NOVENA PRAYERS

NOVENA TO ST. DOMINIC SAVIO

DAY 5 - MAY 1

FOR UNION IN THE FAMILY - “…USED TO HELP HIS MOTHER AROUND THE HOUSE, WELCOME HIS FATHER HOME, SAY HIS PRAYERS WITHOUT BEING REMINDED…”

Heavenly Father, help us to live as the Holy Family, united in respect and love. Bring us to the joy and peace of your eternal home. Give us light, strength, and courage when our tasks are difficult. Let Your Spirit fill us with love and peace.

St. Dominic Savio, your parents took great care to give you a Christian upbringing, help us to bring peace and love to our families so we may help each other to seek and love Jesus, as you did. Obtain for us the favors we ask 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!