NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. MARIA FAUSTINA
3⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
DAY 9 - OCTOBER 3
OPENING PRAYER: Holy Saint Francis, through your kind intercession we seek holiness above all things. We seek the faith, hope and love that allowed you to joyfully renounce the pleasures of earthly life and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray for us that we enjoy the privilege of suffering with and for the poor in the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for all the blessings we have received and the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns, especially…
(State your intentions here...)
Almighty Father, through the kind intercession of St. Francis, we humbly ask for the grace to be free of the fears and anxieties that beset us, especially (repeat your special intentions and requests here). May we be relieved of the causes of our distress that we may be able to better serve as the instruments of your Divine Purpose on earth.
CONCLUDING PRAYER: St. Francis, help us in praying for the grace to truly repent for our sins and actively seek reconciliation with God. May the blessings we obtain through your intercession deepen our faith, and inspire us to store treasures in Heaven, where we hope to spend eternity with the Almighty Father. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
St. Francis of Assisi: Pray for us!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. MARIA FAUSTINA
DAY 8 - OCTOBER 3
DOING GOD'S WILL
JESUS: My daughter, you give Me most glory by patiently submitting to My will, and you win for yourself greater merit than that which any fast or mortification could ever gain for you. Know, My daughter, that if you submit your will to Mine, you draw upon yourself My special delight. This sacrifice is pleasing to Me and full of sweetness. I take great pleasure in it; there is power in it (Diary 904).
ST. FAUSTINA: The Lord has given me the light to know His will more profoundly and to abandon myself completely to the holy will of God. This light has confirmed me in profound peace, making me understand that I should fear nothing except sin. Whatever God sends me, I accept with complete submission to His holy will. Wherever He puts me, I will try faithfully to do His will, as well as His wishes, to the extent of my power to do so, even if the will of God were hard and difficult for me (cf. Diary 1394). For His holy will is for me mercy itself (cf. Diary 1552).
Saint Faustina, obtain for me the grace of fulfilling God's will faithfully always and everywhere so that in this way I may express my trust towards the Lord God.
(State your intentions here...)
Saint Faustina, obtain for me the grace of opening myself to the influence of the Holy Spirit, so that the Holy Spirit will fulfill what is lacking in me. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
St. Faustina: Pray for us!
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3⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
DAY 6 - OCTOBER 3
O Immaculate Mother, Queen of the angels, Guardian of man, have pity on those who fall prey to the allurements of impurity. Strengthen us in our weakness. Give courage in the conflict. Purify our strong desires of sincere repentance. We have heard your heartfelt plea for a renewal of the noble ideals of holy purity. O Mother of the Immaculate Heart, I pledge to you this day, my heart, my mind, my lips, my whole being, entire, complete. I give my hand in solemn word that with your help and in your love, I shall be firm in my holy resolve to serve you with unswerving fidelity. I ask a special grace and this favor that I so earnestly seek, (mention your request) in this novena, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor, and for the good of all people. Grant me the prudent courage to resist the first whisperings of temptation and to shun whatever has been a source of sin to me. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
Our Lady of the Rosary, make me and keep me pure of heart.
Our Lady of the Rosary: Pray for us!