NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA
2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. DYMPHNA
3⃣ NOVENA FOR THE ASCENSION
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1⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA
DAY 6 - MAY 9
Mary, the children said they had seen a vision of hell. All too many people around the world live in places so desperate that they might be compared to hell. In many places, terror strikes daily and innocents die in senseless war. The cycle of violence and revenge is perpetuated, with no end in sight. We would do well to remember the relative comfort we are blessed with, and realize that many are not so fortunate.
Today, Mary, I pray for an easing of the suffering and injustice that mark much of the world. I pray for all who face oppression at the hands of another. I pray that they find a peaceful way to resolve their differences. I pray in thanksgiving for all the blessings I enjoy; may I be always ready to share them with others.
PRAYER: 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 intentions 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.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
Our Lady of Fatima: Pray for us!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. DYMPHNA
DAY 4 - MAY 9
FOR PIETY
God, Our Creator and Supreme Master, St. Dymphna served Thee with great zeal even in her childhood, by hearing Thy word with delight, by assisting at Holy Mass with fervent reverence, and by receiving Holy Communion from the hand of St. Gerebran with tender devotion. Through her intercession we beg Thee to grant us the same virtue of piety so that, having honored Thee during this life as our Creator, we may possess Thee hereafter as our final reward, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(State your intentions here...)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be...
St. Dymphna: Pray for us!
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3⃣ NOVENA FOR THE ASCENSION
DAY 2 - MAY 9
REFLECTION: Jesus told his Apostles that he would send his Holy Spirit to be with them after he ascended to the Father in heaven. When he said that he would leave them soon, this must have greatly saddened his Apostles, but he asked them to have faith in his words.
PRAYER: Jesus, please help us to always remain close to You, and we particularly ask You today to help us and all people to grow in the virtue of faith! Help us to grow in all virtues that are necessary for holiness each day of our lives. Give us the grace to do all that is necessary to be Your worthy servants, no matter the cost. And I especially ask in this novena for,
(State your intentions here...)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
Lord, hear our prayers! Amen.