NOVENA PRAYERS

1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT

2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. PEREGRINE

4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. DOMINIC SAVIO
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT

DAY 9 - APRIL 27

St. Louis de Montfort, you consecrated yourself to Jesus through Mary in your earthly life and are even more fully devoted to them now in Heaven. I ask that you present my petitions before our most blessed Mother, who will in turn place them at the feet of her Son.

(State your intentions here…)

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

St. Louis de Montfort, one of the ten principal virtues that Mary exemplified was heavenly wisdom. Intercede on my behalf that my heart may be attentive to heavenly wisdom. Amen.

St. Louis de Montfort: Pray for us!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

DAY 8 - APRIL 27

TO QUEEN GIOVANNA OF NAPLES (WRITTEN IN TRANCE):

We have three chief foes. First, the devil, who is weak if I do not make him strong by consenting to his malice. He loses his strength in the power of the Blood of the humble and spotless Lamb. The world with all its honors and delights, which is our foe, is also weak, save in so far as we strengthen it to hurt us by possessing these things with intemperate love. In the gentleness, humility, poverty, in the shame and disgrace of Christ crucified, this tyrant the world is destroyed. Our third foe, our own frailty, was made weak; but reason strengthens it by the union which God has made with our humanity, arraying the Word with our humanity, and by the death of that sweet and loving Word, Christ crucified. So we are strong, and our foes are weak.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, your glory is in your saints. We praise your glory in the life of the admirable St. Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church. Her whole life was a noble sacrifice inspired by an ardent love of Jesus, your unblemished Lamb. In troubled times she strenuously upheld the rights of His beloved spouse, The Church. Father, honor her merits and hear her prayers for each of us. Help us to pass unscathed through the corruption of this world, and to remain unshakably faithful to the church in word, deed, and example. Help us always to see in the Vicar of Christ an anchor in the storms of life, and a beacon of light to the harbor of your Love, in this dark night of your times and men's souls. Grant also to each of us our special petition…

(State your intentions here…)

We ask this through Jesus, your Son, in the bond of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

St. Catherine of Siena: Pray for us!
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3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. PEREGRINE

DAY 6 - APRIL 27

OPENING PRAYER: O good St. Peregrine, patron of those suffering from foot ailments, cancer, and incurable diseases, grant, we beseech you, relief from suffering to (name the persons who are ill). In your compassion, we beg you to intercede with Our Lord Jesus Christ that mankind may soon find a cure for the dread disease of physical cancer as well as for the moral cancer which grips so much of our world today. Amen.

REFLECTION: "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for of such is the kingdom of God." (Mk 10:14)

St. Peregrine, as a youth you led a life of sin. May our Divine Lord grant that your own conversion may inspire our wayward young people today to change their lives as you did and return to Christ. Amen.

NOVENA PRAYER: O great St. Peregrine, you have been called "The Mighty," "The Wonder-Worker," because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you. For so many years you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fibre of our being, and who had recourse to the source of all grace when the power of man could do no more. You were favoured with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction. Ask of God and Our Lady, the cure of the sick whom we entrust to you.

(Pause here and silently recall the names of the sick for whom you are praying)

Aided in this way by your powerful intercession, we shall sing to God, now and for all eternity, a song of gratitude for His great goodness and mercy. Amen.

St. Peregrine: Pray for our young people!
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4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. DOMINIC SAVIO

DAY 1 - APRIL 27

FOR PURITY AND CHASTITY - "DEATH BUT NOT SIN!"

O Heavenly Father, In your goodness you placed in the soul of Saint Dominic Savio the precious treasure of sanctifying grace, help us to be pure in mind, heart, and soul; thought, word, deed, desire, and attire. May this be solely for Your praise, honor, and glory and not for recognition or approval from mankind.

Saint Dominic Savio, who would have preferred to die rather than lose God's grace, we ask you to obtain for us all the help necessary to avoid the misfortune of committing mortal sin, incompatible with this divine grace. Obtain for us the favors we ask for and implore through your powerful intercession. Amen.

(State your intentions here...)

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

PRAYER: Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help us today to realize the importance of God in our lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him.

We desperately need your intercession to protect us from the snares of the world. Watch over us and lead us on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in times of trial. Amen.

St. Dominic Savio, you who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us!