NOVENA PRAYERS

1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. RITA OF CASCIA

2⃣ NOVENA TO MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS

3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. PHILIP NERI
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. RITA OF CASCIA

DAY 8 - MAY 20

PRAYER FOR US TO BE OPEN TO OTHERS

Glorious St. Rita, you were famed for your compassion and wisdom and many people came to ask your help. Intercede for us that we can be open to others. 

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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

PRAYER: Dear Saint Rita, during your entire life on earth you found your happiness by following the will of our heavenly Father. Help me to be as trusting of God in all his designs for me. Help me this day to give myself to him as you did, without limit, without fear, without counting the cost. Help me to be generous in serving the needs of others, patient in all difficulties, forgiving toward all who injure me. Help me to learn more deeply the great mystery of the cross of Jesus, so that by embracing it as you did, I may come to experience its power to heal and to save. Amen.

St. Rita of Cascia: Pray for us!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS

DAY 6 - MAY 20

O Mary, throughout Her long history, Thou hast always defended Thy Son's Church from the attacks of her enemies. Be with Her now during this present time. Help each one of us to be Her loyal subjects and to work without ceasing for that unity of peace and love for which Thy Son so fervently prayed.

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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, place deep in our hearts the love of Mary, our help and the help of all Christians. May we fight vigorously for the faith here on earth, and may we one day praise Thy victories in Heaven. Grant this in the name of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord. Amen.

Mary, Help of Christians: Pray for us!
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3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. PHILIP NERI

DAY 4 - MAY 20

PHILIP'S PURITY

Philip, my glorious Patron, who didst ever keep unsullied the white lily of thy purity, with such jealous care that the majesty of this fair virtue beamed from thine eyes, shone in thy hands, and was fragrant in thy breath, obtain for me that gift from the Holy Ghost, that neither the words nor the example of sinners may ever make any impression on my soul. And, since it is by avoiding occasions of sin, by prayer, by keeping myself employed, and by the frequent use of the Sacraments that my dread enemy must be subdued, gain for me the grace to persevere in these necessary observances. Amen.

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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be...

PRAYER: O glorious St. Philip, who wast so favored by God with the gift of consoling and assisting thy spiritual children at the hour of death, be also my advocate and father when I shall find myself at that dreadful moment. Obtain for me that at that hour the devil may not conquer me, nor temptation overcome me, nor fear itself revile me; but that, strengthened by a lively faith, a fervent hope and, a sincere charity, I may sustain with patience and perseverance that supreme struggle, and that, full of confidence in the mercy of the Lord, and in the infinite merits of Jesus Christ and the protection of the Most Blessed Mary, I may deserve to die the death of the just, and be united with thee and all the saints in the blessed home of Paradise, to praise and enjoy the Lord forever. Amen.

St. Philip Neri: Pray for us!