar, Thou
wouldst receive them into the tabernacle of rest
and crown their longing hopes
with everlasting fruition,
Son of God,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Grant them eternal rest.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ,
have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father, Who art in Heaven,
etc.
V. And lead us not into
temptation,
R. But deliver us from all evil.
Amen.
V. From the gates of Hell,
R. Deliver their Souls, O Lord.
V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer ,
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us pray.
O God, Creator and Redeemer of
all the faithful, grant to the Souls of Thy
departed servants the remission
of all their sins, that through our pious
supplications they may obtain the
pardon which they have always desired.
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
R.
Amen.
O God, the Giver of pardon and
the Lover of the salvation of men, we beg Thy clemency on behalf of our
brethren, kinsfolk and benefactors who have departed this life, that by the
intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the Saints, Thou wouldst
receive them into the joys of Thine everlasting kingdom. Through Christ Our
Lord. R. Amen.
O God, to Whom it belongs always
to have mercy and to spare, be favourably propitious to the Souls of Thy
servants and grant them the remission of all their sins, that being delivered
from the bonds of this mortal life, they may be admitted to life everlasting.
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.
Novenas
The word Novena come from the
word "novem" which means "nine." It is a prayer that is recited for nine
consecutive days to achieve a particular purpose, or a special devotion, Favour
or Grace. Novenas can be public or private.
Powerful Tip: Combine your
particular Novena with the corresponded Litany, and recite them every day for
nine days before the said feast day.
Novena to the Most Holy Trinity
O Eternal Father Who are in
heaven where You do crown the merits of those who in this world serve you
faithfully for the sake of the most pure love Your little daughter Theresa of
the Child Jesus had for You so as all but to bind You to give her whatever she
desires seeing that while on earth she always did Your will incline Your ears to
the petitions which she offers up to You on my (our) behalf and hear too my
(our) prayers by granting me (us) the grace I (we) ask.
Our Father….. Hail Mary…. Glory
Be… Eternal Son of God You Who have promised to reward the least service
rendered to You in the person of our neighbour cast a glance of gentle love on
Your little spouse Theresa of the Child Jesus who with such great zeal had ever
at heart the salvation of souls, and for the sake of all she has done and
suffered lend a willing ear to her wish of spending her heaven doing good upon
earth and grant me (us) the grace I (we) plead for so earnestly from You.
Our Father…. Hail Mary….Glory
be….. O Eternal Holy Spirit, Who did make perfect with so many graces the
beloved soul of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus I (we) beseech You for the sake
of the fidelity she showed
in ever corresponding with Your
graces to incline Your ear to the prayers she offers to You on my (our) behalf
and having before You her promise of letting fall from heaven a shower of roses
mercifully grant me (us) the grace of which I (we) stand in such need.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus who during your short life on earth became a
mirror of angelic purity of love strong as death and of whole-hearted
abandonment to God now that we rejoice in the reward of your virtues cast a
glance of pity on me (us) as I (we) leave all things in your hands. Make my
(our) troubles your own speak a word for me (us) to Our Lady Immaculate whose
flower of special love you were to that Queen of Heaven who smiled on you at the
dawn of life.
Beg her as Queen of the Heart of
Jesus to obtain for me (us) by her powerful intercession the grace I (we) yearn
for so ardently at this moment and that she join with it a blessing that may
strengthen me (us) during life, defend me (us) at the hour of death, and lead me
(us) straight to a happy eternity.
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy
our life, our sweetness and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children
of Eve; to you do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of
tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy towards us, and
after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus O
clement, O loving O sweet Virgin Mary.
Novena to The Holy Spirit
O Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler!
I adore you as my True God.
I bless You by uniting myself to
the praises
You receive from the angel and
saints.
I offer You my whole heart,
and I render You heartfelt thanks
for all the benefits You have
bestowed
and do unceasingly bestow upon
the world.
You are the author of all
supernatural gifts
and who did enrich with immense
favours the soul
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
the Mother of God,
I beseech you to visit me by Your
grace and Your love,
and grant me the favour
I so earnestly seek in this
novena...
State your request here...
O Holy Spirit,
spirit of truth,
come into our hearts:
shed the brightness of your light
on all nations,
that they may one faith and
pleasing to You.
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
Recite the prayer of the
appropriate day...
DAY ONE
O Holy Spirit,
bestow upon us Your seven holy
gifts.
Enlighten our understanding that
we may know You.
Give us wisdom that Your will may
be clear to us
and that we may accept it.
Grant us the gift of counsel
that we may always perceive what
is right.
Fortify us that we may always be
capable
of fulfilling Your Divine Will.
Inspire us with the spirit of
learning
that we may be able to penetrate
more deeply
into the truths that You have
revealed.
Let our hearts be steeped in the
spirit of childlikeness
that we may bring You joy.
Let us have proper fear of God
that we may never grieve You
or wander from the path of
goodness.
Give us the fulness of Your gifts
that we may glorify You.
Amen.
Look with compassion upon us,
O Holy Spirit,
and grant us the favor we seek in
this novena...
State your request here...
if it be in accordance with Your
Holy Will.
DAY TWO
O Holy Spirit,
make me faithful in every
thought,
and grant that I may always
listen to your voice,
and watch for Your light,
and follow Your gracious
inspirations.
I cling to You,
and give myself to You,
and ask You by Your compassion
to watch over me in my weakness.
Holding the pierced feet of
Jesus,
looking at His Five Wounds,
trusting in His Precious Blood,
adoring His opened side and
stricken heart,
I implore You adorable Spirit,
helper of my infirmity,
to keep me in Your grace,
now and always,
and grant us the favor we ask in
this novena...
State your request here...
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
DAY THREE
Heavenly Father,
You have called me to be a member
of the mystical body of Your Son,
Jesus Christ,
and to be a temple of the Holy
Spirit.
I ask You to give me these gifts
of the Holy Spirit:
wisdom, that I may understand the
follies of this world;
understanding, that I may grasp
more fully
the meaning of my existence
and the purpose of all things in
the world;
counsel, that I may always choose
the proper way;
fortitude, that I may remain
faithful to You
under the pressure of
temptation.;
piety, that I may revere You in
all I do, think or say;
fear of the Lord, that should the
motive of love fail me,
I may quickly be awakened to the
eternal consequences of my deeds.
Visit me by Your grace
and Your love
and grant me the favor I so
earnestly seek in this novena...
State your request here...
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
DAY FOUR
O God, Who today by the light of
the Holy Spirit
did instruct the hearts of the
faithful,
give us, by the light of the same
Holy Spirit,
a love for what is right and just
and a constant enjoyment of His
comforts.
Pray Holy Spirit,
that I may strive to learn more
of my faith;
that I may ever be conscious that
reason in all
its human magnificence is capable
of grasping
but a glimpse of the reality that
is God.
Pray that I may accept as the
motto of my life:
"All for the greater glory of
God"
and grant me the favor I so
earnestly seek in this novena...
State your request here...
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
DAY FIVE
Come, O Spirit of sanctity,
from the glory of heaven
and send forth the radiance of
Your light.
Father of all the poor,
light and peace of all hearts,
come with Your countless gifts.
Consoler in desolation;
refreshment full of loveliness,
come dear friend of my soul.
In weariness send repose;
breath gently cool refreshing
breeze;
console the desolate who weep
alone.
Light of Beatitude,
make our hearts ready;
come enter our souls.
Without Your grace,
man stands alone;
he cannot be good or sure.
Cleanse what is soiled;
heal what is wounded;
moisten what is arid.
Bend the stubborn will;
warm the cold heart;
guide the wandering footstep.
O Holy Spirit,
we beg You to give us grace
through Your sevenfold power
and grant me the favor I so
earnestly seek in this novena...
State your request here...
Give us merit for the present,
and one day beatitude when we
have finished our earthly journey.
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
DAY SIX
O Father in Heaven,
I beg You to send the Holy
Spirit.
May Your Holy Spirit remind me
when I am apt to forget Your law.
Your love, Your promises.
May Your Holy Spirit strengthen
my memory
to recall frequently Your
sanctity,
omniscience, wisdom, and
goodness,
faithfulness, and love.
May Your Holy Spirit encourage me
when I am slothful;
strengthen me when I am weak;
enlighten me when I no longer can
help myself.
Breathe into me, O Holy Spirit,
that I may do what is holy.
Stir me, that I may love what is
holy.
Strengthen me, that I may
preserve what is holy.
Protect me, Holy Spirit,
that I may never lose what is
holy
and grant me the favor I so
earnestly seek in this novena...
State your request here...
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
DAY SEVEN
Come, Holy Spirit,
creator of all things:
come visit our hearts with Your
power.
Fill with grace, friendly guest,
the hearts which You have
created.
You are called the Consoler,
gift from the hand of God,
source of life, light, love,
and flame, highest good.
You are the pledge of sevenfold
grace,
finger of the Father’s hand,
promised us by Him,
and You make our tongues speak
the truth.
Cast light on our senses,
pour love into our hearts.
Grant our weak bodies strength
that they may never grow weary of
doing good
and grant me the favor I so
earnestly seek in this novena...
State your request here...
Keep the enemy far from us,
give us peace always,
let us willingly follow in Your
footsteps
that we may be far removed from
sin.
Grant that through You
we may grow in knowledge of the
Father and of the Son,
and that we may ever strongly
believe in You,
the Spirit of both.
Praise and honor be forever to
the Father on the highest throne,
in the risen Son of God,
in the Consoler.
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your
faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
DAY EIGHT
O Holy Spirit,
life and light of the Church,
give us thoughts higher than our
own thoughts,
and prayers better than our own
prayers,
and powers beyond our own powers,
that we may love and live,
imitating Jesus Christ,
our Lord and Savior.
Come to us, Holy Spirit,
come with the Father
and the Son
and grant me the favor I so
earnestly request in this novena...
State your request here...
Vouchsafe to dwell within our
souls
and quickly make our hearts Your
own.
Quench in us the fires of hate
and strife,
the wasting fever of the heart.
From perils guard our feeble life
and to our souls Your peace
impart.
Let voice and mind and heart
and strength confess
and glorify Your name
and let the fire of charity burn
bright
and other hearts inflame.
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
DAY NINE
O Lord, Holy Spirit,
grant me sight to see the
wondrous promise of divine love;
insight to see my own weakness;
delight in Your divine presence
in my soul
which You have made Your temple
through sanctifying grace.
I pray, O Holy Spirit,
that I may be not doubting;
that I be spared the pain of
being alone
without trust or hope in Christ;
that my prayer may always be "My
Lord and my God!"
I pray that I may acquire a sense
of retreat
to prayer and recollection at
various times in my daily life;
for prayer is the bond that joins
us to Christ.
I pray that I may be aware of the
physical needs of the poor
and that I may share what I can
with them
in the charitable works of the
Church.
I pray, O Holy Spirit,
that You will in Your mercy
grant me the favour I have sought
in this novena...
State your request here...
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
Novena of The 24 Glory Be To The
Father
The Twenty-four "Glory be to the
Father's" novena can be said at any time. However, the ninth to the seventeenth
of the month is particularly recommended, for on those days the petitioner joins
in prayer with all those making the novena.
The "Glory be to the Father"
praising the Holy Trinity is said twenty-four times each of the nine days, in
thanksgiving for all the blessings and favors given to Saint Theresa of the
Child Jesus during the twenty-four years of her life. In addition, this, or a
similar prayer may be used:
Holy Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Ghost,
I thank Thee for all the
blessings and favours
Thou hast showered upon the soul
of Thy servant Theresa of the Child Jesus,
during the twenty-four years she
spent here on earth,
and in consideration of the
merits of this Thy most beloved Saint,
I beseech Thee to grant me this
favour,
if it is in accordance with Thy
most Holy Will
and is not an obstacle to my
salvation."
After this Prayer, follow the
twenty-four "Glory Be's,"
between each of which may be
included this short prayer:
"Saint Theresa of the Child
Jesus,
pray for us."
The Prayer "Glory Be To The
Father..."
Glory be to the
Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Novena of The Immaculate
Conception
DAY ONE
O most Holy Virgin, who was
pleasing to the Lord and became His mother, immaculate in body and spirit, in
faith and in love, look kindly on me as I implore your powerful intercession. O
most Holy Mother, who by your blessed Immaculate Conception, from the first
moment of your conception did crush the head of the enemy, receive our prayers
as we implore you to present at the throne of God the favor we now request...
(State your intention here...) O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of
Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have
the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the
granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY TWO
O Mary, ever blessed Virgin,
Mother of God, Queen of angels and of saints, we salute you with the most
profound veneration and filial devotion as we contemplate your holy Immaculate
Conception, We thank you for your maternal protection and for the many blessings
that we have received through your wondrous mercy and most powerful
intercession. In all our necessities we have recourse to you with unbounded
confidence. O Mother of Mercy, we beseech you now to hear our prayer and to
obtain for us of your Divine Son the favor that we so earnestly request in this
novena... (State your intention here...) O Mary of the Immaculate Conception,
Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth;
you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from
him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY THREE
O Blessed Virgin Mary, glory of
the Christian people, joy of the universal Church and Mother of Our Lord, speak
for us to the Heart of Jesus, who is your Son and our brother. O Mary, who by
your holy Immaculate Conception did enter the world free from stain, in your
mercy obtain for us from Jesus the special favor which we now so earnestly
seek... (State your intention here...) O Mary of the Immaculate Conception,
Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth;
you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from
him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY FOUR
O Mary, Mother of God, endowed in
your glorious Immaculate Conception with the fullness of grace; unique among
women in that you are both mother and virgin; Mother of Christ and Virgin of
Christ, we ask you to look down with a tender heart from your throne and listen
to our prayers as we earnestly ask that you obtain for us the favour for which
we now plead... (State your intention here...) O Mary of the Immaculate
Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon
this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain
for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.
Amen.
DAY FIVE
O Lord, who, by the Immaculate
Conception of the Virgin Mary, did prepare a fitting dwelling for your Son, we
beseech you that as by the foreseen death of your Son, you did preserve her from
all stain of sin, grant that through her intercession, we may be favored with
the granting of the grace that we seek for at this time... (State your intention
here...) O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had
influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same
influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of
my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen.
DAY SIX
Glorious and immortal Queen of
Heaven, we profess our firm belief in your Immaculate Conception preordained for
you in the merits of your Divine Son. We rejoice with you in your Immaculate
Conception. To the one ever-reigning God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three in
one Person, one in nature, we offer thanks for your blessed Immaculate
Conception. O Mother of the Word mad Flesh, listen to our petition as we ask
this special grace during this novena... (State your intention here...) O Mary
of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your
Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven.
Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the
Divine Will. Amen.
DAY SEVEN
O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of
God, and my mother, from the sublime heights of your dignity turn your merciful
eyes upon me while I, full of confidence in your bounty and keeping in mind your
Immaculate conception and fully conscious of your power, beg of you to come to
our aid and ask your Divine Son to grant the favour we earnestly seek in this
novena, if it be beneficial for our immortal souls and the souls for whom we
pray. Amen. (State your intention here...) O Mary of the Immaculate Conception,
Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth;
you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from
him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.
DAY EIGHT
O Most gracious Virgin Mary,
beloved Mother of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, intercede with him for us that we
be granted the favor which we petition for so earnestly in this novena... (State
your intention here...) O Mother of the Word Incarnate, we feel animated with
confidence that your prayers in our behalf will be graciously heard before the
throne of God. O Glorious Mother of God, in memory of your joyous Immaculate
Conception, hear our prayers and obtain for us our petitions. O Mary of the
Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son
while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us
and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.
Amen.
DAY NINE
O Mother of the King of the
Universe, most perfect member of the human race, "our tainted nature’s solitary
boast," we turn to you as mother, advocate, and mediatrix. O Holy Mary, assist
us in our present necessity. By your Immaculate Conception, O Mary conceived
without sin, we humbly beseech you from the bottom of our heart to intercede for
us with your Divine Son and ask that we be granted the favour for which we now
plead... (State your intention here...) O Mary of the Immaculate Conception,
Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth;
you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from
him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will. Amen. On the last day
of this Novena, recite the Litany of the Blessed Virgin. Recite the Litany of
the Blessed Virgin.
Before Christmas Novena
Divine Infant,
after the wonders of Your birth
in Bethlehem,
You wished to extend Your
infinite mercy to the whole world
by calling the Wise Men by
heavenly inspiration to Your crib,
which was in this way changed
into a royal throne.
You graciously received those
holy men
who were obedient to the divine
call
and hastened to Your feet.
They recognized and worshipped
You as Prince of Peace,
the Redeemer of mankind,
and the very Son of God.
Show us also Your goodness and
almighty power.
Enlighten our minds,
strengthen our wills,
and inflame our hearts to know
You,
to serve You, and to love You in
this life,
that we may merit to find our joy
in You
eternally in the life to come.
Jesus, most powerful Child,
I implore You again to help me:
(State your intention here...)
Divine Child,
great omnipotent God,
I implore through Your most Holy
Mother's most powerful intercession,
and through the boundless
mercy of Your omnipotence as God,
for a favorable answer to my
prayer during this Novena.
Grant me the grace of possessing
You eternally
with Mary and Joseph
and of adoring You with Your holy
angels and saints.
Amen.
Christmas Novena
Hail, and blessed be the hour and
moment
At which the Son of God was born
Of a most pure Virgin
At a stable at midnight in
Bethlehem
In the piercing cold
At that hour vouchsafe, I beseech
Thee,
To hear my prayers and grant my
desires
(Mention your request[s] here).
Through Jesus Christ and His most
Blessed Mother.
Day One
God's Love Revealed In His
Becoming Man.
Thought:
Because our first parent Adam had
rebelled against God,
he was driven out of paradise and
brought on himself and all his descendants
the punishment of eternal death.
But the son of God, seeing man
thus lost and wishing to save him from death,
offered to take upon Himself our
human nature
and to suffer death Himself,
condemned as a criminal on a
cross.
"But, My Son," we may imagine the
eternal Father saying to Him,
"think of what a life of
humiliations
and sufferings Thou wilt have to
lead on earth.
Thou wilt have to be born in a
cold stable and laid in a manger,
the feeding trough of beasts.
While still an infant,
Thou wilt have to flee into
Egypt,
to escape the hands of Herod.
After Thy return from Egypt,
Thou wilt have to live and work
in a shop as a lowly servant,
poor and despised. And finally,
worn out with sufferings,
Thou wilt have to give up Thy
life on a cross,
put to shame and abandoned by
everyone."
"Father," replies the Son,
"all this matters not.
I will gladly bear it all,
if only I can save man."
What should we say if a prince,
out of compassion for a dead
worm,
were to choose to become a worm
himself
and give his own life blood in
order to restore the worm to life?
But the eternal Word has done
infinitely more than this for us.
Though He is the sovereign Lord
of the world,
He chose to become like us,
who are immeasurably more beneath
Him than a worm is beneath a prince,
and He was willing to die for us,
in order to win back for us the
life of divine grace that we had lost by sin.
When He saw that all the other
gifts
which He had bestowed on us were
not sufficient to induce us to pray His love with love,
He became man Himself and gave
Himself all to us.
"The Word was made flesh and
dwelt among us;"
"He loved us and delivered
Himself up for us."
Prayer:
O Great Son of God,
Thou hast become man in order to
make Thyself loved by men.
But where is the love that men
give Thee in return?
Thou hast given Thy life blood to
save our souls.
Why then are we so unappreciative
that,
instead of repaying Thee with
love,
we spurn Thee with ingratitude?
And I, Lord, I myself more than
others have thus ill treated Thee.
But Thy Passion is my hope.
For the sake of that love
which led Thee to take upon
Thyself human nature
and to die for me on the cross,
forgive me all the offenses I
have committed against Thee.
I love Thee, O Word Incarnate;
I love Thee, O infinite goodness.
Out of love for Thee, that I
could die of grief for these offenses.
Give me, O Jesus, Thy love.
Let me no longer live in
ungrateful forgetfulness of the love Thou bearest me.
I wish to love Thee always.
Grant that I may always preserve
in this holy desire.
O Mary, Mother of God and my
Mother,
pray for me that thy Son may give
me the grace to love Him always, unto death.
Amen.
Second Day
God's Love Revealed In His Being
Born An Infant.
Thought:
When the Son of God became man
for our sake,
He could have come on earth as an
adult man
from the first moment of of His
human existence,
as Adam did when he was created.
But since the sight of little
children draws us
with an especial attraction to
love them,
Jesus chose to make His first
appearance on earth as a little infant,
and indeed as the poorest and
most pitiful infant that was ever born.
"God wished to be born as a
little babe,"
wrote Saint Peter Chrysologus,
"in order that He might teach us
to love and not to fear Him."
The prophet Isaias had long
before foretold that the Son of God
was to be born as an infant
and thus give Himself to us on
account of the love He bore us:
"A child is born to us, a son is
given to us."
My Jesus, supreme and true God!
What has drawn Thee from heaven
to be born in a cold stable,
if not the love which Thou
bearest us men?
What has allured Thee from the
bosom of Thy Father,
to place Thee in a hard
manger?
What has brought Thee from Thy
throne above the stars,
to lay Thee down on a little
straw?
What has led Thee from the midst
of the nine choirs of angels,
to set Thee between two animals?
Thou, who inflamest the seraphim
with holy fire,
art now shivering with cold in
this stable!
Thou, who settest the stars in
the sky in motion,
canst not now move unless others
carry Thee in their arms!
Thou, who givest men and beasts
their food,
has need now a little milk to
sustain Thy life!
Thou, who art the joy of heaven,
dost now whimper and cry in
suffering!
Tell me, who has reduced Thee to
such misery?
"Love has done it," says Saint
Bernard.
The love which Thou bearest us
men has brought all this on Thee.
Prayer:
O Dearest Infant!
Tell me, what hast Thou come on
earth to do?
Tell me, whom art Thou seeking?
Yes, I already know.
Thou has come to die for me,
in order to save me from hell.
Thou hast come to seek me, the
lost sheep, so that,
instead of fleeing from Thee any
more,
I may rest in Thy loving arms.
Ah my Jesus, my treasure, my
life,
my love and my all!
Whom will I love,
if not Thee? Where can I find a
father,
a friend, a spouse more loving
and lovable than Thou art?
I love Thee, my dear God;
I love Thee, my only good.
I regret the many years when I
have not loved Thee,
but rather spurned and offended
Thee.
Forgive me, O my beloved
Redeemer;
for I am sorry that I have thus
treated Thee,
and I regret it with all my
heart.
Pardon me, and give me the grace
never more to withdraw from Thee,
but constantly to love Thee in
all the years
that still lie before me in this
life.
My love, I give myself entirely
to Thee;
accept me, and do not reject me
as I deserve.
O Mary, thou art my advocate.
By thy prayers thou dost obtain
whatever thou wilt from thy Son.
Pray Him then to forgive me,
and to grant me holy perseverance
until death.
Amen.
Third Day
The Life Of Poverty Which Jesus
Led From His Birth.
Thought:
God so ordained that,
at the time when His Son was to
be born on this earth,
the Roman emperor should issue a
decree
ordering everyone to go to the
place of his origin
and there be registered in the
census.
Thus it came about that,
in obedience to this decree,
Joseph went to Bethlehem together
with his virgin wife
when she was soon to have her
Child.
Finding no lodging either in the
poor inn
or in the other houses of the
town,
they were forced to spend the
night in a cave
that was used as a stable for
animals,
and it was here that Mary gave
birth to the King of heaven.
If Jesus had been born in
Nazareth,
He would also, it is true, have
been born in poverty;
but there He would at least have
had a dry room,
a little fire, warm clothes and a
more comfortable cradle.
Yet He chose to be born in this
cold, damp cave,
and to have a manger for a
cradle,
with prickly straw for a
mattress,
in order that He might suffer for
us.
Let us enter in spirit into this
cave of Bethlehem,
but let us enter in a spirit of
lively faith.
If we go there without faith,
we shall see nothing but a poor
infant,
and the sight of this lovely
child shivering and crying
on his rough bed of straw may
indeed move us to pity.
But if we enter with faith and
consider
that this Babe is the very Son,
God,
who for love of us has come down
on earth
and suffers so much to pay the
penalty for our sins,
how can we help thanking and
loving Him in return?
Prayer:
O Dear Infant Jesus,
how could I be so ungrateful and
offend Thee so often,
if I realized how much Thou hast
suffered for me?
But these tears which Thou
sheddest,
this poverty which Thou embracest
for love of me,
make me hope for the pardon of
all the offenses
I have committed against Thee.
My Jesus, I am sorry for having
so often turned my back on Thee.
But now I love Thee above all
else.
"My God and my all!"
From now on Thou, O my God,
shalt be my only treasure and my
only good.
With Saint Ignatius of Loyola I
will say to Thee,
"Give me the grace to love Thee;
that is enough for me."
I long for nothing else;
I want nothing else.
Thou alone art enough for me,
my Jesus, my life, my love.
O Mary, my Mother,
obtain for me the grace that I
may always love Jesus
and always be loved by
Him.
Amen.
Fourth Day
The Life Of Humiliation Which
Jesus Led From His Birth.
Thought:
The Sign which the angel gave the
shepherds to help them find the newborn Savior,
points to His lowliness:
"This shall be a sign to you:
you will find an infant wrapped
in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."
No other newborn baby who was
wrapped in poor swaddling clothes and lying in a manger,
a feeding trough for animals,
could be found anywhere else but
in a stable.
Thus in lowliness the King of
heaven,
the Son of God,
chose to be born,
because He came to destroy the
pride that had been the cause of man's ruin.
The prophets had already foretold
that our Redeemer
was to be treated as the vilest
of men on earth
and that He was to be overwhelmed
with insults.
How much contempt had not Jesus
indeed to suffer from men!
He was called a drunkard, a
trickster,
a blasphemer and a heretic.
What ignominies He endured in His
Passion!
His own disciples abandoned Him;
one of them sold Him for thirty
pieces of silver,
and another denied having ever
known Him.
He was led in bonds through the
streets like a criminal;
He was scourged like a slave,
ridiculed as a fool,
crowned with thorns as a mock
king,
buffeted and spit upon,
and finally left to die,
hanging on a cross between two
thieves,
as the worst criminal in the
world.
"The noblest of all," says Saint
Bernard,
"is treated as the vilest of
all."
But the Saint adds,
"The viler Thou are treated,
the dearer Thou art to me."
The more I see Thee, my Jesus,
despised and put to shame,
the more dear and worthy of my
love dost Thou become to me.
Prayer:
O Dearest Saviour,
Thou hast embraced so many
outrages for love of me,
yet I have not been able to bear
one word of insult
without at once being filled with
resentful thought,
I who have so often deserved to
be trodden under foot by the demons in hell!
I am ashamed to appear before
Thee,
sinful and proud as I am.
Yet do not drive me from Thy
presence,
O Lord, even though that is what
I deserve.
Thou hast said that Thou wilt not
spurn a contrite and humbled heart.
I am sorry for the offenses I
have committed against Thee.
Forgive me, O Jesus. I will not
offend Thee again.
For love of me Thou hast borne so
many injuries;
for love of Thee I will bear all
the injuries that are done to me.
I love Thee, Jesus, who was
despised for love of me.
I love Thee above every other
good.
Give me the grace to love Thee
always
and to bear every insult for love
of Thee.
O Mary, recommend me to Thy Son;
pray to Jesus for me.
Amen.
Fifth Day
The Life Of Sorrow Which Jesus
Led From His Birth.
Thought:
Jesus Christ could have saved
mankind without suffering and dying.
Yet, in order to prove to us how
much He loved us,
He chose for Himself a life full
of tribulations.
Therefore the prophet Isaias
called Him "a man of sorrows,"
His whole life was filled with
suffering.
His Passion began,
not merely a few hours before His
death,
but from the the first moment of
His birth.
He was born in a stable where
everything served to torment Him.
His sense of sight was hurt by
seeing nothing but the rough,
black walls of the cave;
His sense of smell was hurt by
the stench of the dung
from the beasts in the stable;
His sense of touch was hurt by
the prickling straw on which He lay.
Shortly after His birth He was
forced to flee into Egypt,
where He spent several years of
His childhood in poverty and misery.
His boyhood and early manhood in
Nazareth were passed in hard work and obscurity.
And finally, in Jerusalem, He
died on a cross,
exhausted with pain and anguish.
Thus, then, was the life of Jesus
but one unbroken series of
sufferings,
which were doubly painful because
He had ever before His eyes
all the sufferings He would have
to endure till His death.
Yet, since our Lord had
voluntarily chosen to bear these tribulations for our sake,
they did not afflict Him as much
as did the sight of our sins,
by which we have so ungratefully
repaid Him for His love towards us.
When the confessor of Saint
Margaret of Cortona
saw that she never seemed
satisfied with all the tears
she had already shed for her past
sins, he said to her,
"Margaret, stop crying and cease
your lamenting,
for God has surely forgiven you
your offenses against Him."
But she replied, "Father, how can
I cease to weep,
since I know that my sins kept my
Lord Jesus in pain
and suffering during all His
life?"
Prayer:
O Jesus, my sweet Love!
I too have kept Thee suffering
through all Thy life.
Tell me, then, what I must do in
order to win Thy forgiveness.
I am ready to do all Thou askest
of me.
I am sorry, O sovereign Good,
for all the offenses I have
committed against Thee.
I love Thee more than myself,
or a least I feel a great desire
to love Thee.
Since it is Thou who hast given
me this desire,
do Thou also give me the strength
to love Thee exceedingly.
It is only right that I,
who have offended Thee so much,
should love Thee very much.
Always remind me of the love Thou
hast borne me,
in order that my soul may ever
burn with love of Thee
and long to please Thee alone. O
God of love, I,
who was once a slave of hell,
now give myself all to Thee.
Graciously accept me and bind me
to Thee with the bonds of Thy love.
My Jesus, from this day and
forever in loving Thee will I live,
and in loving Thee will I die.
O Mary, my Mother and my hope,
help me to love Thy dear God and
mine.
This is the only favour I ask of
thee,
and through thee I hope to
receive it.
Amen.
Sixth Day
God's Mercy Revealed In His
Coming Down From Heaven To Save Us.
Thought:
Saint Paul says, "The goodness
and kindness of God, our Savior, has appeared."
When the Son of God made Man
appear on earth,
then was it seen how great is
God's goodness towards us.
Saint Bernard says that first
God's power was manifested
in the creation of the world
and His wisdom in its
conservation,
but His merciful goodness was
especially manifested later
in His taking human nature on
Himself,
in order to save fallen mankind
by His sufferings and death.
For what greater proof of His
kindness towards us
could the Son of God show us than
in taking on Himself
the punishment we had deserved?
See Him as a weak, newborn
infant,
wrapped in swaddling clothes and
lying in a manger.
Unable to move or feed Himself,
He has need of Mary to give Him a
little milk to sustain His life.
Or see Him again in Pilate's
courtyard,
tied with fast bonds to a column
and there scourged from head to foot.
Behold Him on the way to Calvary,
falling down from weakness under
weight of the cross that He must carry.
Finally behold Him nailed to this
tree of shame,
on which He breathes His last
amid pain and anguish.
Because Jesus Christ wished that
His love for us
should win all the love of our
hearts for Himself,
He would not send an angel to
redeem us,
but chose to come Himself,
to save us by His Passion and
death.
Had an angel been our redeemer,
men would have had to divide
their hearts
in loving God as their Creator
and an angel as their redeemer;
but God, who desires men's whole
hearts,
as He was already their Creator,
wished also to be their Redeemer.
Prayer:
O my Dear Redeemer!
Where should I be now,
if Thou hadst not borne with me
so patiently,
but hadst called me from life
while I was in the state of sin?
Since Thou hast waited for me
till now,
forgive me quickly, O my Jesus,
before death finds me still
guilty of so many offenses that I have committed against Thee.
I am so sorry for having vilely
despised Thee,
my sovereign Good, that I could
die of grief.
But Thou canst not abandon a soul
that seeks Thee.
If hitherto I have forsaken Thee,
I now seek Thee and love Thee.
Yes, my God, I love Thee above
all else;
I love Thee more than myself.
Help me, Lord, to love Thee
always during the rest of my life.
Nothing else do I seek of Thee.
But this I beg of Thee,
this I hope to receive from Thee.
Mary, my hope, do thou pray for
me.
If thou prayest for me,
I am sure of grace.
Amen.
Seventh Day
Flight Of The Child Jesus Into
Egypt.
Thought:
Although the Son of God came from
heaven to save men,
scarcely was He born when men
began to persecute Him to death.
Herod, fearing that this Child
would deprive Him of his kingdom,
seeks to destroy His life.
But St. Joseph is warned by an
angel in a dream
to take the Infant and His Mother
and flee into Egypt.
Joseph obeys at once, and tells
Mary about it.
He takes the few tools of his
trade,
that he may use them to gain a
livelihood in Egypt
for himself and his poor family.
Mary wraps up a small bundle of
clothes for the use of her little Son,
and then, going to the crib,
she says with tears in her eyes
to her sleeping Child,
"O my Son and my God! Thou hast
come from heaven to save men;
but hardly art Thou born when
they seek to take Thy life."
Lifting Him meanwhile in her arms
and continuing to weep,
she sets out that same night with
Joseph on the road to Egypt.
Let us consider how much these
holy wanderers must have suffered
in making so long a journey,
deprived of every comfort.
The divine Child was not yet able
to walk,
and so Mary and Joseph had to
take turns in carrying Him in their arms.
During their journey through the
desert towards Egypt
they had to spend several nights
in the open air,
with the bare ground for their
bed.
The cold makes the Infant cry,
and Mary and Joseph weep in pity
for Him.
And who would not weep at thus
seeing the Son of God poor and persecuted,
a fugitive on earth,
that he might not be killed by
His enemies!
Prayer:
Dear Infant Jesus,
crying so bitterly!
Well hast Thou reason to weep in
seeing Thyself persecuted
by men whom Thou lovest so much.
I, too, O God, have once
persecuted Thee by my sins.
But Thou knowest that now I love
Thee more than myself,
and that nothing pains me more
than the thought
that I have so often spurned
Thee,
my sovereign Good.
Forgive me, O Jesus,
and let me bear Thee with me in
my heart in all the rest of the journey
that I have still to make through
life,
so that together with Thee I may
enter into eternity.
So often have I driven Thee from
my soul by my sins.
But now I love Thee above all
things,
and I regret above other
misfortunes that I have offended Thee.
I wish to leave Thee no more,
my beloved Lord.
But do Thou give me the strength
to resist temptations.
Never permit me to be separated
from Thee again.
Let me rather die than ever again
lose Thy good grace.
O Mary, my hope, make me always
live in God's love and then die in loving Him.
Amen.
Eighth Day
The Life Of The Child Jesus In
Egypt And In Nazareth.
Thought:
Our Blessed Redeemer spent the
first part of His childhood in Egypt,
leading there for several years a
life of poverty and humiliation.
In that land Joseph and Mary were
foreigners and strangers,
having there neither relatives
nor friends.
Only with difficulty could they
earn their daily bread by the labor of their hands.
Their home was poor,
their bed was poor,
their food was poor.
Here Mary weaned Jesus;
dipping a piece of bread in
water,
she would put it in the sacred
mouth of her Son.
Here she made His first little
garments and clothed Him with them.
Here the Child Jesus took His
first steps,
stumbling and falling as other
children first do.
Here too He spoke His first
words, but stammeringly.
O wonder of wonders!
To what has not God lowered
Himself for love of us!
A God stumbling and falling as He
walks!
A God stammering in His speech!
Not unlike this was the poor and
humble life
that Jesus led in Nazareth after
His return from Egypt.
There, until He was thirty years
old,
He lived as a simple servant or
workman in a carpenter shop,
taking orders form Joseph and
Mary.
"And He was subject to them."
Jesus went to fetch the water;
He opened and closed the shop; He
swept the house,
gathered the fragments of wood
for the fire,
and toiled all day long, helping
Joseph in his work.
Yet who is this? God Himself,
serving as a apprentice! The
omnipotent God,
who with less than a flick of His
finger created the whole universe,
here sweating at the task of
planing a piece of work!
Should not the mere thought of
this move us to love Him?
Prayer:
O Jesus, my Saviour!
When I consider how,
for love of me,
Thou didst spend thirty years of
Thy life hidden
and unknown in a poor workshop,
how can I desire the pleasures
and honors and riches of the world?
Gladly do I renounce all these
things,
since I wish to be Thy companion
on this earth,
poor as Thou wast,
mortified and humble as Thou
wast,
so that I may hope to be able one
day to enjoy Thy companionship in heaven.
What are all the treasures and
kingdoms of this world?
Thou, O Jesus, art my only
treasure, my only Good!
I keenly regret the many times in
the past
when I spurned Thy friendship in
order to satisfy my foolish whims.
I am sorry for them with all my
heart.
For the future I would rather
lose my life a thousand times
than lose Thy grace by sin.
I wish never to offend Thee
again,
but always to love Thee.
Help me to remain faithful to
Thee until death.
O Mary, thou art the refuge of
sinners, thou art my hope.
Amen.
Ninth Day
The Birth Of Jesus In The Stable
Of Bethlehem.
Thought:
When the edict was issued by the
emperor of Rome
that everyone should go to his
own city to be enrolled,
Joseph and Mary went to be
enrolled in Bethlehem.
How much the Holy Virgin must
have suffered on this journey of four days,
over mountainous road and in the
wintertime,
with its cold rain and wind!
When they arrived in Bethlehem,
the time of Mary's delivery was
near.
Joseph, therefore,
sought some lodging where she
might give birth to her Child.
But because they were so poor,
they were driven away from the
houses and even from the public inn,
where other poor people had found
shelter.
So in that night they went a
short way out of the town
and there found a cave that was
used as a stable,
and here Mary entered. But Joseph
said to his virgin wife,
"Mary, how can you spend the
night in this cold,
damp cave and here give birth to
your Child?" Mary however replied,
"Dear Joseph, this cave is the
royal palace in which the King of kings,
the Son of God, wishes to be
born."
When the hour of her delivery had
arrived,
the holy Virgin,
as she knelt in prayer,
all at once saw the cave
illumined with a dazzling light.
She lowered her eyes to the
ground
and there saw before her the Son
of God now born on earth,
a poor little Babe, crying and
shivering in the cold.
Adoring Him as her God,
she took Him to her breast and
fondled Him.
Then she wrapped Him in swaddling
clothes
and laid Him on the straw of the
manger that stood in the cave.
Thus did the Son of God choose to
be born among us
to prove His infinite love for
us.
Prayer:
O Adorable Infant Jesus!
I should not have the boldness to
cast myself at Thy feet,
if I did not know that Thou
Thyself invitest me to draw near Thee.
It is I who by my sins have made
Thee shed so many tears
in the stable of Bethlehem.
But since Thou hast come on earth
to pardon repentant sinners,
forgive me also, now that I am
heartily sorry for having spurned Thee,
my Savior and my God,
who art so good and who hast
loved me so much.
In this night,
in which Thou bestowest great
graces on so many souls,
grant Thy heavenly consolation to
this poor soul of mine also.
All that I ask of Thee is the
grace to love Thee always,
from this day forward, with all
my heart.
Set me all on fire with Thy holy
love. I love Thee,
O my God, who hast become a Babe
for love of me.
Never let me cease from loving
Thee ever more.
O Mary, Mother of Jesus and my
Mother,
thou canst obtain everything from
thy Son by thy prayers.
This is the only favour I ask of
Thee.
Do thou pray to Jesus for me.
Amen.
Novena Epiphany
Day 1
O holy Magi,
you were living in continual
expectation
of the rising of the Star of
Jacob,
which would announce the birth
of the true Sun of justice,
obtain for us an increase
of faith and charity,
and the grace to live
in continual hope of beholding
one day
the light of heavenly glory and
eternal joy.
Glory Be…
Day 2
O holy Magi,
who at the first appearance of
the wondrous star
left your native country to go
and seek
the newborn king of the Jews,
obtain for us the grace of
corresponding
with alacrity to every divine
inspiration.
Glory Be…
Day 3
O holy Magi,
who regarded neither the severity
of the season,
nor the inconveniences of the
journey,
that you might find the new-born
Messiah;
obtain for us the grace
not to allow ourselves to be
discouraged
by any of the difficulties which
may meet us
in the way of salvation.
Glory Be…
Day 4
O holy Magi,
who when deserted by the star
in the city of Jerusalem,
sought humbly, and without human
respect,
from the rulers of the Church,
the place where you might
discover
the object of your journey,
obtain for us the grace to have
recourse,
in faith and humility,
in all our doubts and
perplexities
to the counsel of our superiors,
who hold the place of God on
earth.
Glory Be…
Day 5
O holy Magi,
who were gladdened by the
reappearance
of the star which led you to
Bethlehem,
obtain for us from God the grace
that,
remaining always faithful to Him
in afflictions,
we may be consoled in time by His
glory.
Glory Be…
Day 6
O holy Magi,
who, entering full of faith
into the stable of Bethlehem,
prostrated yourselves on the
earth,
to adore the new-born King of the
Jews,
though He was surrounded only by
signs
of poverty and weakness,
obtain from the Lord for us a
lively faith
in the real presence of Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament,
the true spirit of poverty,
and a Christlike charity
for the poor and suffering.
Glory Be…
Day 7
O holy Magi,
who offered to Jesus Christ gold,
incense, and myrrh,
thereby recognizing Him to be at
once King, God, and Man,
obtain from the Lord for us
the grace never to present
ourselves
before Him with empty hands,
but that we may continually
offer to Him the gold of charity,
the incense of prayer,
and the myrrh of penance and
mortification.
Glory Be…
Day 8
O holy Magi,
who when warned by an angel
not to return to Herod,
traveled back to your country by
another road,
obtain for us from the Lord the
grace that,
after having found Him by true
repentance,
we may avoid all danger of losing
Him again.
Glory Be…
Day 9
O holy Magi,
who were the first among the
Gentiles
called to the knowledge of Jesus
Christ,
and who persevered in the faith
until your deaths,
obtain for us from the Lord
the grace of living always in
conformity
to the baptismal promises
and especially in accordance with
our religious vows
(or 'the duties of our state of
life'),
leading ever a life of faith,
that like you we may attain to
beatific vision
of that God Who now is the object
of our faith.
Glory
Be…
Novena of Our Lady of The
Epiphany
O Lady of the Epiphany
through your power,
glory and love
show us your salvation;
Jesus Christ.
As the shepherds of Bethlehem
came to you so long ago,
we come before you at this
moment.
To Jesus Christ reigning in your
arms,
we also bow in awe.
O Queen and intimate friend,
remember our poverty.
We beg you,
O tender Mother to hold our hands
and listen closely to the desires
and needs of our hearts.
Mary, remember ...
(Mention your intention here...)
We promise to amend our lives.
Through your powerful
intercession
obtain for us the beautiful
manifestation
of your divine Son
in the lives of those we pray for
so much.
Mystical, glorious woman crowned
with stars,
obtain the miracles and heavenly
signs
our dear ones need
to find and embrace Jesus Christ,
the King of Kings.
We implore you to reveal the
treasures
of your heart to us,
your poor children,
at this urgent hour.
Amen.
Lenten Novena
Father, all-powerful and
ever-living God,
During the Holy Season of Lent
You call us to a closer union
with Yourself.
Help me to prepare to celebrate
The Paschal Mystery
With mind and heart renewed.
Give me a spirit of loving
reverence
For You, our Father,
And of willing service to my
neighbour.
As I recall the great events
That gave us new life in Christ,
Bring the image of Your Son
To perfection within my soul.
This great season of grace is
Your gift
To Your family to renew us in
spirit.
Give me strength to purify my
heart,
To control my desires,
And so to serve You in freedom,
Teach me how to live
In this passing world with my
heart set
On the world that will never end.
I ask for the grace
To master my sinfulness
And conquer my pride.
I want to show to those in need
Your goodness to me by being kind
to all.
Through my observance of Lent,
Help me to correct my faults
And raise my mind to You,
And thus grow in holiness
That I may deserve
The reward of everlasting life.
In Your mercy grant me this
special favor:
(State your intention(s) here...)
The days of the life-giving Death
And glorious Resurrection of
Jesus Christ,
Your Son, are approaching.
This is the hour
When He triumphed over Satan’s
pride,
The time when we celebrate
The great event of our
Redemption.
The Suffering and Death of Your
Son
Brought life to the whole world,
Moving our hearts to praise Your
glory.
The power of the Cross reveals
Your judgment on this world
And the kingship of Christ
crucified.
Father, through His love for us
And through His Sufferings, Death
and Resurrection,
May I gain eternal life with You
in heaven.
Novena of The Ascension
O Lord Jesus Christ,
who ascended into heaven in
glory,
I adore You and praise You
and beg You to ask Your Heavenly
Father
to look down in mercy upon us
who still struggle here on earth.
Amen.
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
may Your Kingdom come!
Novena of The Assumption of The
Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary, Queen Assumed into Heaven,
I rejoice that after years of
heroic martyrdom on earth,
you have at last been taken to
the throne
prepared for you in heaven by the
Holy Trinity.
Lift my heart with you in the
glory of your Assumption
above the dreadful touch of sin
and impurity.
Teach me how small earth becomes
when viewed from heaven.
Make me realize that death is the
triumphant gate
through which I shall pass to
your Son,
and that someday my body shall
rejoin my soul
in the unending bliss of heaven.
From this earth,
over which I tread as a pilgrim,
I look to you for help.
I ask for this favour:
(State your intention here...)
When my hour of death has come,
lead me safely to the presence of
Jesus
to enjoy the vision of my God for
all eternity together with you.
Novena of The Miraculous Medal
O Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Our Lord Jesus and our
Mother,
penetrated with the most lively
confidence
in you all-powerful and
never-failing intercession,
manifested so often through the
Miraculous Medal,
we your loving and trustful
children
implore you to obtain for us the
graces
and favours we ask during this
novena,
if they be beneficial to our
immortal souls,
and the souls for whom we pray.
(State your intention here...)
You know, O Mary,
how often our souls have been
the sanctuaries of you Son who
hates iniquity.
Obtain for us then a deep hatred
of sin
and that purity of heart which
will attach us to God alone
so that our every thought, word
and deed
may tend to His greater glory.
Obtain for us also a spirit of
prayer and self-denial
that we may recover by penance
what we have lost by sin
and at length attain to that
blessed abode
where you are the Queen of angels
and of men.
Amen.
Novena of The Most Holy Name
of
Jesus
O merciful Jesus!
Who didst in Thine early infancy
commence Thine office of Saviour,
by shedding Thy precious Blood,
and assuming for us that Name
which is above all names;
we thank Thee for such early
proofs of Thine infinite love;
we venerate Thy sacred Name,
in union with the profound
respect of the Angel
who first announced it to the
earth,
and unite our affections to the
sentiments of tender devotion
which the adorable Name of Jesus
has in all ages
enkindled in the hearts of Thy
servants.
Animated with a firm faith in
Thine unerring word,
and penetrated with confidence in
Thy mercy,
we now most humbly remind Thee of
the promise Thou hast made,
that when two or three should
assemble in Thy Name,
Thou Thyself wouldst be in the
midst of them.
Come, then, into the midst of us,
most amiable Jesus!
for it is in Thy Sacred Name we
are here assembled.
Come into our hearts,
that Thy Holy Spirit may pray in
and by us;
and mercifully grant us,
through that adorable Name,
which is the joy of heaven,
the terror of hell,
the consolation of the afflicted,
and the solid ground of our
unlimited confidence,
all the petitions we make in this
Novena.
O Blessed Mother of our Redeemer;
who didst participate so deeply
in the sufferings of thy dear
Son,
when He shed His sacred Blood,
and assumed for us the Name of
Jesus;
obtain for us through that
adorable Name,
the favours we petition in this
Novena.
Beg, also, that the most ardent
love
may imprint on our hearts that
sacred Name,
that it may be always in our
minds,
and frequently on our lips;
that it may be our defence in
temptations,
and our refuge in danger,
during our lives,
and our consolation and support
in the hour of death.
To this may be added the Litany
of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
Amen.
Miraculous 54 Days Rosary Novena
Church history reveals to us that
on March 3, 1884, Our Lady of Pompeii appeared before the gravely ill daughter
of an Italian military officer. Through her, Our Lady gave the world the
miraculous devotion of the 54 days Rosary Novena.
For over a year, Fortuna Agrelli
had been in great distress even near death. So serious was her illness that her
case had been given-up as hopeless by the most celebrated physicians. In
desperation, on February 16th the afflicted girl and her family began a novena
of Rosaries.
One evening two weeks later, the
Queen of the Holy Rosary appeared to Fortuna. Sitting upon a high throne,
surrounded by luminous figures, Our Lady was holding the Divine Child on her lap
and a Rosary in her hand. Both were arrayed in golden garments and were
accompanied by Sts. Dominic and Catherine of Siena.
Our Lady said, "Child, your faith
has pleased me. Whoever desires to obtain favours from me should make three
Novenas of the prayers of the Rosary, and three Novenas in thanksgiving."
Obedient to Our Lady's
invitation, Fortuna and her family completed the six novenas whereupon the young
girl was restored to perfect health and her family showered with many blessings.
The Devotion of the Miraculous
Rosary Novena
To complete one Novena, a person
must say the Rosary for 9 days. Three Novenas of 9 days must be said to obtain
the favour. Then, three more Novenas must be said in Thanksgiving. In total,
there must be 27 days of Rosary prayers to obtain the favour and 27 days of
Rosary prayers in Thanksgiving. This makes a total of 54 days.
Whether the prayer intention has
been received or not after the first 27 days (3 Novenas), the person must still
say the 3 Rosary prayer Novenas (27 days) in Thanksgiving.
From day to day, the meditations
are in accordance with the guideline followed in the Catholic Church. These
included the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Glorious Mysteries
and the Mysteries of Light.
Novena for The Salvation of Souls
and The Conversion of Sinners
O JESUS, Thou didst suffer and
die
that all mankind might be saved
and brought to eternal happiness.
Through the Agony of Thine Crown
of Thorns
I offer it to Thy Eternal Father
that Thou wilt hear our pleas
for further the grace of final
perseverance
for the just and mercy on
sinners:
My dear parents and grandparents,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
My brothers and sisters and other
near relatives,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
My godparents and sponsors of
Confirmation,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
My spiritual and temporal
benefactors,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
My friends and
neighbours,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
All for whom love or duty bids me
pray,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who have offended me,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who will offend me,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who have suffered
disadvantage of harm through me,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those whom I, still a sinner,
will offend,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who are especially beloved
by Thee,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those whose death is near at
hand,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who desire most to be
united to Thee,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who endure the greatest
sufferings and trials,
especially spiritual torments,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those whose death is most remote,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those sinners have no one to pray
for them,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who are most deserving
on account of their services to
the Church,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The rich who do not need Thee and
are thus the most destitute,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The mighty who spurn Thee,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The spiritually blind, that they
might see their folly,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The frivolous, who spend their
time in idleness,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The poor, who do not seek the
treasures of Heaven,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The tepid, who devote little time
to prayer,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The indolent, who neglect to
perform good works,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those of little faith,
who neglect the frequent
reception of the Sacraments,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The habitual sinners,
who require for their salvation
to a miracle of grace,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Parents who fail to watch over
their children,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Superiors who are not solicitous
for the salvation of those
entrusted to them,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who strive for worldly
riches and pleasures,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The worldly minded,
who fail to use their wealth and
talents in the service of God,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who witness the death of
others,
but do not think of their own,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who blaspheme and commit
sacrilege,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who violate the dignity of
the human body
and mind through impurity,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who sin because of my sins
and bad example,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who do not provide for the
life hereafter,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those whose judgment will be
severe
because of the great things
entrusted to them,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The pope, kings and rulers,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The bishops and their
counsellors,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
My teachers and spiritual
advisors,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The priests of this diocese,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The priests and religious of the
Catholic Church,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
The defenders of the holy
Catholic Faith,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who die on the battlefield,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who fight for their
country,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who will be buried in the
sea,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who are to die suddenly, in
accidents and from other causes,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who will die of heart
attacks,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who suffer with cancer,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who suffer with AIDS,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who shall die without the
last rites of the Church,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
Those who shall die within the
next twenty-four hours,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
For Catholic apostates, heretics,
and other unbelievers,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
For Catholics who hold Masonic
membership
or in other secret societies,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
For the conversion of the Jews,
Thy chosen people of old,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
For abortionsists and those who
aid them,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
For women who seek abortions,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
For those who promote or
practicre contraception,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
For those who give scandal,
especially to children,
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
My own poor soul when I shall
have to appear before Thy judgment seat.
My Jesus, pardon and mercy
through Thy Sacred Wounds
PRAYER
Final perseverance and pardon
grant unto all of these, O Lord;
and let Thy graces through these
petitions
flow unto them and be fruitful.
Amen.
Novena In Honour of The Nativity
and Infancy of Our Lord
I.
Eternal Father, I offer to Thine
honour and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole
world, the mystery of the birth of our divine Redeemer. Glory Be..
II.
Eternal Father, I offer to Thine
honour and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole
world, the sufferings of the most holy Virgin and Saint Joseph on that long and
weary journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and the anguish of their hearts at not
finding a place of shelter when the Saviour of the world was about to be born.
Glory Be..
III.
Eternal Father, I offer to Thine
honour and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole
world, the sufferings of Jesus in the manger where He was born, the cold He
suffered, the tears He shed and His tender infant cries. Glory Be.
IV.
Eternal Father, I offer to Thine
honour and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole
world, the pain which the Divine Child Jesus felt in His tender Body, when He
submitted to the rite of circumcision: I offer Thee that Precious Blood which He
then first shed for the salvation of all mankind. Glory Be.
V.
Eternal Father, I offer to Thine
honour and glory, for my eternal salvation and for the salvation of the whole
world, the humility, mortification, patience, charity and all the virtues of the
Child Jesus; I thank Thee, I love Thee, and I bless Thee infinitely for this
ineffable mystery of the Incarnation of the Word of God.
Glory Be..
The Word was made flesh; R. And
dwelt amongst us. Let us pray. O God, whose only-begotten Son hath appeared in
the substance of our flesh; grant, we beseech Thee, that through Him, whom we
acknowledge to have been outwardly like unto us, we may deserve to be renewed in
our inward selves. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee for ever and ever. Amen.
Novena of Grace
(March 4th to 12th )
Priest:
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
O Jesus, answer our petitions as
we kneel before Thee.
People:
O Heart of Jesus,
hear and grant our prayers.
Priest:
Pray for us,
Saint Francis Xavier,
People:
that we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Priest:
Let us pray.
Come, Holy Ghost,
fill the hearts of Thy faithful.
Enkindle in them the fire of Thy
love.
Send forth Thy spirit
and they shall be created,
People:
and Thou shalt renew the face of
the earth.
Priest:
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost,
People:
as it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
All together:
O most lovable
and loving Saint Francis Xavier
in union with thee
I adore the Divine
Majesty.
The remembrance of the favours
with which God blessed thee
during life
and of thy glory after death
fills me with joy;
and I unite with thee
in offering to Him
my humble tribute
of thanksgiving and of praise.
I implore thee to secure for me
through thy powerful intercession
the inestimable blessing
of living and dying
in the state of grace.
I also beseech thee
to obtain for me
the favour I ask in this novena.
(State your intentions here...)
But if what I ask
is not for the glory of God
and for the good of my soul
do thou obtain for me
what is more conducive to both.
Amen.
Our Father…. Hail Mary…. Glory
Be….
Priest:
Pray for us,
Saint Francis Xavier,
People:
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Hymn to Saint Francis Xavier
Oh, Father Saint Francis, we
kneel at thy feet,
While blessings and favours we
beg and entreat,
That thou from thy bright throne
in heaven above
Wouldst look on thy clients with
pity and love.
Saint Francis Xavier, Oh pray for
us!
Saint Francis Xavier, Oh pray for
us!
Oh, Father Saint Francis, thy
words were once strong
Against Satan's wiles and an
infidel throng.
Not less is thy might where in
heaven thou art;
Oh, come to our aid, in our
battle take part.
Saint Francis Xavier, Oh pray for
us!
Saint Francis Xavier, Oh pray for
us!
St. Francis Xavier's Prayer for
Unbelievers
All together:
Eternal God,
Creator of all things
remember that the souls of
unbelievers
have been created by Thee
and formed to Thy own image and
likeness.
Behold, O Lord,
how to Thy dishonour
hell is being filled with these
very souls.
Remember that Jesus Christ, Thy
Son
for their salvation suffered a
most cruel death.
Do not permit, O Lord,
I beseech Thee
that Thy divine Son
be any longer despised by
unbelievers,
but rather,
being appeased by the prayers of
Thy saints
and the Church
the most holy spouse of Thy Son
deign to be mindful of Thy mercy
and forgetting their idolatry
and their unbelief
bring them to know Him Whom Thou
didst send
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord
Who is our health, life, and
resurrection
through Whom we have been
redeemed and saved
to Whom be all glory forever.
Amen.
Priest:
Pray for us, Saint Francis
Xavier,
People:
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Priest:
O God, Who did deign,
by the preaching and miracles
of Saint Francis Xavier,
to join unto Thy Church
the nations of the Indies,
grant, we beseech Thee,
that we who reverence his
glorious merits,
may also imitate his example,
through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.
Novena to Mary, Queen of The
Apostles
"I will put enmity between you
and the woman,
and between your offspring and
hers;
he will strike your head,
and you will strike his heel"
(Gen 3:15).
Through God's loving foresight,
Mary was placed, so to speak,
on a path different from that on
which
all the common children of Eve,
born with original sin,
entered the world.
The new path is that of the
redeemed.
The light of the cross illumined
Mary's conception,
infancy and youth.
Thus, she was worthy to be
blessed among women.
Together let us honour Mary
Immaculate,
Queen of Apostles,
and ask her to give Jesus Master,
Way, Truth and Life,
to all of us and to all people on
earth.
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
DAY TWO
"The Holy Spirit will come upon
you,
and the power of the Most High
will overshadow you;
therefore the child to be born
will be holy;
He will be called Son of God" (Lk
1:35).
The grace in a soul is like a
root
from which a plant develops with
its branches,
leaves, flowers and fruits.
Virtues grow in a soul in
proportion to grace.
Thus, we understand why
Mary reached the highest degree
of virtue and holiness:
because she was full of grace.
She possessed the theological,
cardinal and moral virtues,
the beatitudes
and the fruits of the Holy Spirit
to an eminent degree.
Mary is full of grace,
the creature most intimate with
God,
the Blessed Mother
who gives Jesus to us
and helps us to love him.
She makes us conceive a great
fear of sin
and of dangerous occasions.
She inspires in us the desire for
purity and for sacrifice.
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
DAY THREE
"She gave birth to her firstborn
Son
and wrapped him in bands of
cloth,
and laid him in a manger,
because there was no place for
them in the inn" (Lk 2:7).
Mary fulfils her apostolate:
to give Jesus to the Father,
to humanity, to heaven.
She presented Jesus to the
Gentiles,
represented by the
Magi
who came to the crib in
Bethlehem.
Mary always gives Jesus.
She is like a fruitful branch.
She always carries Jesus
and offers him to us:
the Way, the Truth and the Life
of humanity.
Let us pray to Mary,
the Mother of the infant Jesus,
that through her maternal
intercession
we may all welcome the message
from the crib:
"Glory to God in the highest
heaven,
and on earth peace among those
whom he favours!" (Lk 2:14).
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
DAY FOUR
"This child is destined for the
falling
and the rising of many in Israel,
and to be a sign that will be
opposed...
and a sword will pierce your own
soul too" (Lk 2:34-35).
Jesus Christ saw Mary at the foot
of his cross,
sharing in His passion.
The Christian possesses an
inexhaustible strength
and is able to endure great
sufferings without breaking.
In suffering, a person can attain
great nobility of character;
indeed, suffering becomes a real
apostolate.
Let us always trustfully invoke
Mary:
"Pray for us,
now and at the hour of our
death."
All to Mary, from Mary, with
Mary.
She shows everyone on earth her
Son.
Let us pray.
"After this our exile,
show to us the blessed fruit of
your womb, Jesus."
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
DAY FIVE
"His mother treasured all these
things in her heart" (Lk 2:51).
The presentation of the Lord
enlightens us
to live in holiness,
detachment from worldly things,
and purity of thoughts and
actions.
The child Jesus enters the
temple,
takes possession of it
and will live in the Eucharist
until the end of time.
Once we have known our vocation,
we must follow it
and live it faithfully until we
are called to heaven.
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
DAY SIX
"Standing near the cross of Jesus
were his mother,
and his mother's sister,
Mary the wife of Clopas,
and Mary Magdalene" (Jn 19:25).
Let us look at Jesus,
He sacrificed himself on the
cross.
Let us look at Mary,
she shared Christ's mission and
passion with Him.
The essence of the redemption is
on Calvary,
Jesus offers himself;
Mary offers herself and her Son,
whom she loves more than herself.
Jesus is the Redeemer;
Mary, the co-redemptrix.
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
DAY SEVEN
"When Jesus saw his mother and
the disciple
whom he loved standing beside
her,
he said to his mother,
'Woman, here is your son.'
Then He said to the disciple,
'Here is your mother'" (Jn
19:26-27).
When human perversity had reached
its height
and had brought about the death
of our Lord;
when the Shepherd was smitten
and the entire flock
of apostles and faithful were
dispersed,
Jesus Christ offered hope,
salvation, his Mother:
"Here is your mother" (Jn 19:26).
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
DAY EIGHT
"All these were constantly
devoting themselves to prayer,
together with certain women,
including Mary the mother of
Jesus,
as well as his brothers" (Acts
1:14).
It is clear that we have to
consider
and follow Mary as our model.
She is the most holy Virgin,
the co-redemptrix and the Queen
of Apostles.
She offered Jesus on Calvary,
and together with the apostles
she prayed in the cenacle to
obtain the Holy Spirit.
She took care of the Church,
newly born and already
persecuted.
As Mother of the Church,
she became the outstanding member
of the Mystical Body of Christ.
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
DAY NINE
"Mary Immaculate,
the ever-virgin Mother of God,
having finished the course of her
earthly life,
was assumed body and soul into
heavenly glory" (Pius XII, November, 1950).
After the death of her Son,
Jesus,
Mary took care of the apostles,
especially St. John, the
youngest.
She accompanied them with her
prayers,
good example and maternal
comfort.
Thus, Jesus willed that Mary
be with them during their first
years of evangelization,
as she had accompanied him.
After her earthly pilgrimage,
her mission fulfilled,
she was assumed into heaven.
Let us think about the last day
of the world.
All the elect will gloriously
enter heaven,
body and soul;
thus they will have an eternal
reward.
Reflection and Resolution
Prayer:
O God, you sent the Holy Spirit
upon the apostles
as they were united in prayer
with Mary,
the Mother of Jesus.
May the Queen of Apostles,
the same Mother of us all,
help us to serve your majesty
faithfully,
and to spread the glory of Your
Name
by word and example.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory
Be…
Queen of Apostles,
pray for us.
Novena in Exaltation of The Holy
Cross
Jesus, Who because of Your
burning love for us
willed to be crucified
and to shed Your Most Precious
Blood
for the redemption and salvation
of our souls,
look down upon us and grant the
petition we ask for
(State your intention here...)
We trust completely in Your
Mercy.
Cleanse us from sin by Your
Grace,
sanctify our work,
give us and all those who are
dear to us our daily bread,
lighten the burden of our
sufferings,
bless our families,
and grant to the nations,
so sorely afflicted,
Your Peace, which is the only
true peace,
so that by obeying Your
Commandments
we may come at last to the glory
of Heaven.
Novena to Blessed Kateri
Tekakwitha
Kateri, favoured child and Lily
of the Mohawks,
I come to seek your intercession
in my present need:
(State your intention here...)
I admire the virtues which
adorned your soul:
love of God and neighbour,
humility, obedience, patience,
purity and the spirit of
sacrifice.
Help me to imitate your example
in my state of life.
Through the goodness and mercy of
God,
Who has blessed you with so many
graces
which led you to the true faith
and to a high degree of holiness,
pray to God for me and help me.
Obtain for me a very fervent
devotion to the Holy Eucharist
so that I may love Holy Mass as
you did
and receive Holy Communion as
often as I can.
Teach me also to be devoted
to my crucified Saviour as you
were,
that I may cheerfully bear my
daily crosses
for love of Him Who suffered so
much for love of me.
Most of all I beg you to pray for
me
that I may avoid sin,
lead a holy life and save my
soul.
AMEN
In Thanksgiving to God for the
graces bestowed upon Kateri:
(Recite the following prayers...)
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be... (3 times)
Kateri, Lily of the Mohawks,
pray for me.
Novena to The Immaculate Heart of
Mary
O Most Blessed Mother,
heart of love,
heart of mercy,
ever listening,
caring, consoling,
hear our prayer.
As your children,
we implore your intercession
with Jesus your Son.
Receive with understanding and
compassion
the petitions we place before you
today,
especially...
(State your request here...)
We are comforted in knowing your
heart
is ever open to those who ask for
your prayer.
We trust to your gentle care and
intercession,
those whom we love
and who are sick
or lonely
or hurting.
Help all of us,
Holy Mother,
to bear our burdens in this life
until we may share eternal life
and peace with God forever.
Amen.
Novena to Blessed Margaret
Castello
First Day:
O Blessed Margaret of Castello,
In embracing your life just as it
was,
You gave us an example of
resignation
To the Will of god.
In so accepting God’s Will,
You knew that you would grow in
virtue,
Glorify God, save your own soul,
And help the souls of your
neighbours.
Obtain for me the grace,
To recognize the will of God,
In all that may happen to me in
my life,
And so resign myself to it.
Obtain for me also the special
favor,
Which I now ask,
Through your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favour
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honour and Glory
And the salvation of souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Second Day:
O Blessed Margaret of Castello,
In reflecting so deeply
Upon the sufferings and death
Of our Crucified Lord,
You learned courage
And gained the grace
To bear your own afflictions.
Obtain for me
The grace and courage
That I so urgently need
So as to be able to bear
My infirmities and endure my
afflictions
In union with our Suffering
Saviour.
Obtain for me also
The special favour which I now
ask
Through your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from
birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favour
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honour and Glory
And the salvation of souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Third Day:
O Blessed Margaret of Castello,
Your love for Jesus
In the Blessed Sacrament
Was intense and enduring.
It was here
In intimacy with the Divine
Presence
That you found spiritual strength
To accept suffering,
To be cheerful, patient and
kindly
Towards others.
Obtain for me the grace
That I may draw from this same
source,
As from an exhaustible font,
The strength whereby I may be
Kind and understanding
Of everyone despite whatever pain
or discomfort
May come my way.
Obtain for your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favor
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honor and Glory
And the salvation of souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Fourth Day:
O Blessed Margaret of Castello,
You unceasingly turned to God in
prayer
With confidence and trust
In His Fatherly love.
It was only through continual
prayer
That you were enabled
To accept your misfortunes,
To be serene, patient, and at
peace.
Obtain for me the grace
To persevere in my prayer,
Confident that God will give me
The help to carry whatever cross
Comes into my life.
Obtain for me also the special
favour
Which I now ask
Through your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favour
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honour and Glory
And the salvation of souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Fifth Day:
O Blessed Margaret of Castello,
In imitation of the Child Jesus,
Who was subject to Mary and
Joseph,
You obeyed your father and
mother,
Overlooking their unnatural
harshness.
Obtain for me
That same attitude of obedience
Toward all those
Who have legitimate authority
over me,
Most especially toward
The Holy Roman Catholic Church.
Obtain for me also
The special favor which I now ask
Through your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favor
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honor and Glory
And the salvation of souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Sixth Day:
O Blessed Margaret of Castello,
Your miseries taught you
Better than any teacher
The weakness and frailty
Of human nature.
Obtain for me
The grace to recognize
My human limitations
And to acknowledge
My utter dependence upon God.
Acquire for me
That abandonment which leaves me
Completely at the mercy of
God
To do with me whatsoever He
wills.
Obtain for me also
The special favour which I now
ask
Through your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favour
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honour and Glory
And the salvation of souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Seventh Day:
O blessed Margaret of Castello,
You could have so easily
Become discouraged and bitter;
But, instead, you fixed your eyes
On the suffering Christ
And there you learned from Him
The redemptive value of suffering
-
How to offer your pains and
aches,
In reparation for sin
And for the salvation of souls.
Obtain for me the grace
To learn how to endure
My sufferings with patience.
Obtain for me also
The special favour which I now
ask
Through your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be
able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favour
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honour and Glory
And the salvation of souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Eighth Day:
O Blessed Margaret of Castello,
How it must have hurt
When your parents abandoned you!
Yet you learned from this
That all earthly love and
affection,
Even for those who are closest,
Must be sanctified.
And so, despite everything,
You continued to love your
parents –
But now you loved them in God.
Obtain for me the grace
That I might see
All my human loves and affections
In their proper perspective…
In God and for god. Obtain for me
also
The special favour which I now
ask
Through your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favour
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honour and Glory
And the salvation of
souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Ninth Day:
O Blessed Margaret of Castello,
Through your suffering and
misfortune,
You became sensitive
To the sufferings of others.
Your heart reached out
To everyone in trouble –
The sick, the hungry, the dying
prisoners.
Obtain for me the grace
To recognize Jesus in everyone
With whom I come into contact,
Especially in the poor,
The wretched, the unwanted!
Obtain for me also
The special favour which I now
ask
Through your intercession with
God.
Let us pray.
O God by whose Will
The blessed virgin, Margaret,
Was blind from birth,
That the eyes of her mind
Being inwardly enlightened
She might think without ceasing
On You alone;
Be the light of our eyes,
That we may be able
To flee the shadows in this
world,
And reach the home
Of never-ending light.
We ask this through Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph,
Glorify your servant blessed
Margaret,
By granting the favour
We so ardently desire.
This we ask in humble submission
To God’s Will,
For His Honour and Glory
And the salvation of souls.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory
Be...
Prayer
O my God, I thank you
For having given
Blessed Margaret of Castello
To the world as an example
Of the degree of holiness
That can be attained by anyone
Who truly loves you,
Regardless of physical
abnormalities.
In today’s perverted culture,
Margaret would have, most
likely,
Never been born;
Death through abortion
Being preferable to life,
Especially life
In an ugly distorted twisted
body.
But Your ways are not the world’s
ways…
And so it was Your Will
That Margaret would be born into
the world
With just such a malformed body.
It is Your way that uses our
weakness
To give testimony to Your power.
Margaret was born blind,
So as to see You more clearly;
A cripple, so as to lean on You
completely;
Dwarfed in physical posture,
So as to become a giant in the
spiritual order;
Hunch-backed,
So as to more perfectly resemble
The twisted, crucified body of
Your Son.
Margaret’s whole life
Was an enactment of the words
Expressed by Paul:
“So I shall be very happy
To make my weaknesses my special
boast
So that the power of Christ may
stay over me
And that is why I am content
With my weaknesses,
And with insults, hardships,
Persecutions and the agonies
I go through for Christ’s sake.
For it is when I am weak that I
am strong.” (2 Cor 12:10).
I beseech you, O God,
To grant through the intercession
Of Blessed Margaret of Castello,
That all the handicapped …
And who among us is not?…
All rejected, all unwanted of the
world
May make their weaknesses
Their own special boast
So that your power may stay over
them
Now and forever.
Amen.
Blessed Margaret of Castello,
pray for us.
Our Father... Hail Mary...
Novena to Mary, Queen of All
Hearts
O Mary, Queen of All Hearts,
Advocate of the most hopeless cases; Mother most pure, most compassionate;
Mother of Divine Love, full of divine light, we confide to your care the favours
which we ask of you today. Consider our misery, our tears, our interior trials
and sufferings!
We know that you can help us
through the merits of your Divine Son, Jesus.
We promise, if our prayers are
heard, to spread your glory, by making you known under the title of Mary, Queen
of the Universe. Grant, we beseech you, hear our prayers, for every day you give
us so many proofs of your love and your power of intercession to heal both body
and soul.
We hope against all hope: Ask
Jesus to cure us, pardon us, and grant us final perseverance. O Mary, Queen of
all Hearts, help us, we have confidence in you. (3 times)
Novena to Our Guardian Angel
O most faithful companion,
appointed by God to be my
guardian,
and who never leaves my side,
how shall I thank you for your
faithfulness and love
and for the benefits which you
have obtained for me!
You watch over me when I sleep;
you comfort me when I am sad;
you avert the dangers that
threaten me
and warn me of those to come;
you withdraw me from sin
and inspire me to good;
you exhort me to penance when I
fall
and reconcile me to God.
I beg you not to leave me.
Comfort me in adversity,
restrain me in prosperity,
defend me in danger,
and assist me in temptations,
lest at any time I fall beneath
them.
Offer up in the sight of the
Divine Majesty
my prayers and petitions,
and all my works of piety,
and help me to persevere in grace
until I come to everlasting life.
Amen.
Novena To Our Lady of Peace
Most holy and afflicted Virgin,
Queen of Martyrs,
you stood beneath the cross,
witnessing the agony of your
dying Son.
Look with a mother’s tenderness
and pity on us,
as we kneel before you.
We venerate your sorrows,
and place our request with
dutiful confidence
in the sanctuary of your wounded
heart.
Present them, we beseech you,
on our behalf to Jesus Christ,
through the merits of His own
most Sacred Passion and Death,
together with your sufferings at
the foot of the cross.
Through the united efficacy of
both,
obtain the granting of our
petition.
To whom shall we have recourse in
our wants and miseries
if not to you, Mother of Mercy?
You have drunk so deeply of the
chalice of your Son,
you can with compassion receive
our sorrows.
Holy Mary, your soul was pierced
by a sword of sorrow
at the sight of the passion of
your Divine Son.
Intercede for us and obtain from
Jesus these petitions
if they be for His honor and
glory
and for our good and the good of
our nation.
That our nation’s leaders remove
those U.S. Marshals
who guard abortion chambers and
station them on airplanes
to protect innocent travelers,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That our president may call for a
moratorium on abortion
while the war against terrorism
is waged,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That all those injured in the
terrorist attacks recover quickly,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That the souls of the departed
rest in the eternal peace of your
Crucified Son, Jesus Christ,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That the families of all those
lost in the terrorist attack
may know the comfort of Christ’s
constant love,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That the parents, grandparents
and health care professionals
who kill the innocent by abortion
may receive the strength to seek
Christ’s forgiveness,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear
us.
That the biologists, scientists,
pharmaceutical company executives, medical school professors
and others who are involved in
the daily killing of the preborn
may recognize the evil they
perpetrate, and repent,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hears us.
That our soldiers, fire fighters,
policeman, and medical personnel
will be protected by the grace of
God,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
Amen.
Novena to Our Lady of Fatima
Most Holy Virgin,
who has deigned to come to Fatima
to reveal to the three little
shepherds
the treasures of graces hidden in
the recitation of the Rosary,
inspire our hearts with a sincere
love of this devotion,
so that by meditating on the
mysteries
of our redemption that are
recalled in it,
we may gather the fruits
and obtain the conversion of
sinners,
the conversion of Russia,
and this favour that I so
earnestly seek....
(State your request here...)
which I ask of you in this
novena,
for the greater glory of God,
for your own honour,
and for the good of all people.
Amen,
Recite the following prayers...
3 Our Father...
3 Hail Mary’s...
3 Glory Be...
Novena of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe,
According to your message in
Mexico
I venerate you as "the Virgin
Mother
Of the true God for whom we live,
The Creator of all the world,
Maker of heaven and earth."
In spirit I kneel before your
most holy Image
Which you miraculously imprinted
Upon the cloak of the Indian Juan
Diego,
And with the faith
Of the countless numbers of
pilgrims
Who visit your shrine,
I beg you for this favor:
To be a generous,
self-sacrificing,
Faithful Marian Catechist all the
days of my life.
Remember, O Immaculate Virgin,
The words you spoke to your
devout client,
"I am a merciful Mother to you
And to all your people
Who love me and trust in me And
invoke my help.
I listen to their lamentations
and solace
All their sorrows and their
sufferings."
I beg you to be a merciful Mother
to me,
Because I sincerely love you and
trust in you
And invoke your help.
I entreat you, Our Lady of
Guadalupe,
To grant my request,
If this should be the Will of
God,
In order that I may
"Bear witness to your love, your
compassion,
Your help and protection."
Do not forsake me in my needs.
Amen.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for
us.
Say the following prayers...
DAY ONE
Dearest Lady of Guadalupe,
fruitful Mother of holiness,
teach me your ways of gentleness
and strength.
Hear my humble prayer offered
with heartfelt confidence
to beg this favour...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY TWO
O Mary, conceived without sin,
I come to your throne of grace
to share the fervent devotion
of your faithful Mexican children
who call to you under the
glorious Aztec title of Guadalupe.
Obtain for me a lively faith to
do your Son’s holy will always:
May His will be done on earth as
it is in heaven.
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY THREE
O Mary, whose Immaculate Heart
was pierced
by seven swords of grief,
help me to walk valiantly
amid the sharp thorns strewn
across my pathway.
Obtain for me the strength to be
a true imitator of you.
This I ask you, my dear Mother.
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY FOUR
Dearest Mother of Guadalupe,
I beg you for a fortified will
to imitate your divine Son’s
charity,
to always seek the good of others
in need.
Grant me this, I humbly ask of
you.
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY FIVE
O most holy Mother,
I beg you to obtain for me pardon
of all my sins,
abundant graces to serve your Son
more faithfully from now on,
and lastly, the grace to praise
Him with you forever in heaven.
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY SIX
Mary, Mother of vocations,
multiply priestly vocations
and fill the earth with religious
houses
which will be light and warmth
for the world,
safety in stormy nights.
Beg your Son to send us many
priests and religious.
This we ask of you, O Mother.
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY SEVEN
O Lady of Guadalupe,
we beg you that parents live a
holy life
and educate their children in a
Christian manner;
that children obey and follow the
directions of their parents;
that all members of the family
pray and worship together.
This we ask of you, O Mother.
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY EIGHT
With my heart full of the most
sincere veneration,
I prostrate myself before you, O
Mother,
to ask you to obtain for me the
grace
to fulfill the duties of my state
in life with faithfulness and constancy.
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY NINE
O God, You have been pleased
to bestow upon us unceasing
favors
by having placed us under the
special protection
of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary.
Grant us, your humble servants,
who rejoice in honouring her
today upon earth,
the happiness of seeing her face
to face in heaven.
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
O St John Vianney,
Patron of Priests,
pray for us and for all priests!
Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes
Be blessed, O most pure Virgin,
for having vouchsafed to manifest
your shining with life,
sweetness and beauty,
in the Grotto of Lourdes,
saying to the child, St.
Bernadette:
"I am the Immaculate Conception."
A thousand times we congratulate
you
upon your Immaculate
Conception.
And now, O ever Immaculate
Virgin,
Mother of mercy, Health of the
sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
you know our wants,
our troubles,
our sufferings;
deign to cast upon us a look of
mercy.
By appearing in the Grotto of
Lourdes,
you were pleased to make it a
privileged sanctuary,
whence you dispense your favours,
and already many have obtained
the cure of their infirmities,
both spiritual and physical.
We come, therefore,
with the most unbounded
confidence
to implore your maternal
intercession.
Obtain for us, O loving Mother,
the granting of our request...
(Make your request here...)
Through gratitude for your
favours,
we will endeavor to imitate your
virtues,
that we may on day share your
glory.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
Mother of Christ,
you had influence with your
divine son while upon earth.
You have the same influence now
in Heaven.
Pray for us;
obtain for us from your Divine
Son
our special requests if it be the
Divine Will.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.
Saint Bernadette, pray for us.
(Recite the appropriate daily
prayer..)
Day One
O Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
virgin and mother,
queen of heaven,
chosen from all eternity
to be the Mother of the Eternal
Word
and in virtue of this title
preserved from original sin,
we kneel before you as did little
Bernadette at Lourdes
and pray with childlike trust in
you
that as we contemplate your
glorious appearance at Lourdes,
you will look with mercy on our
present petition
and secure for us a favourable
answer
to the request for which we are
making this novena...
Make your request here...)
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
pray for us.
Saint Bernadette,
pray for us.
Day Two
Be blessed,
O most pure Virgin,
for having vouchsafed to manifest
yourself shining with light,
sweetness and beauty,
in the Grotto of Lourdes,
saying to the child Saint
Bernadette:
"I am the Immaculate Conception!"
O Mary Immaculate,
inflame our hearts with one ray
of the burning love of your pure
heart.
Let them be consumed with love
for Jesus and for you,
in order that we may merit one
day
to enjoy your glorious eternity.
O dispenser of His graces here
below,
take into your keeping
and present to your Divine Son
the petition for which we are
making this novena....
Make your request here...)
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.
Saint Bernadette, pray for us.
Day Three
"You are all fair, O Mary,
and there is in you no stain of
original sin."
O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to
thee.
O brilliant star of sanctity,
as on that lovely day,
upon a rough rock in Lourdes
you spoke to the child Bernadette
and a fountain broke from thee
plain earth
and miracles happened
and the great shrine of Lourdes
began,
so now I beseech you to hear our
fervent prayer and do,
we beseech you,
grant us the petition we now so
earnestly seek...
Make your request here...)
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
pray for us.
Saint Bernadette,
pray for us.
Day Four
O Immaculate Queen of Heaven,
we your wayward,
erring children,
join our unworthy prayers of
praise
and thanksgiving to those of the
angels
and
saints
and your own the One, Holy,
and Undivided Trinity
may be glorified in heaven and on
earth.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
as you looked down with love and
mercy upon Bernadette
as she prayed her rosary in the
grotto,
look down now, we beseech you,
with love and mercy upon us.
From the abundance of graces
granted you
by your Divine Son,
sweet Mother of God,
give to each of us all that your
motherly heart sees we need
and at this moment look with
special favour
on the grace we seek in this
novena...
Make your request here...)
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
pray for us.
Saint Bernadette,
pray for us.
Day Five
O Mary Immaculate,
Mother of God and our mother,
from the heights of your dignity
look down mercifully upon us
while we,
full of confidence in your
unbounded goodness
and confident that your Divine
Son
will look favourably upon any
request
you make of Him in our behalf,
we beseech you to come to our aid
and secure for us the favour we
seek in this novena...
Make your request here...)
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious
assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
pray for us.
Saint Bernadette,
pray for us.
Day Six
O glorious Mother of God,
so powerful under your special
title
of Our Lady of Lourdes,
to you we raise our hearts
and hands to implore your
powerful intercession
in obtaining from the benign
Heart of Jesus
all the helps and graces
necessary
for our spiritual and temporal
welfare
and for the special favour we so
earnestly seek in this novena...
Make your request here...)
O Lady of Bernadette,
with the stars of heaven in your
hair
and the roses of earth at your
feet,
look with compassion upon us
today
as you did so long ago on
Bernadette in the Grotto of Lourdes.
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
pray for us.
Saint Bernadette,
pray for us.
Day Seven
O Almighty God,
who by the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
did prepare a worthy dwelling
place for your Son,
we humbly beseech you that as we
contemplate
the apparition of Our Lady in the
Grotto of Lourdes,
we may be blessed with health of
mind and body.
And, O most gracious Mother Mary,
beloved Mother of Our Lord and
Redeemer,
look with favour upon us as you
did that day on Bernadette
and intercede with him for us
that the favour we now so
earnestly seek may be granted to us...
Make your request here...)
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
pray for us.
Saint Bernadette,
pray for us.
Day Eight
O Immaculate Mother of God,
from heaven itself you came to
appear
to the little Bernadette in the
rough Grotto of Lourdes!
And as Bernadette knelt at your
feet
and the magic spring burst forth
and as multitudes have knelt ever
since before your shrine,
O Mother of God,
we kneel before you today
to ask that in your mercy
you plead with your Divine Son
to grant the special favour we
seek in this novena...
Make your request here...)
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary
Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
pray for us.
Saint Bernadette,
pray for us.
Day Nine
O glorious Mother of God,
to you we raise our hearts
and hands to implore your
powerful intercession
in obtaining from the benign
Heart of Jesus
all the graces necessary for our
spiritual
and temporal welfare,
particularly for the grace of a
happy death.
O Mother of our Divine Lord,
as we conclude this novena
for the special favour we seek at
this time...
Make your request here...)
we feel animated with confidence
that your prayers in our behalf
will be graciously heard.
O Mother of My Lord,
through the love you bear to
Jesus Christ
and for the glory of His Name,
hear our prayers and obtain our
petitions.
O Brilliant star of purity,
Mary Immaculate,
Our Lady of Lourdes,
glorious assumption,
triumphant in your coronation,
show unto us the mercy of the
Mother of God,
Virgin Mary,
Queen and Mother,
be our comfort, hope, strength,
and consolation.
Amen.
Our Lady of Lourdes,
pray for us.
Saint Bernadette,
pray for us.
Novena of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel
DAY ONE
O Beautiful Flower of Carmel,
most fruitful vine,
splendor of heaven,
holy and singular,
who brought forth the Son of God,
still ever remaining a pure
virgin,
assist us in our necessity!
O Star of the Sea,
help and protect us!
Show us that you are our Mother!
(State your request here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
DAY TWO
Most Holy Mary, Our Mother,
in your great love for us
you gave us the Holy Scapular of
Mount Carmel,
having heard the prayers
of your chosen son Saint Simon
Stock.
Help us now to wear it faithfully
and with devotion.
May it be a sign to us of our
desire to grow in holiness.
(State your request
here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
DAY THREE
O Queen of Heaven,
you gave us the Scapular as an
outward sign
by which we might be known as
your faithful children.
May we always wear it with honor
by avoiding sin and imitating
your virtues.
Help us to be faithful to this
desire of ours.
(State your request here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
DAY FOUR
When you gave us, Gracious Lady,
the Scapular as our Habit,
you called us to be not only
servants,
but also your own children.
We ask you to gain for us from
your Son
the grace to live as you children
in joy,
peace and love.
(State your request here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
DAY FIVE
O Mother of Fair Love,
through your goodness,
as your children,
we are called to live in the
spirit of Carmel.
Help us to live in charity with
one another,
prayerful as Elijah of old,
and mindful of our call to
minister to God's people.
(State your request here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
DAY SIX
With loving provident care,
O Mother Most Amiable,
you covered us with your Scapular
as a shield of defense against
the Evil One.
Through your assistance,
may we bravely struggle against
the powers of evil,
always open to your Son Jesus
Christ.
(State your request here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
DAY SEVEN
O Mary, Help of Christians,
you assured us that wearing your
Scapular worthily
would keep us safe from harm.
Protect us in both body and soul
with your continual aid.
May all that we do be pleasing to
your Son and to you.
(State your request here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail
Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
DAY EIGHT
You give us hope,
O Mother of Mercy,
that through your Scapular
promise
we might quickly pass through the
fires of purgatory
to the Kingdom of your Son.
Be our comfort and our hope.
Grant that our hope may not be in
vain but that,
ever faithful to your Son and to
you,
we may speedily enjoy after death
the blessed company of Jesus and
the saints.
(State your request here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
DAY NINE
O Most Holy Mother of Mount
Carmel,
when asked by a saint to grant
privileges to the family of Carmel,
you gave assurance of your
Motherly love
and help to those faithful to you
and to your Son.
Behold us, your children.
We glory in wearing your holy
habit,
which makes us members of your
family of Carmel,
through which we shall have your
powerful protection in life,
at death and even after death.
Look down with love,
O Gate of Heaven,
on all those now in their last
agony!
Look down graciously,
O Virgin, Flower of Carmel,
on all those in need of help!
Look down mercifully,
O Mother of our Savior,
on all those who do not know
that they are numbered among your
children.
Look down tenderly,
O Queen of All Saints,
on the poor souls!
(State your request here...)
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.
Novena to The Precious Blood
By the Voice of your Blood, O
Jesus,
I would press you, solicit you,
importune you.
Though you seem to reject my
supplications
I will not leave your bleeding
feet until you hear me.
Too many graces, too many mercies
flow from your Blood for me not
to hope in its efficacy.
Then, O Jesus,
by the Precious Blood
seven times shed for the welfare
of all,
by each drop of that sacred price
of our redemption,
by the tears of your immaculate
mother,
I imploe you,
hear my earnest prayer.
(here specify your request)
O Jesus, during all the days of
your mortal life
you consoled so many sufferers,
healed so many infirmities,
raised so often a sinking
courage,
you will not fail to have pity
on one who cries to you from the
depths of anguish.
Oh! No, it is impossible.
Another profound sigh from my
heart,
and from the wound in your own
there will flow to me upon a wave
of your merciful Blood the grace
so ardently desired.
O Jesus, Jesus,
hasten the moment when you will
change my tears into joy,
my sighs into thanksgiving.
Holy Mary,
source of the divine Blood,
I implore you not to lose this
occasion
of glorifying the Blood which
made you immaculate.
Amen.
Novena to The Sacred Heart
O Sacred and adorable Heart of
Jesus!
Furnace of Eternal charity!
Ocean of infinite mercy!
Consolation of the afflicted!
Refuge of sinners!
and Hope of the whole world!
I most fervently adore Thee,
and unite my heart,
my affections,
and supplications,
to the perpetual homage Thou
Thyself renderest
to the Divinity on our Altars.
Most amiable Heart,
which hast loved us with an
eternal love,
supply Thyself for my
insensibility,
and receive my desire at least of
loving Thee
with all the ardour and sincerity
Thou so justly meritest.
But remember, O adorable Heart!
that Thou hast not disclosed
Thyself to us
only as an object of our
adorations;
Thou desirest much more to engage
our love,
and to become the ground
and motive of our loving
confidence.
For this end,
Thou wert pierced through with a
lance on the Cross;
and for the same purpose Thou
remainest
a daily Victim of Thine own love
on our Altars.
O infinitely compassionate Heart
of Jesus!
which was overwhelmed with sorrow
in the Garden of Olives,
at the view of our spiritual and
corporal miseries,
I recur of Thee now with all the
confidence Thou desirest
I should have in the extent of
Thy power
and the riches of Thy mercy.
Convinced that those things
which are impossible to human
beings
are infinitely easy to Thee,
and relying with an humble
steadfast faith
on the sacred words of Truth
itself,
that whatever we ask the Father
in the Name of Jesus should be
granted,
I now most humbly implore in that
adorable Name,
in virtue of that
promise,
and through the abundant mercies
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
the particular favour I petition
for in this Novena.
- (Specify it.)
O blessed saint Gertrude!
and all you glorious servants of
Christ;
who while on earth were
particularly devoted
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
join your prayers with mine,
and implore from the Divine
Object of all your devotion
the obtaining of the petition
which I now make,
and specially offer up through
your intercession.
Beg likewise, from this adorable
Heart,
which has dominion over all
hearts,
and could in a moment change the
most obdurate,
to have compassion on those who
are
in the dreadful state of mortal
sin,
and to open to us the treasure of
its mercy
at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Novena of Confidence to The
Sacred Heart
O Lord Jesus Christ,
To your most Sacred Heart,
I confide this/these
intention(s):
(Sate you intention(s) here...)
Only look upon me,
And then do
What your Sacred Heart inspires.
Let your Sacred Heart decide
I count on it
I trust in it
I throw myself on Your mercy,
Lord Jesus!
You will not fail me.
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I trust in You.
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I believe in Your love for me.
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Your Kingdom come.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I have asked you for many favors,
But I earnestly implore this one.
Take
it.
Place it in Your open, broken
Heart;
And, when the Eternal Father
looks upon It,
Covered with Your Precious Blood,
He will not refuse it.
It will be no longer my prayer,
But Yours, O Jesus.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I place all my trust in You.
Let me not be disappointed.
Amen.
Novena to Our Lord of
Transfiguration
I. Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament
O Saving Victim opening wide the
gate of heaven to all below.
Our foes press on from every
side;
Thine aid supply,
Thy strength bestow.
To Thy great name be endless
praise Immortal Godhead,
One in Three;
Oh, grant us endless length of
days,
In our true native land with
Thee.
Amen.
II. Invocation of the Holy Spirit
(or Come Holy Spirit song)
Come Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of
Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit
and they shall be created.
And You shall renew the face of
the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the
Holy Spirit,
did instruct the hearts of the
faithful,
grant that by the same Holy
Spirit we may be truly wise
and ever enjoy His consolations,
Through Christ Our Lord,
Amen.
III. Words of Wisdom / Reflection
/ Homiletics Services:
Here you have a choice of one of
the above...
IV. Prayer
Father of mercies,
You glorified Your heavenly Son
and revealed Yourself in the
bright cloud,
grant that we may listen in faith
to have a love for the word of Christ.
Amen.
V. Profession of Faith
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of
the Holy Spirit;
born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified,
died and was buried.
He descended to the dead,
on the third day He rose again.
He ascended into heaven
seated at the right hand of God
the Father almighty.
From thence, He shall come again
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
VI. Concluding prayer
God, our Father,
in the transfigured glory of
Christ Your Son,
You strengthen our faith by
confirming the witness of Your prophets
and by showing to us the
splendour of your beloved Son,
help us to become heirs to the
eternal life with Him,
who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
VII. Benediction
Tantum Ergo Sacramentum
Down in adoration falling,
Lo! The Sacred Host we hail.
Lo! o'er ancient forms departing,
Newer rites of Grace prevail:
Faith for all defects supplying,
Where the feeble senses fail.
To The Everlasting Father
And The Son Who reigns on high,
With The Spirit blessed
proceeding Forth,
from Each eternally,
Be salvation, honour,
blessing,
Might and endless majesty. Amen.
VIII. To be followed by the Holy
Mass.
First Day
Recommended theme for the day:
Today is a Joyful Day.
One day Jesus left Nazareth, His
hometown,
and lived in Capernaum.
During that time it was a big
city,
not distant from Nazareth.
The decision entailed a gesture
of farewell to His mother and his town mates.
Everyone making a decision must
say goodbye
and give up something.
A vocation of service always
signifies some form of sacrifices.
It is the price of the Kingdom of
God.
Mary, our mother,
like her Son was growing in her
faith,
her understanding of Jesus’
vocation
and her acceptance of the mission
God destined for her Son.
For her, this process means
uncertainties,
sufferings, fears and anxieties
just as for many mothers who
share with their son’s commitment
to fight for injustice on the
risks of their lives.
Second Day
Recommended theme for the day: My
Own Transfiguration.
Sometimes during the intense
moments of our lives,
we ask ourselves,
in a very special way,
“what we ought to do… what our
vocation and responsibility is…”
These are moments when we are
touched by the pain of injustice around us,
and with our strength,
we share something in the hope
that the things may change.
This is the time when we
experience the presence of God
who leads us toward the future
full of hope.
This is the moment when God
speaks to us
and we become so enlightened as
to understand the meaning.
This is how Jesus felt when He
was transfigured in the Mountain of Tabor.
Prayer
God You have scattered the
darkness with Your light
and have poured Your light into
our hearts
so that we might look upon the
radiant face of Jesus Christ.
Nourish in us the desires to
contemplate Your beloved Son.
Amen.
Third Day
Recommended theme for the day:
Way of Witnessing to the Resurrection.
The Transfiguration was necessary
to help the apostles increase their faith
and recognize the divinity of
Jesus,
His union with the Father and the
Spirit
as well as with the prophets of
the Old Testament.
Maybe there is another kind of
transfiguration that is needed for us so that,
like the apostles, when the
vision was over,
we may be able to “look up and
see no none, but only Jesus.”
The transfiguration to which we
refer is the indwelling
of the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit in the Word,
in our neighbour as well as in
us.
The kind of transfiguration will
enable us to see the common things of earth,
sky and sea with a new wonder and
fresh joy.
It will also enable us to see the
presence of Jesus
within ourselves and in the
people who cross our path,
even if they drive us crazy.
We may think that such an
attitude is too difficult to acquire
but it is something that we can
continuously ask for and desire.
Prayer
O God, according to Your plan,
You have called us to holiness by
Your grace
which You have revealed in Jesus
Christ,
through Your Gospel show us the
way
so we could share in Your mission
of glorious splendour of unending life.
Amen.
Fourth Day
Recommended theme for the day:
Experiencing God’s Presence in our Lives – The Joy of Having Christ.
In the transfiguration episode,
we can see just how much Peter
lived his calling with enthusiasm
and with a sense of
responsibility.
“Master, it is wonderful for us
to be here,
so let us make three tents, one
for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
Here we see Peter in all his
generosity.
At this moment he feels at the
height of his power and ability.
He is growing in awareness of his
responsibility,
the weight he carries on his
shoulders.
Prayer
Loving Father, You have so loved
us that we have been called to be sons of God,
when Christ comes grant us that
we may be like him.
Amen.
Fifth Day
Recommended theme for the day:
Transfiguration and Agony.
The transfiguration anticipates
the paschal mystery
which begins with the cross.
Jesus can attain His permanent
glory in His resurrection.
But first He must die on the
cross.
Transfiguration appears as a
preparation
and strengthening for the
disciples to face the coming passion and death of Jesus,
when His glory seems most unseen.
It was given to the disciples to
prepare them for the tragedy of the cross.
Prayer
O Christ, before Your passion and
death
You revealed the resurrection to
Your disciple on Mount Tabor;
we pray for Your church which
labors amid the cares and anxieties of this world,
that in its trials it may always
be transfigured by the joy of Your victory.
Amen.
Sixth Day
Recommended theme for the day:
Our Mission as Disciples of Jesus.
The value of the vision
and the accompanying glory is its
gift of equipping us
for service and endurance.
No one can stay on the
mountaintop of Tabor forever,
for there are responsibilities in
the valley.
Christ fulfilled His life’s work
not in the glory but in the valley,
and it was there He was truly and
completely the Messiah.
Prayer
O Christ, You took Peter, James
and John
and led them up a high mountain
by themselves.
We pray for our Pope and bishops
that they may inspire in Your
people
the hope of being transfigured at
the last day.
Amen.
Seventh Day
Recommended theme for the day:
Transfiguration and Resurrection.
Without the Risen Christ,
Transfiguration has no meaning.
It would appear to be just futile
show without a happy ending.
But the Resurrection confirms the
glory that was shown during the transfiguration
and which rightly belongs to
Jesus.
The glory will be manifested
eventually in His second coming for the last judgment.
Prayer
O Christ, You gave light to the
world when the glory of the Creator arose over You.
We pray for the men and women of
good will that they walk in your light.
Amen.
Eighth Day
Recommended theme for the day:
Revelation of Jesus to the Three.
The Transfiguration of the Lord
is one shining moment in the life of the apostles
that prepares them for the trials
ahead.
Peter, James and John experience
the glory in the mountain of Transfiguration.
This is a foretaste of the glory
that will be theirs in the Father’s kingdom,
and it will let them see them
through the “terrible” days
when Jesus undergoes His passion
and death,
and when they themselves are
persecuted in His name.
Prayer
O Christ, upon the mountaintop
You let the light of Your face shine over Moses and Elijah.
We ask Your blessing upon Your
people
who call on Your Name,
who want to belong to the kingdom
of light and life.
Amen.
Ninth Day
Recommended theme for the day:
Transfiguration and the Blessed Trinity.
The event of the transfiguration
marks a decisive moment in the ministry of Jesus.
A revelatory event which
prefigures the glory of the Resurrection,
it was given to the disciples to
prepare them for the tragedy of the Cross.
The resurrection of Jesus is the
epiphany of the Trinity.
The Father raises Jesus from the
dead
and the first gift of the
glorification is the sending of the Holy Spirit.
Prayer
O Christ, You will reform our
lowly body and make it like Your glorious one,
we pray for our brothers and
sisters
who have died that they may share
Your glory forever.
Amen.
Novena to St. Joseph
O glorious Saint Joseph,
faithful follower of Jesus
Christ,
to you we raise our hearts and
hands
to implore your powerful
intercession
in obtaining from the benign
heart of Jesus
all the helps and graces
necessary
for our spiritual and temporal
welfare,
particularly for the grace of a
happy death
and the special favour we now
request...
(State your request here.)
O guardian of the Word Incarnate,
we feel animated with confidence
that your prayers
in our behalf will be graciously
heard before the throne of God.
O glorious St. Joseph,
through the love you bear to
Jesus Christ
and for the glory of His name,
hear our prayers
and obtain our petitions.
Amen.
DAY ONE
O great St. Joseph,
with feelings of unlimited
confidence,
we beg you to bless this novena
that we begin in your honor.
"You are never invoked in vain"
says the seraphic St. Theresa of Jesus.
Be you then to me
what you have been to that spouse
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and graciously hear me as you did
her.
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY TWO
O blessed Saint Joseph,
Tender hearted father,
faithful guardian of Jesus,
chaste spouse of the Mother of
God,
we pray and beseech you to offer
to God the Father,
His divine son,
bathed in blood on the Cross for
sinners,
and through the thrice holy name
of Jesus
obtain for us of the eternal
Father
the favor for which we implore
your intercession...
(State your request here...)
Amid the splendors of eternity,
forget not the sorrows of those
who pray,
those who weep;
stay the almighty arm which
smites us,
that by your prayers and those of
your most holy spouse,
the Heart of Jesus may be moved
to pity and to pardon.
Amen
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY THREE
Blessed St. Joseph,
enkindle in our cold hearts a
spark of your charity.
May God be always the first
and only object of our
affections.
Keep our souls always in
sanctifying grace and,
if we should be so unhappy as to
lose it,
give us the strength to recover
it immediately
by a sincere repentance.
Help us to such a love of our God
as will always keep us united to
Him.
Amen.
O glorious St. Joseph,
through the love you bear to
Jesus Christ
and for the glory of His name,
hear our prayers
and obtain our petitions.
(State your request here...)
DAY FOUR
Saint Joseph, pride of Heaven,
unfailing hope for our lives,
and support of those on earth,
graciously accept our prayer of
praise.
You were appointed spouse of the
chaste Virgin
by the Creator of the world.
He willed that you be called
"father" of the Word
and serve as agent of our
salvation.
May the triune God who bestowed
upon you heavenly honors,
be praised forever.
And may He grant us through your
merits
the joy of a blessed life
and a favorable answer to our
petition.
(State your request here...)
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY FIVE
O holy St. Joseph,
what a lesson your life is for
us,
ever so eager to appear
so anxious to display before the
eyes of men
the graces that we owe entirely
to the liberality of God.
In addition to the special favor
for which we plead in this novena...
(State your request here...)
grant that we may attribute to
God the glory of all things,
that we may love the humble and
hidden life,
that we may not desire any other
position
than the one given us by
Providence
and that we may always be a
docile instrument in the hands of God.
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY SIX
O glorious Saint Joseph,
appointed by the Eternal Father
as the guardian and protector of
the life of Jesus Christ,
the comfort and support of His
Holy Mother,
and the instrument in His great
design
for the redemption of mankind;
you who had the happiness of
living with Jesus and Mary,
and of dying in their arms,
be moved with confidence we place
in you,
and procure for us from the
Almighty,
the particular favor which
we humbly ask through your
intercession...
(State your request here...)
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY SEVEN
O faithful and prudent Saint
Joseph,
watch over our weakness
and our inexperience;
obtain for us that prudence which
reminds us of our end,
which directs our paths and which
protects us from every danger.
Pray for us, then, O great Saint,
and by your love for Jesus and
Mary,
and by their love for you,
obtain for us the favor we ask in
this novena...
(State your request here...)
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY EIGHT
O blessed Joseph,
to whom it was given not only to
see
and to hear that God whom many
kings longed to see and saw not;
to hear and heard not;
but also to carry Him in your
arms,
to embrace Him, to clothe Him,
and to guard and defend Him,
come to our assistance and
intercede with Him
to look favorably on our present
petition.
(State your request here...)
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
DAY NINE
O good Saint Joseph, help us to
be like you,
gentle to those whose weakness
leans on us;
help us to give to those who seek
our aid,
succor that they may journey
unafraid.
Give us your faith,
that we may see the right shining
above the victories of might.
Give us your hope that we may
stand secure,
untouched by doubting, steadfast
to endure.
Give us your love that as the
years increase
an understanding heart may bring
us peace.
Give us your purity that the hour
of death
finds us untouched by evil’s
breath.
Give us your love of labour
that we shirk no lot in life that
calls us for honest work.
Give us your love of poverty so
that we live contented,
let wealth come or go.
Give us your courage that we may
be strong;
give us your meekness to confess
our sins.
Give us your patience that we may
possess the kingdom
of our souls without distress.
Help us, dear Saint,
to live that when life ends
we pass with you to Jesus and His
friends.
O Glorious Saint Joseph,
hear our prayers and obtain our
petitions.
Amen.
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
Novena to The Holy Family
The feast of the Holy Family
which is celebrated at the end of December.
Prayer:
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace
of loving Holy Church as I should,
above every earthly thing,
and of ever showing my love by
deeds.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace
of openly professing as I should,
with courage and without human
respect,
the faith that I received as your
gift in holy Baptism.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace
of sharing as I should
in the defense and propagation of
the Faith when duty calls,
whether by word or by the
sacrifice of my possessions and my life.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace
of loving my family and others
in mutual charity as I should,
and establish us in perfect
harmony of thought, will, and action,
under the rule and guidance of
the shepherds of the Church.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
bless me and grant me the grace
of conforming my life fully
as I should to the commandments
of God’s law
and those of His Holy Church,
so as to live always in that
charity which they set forth.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
I ask in particular this special
favor:
(State your intention(s) here...)
Dedication of One’s Family:
Most loving Jesus,
by Your sublime and beautiful
virtues of humility,
obedience, poverty, modesty,
charity, patience, and gentleness,
You blessed with peace and
happiness the family
which You chose on earth.
In Your mercy look upon my
family.
We belong to You,
for we have received Your many
blessings over many years
and we entrust ourselves to Your
loving care.
Look upon my family in Your
loving kindness,
preserve us from danger,
give us help in time of need,
and grant us the grace to
persevere to the end
in imitation of Your holy Family,
so that having revered You and
loved You faithfully on earth,
we may praise You eternally in
heaven.
Mary, dearest Mother,
to your intercession we have
recourse,
knowing that your Divine Son will
hear your prayers.
Glorious patriarch, Saint Joseph,
help us by your powerful prayers
and offer our prayers to Jesus
through Mary’s hands.
Amen.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ,
being subject to Mary and Joseph,
You sanctified family life by
Your beautiful virtues.
Grant that we, with the help of
Mary and Joseph,
may be taught by the example of
Your holy Family,
and may after death enjoy its
everlasting companionship.
Lord Jesus, help us ever to
follow the example of Your holy Family,
that in the hour of our death
Your glorious Virgin Mother
together with Saint Joseph may
come to meet us,
and we may be worthy to be
received by You into the everlasting joys of heaven.
You live and reign forever.
Amen.
Novena to The Angels
Invocation
Come, let us worship the Lord in
the company of his angels.
Reading (Ex 23:20-21a)
See, I am sending an angel before
you
to guard you on the way
and bring you to the place I have
prepared.
Intercessions
Let us entreat the Lord that,
with the angels who do His will,
we may respond more promptly to
the sense of His message:
R. With the angels we sing of
Your glory.
Lord, You made Your angels
messengers of Your wonders;
fashion us into heralds of Your
mighty deeds before all.
R. With the angels we sing of
Your glory.
The angels ceaselessly proclaim
Your holiness;
fashion Your Church into a worthy
voice for Your praise.
R. With the angels we sing of
Your glory.
You commanded the angels to
protect Your servants;
may they be with us in all our
endeavors.
R. With the angels we sing of
Your glory.
Through the agency of the angels
may all our petitions rise to
You.
R. With the angels we sing of
Your glory.
May the angels help us in our
final hour
and lead us to the land of
paradise.
R. With the angels we sing of
Your glory.
Prayer
Father with great wisdom You
direct the ministry
both of Angels and human beings.
Grant that those who always
minister to You in heaven
may also defend us during our
life on earth.
We ask this in the Name of Jesus
the Lord.
Amen.
Novena to The Blessed Virgin Mary
O Most Holy Virgin!
who were chosen by the adorable
Trinity from all eternity
to be the Most Pure Mother of
Jesus,
permit me, thy humble and devoted
client,
to remind thee of the joy thou
didst receive
in the instant of the most sacred
Incarnation of our Divine Lord,
and during the nine months thou
didst carry Him in thy chaste womb.
O tender Mother of the afflicted!
grant me, under my present
necessities,
that peculiar protection thou
hast promised
to those who devoutly commemorate
this ineffable joy.
Relying on the infinite mercies
of thy Divine Son,
trusting in that promise which He
has made,
that those who ask should
receive;
and penetrated with confidence in
thy powerful prayers;
I most humbly entreat thee to
intercede for me;
and to obtain for me the favours
which I petition for in this Novena,
if it be the holy Will of God to
grant them;
and if not, to ask for me
whatever graces I need most.
(Here specify your requests.)
I desire by this Novena,
which I now offer in thy
honour,
to prove the lively confidence I
have in thine intercession.
Accept it, I beseech Thee,
in honour of that supernatural
love and joy
with which thy sacred heart was
replenished
during the abode of thy dear Son
in Thy womb;
in veneration of which I offer
thee the sentiments of my heart,
and these nine Hail Mary’s.
Repeat the Hail Mary.. nine
times, and then say the following
Prayer. O Mother of God,
accept these salutations,
in union with the respect and
veneration
with which the Angel Gabriel
first hailed thee full of grace.
May they become so many gems in
the crown of thy glory,
which will increase in brightness
to the end of the world.
I beseech Thee,
O Comfortress of the afflicted!
by the joy thou didst receive in
the nine months of thy pregnancy,
to obtain for me the granting of
the favours
which I have now implored through
thy powerful intercession.
For this end,
I offer Thee all the good works
which have ever been performed in
thy honour.
I most humbly entreat thee,
for the love of the amiable Heart
of Jesus,
with which thine was ever so
inflamed,
to hear my humble prayers,
and to obtain my requests.
Novena to St. Michael The
Archangel
Glorious Saint Michael,
guardian and defender
of the Church of Jesus Christ,
come to the assistance of His
followers,
against whom the powers of hell
are unchained.
Guard with special care our Holy
Father,
the Pope, and our bishops,
priests,
all our religious and lay people,
and especially the children.
Saint Michael,
watch over us during life,
defend us against the assaults of
the demon,
and assist us especially at the
hour of death.
Help us achieve the happiness
of beholding God face to face
for all
eternity.
Amen.
Saint Michael,
intercede for me with God
in all my necessities,
especially
(State your intention here...)
Obtain for me a favourable
outcome
in the matter I recommend to you.
Mighty prince of the heavenly
host,
and victor over rebellious
spirits,
remember me for I am weak and
sinful
and so prone to pride and
ambition.
Be for me, I pray,
my powerful aid in temptation and
difficulty,
and above all do not forsake me
in my last struggle with the
powers of evil.
Amen.
Novena to Our Lady of The Rosary
(This Novena is to be said with a
Rosary on each day.)
My dearest Mother Mary,
behold me, your child,
in prayer at your feet.
Accept this Holy Rosary,
which I offer you in accordance
with your requests at Fatima,
as a proof of my tender love for
you,
for the intentions of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus,
in atonement for the offenses
committed against your Immaculate Heart,
and for this special favour
which I earnestly request in my
Rosary Novena:
(State your intention(s) here...)
I beg you to present my petition
to your Divine Son.
If you will pray for me,
I cannot be refused.
I know, dearest Mother,
that you want me to seek God’s
holy Will concerning my request.
If what I ask for should not be
granted,
pray that I may receive that
which will be of greater benefit to my soul.
I offer you this spiritual
“Bouquet of Roses” because I love you.
I put all my confidence in you,
since your prayers before God are
most powerful.
For the greater glory of
God
and for the sake of Jesus,
your loving Son,
hear and grant my prayer.
Sweet Heart of Mary,
be my salvation.
Novena to Our Lady of The Blessed
Sacrament
(May 5th to May 13th )
FIRST DAY - THE TITLE OF OUR LADY
OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate,
Mother of Jesus and our tender
Mother,
we invoke thee under the title of
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
because thou art the Mother of
the Savior
who lives in the Eucharist,
and because it was from thee that
He took the Flesh and Blood
with which He there feeds us!
We invoke thee under that title
because, again,
thou art the sovereign
dispensatrix of all graces and,
consequently, of those contained
in the august Eucharist,
also, because thou didst first
fulfill the duties of the Eucharistic life,
teaching us by thy example
how to assist properly at the
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
how to communicate worthily,
and how to visit frequently and
piously the Most Blessed Sacrament.
V. Pray for us, O Virgin
Immaculate, Our Lady of the Most Blessed
Sacrament.
R. That the Eucharistic Kingdom
of Jesus Christ may come among us!
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, our King and
our God,
who having become Man to make us
sharers in The Divinity,
art truly our Bread in the
adorable Eucharist,
grant, we beseech Thee,
that in venerating so great a
Mystery,
we may be mindful of the most
sweet Virgin Mary,
of whom Thou didst will to be
conceived
by the operation of the Holy
Ghost!
Grant, also that we may imitate
the worship
that she rendered while on earth
to this most august Sacrament,
so we may behold Thy Eucharistic
Kingdom
spread and flourish throughout
the whole world!
O Thou who livest and reignest
forever and ever!
Amen.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE MOST
BLESSED SACRAMENT
O Virgin Mary,
Our Lady of the Most Blessed
Sacrament,
the glory of Christians,
the joy of the universal Church,
and the hope of the world,
pray for us.
Kindle in all the faithful a
lively devotion
to the most Holy Eucharist,
so that they may be worthy to
receive Holy Communion every day.
Our Lady of the Most Blessed
Sacrament,
pray for us.
Let us with Mary Immaculate
adore,
thank, supplicate, and console
the most sacred and beloved
Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
SECOND DAY - MARY AND THE HOLY
MASS
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate,
after having been present at the
death of thy Divine Son on Calvary,
where thou didst unite thy
immense sorrow to the Redeemer's sacrifice,
thou didst frequently assist at
the real,
though mysterious, renewal of
that adorable sacrifice
in the celebration of the Holy
Mass.
Teach us by thy example to esteem
as it deserves
the Divine action performed at
the altar,
and obtain for us the grace to be
able often,
and even daily,
to assist piously at the Holy
Sacrifice.
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer
as on the first day)
THIRD DAY - MARY AND HOLY
COMMUNION
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate,
thy Communions were the most
fervent,
the most holy that were ever
made!
When thou didst possess thy
Divine Son in thy breast,
thou didst love Him with a love
exceeding
that of any other creature soever
for his God.
Teach us to make Holy Communion
the center of our life,
and may that life be spent in
preparing us
for so great an action
and in thanking God for so
inappreciable a benefit!
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer
as on the first day)
FOURTH DAY - MARY AND THE REAL
PRESENCE
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate,
who after the ascension of thy
Divine Son,
didst console thy exile on earth
by thy Real Presence of Jesus in
the Sacrament,
and didst spend before the
tabernacle
the greater part of thy days and
even thy nights,
make us comprehend the treasure
we possess on the altar.
Inspire us to visit often the God
of Love in the Sacrament
in which He abides to receive the
homage that He deserves by so many titles,
and to guide, protect, and
console us in this exile!
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer
as on the first day)
FIFTH DAY - MARY, THE MODEL OF
ADORERS
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate,
thou art our perfect Model in the
service of the Divine Eucharist.
With the most lively faith
and the most profound respect
thou didst adore Jesus
hidden under the sacramental
veils.
After thy example we desire to
render to the Sacred Host
all the honor due the Divinity
and the glorified Humanity of the
Son of God made Man.
We wish to maintain at all times
in the holy place the modesty
and recollection becoming true
adorers.
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer
as on the first day)
SIXTH DAY - MARY, THE MODEL OF
THANKSGIVING
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate,
who didst return to Jesus so
perfect a Thanksgiving
for the institution of the Divine
Eucharist
and the ineffable Gift in which
the Savior exhausted His power
and the treasures of His Heart,
teach us to thank thy Divine Son
for this great benefit,
and especially to make our
thanksgiving
well when we have had the
happiness of receiving Him in Holy Communion.
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer
as on the first day)
SEVENTH DAY - MARY, THE MODEL OF
REPARATION
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate thou didst
adore thy Divine Son
in His state of perpetual Victim,
always immolated on our altars,
incessantly demanding,
by His death,
grace and mercy for sinners.
We unite with thy dolors and thy
perfect reparation.
We desire to accept our daily
trials for love of Him,
and with thee to console Jesus
for the ingratitude of men
and the outrages He daily
receives in the Blessed Sacrament.
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer
as on the first day)
EIGHTH DAY - MARY, THE MODEL OF
PRAYER
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate,
while the Apostles went to preach
the Gospel,
thou didst remain close to the
tabernacle,
supplicating for them the
goodness of the Savior,
and thy prayer obtained for them
the grace to convert the world!
Teach us to pray, above all,
to pray near the tabernacle,
where Jesus wills to abide
continually
in order to hear our petitions.
Teach us to pray for the
extension of the Eucharistic kingdom,
for the salvation of the whole
world,
for the exaltation of the Holy
Church,
and most especially for the
sanctification of the clergy
and the conversion of sinners.
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer
as on the first day)
NINTH DAY - MARY, THE
DISPENSATRIX OF EUCHARISTIC GRACES
O Sacrament Most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
all praise and all thanksgiving
be every moment thine.
Blessed be the holy and
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God!
O Virgin Immaculate,
Mother most loving and admirable
Model of adorers of Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament,
thou art also the dispensatrix of
the graces
necessary to fulfill that great
duty!
Grant us, then, we beseech thee,
as the fruit of this novena,
the virtues that will render our
adoration
less unworthy of thy Divine Son.
Teach us to honor so well this
Mystery of mysteries
that we may receive here below
the graces it contains,
in order to enjoy in heaven the
eternal life
of which it is the pledge!
(Versicle, Response, and Prayer
as on the first day)
[Taken from Volume VII of the
Eymard Library. Courtesy of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament]
ACT OF CONSECRATION PRAYER
O Mary, Virgin and most powerful
Mother of Mercy,
Queen of Heaven and Refuge of
sinners,
we consecrate ourselves today,
to thy Immaculate Heart.
We consecrate to thee our very
being and our whole life,
all that we have, all that we
love, all that we are.
To thee we give our bodies,
our hearts and souls,
to thee we give our homes,
our families, and our country.
Mindful of this consecration,
we now promise to imitate thee by
the practice of Christian virtues.
We resolve to receive Holy
Communion
on the first Saturday of every
month when possible,
and to offer daily,
five decades of the Rosary
with all our sacrifices in the
spirit of penance and reparation.
Amen.
Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows
Holy Mother of God,
hear the prayers of the Church
for all mothers,
especially those wearied by life
and overcome by the suffering
they bear for their children.
Recite the following prayer...
Hail Mary...
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
intercede for them from your
place in heaven,
that the mercy of your divine Son
might lighten their burden and
give them strength.
Recite the following prayers...
Hail Mary...
Glory to the Father...
(Recite the appropriate prayer of
the day...)
DAY ONE
Our Lady of Sorrows,
Labor day usually brings to mind
images of factory workers,
farmers or heavy equipment
operators.
Yet we also use labor to describe
the first work
which brought each one of us to
birth:
those first hours of maternal
sacrifice
which brought us into the world.
It's too easy to forget that
and all the other sacrifices
which the vocation of motherhood
entails.
Pray for the mothers in labor
today,
those who give birth,
those who work two jobs to
support a child,
those who go without so their
child's needs are met,
those whose patient endurance is
a sign of God's love upon the cross.
DAY TWO
Our Lady of Sorrows,
Pray for Mothers who will Give
Birth Today.
'At first I was scared,' Sarah
told me. 'I was scared,
excited and filled with the most
incredible expectation.
It was like those words we hear
at Mass:
we wait in joyful hope.
I thought of all those women who
feel the first kick,
the stirrings of life deep within
them.
I prayed for them,
that they would love their child,
cherish their little baby
and know that in being a mother
they are involved in something so
much bigger than themselves.
They have been chosen by God
to be custodians of the mystery
of life.
At first I was scared,
and then I just cried ... with
joy.'
DAY THREE
Our Lady of Sorrows,
'At first I was petrified", Jon
told me,
"petrified that I would faint
or get in the way
or not know what to do to help
Sarah.
But then I prayed to Mary.
I know, praying to Mary
is something you would think a
mother would be doing.
But somehow,
I think Mary understood Saint
Joseph
more than anyone else.
She probably saw the fear in his
eyes
and sensed the restlessness of
his heart.
She probably spent a lot of time
praying for him as well.
And when I prayed to Mary for my
child about to be born,
I knew she understood and heard
me
and prayed for me to her Son.
At first I was petrified,
and then I put everything into
God's hands."
DAY FOUR
Our Lady of Sorrows,
the eyes of a child are an
infinite well
of life, hope and goodness.
If you doubt the value of life,
look into the eyes of a child.
If you are worn by life's
worries,
look into the eyes of a child.
If you want to see tomorrow,
look into the eyes of a child.
And what you will see is the
divine spark
which brought beauty out of
chaos,
the infinite beauty,
which is the presence of the
Creator in his creation.
DAY FIVE
Our Lady of Sorrows,
I know of a family which prays
each night.
Since the kids were little
they are gathered from their
games
and their grumbling to the couch
in the living room.
There they pray for those whom
they love
and those they have a hard time
loving.
They pray for the unborn and for
little babies.
They pray for the sick and the
dying.
They pray for the Church and for
their priest.
Many a night it was the knowledge
of those prayers
that gave me hope and peace and a
good night's sleep.
DAY SIX
Our Lady of Sorrows,
I know of another family which
used to pray
for unborn children every Friday
night.
They chose Friday because that's
when Christ,
innocent and without sin,
was sent to the cross.
There's no prayer more powerful
than that said over little folded
hands
asking God to take care of all
the babies who you've made.
DAY SEVEN
Our Lady of Sorrows,
Sunday is a time to take stock.
We look all around us at Church
and see them:
all the people whose kids never
seem to scream
and who look like they haven't a
problem in the world!
But what if we really knew them?
We would see the 'secret
sufferings' that mirror our own.
That's the meaning of Sunday,
after all.
It is the gathering of those who
have looked
at the their own brokenness
through the lens of the cross, and live!
Sunday is the perfect day to pray
for all God's broken children
and especially those who are
tempted to break the lives of others.
DAY EIGHT
Our Lady of Sorrows,
Each time I pray,
I am called to join my prayer
with Christ's perfect prayer upon
the cross.
It is easy from the vantage of
the cross
to see the world clearly,
tTo see how easy it is to join
the suffering of the innocent
to the suffering of him who is
without sin.
We should work for an end
to all the forms of violence
which threaten life.
That is a wonderful good.
But it is even more important
to stand with the Virgin Mother
and to beg her Son to come to our
aid.
DAY NINE
Our Lady of Sorrows,
we end as we began nine days ago:
with Mary, weeping silently
beside the cross.
weeping for the innocent child so
violently taken,
weeping for the nation which has
let him die,
weeping for her Child and for
our,
we place them both in her arms.
Novena to St. Raphael The
Archangel
Glorious Archangel Saint Raphael,
great prince of the heavenly
court,
you are illustrious
for your gifts of wisdom and
grace.
You are a guide of those who
journey
by land or sea or air,
consoler of the afflicted,
and refuge of sinners.
I beg you,
assist me in all my needs
and in all the sufferings of this
life,
as once you helped
the young Tobias on his travels.
Because you are the medicine of
God,
I humbly pray you to heal the
many infirmities
of my soul and the ills that
afflict my body.
I especially ask of you the
favour
(Make your request here...)
and the great grace of purity
to prepare me to be the temple of
the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
St. Raphael,
of the glorious seven
who stand before the throne of
Him
who lives and reigns,
Angel of health,
the Lord has filled your hand
with balm from heaven
to soothe or cure our pains.
Heal or cure the victim of
disease.
And guide our steps when doubtful
of our ways.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual
Help
See at Your feet,
O Mother of Perpetual Help,
a poor sinner who has recourse to
You
and confides in You.
O Mother of Mercy,
have pity on me!
I hear You called the refuge
and the hope of sinners;
be my refuge and my hope.
Help me, for the love of Jesus
Christ;
stretch forth Your hand to a poor
fallen creature
who recommends himself (herself)
to You,
and who devotes himself (herself)
to Your service forever.
I bless and thank Almighty God,
who in His mercy had given me
this confidence in You,
which I hold to be a pledge of my
eternal salvation.
Mary, tender Mother, help me.
Mother of Perpetual Help,
never allow me to lose my God.
Amen.
Recite the following prayers 3
times each...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Novena to St. Peter
O Holy Apostle,
because you are the Rock
upon which Almighty God has built
His church;
obtain for me I pray you,
lively faith, firm hope and
burning love;
complete detachment from myself,
contempt of the world,
patience in adversity,
humility in prosperity,
recollection in prayer,
purity of heart,
a right intention in all my
works,
diligence in fulfilling the
duties of my state of life,
constancy in my resolutions,
resignation to the will of God
and perseverance in the grace of
God even unto death;
that so, by means of your
intercession
and your glorious merits,
I may be worthy to appear
before the chief and eternal
Shepherd of souls,
Jesus Christ,
Who with the Father
and the Holy Spirit
lives and reigns for ever.
Amen.
Novena to St. Dominic
O renowned champion of the faith
of Christ,
most holy saint Dominic,
who didst renounce the honour and
dignity
of an earthly principality to
embrace the poor,
laborious, and mortified life
which should distinguish a
disciple of Him Who has said:
"If any man will come after Me,
let him take up his cross and
follow Me."
O burning torch,
who being thyself consumed with
the fire of divine love,
didst incessantly labour
to enkindle that sacred flame
in the hearts of others,
look down upon me from that
throne of glory
where thou enjoyest the reward of
all thy labours,
and obtain that some sparks of
that blessed fire
may be lighted in my soul,
to animate and encourage me under
any crosses or trials
with which it shall please the
divine goodness to visit me.
Thou, O great Saint,
regardest as nothing all the
afflictions thou didst endure,
and all the toils thou didst
undergo
for the promotion of God's holy
cause;
obtain, I beseech Thee, that the
same
ardent love which strengthened
thee,
may make sweet to me labours,
humiliations, disgraces,
or whatever other mortifications
I may have to suffer for the Name
of Jesus.
May I ever bear in mind that
nothing can happen to me
but by the particular
dispensation of a God
Who is infinitely wise,
and therefore knows what is best
for my welfare;
infinitely powerful,
and consequently able to effect
it;
and above all,
infinitely merciful and loving,
Who has laid down His life for my
redemption,
and continues daily to give new
proofs of His love and bounty.
O tender Father of the poor who,
when all other resources were
exhausted,
didst offer thyself for their
relief,
obtain for me that true spirit of
compassion
for the suffering members of
Jesus Christ,
which shone forth so
conspicuously in thy holy life.
May I, by charity to those whom
Jesus so dearly loves,
lay up for myself treasures in
heaven,
where thou now enjoyest that
which the eye hath not seen,
nor the ear heard,
nor the heart of man conceived,
but which God has prepared for
those who love Him,
and who prove themselves His
Disciples
by the observance of His Divine
precept
- love one another.
I praise and thank God for the
high degree of sanctity
to which He had raised thee,
and the special privileges
by which He has distinguished
thee.
I conjure thee,
by that gratitude with which thou
shalt for all eternity
be penetrated for thy Divine
Benefactor,
implore for me the grace to root
out of my heart
whatever is not agreeable in His
sight,
especially that evil habit
by which I most frequently offend
Him.
Obtain likewise the favours I
request in this Novena,
through thy powerful
intercession.
(Here specify your intentions)
O glorious Mother of God,
Queen of the most sacred Rosary,
thou who didst love Dominic with
the affection of a mother,
and were most tenderly loved and
honoured by him,
look upon me, for his sake,
with an eye of pity,
deign to join with him in
presenting these petitions
to thy most Blessed Jesus.
I sincerely desire from this
moment
to love Him with all my heart,
and serve Him with all my
strength,
and now place myself under thy
powerful protection,
as a sure means of obtaining all
the graces necessary
to serve Him faithfully here,
that I may eternally rejoice with
Him hereafter.
Amen.
Novena to St. Andrew
Hail and blessed be the hour and
moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at
midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to
hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus
Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.
(It is piously believed that
whoever recites the above prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St.
Andrew, on November 30th, until Christmas will obtain what is asked.)
Novena to St. Benedict
Glorious Saint Benedict,
sublime model of virtue,
pure vessel of God's grace!
Behold me humbly kneeling at your
feet.
I implore you in your loving
kindness
to pray for me before the throne
of God.
To you I have recourse in the
dangers
that daily surround me.
Shield me against my selfishness
and my indifference to God and to
my neighbor.
Inspire me to imitate you in all
things.
May your blessing be with me
always,
so that I may see
and serve Christ in others
and work for His kingdom.
Graciously obtain for me from God
those favors and graces
which I need so much in the
trials,
miseries and afflictions of life.
Your heart was always full of
love,
compassion and mercy toward those
who were afflicted
or troubled in any way.
You never dismissed without
consolation
and assistance anyone who had
recourse to you.
I therefore invoke your powerful
intercession,
confident in the hope that you
will hear my prayers
and obtain for me the special
grace and favor I earnestly implore.
(State your intention here...)
Help me, great Saint Benedict,
to live and die as a faithful
child of God,
to run in the sweetness of His
loving will,
and to attain the eternal
happiness of heaven.
Amen.
Novena to St. Anne, Mother of The
Virgin Mary
Glorious St. Anne,
filled with compassion for those
who invoke you,
with love for those who suffer,
heavily laden with the weight of
my troubles,
I knee at your feet and humbly
beg you
to take my present need under
your special protection...
(State your intention here.)
Vouchsafe to recommend it to your
daughter,
the Blessed Virgin Mary,
and lay it before the throne of
Jesus.
Cease not to intercede for me
until my request is granted.
Above all, obtain for me the
grace to one day meet God face to face,
and with you and Mary and all the
angels
and saints praising Him through
all eternity.
Amen
Next, recite the prayer that
relates to the day that you are at.
DAY ONE
Great Saint Anne,
engrave indelibly on my heart
and in my mind the words that
have reclaimed
and sanctified so many sinners:
"What shall it profit a man to
gain the whole world
if he lose his own soul?"
May this be the principle fruit
of these prayers
by which I will strive to honor
you during this novena.
At your feet renew my resolution
to invoke you daily,
not only for the success of my
temporal affairs
and to be preserved from sickness
and suffering,
but above all, that I may be
preserved from all sin,
that I may succeed in working out
my eternal salvation
and that I will receive the
special grace of...
(State your intention here.)
O most powerful Saint Anne,
do not let me lose my soul,
but obtain for me the grace of
winning my way to heaven,
there with you, you blessed
spouse,
and your glorious daughter,
to sing the praise of the most
holy
and adorable Trinity forever and
ever.
Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
DAY TWO
Glorious Saint Anne,
how can you be otherwise than
overflowing
with tenderness toward sinners
like myself,
since you are the grandmother of
Him who shed His blood for them,
and the mother of her whom the
saints call advocate of sinners?
To you, therefore, I address my
prayers with confidence.
Vouchsafe to commend me to Jesus
and Mary so that,
at your request, I may be granted
remission of my sins,
perseverance, the love of God,
charity for all mankind,
and the special grace of...
(State your intention here.)
which I stand in need at the
present time.
O most powerful protectress,
let me not lose my soul,
but obtain for me that through
the merits of Jesus Christ
and the intercession of Mary,
I may have happiness of seeing
them,
of loving and praising them with
your through all eternity. Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
DAY THREE
Beloved of Jesus, Mary and
Joseph,
mother of the Queen of Heaven,
take us and all who are dear to
us under your special care.
Obtain for us the virtues you
instilled in the heart of her
who was destined to become Mother
of God,
and the graces with which you
were endowed.
Sublime model of Christian
womanhood,
pray that we may imitate your
example in our homes and families,
listen to our petitions,
(State your intention here.)
Guardian of the infancy
and childhood of the most Blessed
Virgin Mary,
obtain the graces necessary for
all who enter the marriage state,
that imitating your virtues they
may sanctify their homes
and lead the souls entrusted to
their care to eternal glory. Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
DAY FOUR
Glorious Saint Anne,
I kneel in confidence at your
feet,
for you also have tasted the
bitterness and sorrow of life.
My necessities, the cause of my
tears, are...
(State your intention here.)
Good Saint Anne,
you who did suffer much during
the twenty years
that preceded your glorious
maternity,
I beseech you, by all your
sufferings and humiliations,
to grant my prayer.
I pray to you,
through you love for your
glorious spouse Saint Joachim,
through your love for your
immaculate child,
through the joy you did feel at
the moment of her happy birth,
not to refuse me.
Bless me, bless my family and all
who are dear to me,
so that some day we may all be
with you in the glory of heaven,
for all eternity.
Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
DAY FIVE
Great Saint Anne,
how far I am from resembling you.
I so easily give way to
impatience and discouragement;
and so easily give up praying
when God does not at once answer
my request.
Prayer is the key to all heavenly
treasures and I cannot pray,
because my weak faith and lack of
confidence
fail me at the slightest delay of
divine mercy.
O my powerful protectress,
come to my aid,
listen to my petition...
(State your intention here.)
make my confidence and fervor,
supported by the promise of Jesus
Christ,
redouble in proportion as the
trial
to which God in His goodness
subjects me is prolonged,
that I may obtain like you more
than I can venture to ask for.
In the future I will remember
that I am made for heaven and not
for earth;
for eternity and not for
time;
that consequently I must ask,
above all,
the salvation of my soul
which is assured to all who pray
properly
and who persevere in Pray.
Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
DAY SIX
Glorious Saint Anne,
mother of the Mother of God,
I beg you to obtain through your
powerful intercession
the pardon of my sins and the
assistance I need in my troubles...
(State your intention here.)
What can I not hope for
if you deign to take me under
your protection?
The Most High has been please to
grant the prayers of sinners,
whenever you have been charitable
enough to be their advocate.
Kneeling at your feet,
I beg you to help me in all
spiritual and temporal dangers;
to guide me in the true path of
Christian perfection,
and finally to obtain for me
the grace of ending my life with
the death of the just,
so that I may contemplate face to
face your beloved Jesus
and daughter Mary in your loving
companionship throughout eternity.
Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
DAY SEVEN
O Good Saint Anne,
so justly called the mother of
the infirm,
the cure for those who suffer
from disease,
look kindly upon the sick for
whom I pray;
alleviate their sufferings;
cause them to sanctify their
sufferings by patience
and complete submission to the
divine will;
finally deign to obtain health
for them
and with it the firm resolution
to honor Jesus, Mary,
and yourself by the faithful
performance of duties.
But, merciful Saint Anne,
I ask you above all for the
salvation of my soul,
rather than bodily health,
for I am convinced that this
fleeting life is given us
solely to assure us a better one.
Now, we cannot obtain that better
life
without the help of God’s graces.
I earnestly beg them of you for
the sick and for myself,
especially the petition for which
I am making in this novena...
(State your intention here.)
through the merits of our Lord
Jesus Christ,
through the intercession of His
Immaculate Mother,
and through the efficacious and
powerful mediation.
O glorious Saint Anne,
Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
DAY EIGHT
Remember, O Saint Anne,
you whose name signifies grace
and mercy,
that never was it known
that anyone who fled to your
protection,
implored your help,
and sought your intercession was
left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence,
I fly unto you, good, and kind
mother;
I take refuge at your feet,
burdened with the weight of my
sins.
O holy mother of the Immaculate
Virgin Mary,
despise not my petition...
(State your intention here.)
but hear me and grant my prayer.
Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
DAY NINE
Most holy mother of the Virgin
Mary,
glorious Saint Anne, I, a
miserable sinner,
confiding in your kindness,
choose you today as my special
advocate.
I offer and consecrate my person
and all my interests to your care
and maternal solicitude.
I hope To serve you and honor you
all my life
for the love of your most holy
daughter
and to do all in my power to
spread devotion to you.
O my very good mother and
advocate,
deign to accept me as your
servant,
and to adopt me as you child.
O glorious Saint Anne, I beg you,
by the passion of my most loving
Jesus,
the Son of Mary, your most holy
daughter,
to assist me in all the
necessities
both of my body and my soul.
Venerable Mother,
I beg you to obtain for me the
favour I seek in this novena...
(State your intention here.)
and the grace of leading a life
perfectly conformable
in all things to the divine will.
I place my soul in your hands
and in those of your kind
daughter.
I confide it to you,
above all at the moment
when it will be to separate
itself from my body in order that,
appearing under your patronage
before the Supreme Judge,
He may find it worthy of enjoying
His Divine Presence
in your holy companionship in
Heaven.
Amen.
Recite the...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be to the Father...
Pray for us, Saint Anne!
That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Novena to St. Francis of Assisi
Glorious Saint Francis,
who voluntarily renounced
all the comforts and riches of
your home
to follow more perfectly the life
of poverty
and abnegation of Jesus Christ:
obtain for us,
we pray,
a generous contempt of all things
in this world,
that we may secure the true
and eternal things of heaven.
Say the Glory Be…
O glorious Saint Francis,
who during the whole course of
your life
continually wept over the passion
of the Redeemer,
and labour most zealously for the
salvation of souls:
obtain for us,
we pray,
the grace of weeping continually
over those sins
by which we have crucified
afresh Our Lord Jesus Christ,
that we may attain to be of the
number
of those who shall eternally
bless His supreme mercy.
Say the Glory Be…
O glorious Saint Francis,
who, loving above all things
suffering and the cross,
merited to bear in your body the
miraculous stigmata,
by which you became a living
image
of Jesus Christ crucified:
obtain for us,
we pray,
the grace to bear in our bodies
the mortifications of Christ,
that we may merit one day
to receive the consolations
which are infallibly promised
to all those who now weep.
"If we be dead with Christ Jesus,
we shall live also with Him,"
says the Apostle;
"if we suffer,
we shall also reign with Him." [2
Tim. 2:11-12]
Pray for us,
Saint Francis,
that we may obtain the graces and
favours
we ask for in this novena;
pray for us, especially,
that we may obtain the grace of
perseverance;
of a holy death and a happy
eternity.
Say 5 times the Our Father….the
Hail Mary and the Glory Be...
Novena St. Joan of Arc
Glorious St. Joan of Arc,
Filled with compassion,
For those who invoke you,
Filled with love
For those who suffer,
Heavily laden
With the weight of my troubles,
I kneel at your feet and humbly
beg you,
To take my present need,
Under your special protection.
[State your intention(s) here...]
Grant to recommend it,
To the Blessed Virgin Mary,
And lay it before the throne of
Jesus.
Cease not to intercede for me,
Until my request is granted.
Above all, obtain for me,
The grace to one day,
Meet God face to face,
And with you and Mary,
And all the angels and saints,
Praise Him through all eternity.
O most powerful Saint Joan,
Do not let me lose my soul,
But obtain for me the grace
Of winning my way to heaven,
Forever and ever.
Amen.
Our Father… Hail Mary…. Glory
Be….
Novena St. John - Cure of Ars
The nine day Novena in honour of
Saint John Marie Vianney is normally practiced from July 27th (first day) to
August 4th (ninth day).
DAY
ONE:
FOR ARDENT FAITH
Saint John Marie Baptist Vianney
you were born of a deeply
religious mother;
from her you received the Holy
Faith;
you learned to love God and to
pray.
At a young age,
you were seen kneeling in the
front of the statue of Mary.
Your soul was supernaturally
carried towards the things on High.
Despite the high cost,
you answered your vocation!
Against many obstacles and
contradictions,
you had to fight and suffer
to become the perfect priest
which you were.
But your deep spirit of faith
supported you
in all these battles.
O Great Saint you know the desire
of my soul;
I would like to serve God better;
from Him I have received so many
good things.
For this, obtain for me more
courage and especially the depth of faith.
Many of my thoughts, words, and
actions
are useless for my sanctification
and for my salvation,
because this supernatural spirit
does not stir up my life.
Help me to be better in the
future.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY TWO:
FOR COMPLETE TRUST IN GOD
Saint John Marie Baptist Vianney,
what confidence the people had in
your prayers!
You could not leave your old
rectory
or your humble church without
being surrounded by imploring souls,
who appealed to you as they would
have appealed
to Jesus Himself during His
earthly life.
And you, O good Saint,
gave them hope by your words,
which were full of love for God.
You, who had always counted
entirely on the heart of God,
obtain for me a deep filial trust
in His Providence.
As the hope of divine goods fills
my heart,
give me courage and help me to
always obey the Commandments of God.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY THREE:
FOR A TRUE LOVE OF NEIGHBOUR
Saint John Marie Baptist Vianney
because of your love of God
you showed great charity towards
your neighbour.
You could not preach on the Love
of God
without burning tears of love.
During your last years,
it seemed as though you could not
talk about any thing else
or live for anything else.
Thus you sacrificed yourself to
your neighbor by consoling,
absolving and sanctifying them to
the limits of your strength.
Your charity inspires me to
greater love of God,
a love which is shown more by
acts then by words.
Help me to love my neighbor
generously as Christ loves them.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY FOUR:
FOR A HORROR OF SIN
Saint John Mary Baptist Vianney,
you were so adamant against sin,
yet so sympathetic and so ready
to welcome the sinner.
I come to you today as if you
were still alive,
as if I were kneeling at your
feet and you could hear me.
Bend towards me,
listen to the repentant
confidence
for the weaknesses and miserable
deeds of mine.
Priest of the Lord,
inexhaustible Confessor,
obtain for me the horror for sin.
You wanted us First to avoid the
occasion of sin.
I want to take your advice
and make the resolution to break
bad habits
and to avoid the dangerous
occasions of sin.
Help me today to examine my
conscience.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY FIVE:
CONFESSOR OF SOULS
O Holy Priest of Ars,
you knew how important was a good
confession
for the Christian life.
It was to procure the happy
fruits of millions of souls
that you agreed to be in an
uncomfortable confessional,
which was like a prison,
up to 15 to 16 hours on certain
days.
I will try to develop the habit
of frequent confession,
to prepare properly each time
and to have always regret for my
sins,
so that the grace of final
perseverance
but also the sanctification of my
soul will be assured.
Ask this grace for me.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY SIX:
REAL PRESENCE
O Holy Priest of Ars,
whose only comfort in this world
was the real presence of Jesus in
the tabernacle,
was it not your great joy to
distribute the Eucharist
to the pilgrims who visited you?
You refused Communion to the
souls
who refused to reform
but to souls of goodwill
you opened wide the doors of the
Eucharistic Feast.
You, who each day at Holy Mass
received Holy Communion with great loves,
give me some of your fervor.
With freedom from mortal sin,
obtain for me a sincere desire
to profit from receiving Holy
Communion.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY SEVEN:
DISPELLER OF SATAN
O Holy Priest of Ars,
the infamous attacks of the devil
which you had to suffer
and the trials which disheartened
you by fatigue
would not make you give up the
sublime task of converting souls.
The devil came to you for many
years
to disturb your short rest
but you won because of
mortification and prayers.
Powerful protector,
you know the temptor's desire to
harm my baptized
and believing soul.
He would have me sin,
by rejecting the Holy Sacraments
and the life of virtue.
But good Saint of Ars dispel from
me the traces of the enemy.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY EIGHT:
FOR EXQUISITE PURITY
O Holy Priest of Ars,
a witness of your life made this
magnificent praise of you:
'We would have taken him for an
angel in a mortal body."
You so edified
others:
the modesty and the exquisite
purity radiated from your body.
With such charm and with such
enthusiasm
you preached to others about
these beautiful virtues
which you said resembled the
perfume of a vineyard in bloom.
Please I beg you to join your
entreaties
to those of Mary Immaculate and
Saint Philomena
in order that I guard always,
as God asks me,
the purity of my heart.
You, who have directed so many
souls towards the heights of virtue,
defend me in temptations
and obtain for me the strength to
conquer them.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
DAY NINE:
FOR THE DESIRE OF HEAVEN
O Holy Priest of Ars,
your precious remains are
contained in a magnificent reliquary,
the donation from the priests of
France.
But this earthly glory is only a
very pale image
of the unspeakable glory which
you are enjoying with God.
During the time you were on
earth,
you used to repeat in your
dejected hours,
'One will rest in the other
life."
It is done,
you are in eternal peace,
and eternal happiness.
I desire to follow you one day.
Until then, I hear you saying to
me:
"You should work and fight as
long as you are in the world."
Teach me then to work for the
salvation of my soul,
to spread the good news and good
example
and to do good towards those
around me
in order that I will receive the
happiness of the Elect with you.
Holy Priest of Ars,
I have confidence in your
intercession.
Pray for me during this novena
especially for...
State your request here...
Recite the following prayers...
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory
Be...
O St John Vianney,
Patron of Priests,
pray for us and for all priests!
Novena St. Martin De Porres
Saint Martin de Porres,
your concern and charity embraced
not only your needy brethren,
but also the animals of the
field.
You are a splendid example of
charity;
we thank and praise you.
From above,
hear the requests of your needy
brethern.
(Mention your request here...)
By modelling our lives after
yours,
and imitating your virtues,
may we live content knowing that
God has looked favourably upon
us.
Because this is so,
we can accept our burdens
with strength and courage
in order to follow
in the footsteps of our Lord
and the Blessed Mother.
May we reach the Kingdom of
Heaven
through the intercession of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Novena St. Maximilian Kolbe
O Lord Jesus Christ, who said,
"greater love than this no man
has
that a man lay down his life for
his friends,"
through the intercession of St.
Maximilian Kolbe
whose life illustrated such love,
we
beseech you to grant us our
petitions...
(State your intention here.)
Through the Militia Immaculata
movement,
which Maximilian founded,
he spread a fervent devotion to
Our Lady
throughout the world.
He gave up his life for a total
stranger
and loved his persecutors,
giving us an example of unselfish
love for all men -
a love that was inspired by true
devotion to Mary.
Grant, O Lord Jesus,
that we too may give ourselves
entirely
without reserve to the love
and service of our Heavenly Queen
in order to better love
and serve our fellowman
in imitation of your humble
servant, Maximilian.
Amen.
Recite the following prayers...
3 Hail Mary...
1 Glory Be...
Novena St. Monica
Exemplary Mother of the Great
Augustine,
You perserveringly pursued your
wayward son
Not with wild threats
But with prayerful cries to
heaven.
Intercede for all mothers in our
day
So that they may learn
To draw their children to God.
Teach them how to remain
Close to their children,
Even the prodigal sons and
daughters
Who have sadly gone astray.
Dear St Monica, troubled wife and
mother,
Many sorrows pierced your heart
During your lifetime.
Yet you never despaired or lost
faith.
With confidence, persistence and
profound faith,
You prayed daily for the
conversion
Of your beloved husband,
Patricius
And your beloved son,
Augustine.
Grant me that same fortitude,
Patience and trust in the Lord.
Intercede for me, dear St.
Monica,
That God may favourably hear my
plea
For
[State your petition here.)
And grant me the grace
To accept his will in all things,
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God forever and ever.
Amen.
Novena St. Philomena
We beseech You, O Lord,
to grant us the pardon of our
sins
by the intercession of Saint
Philemona,
virgin and martyr,
who was always pleasing in Your
sight
by her eminent chastity
and by the profession of every
virtue.
Amen.
Illustrious virgin and martyr,
Saint Philomena,
behold me prostrate before the
throne whereupon
it has pleased the Most Holy
Trinity to place you.
Full of confidence in your
protection,
I entreat you to intercede for me
with God,
from the heights of Heaven
deign to cast a glance upon our
humble client!
Spouse of Christ,
sustain me in suffering,
fortify me in temptation,
protect me in the dangers
surrounding me,
obtain for me the graces
necessary to me,
and in particular
(State your intention here.)
Above all,
assist me at the hour of my
death.
Saint Philomena,
powerful with God,
pray for us.
Amen.
O God, Most Holy Trinity,
we thank You for the graces
You did bestow upon the Blessed
Virgin Mary,
and upon Your handmaid Philomena,
through whose intercession we
implore Your Mercy.
Amen.
Novena St. Nicholas
All-praised and all-honoured
hierarch,
Great wonderworker,
Saint of Christ.
Father Nicholas,
Man of God and faithful servant,
Man of love,
Chosen vessel,
Strong pillar of the Church,
Most-brilliant lamp,
Star that illumines and
enlightens the whole world;
Thou art a righteous man
That did flourish like a palm
tree
Planted in the courts of the
Lord;
Dwelling in Myra thou hast
diffused
The fragrance of myrrh,
And thou pourest out the
ever-flowing myrrh
Of the grace of God.
By thy presence most-holy Father,
The sea was sanctified
When your most-miraculous relics
Were carried to the city of Bari,
From the East to the West
To praise the name of the Lord.
O most-superb
And most-marvellous wonderworker,
Speedy helper,
Fervent intercessor,
Good shepherd that saveth
The rational flock from all
dangers
We glorify and magnify thee
As the hope of all Christians,
A fountain of miracles,
A defender of the faithful,
A most wise teacher,
A feeder of the hungry,
The gladness of those that mourn,
Clothing of the naked,
Healer of the sick,
Pilot of those that sail the sea,
Liberator of prisoners,
Nourisher and protector of widows
and orphans,
Guardian of chastity,
Gentle tutor of children,
Support of the aged,
Guide of fasters,
Rest of those that labour,
Abundant riches of the poor and
needy.
Hearken unto us
That pray unto thee
And flee to thy protection,
Show thy mediation on our behalf
With the Most High,
And obtain through thy
God-pleasing intercessions
All that is useful
For the salvation of our souls
and bodies;
Keep this holy habitation (or
this temple),
Every city and town,
And every Christian country,
And the people that dwell
therein,
From all oppression through thy
help;
For we know
That the prayer of a righteous
man
Availeth much for good;
And after the most-blessed Virgin
Mary,
We have thee as a righteous
mediator
With the All-Merciful God,
And to thy fervent intercession
And protection we humbly hasten.
Do thou, as a watchful and good
shepherd,
Keep us from all enemies and
pestilence,
Earthquake and hail,
Famine, flood and fire,
The sword and invasions,
And in all our misfortunes and
affliction
Do thou give us a helping hand
And open the doors of God’s
compassion;
For we are unworthy
To look upon the height of heaven
Because of the multitude of our
sins;
We are bound by the bonds of sin
And have not done the will of our
Creator
Nor kept His commandments.
Wherefore, we bow the knees
Of our broken and humble heart to
our Maker,
And we ask thy fatherly
intercession with Him;
Lest we perish with our sins,
Deliver us from all evil,
And from every adverse thing,
Direct our minds and strengthen
our hearts
In the Orthodox Faith,
Which, through thy mediation and
intercession,
Neither wounds, nor threats, nor
plague,
Nor the wrath of our Creator
shall lessen;
But vouchsafe that we may live a
peaceful life here
And see the good things in the
land of the living,
Glorifying the Father,
And the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
One God glorified and worshipped
in Trinity,
Now and ever,
And unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
Novena St. Patrick
Blessed saint Patrick,
glorious Apostle of Ireland,
who didst become a friend and
father to me
for ages before my birth,
hear my prayer and accept, for
God,
the sentiments of gratitude and
veneration
with which my heart is filled.
Through thee I have inherited
that faith
which is dearer than life.
I now make thee the
representative of my thanks,
and the mediator of my homage to
Almighty God.
Most holy Father and patron of my
country,
despise not my weakness;
remember that the cries of little
children
were the sounds that rose,
like a mysterious voice from
heaven,
and invited thee to come amongst
us.
Listen, then, to my humble
supplication;
may my prayer ascend to the
throne of God,
with the praises and blessings
which shall ever sanctify thy
name and thy memory.
May my hope be animated
by the patronage and intercession
of our forefathers,
who now enjoy eternal bliss and
owe their salvation,
under God, to thy courage and
charity.
Obtain for me grace to love God
with my whole heart,
to serve him with my whole
strength,
and to persevere in good purposes
to the end,
o faithful shepherd of the Irish
flock,
who wouldst have laid down a
thousand lives to save one soul,
take my soul,
and the souls of my countrymen,
under thy special care.
Be a father to the Church of
Ireland
and her faithful people.
Grant that all hearts may share
the blessed fruits of that Gospel
thou didst plant and water.
Grant that, as our ancestors of
old had learned,
under thy guidance,
to unite science with virtue,
we too, may learn, under thy
patronage,
to consecrate all Christian duty
to the glory of God.
I commend to thee my native land,
which was so dear to thee while
on earth.
Protect it still, and, above all,
direct its chief pastors,
particularly those who teach us.
Give them grace to walk in thy
footsteps,
to nurture the flock with the
word of life
and the bread of salvation,
and to lead the heirs of the
Saints thou hast formed
to the possession of that glory
which they,
with Thee, enjoy in the kingdom
of the Blessed:
through Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Amen.
V. Pray for us, O glorious saint
Patrick.
R. And obtain for us the
intention of this Novena.
Novena St. Rita
O holy patroness of those in
need, St. Rita,
whose pleadings before thy Divine
Lord
are almost irresistible,
who for thy lavishness in
granting favours
hast been called the Advocate of
the hopeless
and even of the impossible;
St. Rita, so humble, so pure,
so mortified, so patient
and of such compassionate love
for thy Crucified Jesus
that thou couldst obtain from Him
whatsoever thou askest,
on account of which all
confidently
have recourse to thee expecting,
if not always relief,
at least comfort;
be propitious to our petition,
showing thy power with God
on behalf of thy suppliant;
be lavish to us,
as thou hast been in so many
wonderful cases,
for the greater glory of God,
for the spreading of thine own
devotion,
and for the consolation of those
who trust in thee.
We promise, if our petition is
granted,
to glorify thee by making known
thy favour,
to bless and sing thy praises
forever.
Relying then upon thy merits and
power
before the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
we pray thee grant that...
(Make your request here...)
as soon as God deems fit.
Amen.
This Novena must be published if
your petition is granted.
Novena St. Vincent De Paul
O Glorious Saint Vincent de Paul,
the mention of your name suggests a litany of your virtues: humility, zeal,
mercy, self-sacrifice.
It also recalls your many
foundations: Works of Mercy, Congregations, Societies. The Church gratefully
remembers your promotion of the priesthood. Inspire all Charitable Workers,
especially those who minister, to both the spiritually and the materially poor.
O Lord, give us the grace that
You bestowed upon, your servant St. Vincent de Paul, to relinquish the
temptation of material things, in our holy effort to minister to the poor.
Amen.
Our Father…Hail Mary… Glory be….
Novena St. Therese of The Child
Jesus
O St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
who during your short life on
earth
became a mirror of angelic
purity,
of love strong as death,
and of wholehearted abandonment
to God,
now that you rejoice in the
reward of your virtues,
cast a glance of pit on me
as I leave all things in your
hands.
Make my troubles your own,
speak a word for me to Our Lady
Immaculate,
whose flower of special love you
were
to that Queen of Heaven
"who smiled on you at the dawn of
life."
Beg her powerful intercession
the grace I yearn for so ardently
at this moment...
(State your intention here....)
and that she join with it a
blessing
that may strengthen me during
life,
defend me at the hour of death,
and lead me straight on to a
happy eternity.
Amen.
O God, who did inflame with the
Spirit of Love,
the soul of your servant Therese
of the Child Jesus,
grant that we also may love you
and make you much loved.
Amen.
Next, recite the prayer of the
appropriate day...
DAY ONE
O Therese of the Child Jesus,
well beloved and full of charity,
in union with you,
I reverently adore the majesty of
God,
and since I rejoice with
exceeding joy
in the singular gifts of grace
bestowed upon you during your
life,
and your gifts of glory after
death,
I give Him deepest thanks for
them;
I beseech you with all my heart’s
devotion
to be pleased to obtain for me
(State your intention here....)
But if what I ask of you so
earnestly
does not tend to the glory of God
and the greater good of my soul,
do you, I pray, obtain for me
that which is more profitable to
both these ends.
Amen.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
pray for us.
DAY TWO
Almighty God,
giver of all good gifts,
who did will that Blessed
Therese,
being watered by the heavenly dew
of your guiding grace,
should bloom in Carmel with the
beauty of virginity
and patience in suffering,
grant that I your servant
may go forward in the order of
her sweetness
and may be found worthy to become
a devoted
and loyal follower of Christ.
Amen.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
pray for
us.
DAY THREE
O Therese of the Child Jesus,
lily of purity,
ornament and glory of Carmel,
I greet you, great saint,
seraph of divine love.
I rejoice in the favors
our Lord so liberally bestowed on
you.
In humility and confidence
I ask you to help me,
for I know God has given you love
and pity as well as power.
Tell Him, now, I beseech you,
of the favor I seek in this
novena...
(State your intention here....)
Your request will crown my
petition
with success and bring joy to my
heart.
Remember your promise to do good
here on earth.
"I shall spend my heaven doing
good on the Earth.
After death I shall let fall a
shower of roses."
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
pray for us.
DAY FOUR
O Little Flower of Jesus,
who at an early age had your
heart set on Carmel
and in your brief earthly life
did become the mirror of angelic
purity,
of courageous love
and of whole hearted surrender to
Almighty God,
turn your eyes of mercy upon me
who trusts in you.
Obtain for me the favor I seek in
this novena...
(State your intention here....)
and the grace to keep my heart
and mind pure and clean.
O dear saint, grant me to feel in
every need
the power of your intercession;
help to comfort me in all the
bitterness of this life
and especially at its end,
that I may be worth
to share eternal happiness with
you in heaven.
Amen.
St. Therese of the Child
Jesus,
pray for us.
DAY FIVE
O Little Flower of Carmel,
Almighty God endowed you,
consumed by love for him,
with wondrous spiritual strength
to follow the way of perfection
during the days of your short
life.
Sickness touched you early
but you remained firm in faith
and prayer was your life.
O pray for me that I may benefit
by your intercession
and be granted the favor I ask in
this novena...
(State your intention here....)
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
pray for us.
DAY SIX
O Little Flower of Jesus,
you have shown yourself so
powerful in your intercession,
so tender and compassionate
toward those
who honor you and invoke you
in suffering and distress,
that I kneel at your feet
with perfect confidence
and beseech you most humbly
and earnestly to take me under
your protection
in my present necessity
and obtain for me the favor I ask
in this novena...
(State your intention here....)
Vouchsafe to recommend my request
to Mary,
the merciful Queen of Heaven,
that she may plead my cause with
you
before the throne of Jesus, her
divine Son.
Cease not to intercede for me
until my request is granted.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
pray for us.
DAY SEVEN
Therese of the Child
Jesus,
most loving Saint,
in union with you I adore the
Divine Majesty.
My heart is filled with joy
at the remembrance of the
marvelous favors
with which God blessed your life
on earth
and of the great glory that came
to you after death.
In union with you,
I praise God,
and offer Him my humble tribute
of thanksgiving.
I implore you to obtain for me,
through your powerful
intercession,
the greatest of all blessings
that of living and dying in the
state of grace.
I also beg of you to secure for
me
the special favor I seek in this
novena...
(State your intention here....)
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
pray for us.
DAY EIGHT
O glorious St. Therese, who,
burning with the desire of
increasing the glory of God,
invariably attended to the
sanctification of your soul
by the constant practice of
prayer and charity so that,
becoming in the Church a model of
holiness,
you are now in Heaven the
protector of all those
who have recourse to you in
faith,
look down upon me who invokes
your powerful patronage
and join your petition to mine
that I be granted the favor I
seek in this novena...
(State your intention here....)
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
pray for us.
DAY NINE
O St. Therese,
seraphic virgin,
beloved spouse of our Crucified
Lord,
you who on earth did burn with a
love
so intense toward your God and my
God,
and now glow with a bright
and purer flame in paradise,
obtain for me, I beseech you,
a spark of that same holy fire
which shall help me to put things
of the world
in their proper
place
and live my life always conscious
of the presence of God.
As I conclude my novena
I also beg of you to secure for
me
the special favour I seek at this
time...
(State your intention here....)
St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
pray for us.
Novena St. Jude
St. Jude, glorious apostle,
faithful servant and friend of
Jesus,
the name of the traitor has
caused you to be forgotten by many.
But the Church honours and
invokes you universally
as the patron of hopeless cases,
and of things despaired of.
Pray for me who am so distressed.
Make use, I implore you,
of that particular privilege
accorded you
to bring visible
and speedy help where help was
almost despaired of.
Come to my assistance in this
great need
that I may receive the
consolation
and succour of Heaven in all my
necessities,
tribulations and sufferings,
particularly....
(Make your request here.)
and that I may bless God with you
and all the elect throughout
eternity.
St. Jude, apostle, martyr,
and relative of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
of Mary, and of Joseph,
intercede for us!
Amen.
Recite the appropriate prayer for
each of the 9 days.
DAY ONE
O blessed apostle St. Jude,
who labored zealously among the
Gentiles in many lands,
and performed numerous miracles
in needy
and despairing
cases,
we invoke you to take special
interest in us and our needs.
We feel that you understand us in
a particular way.
Hear our prayers and our
petitions
and plead for us in all our
necessities especially...
(Make your request here.)
May we be patient in learning
God’s holy will
and courageous in carrying it
out.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
DAY TWO
O blessed apostle Jude,
who has been instrumental in
gathering us here together this day,
grant that we may always serve
Jesus Christ
as he deserves to be served,
giving of our best efforts in
living
as he wishes us to live.
May we dispose our hearts and
minds
that God will always be inclined
to listen to our prayers and
petitions,
especially those petitions which
we entrust to your care
and for which we as you to plead
for us...
(Make your request here.)
Grant that we may be enlightened
as to what is best for us,
in the present and future,
not forgetting the blessings we
have received in the past.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
DAY THREE
O holy St. Jude,
apostle of Jesus Christ,
you who have so faithfully
and devotedly helped to spread
his Gospel of Light,
we who are gathered together
today in your honor,
ask and petition you to remember
us and our needs.
Especially do we pray for...
(Make your request here.)
May it also please our Lord
to lend an ear to your
supplications in our behalf.
Grant that we may ever pray with
fervor and devotion,
resigning ourselves humbly to the
divine will,
seeing God’s purpose in all our
trials
and knowing that he will leave
no sincere prayer unanswered in
some way.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
DAY FOUR
Saint blessed Jude,
you were called to be one of
Christ’s chosen apostles
and labored to bring men to a
knowledge and love of God;
listen with compassion to those
gathered together to honor you and ask;
your intercession.
In this troubled world of ours we
have many trials,
difficulties, and temptations.
Plead for us in the heavenly
court,
asking that our petitions may be
answered,
especially the particular one we
have in mind at this moment...
(Make your request here.)
May it please God to answer our
prayers
in the way that he knows best,
giving us grace to see his
purpose in all things.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
DAY FIVE
O holy St. Jude,
apostle and companion of Christ
Jesus,
you have shown us by example
how to lead a life of zeal and
devotion.
We humbly entreat you today to
hear our prayers and petitions.
Especially do we ask you to
obtain for us the following favor...
(Make your request here.)
Grant that in praying for present
and future favors
we may not forget the innumerable
ones granted in the past
but often return to give thanks.
Humbly we resign ourselves to
God’s holy will,
knowing that he alone knows what
is best for us
especially in our present needs
and necessities.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
DAY SIX
St. Jude,
apostle of Christ and helper in
despairing cases,
hear the prayers and petitions
of those who are gathered
together in your honor.
In all our needs and desires
may we only seek what is pleasing
to God
and what is best for our
salvation.
These, our petitions...
(Make your request here.)
we submit to you,
asking you to obtain them for us,
if they are for the good of out
souls.
We are resigned to God’s holy
will in all things,
knowing that he will leave no
sincere prayer unanswered
in some way though it may be in a
way unexpected by us.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
DAY SEVEN
O holy apostle Saint Jude,
in whose honor we are gathered
today,
may we never forget that our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ
chose you to be one of twelve
apostles.
Because of this and of the
martyrdom you suffered for the Faith,
we know you are a close friend of
Almighty God.
Therefore we do not hesitate to
petition you
in our necessities, especially...
(Make your request here.)
We humbly submit ourselves to the
will of God,
knowing full well that no sincere
prayer is ever left unanswered.
May we see God’s good and
gracious purpose working in all our trials.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
DAY EIGHT
O holy Saint Jude,
apostle of Christ,
pray that we may ever imitate the
Divine Master
and live according to His will.
May we cooperate with the grace
of God
and ever remain pleasing in His
sight.
Especially do we ask you to plead
for us
and obtain whatsoever is
necessary for our salvation.
Forget not our special
petitions...
(Make your request here.)
May we always be thankful to God
for the blessings we have
received in the past.
Whatsoever we ask for the present
or future,
we submit to the divine will,
realizing that God knows best
what is good for us.
We know He will respond to our
prayers
and petitions in one way or
another.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
DAY NINE
O holy Saint Jude,
apostle and martyr,
grant that we may so dispose our
lives
that we may always be pleasing to
God.
In working out our salvation in
this life
we have many needs and
necessities.
Today we turn to you,
asking you to intercede for us
and obtain for us the favours we
ask of God.
Especially do we petition for...
(Make your request here.)
May we not so much seek temporal
good
but rather what will avail our
souls,
knowing that it will profit us
nothing
if we gain the whole world yet
suffer the loss of our soul.
Therefore, may we incline
ourselves toward the divine will,
seeing God’s good and gracious
purpose in all our trials.
Amen.
St. Jude, pray for us!
My Jesus, mercy!
Novena St. Lucy
Relying on Your goodness, O God,
we humbly ask You,
through the intercession of Saint
Lucy,
virgin and martyr,
to give perfect vision to our
eyes,
that they may serve for Your
greater honour and glory.
Saint Lucy,
hear our prayers
and obtain our petitions.
Amen
Novena St. Peregrine
Glorious wonder-worker,
St. Peregrine,
you answered the divine call with
a ready spirit,
and forsook all the comforts of a
life of ease
and all the empty honours of the
world
to dedicate yourself to God
in the Order of His holy Mother.
You laboured manfully for the
salvation of souls.
In union with Jesus crucified,
you endured painful sufferings
with such patience
as to deserve to be healed
miraculously
of an incurable cancer in your
leg
by a touch of His divine hand.
Obtain for me the grace to answer
every call of God
and to fulfill His will in all
the events of life.
Enkindle in my heart a consuming
zeal
for the salvation of all men.
Deliver me from the infirmities
that afflict my body...
(State your need here...)
Obtain for me also a perfect
resignation
to the sufferings it may please
God to send me,
so that, imitating our crucified
Savior
and His sorrowful Mother,
I may merit eternal glory in
heaven.
St. Peregrine,
pray for me
and for all who invoke your aid.
Novena to The Canadian Martyrs
Prayer to the Canadian Martyrs
Holy Martyrs and patrons,
protect this land which you have
blessed
by the shedding of your blood.
Renew in these days our Catholic
faith
which you helped to establish in
this new land.
Bring all our fellow citizens
to a knowledge and love of the
truth.
Make us zealous in the profession
of our faith
so that we may continue and
perfect the work
which you have begun with so much
labour and suffering.
Pray for our homes, our schools,
our missions, for vocations,
for the conversion of sinners,
the return of those who have
wandered from the fold,
and the perseverance of all the
faithful.
And foster a deeper and
increasing unity among all Christians.
Amen.
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH
* Patron of the Martyrs and of
Canada
O God,
who in your special Providence
deigned to choose blessed Joseph
to be the spouse of your holy
Mother,
grant, we beseech you,
that we may deserve to have him
as our intercessor in heaven
whom we venerate on earth as our
protector;
You who live and reign world
without end.
Amen.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY
Glorious Queen of Martyrs,
to whom the early missionaries of
this country
were so devoted and from whom
they received so many favours,
graciously listen to my petition.
Ask your Divine Son to remember
all they did for His glory.
Remind Him that they preached the
Gospel
and made His Holy Name known to
thousands
who had never heard of Him,
and then for Him had their
apostolic labours
crowned by shedding their blood.
Exercise your motherly influence
as you did at Cana,
and implore Him to grant me what
I ask in this novena,
if it be according to His holy
will.
Amen.
NOVENA PRAYER
O God,
who by the preaching and the
blood of your blessed Martyrs,
John and Isaac and their
companions,
consecrated the first fruits of
the faith
in the vast regions of North
America,
graciously grant that by their
intercession
the flourishing harvest of
Christians
may be everywhere and always
increased.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
PRAYER OF PETITION
O God,
who inflamed the hearts of your
blessed Martyrs
with an admirable zeal for the
salvation of souls,
grant me, I beseech you,
my petitions and all the requests
recommended here today,
so that the favours obtained
through their intercession
may make manifest before men
the power and the glory of your
name.
Amen.
St. John de Brébeuf,
pray for us.
St. Isaac Jogues,
pray for us.
St. Gabriel Lalemant,
pray for us.
St. Anthony Daniel,
pray for us
St. Charles Garnier,
pray for us.
St. Noël Chabanel,
pray for us.
St. René Goupil,
pray for us.
St. John de la Lande,
pray for us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Martyrs,
pray for us.
Novena to The Virgin of The Globe
O Mary, conceived without sin,
Co-Redemptrix, willing
participant in Jesus' great work of salvation,
teach us to work with Him for the
salvation of our neighbour.
Pray for us who have recourse to
Thee!
O Mary, conceived without sin,
Mediatrix of all graces and
mother of every soul,
let the graces we receive through
your hands
be met with profound gratitude
and sincere cooperation.
Pray for us who have recourse to
Thee!
O Mary, conceived without sin,
Advocate for the people of God,
from the moment of the
Annunciation until the end of time,
lift up our deeply wounded world
to God's merciful love.
Pray for us who have recourse to
Thee!
Novena to The Holy Spirit, By St. Benedicta of The Cross
Who are You, sweet light, that
fills me
And illumines the darkness of my
heart?
You lead me like a mother's hand,
And should You let go of me,
I would not know how to take
another step.
You are the space that embraces
my being
and buries it in Yourself.
Away from You it sinks into the
abyss of nothingness,
from which You raised it to the
light.
You, nearer to me than I to
myself
And more interior than my most
interior
And still impalpable and
intangible
And beyond any name:
Holy Spirit eternal love!
Are You not the sweet manna
That from the Son's heart
Overflows into my heart,
The food of angels and the
blessed?
He who raised himself from death
to life,
He has also awakened me to new
life
From the sleep of death.
And He gives me new life from day
to day,
And at some time His fullness
Is to stream through me,
Life of Your life indeed,
You Yourself:
Holy Spirit eternal life!
Are you the ray
That flashes down from the
eternal Judge's throne
And breaks into the night of the
soul
That had never known itself?
Mercifully relentlessly
It penetrates hidden folds.
Alarmed at seeing itself,
The self makes space for holy
fear,
The beginning of that wisdom
That comes from on high
And anchors us firmly in the
heights,
Your action, that creates us
anew:
Holy Spirit ray that penetrates
everything!
Are You the spirit's fullness and
the power
By which the Lamb releases the
seal
Of God's eternal decree?
Driven by You
The messengers of judgment ride
through the world
And separate with a sharp sword
The kingdom of light from the
kingdom of night.
Then heaven becomes new and new
the earth,
And all finds its proper place
Through Your breath:
Holy Spirit victorious power!
Are You the master who builds the
eternal cathedral,
Which towers from the earth
through the heavens?
Animated by You,
the columns are raised high
And stand immovably firm.
Marked with the eternal name of
God,
They stretch up to the light,
Bearing the dome,
Which crowns the holy cathedral,
Your work that encircles the
world:
Holy Spirit God's moulding hand!
Are you the one who created the
unclouded mirror
Next to the Almighty's throne,
Like a crystal sea,
In which Divinity lovingly looks
at Itself?
You bend over the fairest work of
Your creation,
And radiantly Your own gaze
Is illumined in return.
And of all creatures the pure
beauty
Is joined in one in the dear form
Of the Virgin, your immaculate
bride:
Holy Spirit Creator of all!
Are You the sweet song of love
And of holy awe
That eternally resounds around
the Triune Throne,
That weds in itself the clear
chimes of each and every being?
The harmony,
That joins together the members
to the Head,
In which each one finds
the mysterious meaning of his
being blessed
And joyously surges forth,
Freely dissolved in Your surging:
Holy Spirit eternal
jubilation!
Novena of The Infant of Prague
This Novena is to be said at the
same time every hour for Nine consecutive hours in just one day).
O Jesus, Who hast said,
ask and you shall receive,
seek and you shall find,
knock and it shall be opened to
you,
through the intercession of Mary,
Thy Most Holy Mother,
I knock, I seek,
I ask that my prayer be granted.
(Make your request)
O Jesus, Who hast said,
all that you ask of the Father in
My Name,
He will grant you through the
intercession of Mary.
Thy Most Holy Mother.
I humbly and urgently ask Thy
Father
in Thy Name that my prayer be
granted.
(Make your request)
O Jesus, Who hast said,
"Heaven and earth shall pass away
but My word shall not pass",
through the intercession of Mary,
Thy Most Holy Mother,
I feel confident that my prayer
will be granted.
(Make your request)
Novena for Purification
O Blessed Mother of God,
who went up to the Temple
according to the law
with your offering of little
white doves,
pray for me that I too may keep
the law
and be pure in heart like you.
Sweet heart of Mary,
be my salvation.
300 days. Plenary, under usual
conditions, if said daily for a month. S. C. Indulgences., Sept. 30, 1852.
Novena Rose Prayer
O Little Thérèse of the Child
Jesus,
please pick for me a rose
from the heavenly gardens
and send it to me as a message of
love.
O Little Flower of Jesus,
ask God today to grant the
favours
I now place with confidence in
your hands...
(Make your request here...)
St. Thérèse,
help me to always believe as you
did,
in God’s great love for me,
so that I might imitate
your "Little Way" each day.
Amen
The Annunciation Novena
I greet you,
Ever-blessed Virgin,
Mother of God,
Throne of Grace,
miracle of Almighty Power!
I greet you,
Sanctuary of the Most Holy
Trinity
and Queen of the Universe,
Mother of Mercy
and refuge of
sinners!
Most loving Mother,
attracted by your beauty and
sweetness,
and by your tender compassion,
I confidently turn to you,
miserable as I am,
and beg of you to obtain for me
from your dear Son
the favor I request in this
novena:
(mention your request here).
Obtain for me also,
Queen of heaven,
the most lively contrition for my
many sins
and the grace to imitate closely
those virtues which you practiced
so faithfully,
especially humility,
purity and obedience.
Above all,
I beg you to be my Mother and
Protectress,
to receive me into the number of
your devoted children,
and to guide me from your high
throne of glory.
Do not reject my petitions,
Mother of Mercy!
Have pity on me,
and do not abandon me during life
or at the moment of my death.
Amen.
Novena St. George
Almighty and eternal God!
With lively faith
and reverently worshiping Thy
divine Majesty,
I prostrate myself before Thee
and invoke with filial trust
Thy supreme bounty and mercy.
Illumine the darkness of my
intellect
with a ray of Thy heavenly light
and inflame my heart
with the fire of Thy divine love,
that I may contemplate
the great virtues and merits
of the saint in whose honour
I make this novena,
and following his example
imitate, like him,
the life of Thy divine Son.
Moreover, I beseech Thee
to grant graciously,
through the merits and
intercession
of this powerful Helper,
the petition which through him
I humbly place before Thee,
devoutly saving,
"Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven."
Vouchsafe graciously to hear it,
if it redounds to Thy greater
glory
and to the salvation of my soul.
Amen.
PRAYER IN HONOUR OF SAINT GEORGE
O GOD,
who didst grant to Saint George
strength and constancy
in the various torments
which he sustained for our holy
faith;
we beseech Thee to preserve,
through his intercession,
our faith from wavering and
doubt,
so that we may serve Thee
with a sincere heart faithfully
unto death.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
INVOCATION OF SAINT GEORGE
Faithful servant of God
and invincible martyr,
Saint George;
favoured by God
with the gift of faith,
and inflamed with an ardent love
of Christ,
thou didst fight valiantly
against the dragon of pride,
falsehood, and deceit.
Neither pain nor torture,
sword nor death
could part thee from the love of
Christ.
I fervently implore thee
for the sake of this love
to help me by thy intercession
to overcome the temptations
that surround me,
and to bear bravely the trials
that oppress me,
so that I may patiently
carry the cross which is placed
upon me;
and let neither distress nor
difficulties
separate me from the love of Our
Lord Jesus Christ.
Valiant champion of the Faith,
assist me in the combat against
evil,
that I may win the crown promised
to them
that persevere unto the end.
Prayer
My LORD and my God!
I offer up to Thee
my petition in union
with the bitter passion and death
of Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
together with the merits
of His immaculate and blessed
Mother,
Mary ever virgin,
and of all the saints,
particularly with those
of the holy Helper
in whose honour I make this
novena.
Look down upon me,
merciful Lord!
Grant me Thy grace and Thy love,
and graciously hear my prayer.
Amen.
Novena of The Three Hail
Mary’s
In Honour of the Power,
Wisdom and Loving Mercy
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
I
Oh, Immaculate Mary,
Virgin most Powerful,
I beseech you,
through that immense Power
which you have received
from the eternal Father,
obtain for me Purity of heart,
Strength to overcome
all the enemies of my soul,
and the special
favour
I implore in my present
necessity.
(State your intention here...)
Mother most Pure!
Forsake me not,
despise not my prayer,
graciously hear me for God's
glory,
your honour, and the welfare of
my soul.
To obtain this favour
I honour your Power
by reciting one Hail Mary.
Hail Mary…
II
Oh Virgin Mary,
my Mother,
through that ineffable Wisdom
bestowed upon you by the
Incarnate Word of God,
I humbly beseech you,
obtain for me Meekness and
Humility of heart,
a perfect knowledge of the divine
Will,
and strength to accomplish it
always.
Oh Mary, Seat of Wisdom,
as a tender Mother lead me
in the path of Christian Virtue
and perfection,
enlighten and enable me
to do what is most pleasing
to your beloved Son,
and obtain my petition.
To obtain this grace
I honour your Wisdom
by reciting one Hail Mary.
Hail Mary…
III
Oh, Mother of Mercy,
Mother of penitent sinners,
I stand before you sinful and
sorrowful,
beseeching you through the
immense Love
given to you by the Holy Spirit
for us poor sinners,
obtain for me true and perfect
contrition for my sins,
which I hate and detest with all
my heart,
because I love God.
Mother most Merciful,
help me in my present necessity.
Turn then,
those eyes of Mercy toward us,
Oh Clement,
Oh
Loving,
Oh Sweet Virgin Mary!
To obtain this precious gift,
I honour your Loving Mercy
by reciting one Hail Mary.
Hail Mary…
Corpus Christie Novena
I thank You, Jesus, my Divine
Redeemer, for coming upon the earth for our sake, and for instituting the
adorable Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist in order to remain with us until the
end of the world.
I thank You for hiding beneath
the Eucharistic species Your infinite majesty and beauty, which Your Angels
delight to behold, so that I might have courage to approach the throne of Your
Mercy.
I thank You, most loving Jesus,
for having made Your- self my food, and for uniting me to Yourself with so much
love in this wonderful Sacrament that I may live in You.
I thank You, my Jesus, for giving
Yourself to me in this Blessed Sacrament, and so enriching it with the treasures
of Your love that You have no greater gift to give me.
I thank You not only for
becoming my food but also for offering Yourself as a continual sacrifice to Your
Eternal Father for my salvation.
I thank You, Divine Priest, for
offering Yourself as a Sacrifice daily upon our altars in adoration and homage
to the Most Blessed Trinity, and for making amends for our poor and miserable
adorations.
I thank You for renewing in this
daily Sacrifice the actual Sacrifice of the Cross offered on Calvary, in which
You satisfy Divine justice for us poor sinners.
I thank You, dear Jesus, for
having become the priceless Victim to merit for me the fullness of heavenly
favours. Awaken in me such confidence in You that their fullness may descend
ever more fruitfully upon my soul.
I thank You for offering Yourself
in thanksgiving to God for all His benefits, spiritual and temporal, which He
has bestowed upon me.
In union with Your offering of
Yourself to Your Father in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, I ask for this
special favour: (Mention your request).
If it be Your holy Will, grant my
request. Through You I also hope to receive the grace of perseverance in Your
love and faithful service, a holy death, and a happy
eternity with You in Heaven.
Amen.
O Lord, You have given us this
Sacred Banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is
renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to
us.
You have given them bread from
Heaven.
Having all sweetness within.
Let us pray. God our Father, for
Your glory and our salvation You appointed Jesus Christ eternal High Priest.
May the people He gained for You
by His Blood come to share in the power of His Cross and Resurrection by
celebrating His Memorial in this Eucharist, for He lives and reigns with You and
the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.
O Jesus, since You have left us a
remembrance of Your Passion beneath the veils of this Sacrament, grant us, we
pray, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Your Body and Blood that we may
always enjoy the fruits of Your Redemption, for You live and reign forever.
Amen.
The day before his death on the
Cross, Christ instituted the Eucharist in the Upper Room. He also offered bread
and wine, which "in his sacred hands" (Roman Canon) became his Body and his
Blood, offered in sacrifice. Thus he fulfilled the prophecy of the old covenant
linked to Melchizedek's sacrificial offering. For this very reason—the Letter to
the Hebrews recalls—"he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey
him, being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek"
(5:7-10).
Novena St. Blaise
PREPARATORY PRAYER
Almighty and Eternal God! With
lively faith and reverently worshiping Thy Divine Majesty, I prostrate myself
before Thee and invoke with filial trust Thy supreme bounty and mercy. Illumine
the darkness of my intellect with a ray of Thy heavenly light and inflame my
heart with the fire of Thy divine love, that I may contemplate the great virtues
and merits of the saint in whose honor I make this novena, and following his
example imitate, like him, the life of Thy divine Son.
Moreover, I beseech Thee to grant
graciously, through the merits and intercession of this powerful Helper, the
petition which through him I humbly place before Thee, devoutly saving, "Thy
will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Vouchsafe graciously to hear it, if
it redounds to Thy greater glory and to the salvation of my soul. Amen.
Prayer in honour of St. Blaise
O GOD, deliver us through the
intercession of Thy holy bishop and martyr Blase, from all evil of soul and
body, especially from all ills of the throat; and grant us the grace to make a
good confession in the confident hope of obtaining Thy pardon, and ever to
praise with worthy lips Thy most holy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Invocation of St. Blaise
St. BLASE, gracious benefactor of
mankind and faithful servant of God, who for the love of our Saviour did suffer
so many tortures with patience and resignation; I invoke thy powerful
intercession. Preserve me from all evils of soul and body. Because of thy great
merits God endowed thee with the special grace to help those that suffer from
ills of the throat; relieve and preserve me from them, so that I may always be
able to fulfil my duties, and with the aid of God's grace perform good works. I
invoke thy help as special physician of souls, that I may confess my sins
sincerely in the holy sacrament of Penance and obtain their forgiveness. I
recommend to thy merciful intercession also those who unfortunately concealed a
sin in confession. Obtain for them the grace to accuse themselves sincerely and
contritely of the sin they concealed, of the sacrilegious confessions and
communions they made, and of all the sins they committed since then, so that
they may receive pardon, the grace of God, and the remission of the eternal
punishment. Amen.
Prayer
My LORD and my God! I offer up to
Thee my petition in union with the bitter passion and death of Jesus Christ, Thy
Son, together with the merits of His immaculate and blessed Mother, Mary ever
virgin, and of all the saints, particularly with those of the holy Helper in
whose honour I make this novena.
Look down upon me, merciful Lord!
Grant me Thy grace and Thy love, and graciously hear my prayer.
Amen.
Divine Mercy Novena
Divine Mercy Novena "Jesus asked
that this Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Divine Mercy Novena which
would begin on Good Friday. "On each day of the novena you will bring to My
heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My
mercy.
... On each day you will beg My
Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls."
The different souls prayed for on
each day of the Divine Mercy Novena are:
First day
Second day
Third day
Fourth day
Fifth day
Sixth day
Seventh day
Eighth day
Ninth day |
All mankind, especially sinners
The souls of priests and religious
All devout and faithful souls
Those who do not
believe in Jesus and those who do not yet know Him
The souls of separated brethren
The meek and humble souls and the souls of children
The souls who especially venerate and glorify Jesus' mercy
The souls who are detained in purgatory
The souls who have become lukewarm |
First Day
Today bring Me all mankind,
especially all sinners.
Most Merciful Jesus, whose very
nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our
sins, but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us
all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape
from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the
Holy Spirit. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and
especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of
Jesus. For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may
praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.
Second Day
Today Bring Me the Souls of
Priests and Religious.
Most Merciful Jesus, from whom
comes all that is good, increase Your grace in us, that we may perform worthy
works of mercy, and that all who see us may glorify the Father of Mercy who is
in heaven. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company [of chosen
souls] in Your vineyard - upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow
them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son
in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may
be able to guide others in the way of salvation, and with one voice sing praise
to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.
Third Day
Today Bring Me All Devout and
Faithful Souls.
Most Merciful Jesus, from the
treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in the great abundance to each
and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never
let us escape from It. We beg this of You by that most wondrous love for the
heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.
Eternal Father, turn Your
Merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the
sake of His Sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with
Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lost the treasure
of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they
glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Fourth Day
Today Bring Me The Pagans and
Those Who Do Not Know Me
Most Compassionate Jesus, You are
the Light of the whole world.
Receive into the abode of Your
Most Compassionate Heart the souls of pagans who as yet do not know You. Let the
rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol
Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your
Most Compassionate Heart. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gave upon the souls
of pagans and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the
Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These
souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too,
may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Fifth Day
Today Bring to Me the Souls of
Heretics and Schismatics
Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness
Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive
into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of
heretics and schismatics. Draw them by Your light into the unity of the Church,
and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but
bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of heretics, and
schismatics, who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces
obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon
the love of Your Own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for
their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of
Jesus.
Bring it about that they also may
glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Sixth Day
Today Bring Me The Meek and
Humble Souls and the Souls of Little Children
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself
have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the
abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls
of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy, and they are the
heavenly Father's favourites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the
throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a
permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly
sing out a hymn of love and mercy. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon
meek and humble souls, and upon the souls of little children, who are enfolded
in the abode of the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the
closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and
reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the
love You bear these souls and by the delight you take in them: bless the whole
world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy
for endless ages. Amen.
Seventh Day
Today Bring Me The Souls Who
Especially Venerate and Glorify My Mercy
Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart
is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the
souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your Mercy.
These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all
afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident in Your Mercy. These
souls are united to Jesus and carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls
will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart
from this life.
Eternal Father, turn Your
merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute,
that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate
Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds
of mercy and their spirit, overflowing with joy, sings a canticle of mercy to
You, O Most High! I beg You O God: Show them Your mercy according to the hope
and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise
of Jesus, who said to them, "I Myself will defend as My own glory, during their
lifetime, and especially at the hour of their death, those souls who will
venerate My fathomless mercy."
Eighth Day
Today Bring Me The Souls Who Are
In the Prison Of Purgatory
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself
have said that You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most
Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and
yet who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and
Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of purifying fire,
that in that place, too, the power of Your mercy may be praised. Eternal Father,
turn Your most merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are
enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful
Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred
Soul was flooded, manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just
scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way than through the Wounds of Jesus, Your
dearly beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your
goodness and compassion. Amen.
Ninth Day
Today Bring Me The Souls Who Have
Become Lukewarm
Most Compassionate Jesus, You are
Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most
Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love let these tepid souls, who, like corpses, filled You with
such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O Most Compassionate Jesus,
exercise the omnipotence of Your mercy and draw them into the very ardor of Your
love; and bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for nothing is beyond Your
power.
Eternal Father, turn Your
merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most
Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion
of Your Son and by His three-hour agony on the Cross: let them, too, glorify the
abyss of Your mercy. Amen
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