NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. VINCENT FERRER
2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. GEMMA GALGANI
3⃣ DIVINE MERCY NOVENA
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. VINCENT FERRER
DAY 8 - APRIL 3
FOR PURITY
O St. Vincent Ferrer, a witness of your life made this magnificent praise of you: “We would have taken him for an angel in a mortal body.” Such praise manifests the edification you exude to others with the modesty and the exquisite purity radiating from your body. With such charm and with such enthusiasm, you preached to others about these beautiful virtues, which you said resembled the perfume of a blooming vineyard. I beg you to join your entreaties to those of Mary Immaculate in order that I may be guarded always, and carry the purity of heart as God requests of me to have. You, who have directed so many souls towards the heights of virtues, defend me in times of temptations and obtain for me the strength to conquer them. Holy priest of St. Dominic, I have confidence in your intercession. Pray for me during this novena especially for..
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: O my protector, St. Vincent Ferrer, as the eternal God has deposited in you an inexhaustible treasure of grace and of supernatural virtues, hear my earnest petition, and help me with your intercession, more powerful now even than when you were on earth. Hence with blind confidence do I cast myself at your feet, there to place my requests for all those in whom I am concerned but more particularly for (special favour). O glorious saint, let not my confidence in you be deceived. Present for me, to the Divine Majesty, your suppliant prayers and watch over my soul. Should sorrow and trials increase, so also will my rejoicing increase, and may my patience grow with each day, that I may thus save my soul. Amen.
St. Vincent Ferrer: Pray for us!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. GEMMA GALGANI
DAY 2 - APRIL 3
Oh most Divine Lord, we humbly prostrate ourselves before Thy Infinite Majesty, and we adore Thee and dedicate to Thy glory the devout prayers which we now present to Thee, as an act of devotion to your servant, St. Gemma Galgani, whose intercession we are now imploring.
O worthy Spouse of the Lamb of God and faithful virgin St. Gemma, you preserved the innocence and splendor of virginity, giving to the world a bright example of purity and the most exalted virtues. Look down with pity from thy high place in heaven upon us who confide in thee, as we implore thee for the favor we so ardently desire..
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: O God, Who fashioned thy servant Saint Gemma into a likeness of Thy Crucified Son, grant us through her intercession the favor that we humbly request, and through the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Thy Son, may we be united with You for all eternity. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Gemma Galgani: Pray for us!
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3⃣ DIVINE MERCY NOVENA
DAY 1 - APRIL 3
INTENTION
Today bring to Me ALL MANKIND, ESPECIALLY ALL SINNERS, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. In this way you will console Me in the bitter grief into which the loss of souls plunges Me.
NOVENA PRAYERS
Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.
Pray the "DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET".
HOW TO PRAY THE "DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET?"
'STEP 1' – Using a regular set of Rosary beads, you begin at the cross by making the SIGN OF THE CROSS.
OPENING PRAYER: ''You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.''
REPEAT THREE TIMES: ''O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!''
'STEP 2' – On the three beads of the Rosary pray the OUR FATHER, THE HAIL MARY AND THE APOSTLES CREED.
'STEP 3' – You begin each decade with the OUR FATHER beads by praying this prayer: ''Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.''
'STEP 4' - Complete the decade on the 10 HAIL MARY beads by praying this prayer: ''For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.''
Repeat 'STEPS 3 AND 4' for each decade on the rosary beads
'STEP 5' – Once you have prayed all 5 DECADES, you end the Chaplet by praying the following prayer 3 TIMES: ''Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.''
CLOSING PRAYER: ''Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us, and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments, we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen.''