NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION
2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. ROQUE
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1⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION
DAY 9 - AUGUST 14
O Blessed Mother Assumed into Heaven, after years of heroic martyrdom on earth, we rejoice that you have at last been taken to the throne prepared for you in Heaven by the Holy Trinity. Lift our hearts with you in the glory of your Assumption above the dreadful touch of sin and impurity. Teach us how small earth becomes when viewed from heaven. Make us realize that death is the triumphant gate through which we shall pass to your Son and that someday our bodies shall rejoin our souls in the unending bliss of heaven. From this earth, over which we tread as pilgrims, we look to you for help. In honor of your Assumption into Heaven we ask for this favour.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
When our hour of death has come, lead us safely to the presence of Jesus to enjoy the vision of God for all eternity together with you. Amen.
O Queen Assumed into Heaven: Pray for us!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. ROQUE
DAY 8 - AUGUST 14
O Blessed St. Roque, patron of the sick, have pity on those who lie upon a bed of suffering. Your power was so great when you were in this world, that by the sign of the Cross, many were healed of their diseases. Now that you are in heaven, your power is not less. Offer, then, to God our sighs and tears and obtain for us that health we seek through Christ our Lord.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
PRAYER: Dear mendicant Pilgrim, you once took care of sufferers from the plague and were always ready to help others by kind service and fervent prayers. You yourself had no home and you died in a dungeon. No wonder countless invalids have confidently invoked your help. Please grant a cure to this patient, (Name), and help us all become spiritually healthy.
O great St. Roque, deliver us, we beseech thee, from the scourges of God; through thy intercession, preserve our bodies from contagious diseases, and our souls from the contagion of sin. Obtain for us salubrious air; but, above all, purity of heart. Assist us to make good use of health, to bear sufferings with patience; and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues. Amen.
St. Roque: Pray for us!