NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. TERESA OF AVILA
2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE
3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. GERARD MAJELLA
4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. TERESA OF AVILA
DAY 9 - OCTOBER 14
WE ASK CHRIST FOR THE GRACE OF A GOOD DEATH, THAT WE MAY DIE BURNING WITH LOVE FOR HIM, AS SAINT TERESA DID.
PRAYER: Lastly, O dearest Lord Jesus Christ! we thank Thee for the gift of the precious death which Thou didst grant to Thy beloved Teresa, making her sweetly to die of love; we pray Thee, by Thy merits, and by those of Thy most affectionate spouse, to grant us a good death; and if we do not die of love, yet, that we may at least die burning of love for Thee, that so dying, we may be able to go and love Thee for evermore with a more perfect love in heaven. (Note: In the first verse of the prayer, the phrase "Thy most affectionate spouse" refers to the Church, the Bride of Christ).
(State your intentions here...)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
V. St. Teresa, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Jesus Christ.
LET US PRAY: Graciously hear us, O God of our salvation! that as we rejoice in the commemoration of the blessed virgin Teresa, so we may be nourished by her heavenly doctrine, and draw from thence the fervor of a tender devotion; through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.
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2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE
DAY 8 - OCTOBER 14
REFLECTION - IT IS ATTACHMENT TO CREATURES AND TO SELF-SATISFACTION THAT WEAKENS THE BLESSINGS OF LOVE IN YOUR HEART. YOU MUST DIE TO ALL THAT, IF YOU WISH THE PURE LOVE OF GOD TO REIGN THEREIN. - St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
PRAYER: Saint Margaret Mary, thou who wast made a partaker of the divine treasures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, obtain for us, we beseech thee, from this adorable Heart, the graces we need so sorely.
(State your intentions here...)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
We ask these favors of thee with unbounded confidence. May the divine Heart of Jesus be pleased to bestow them upon us through thy intercession, so that once again He may be loved and glorified through thee. Amen.
V. Pray for us, O St. Margaret Mary
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY: O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst wondrously open the unsearchable riches of Thy Heart to blessed Margaret Mary, the virgin: grant unto us, by her merits and our imitation of her, that we may love Thee in all things and above all things, and may be worthy to have our everlasting dwelling in the same Sacred Heart who livest and reignest, world without end. Amen.
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3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. GERARD MAJELLA
DAY 8 - OCTOBER 14
Saint Gerard, true lover of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, you who did kneel long hours before the Tabernacle, and there did taste the joys of paradise, obtain for me an undying love for the Most Holy Sacrament, that receiving frequently the Body and Blood of Jesus, I may daily grow in His holy love and merit the priceless grace of loving Him even to the end.
(State your intentions here...)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
V. Pray for us, O Saint Gerard
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY: Almighty and Everlasting God, who did draw to Yourself Saint Gerard, even from his tenderest years, making him conformable to the Image of Your Crucified Son, grant we beseech You, that imitating his example, we may be made like unto the same Divine Image, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II
DAY 2 - OCTOBER 14
"NEVER, EVER GIVE UP ON HOPE, NEVER DOUBT, NEVER TIRE, AND NEVER BECOME DISCOURAGED"
Dear St. John Paul II, you told us: “I plead with you — never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.” With your help, I will not give up my hope. I will be persistent and unafraid.
PRAYER: Merciful God, accept our thanksgiving for the gift of St. John Paul II's apostolic life and mission and through his intercession, please grant us this petition (mention your petition). Grant us also to grow in love for you and proclaim boldly the love of Christ to all people, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
O Blessed Trinity, we thank you for having graced the Church with St. John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of your Fatherly care, the glory of the Cross of Christ, and the splendor of the Spirit of love to shine through him. Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy, and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living example of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with You. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
St. John Paul II: Pray for us!