NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. DOMINIC GUZMAN
2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. LAWRENCE
3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. PHILOMENA
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. DOMINIC GUZMAN
DAY 6 - AUGUST 4
DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT AND THE MOTHER OF GOD
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest in which she puts her young by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God! (Psalms 84:2-4)
PRAYER: O most blessed father, St. Dominic, who loved our Lord Jesus Christ in the most perfect manner and served Mary, His Virgin Mother, with most fervent devotion, pray for us, your children, that we may ever grow in love of the Sacrament of the Altar, and that, next to God, we may at all times trust in the protection of the Queen of Heaven, so that at the hour of death we may be received by her into heaven, and ever abide under the mantle of her love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
V: Pray for us, blessed father, St. Dominic.
R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY: O God, Who hast enlightened Thy Church by the eminent virtues and preaching of Saint Dominic, Thy confessor and our father: mercifully grant that by his prayers we may be provided against all temporal necessities, and daily improve in all spiritual good. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. LAWRENCE
DAY 4 - AUGUST 4
REFLECTION: ST. LAWRENCE ASSEMBLES THE POOR AND INVITES THE PREFECT TO ACCOMPANY HIM TO VIEW THE "WONDROUS RICHES OF OUR GOD."
The prefect deigns to follow him;
The sacred portal soon they reach,
Where stands a ghastly multitude
Of poor drawn up in grim array.
The air is rent with cries for alms;
The prefect shudders in dismay,
And turns on Lawrence glaring eyes,
its threats of dreadful punishment.
PRAYER: Glorious St. Lawrence, model of Christian fortitude, I implore you in your loving kindness to pray for me before the throne of God. To you I have recourse in the problems that daily surround me. Shield me against my selfishness and my indifference to God and my neighbour. Inspire me to imitate your Christian virtues. 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 favours and graces which I need so much in the trials, miseries and afflictions in life, particularly...
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
Help me, dear St. Lawrence, 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.
St. Lawrence: Pray for us!
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3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
DAY 3 - AUGUST 4
O Seraphic Saint Clare, light of your country, who hast delivered Italy from barbarous invaders; obtain from God for us the grace we implore that of overcoming all attacks of the world against faith and morals thus preserving in our families true Christian peace with a holy fear of God and a devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
PRAYER: O most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we praise your Holy Name and the wonders of grace you worked in your servant, Saint Clare. Through her powerful intercession, grant us the favours we beg in this novena, above all the grace to live and die as she did in your most Holy Love. Amen.
St. Clare, patroness of television: Pray for us!
St. Clare, patroness of television: Help us to use the gifts of God for his glory.
St. Clare, patroness of television: Never permit us to debase the gifts of God.
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4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. PHILOMENA
DAY 3 - AUGUST 4
O pure Virgin and holy Martyr, cast a look of pity from Heaven on your devoted servant, comfort me in affliction, assist me in danger, above all come to my aid in the hour of death. Watch over the interests of the Church of God, pray for its exaltation and prosperity, the extension of the faith, for the Pope, for the clergy, for the perseverance of the just, the conversion of sinners, and the relief of the souls in purgatory, especially those dear to me. O great saint, whose triumph we celebrate on earth, intercede for me, that I may one day behold the crown of glory bestowed on you in Heaven, and eternally praise him who so liberally rewards for all eternity the sufferings endured for his love during this short life.
PRAYER: O faithful Virgin and glorious Martyr, St. Philomena, who works so many miracles on behalf of the poor and sorrowing, have pity on me. You know the multitude and diversity of my needs. Behold me at your feet, full of misery, but full of hope. I entreat your charity, O great saint! Graciously hear me and obtain from God a favorable answer to the request which I now humbly lay before you,
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
I am firmly convinced that through your merits, through the scorn, the sufferings and the death you endured, united to the merits of the Passion and Death of Jesus, your Spouse, I shall obtain what I ask of you, and in the joy of my heart I will bless God, who is admirable in his Saints. Amen.
St. Philomena, whose faith and love for Jesus Christ could not be shaken, either by promises or threats: Pray for us!
St. Philomena, whose constancy could not be diminished, either by the supplications of a father, or the tenderness of a mother: Pray for us!