NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ 13 DAYS NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
2⃣ CORPUS CHRISTI NOVENA
3⃣ NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
4⃣ NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
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1⃣ 13 DAYS NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
DAY 9 - JUNE 8
Anthony, through your teaching and preaching you bore witness to the loving presence of God in all of creation. Now that you have come into the fullness of the kingdom, pray for us that our lives might also proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to all humanity.
PRAYER: Almighty, Eternal God, you have given your people St. Anthony as an outstanding preacher and intercessor in times of need. Grant that with his help we may follow in the example of Christian living and experience your support in all adversities. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Anthony, “Healer of Soul and Body,” help us find a cure for our suffering and pain, that we may experience wholeness and wellness in body, mind and spirit. {pause} We are companions of St. Anthony Healer of soul and body: Touch and cure, restore and reconcile us physically, emotionally and spiritually, we pray:
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
O good St. Anthony, Healer of Soul and Body, pray for us. Amen.
BRIEF STORY OF ST ANTHONY'S LIFE
ST. ANTHONY THE PEACE MAKER MOVES TOWARD A CITY IN STRIFE
The Italy of St. Anthony's day was a land of conflict. Political disputes between the Emperor and the Pope divided the people and caused great civil strife.
St. Anthony's reputation as a healer sometimes thrust him into the role of peacemaker. To tyrants and warring factions he proposed one simple formula for the healing of strife: reconciliation in Christ.
St. Anthony of Padua: Pray for us!
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2⃣ CORPUS CHRISTI NOVENA
DAY 7 - JUNE 8
Most holy body and blood of Christ, may we benefit spiritually and temporally when we consume the Eucharist.
Most Holy and Almighty God, we thank you and praise you for giving us the most precious body and blood of Your only son, Jesus Christ. Through the institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion we are able to nourish our bodies and souls. We thank you for having made Yourself our food and for uniting us with You in this beautiful Sacrament.
In receiving the body and blood of Jesus, we live in You and through You. We praise you for offering Yourself as a continual sacrifice to Your Eternal Father for our salvation. Although we are not worthy to receive You, You sacrifice Yourself for us daily. And so, we request your most Holy intercession:
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If it is Your holy Will, please grant our requests.
PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, You made the ultimate sacrifice so that You could wash away the sins of the whole world. You have left us the great gift of your body and blood through the Holy Eucharist. We thank you and praise you every day for renewing in the daily sacrifice the actual sacrifice of the cross offered on Calvary, in which you gave divine justice and love for all of us sinners. Amen.
Glory be…
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3⃣ NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
DAY 2 - JUNE 8
WHAT DOES GOD DESIRE?
St. Augustine said, ‘For yourself you have made us, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you'. Our Lord encourages us to listen to what the scriptures say about him and then to go and preach the Good News that He is Risen.
TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, I come to you full of needs. But my deepest need is to become more convinced of your love for me. Help me to believe that you are with me today, tomorrow and always. Amen.
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, the needs of your people open your heart in love for each of us. You care for us when we are lost, sympathize with us in loneliness, and comfort us in mourning; you are closest to us where we are weakest. You love us most when we love ourselves least; you forgive us most when we forgive ourselves least; and you call us to spread your love in whatever way we can.
Lord Jesus, your heart is moved with compassion when we are suffering, when we need your help, and when we pray for each other. I ask you to listen to my prayer during this Novena, and grant what I ask.
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If what I ask is not for my own good and the good of others, grant me what is best, that I may build up your kingdom of love in our world. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you!
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4⃣ NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
DAY 1 - JUNE 8
FIDELITY
Most Holy Mother of God, our Mother in the order of grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee this first day of this Novena to pray for the grace of Fidelity.
Mary, Mother of holy Love, our Confidence, we invoke thy most sweet Heart, that we may always be faithful to God, the Holy Catholic Church, the Good Angels, our Guardian Angels in particular, and to the Saints in Heaven of which Thou are the Queen.
Mother Mary, Model of Faith while thou was on earth, may we have a fidelity that avoids any depreciating criticism, not only in thoughts, but even more in words. Grant us the strength of self-control so that in all matters or questions of integrity, we may act and answer as thou Mary and our Guardian Angel would answer. May we be steadfast in the service of Holy Mother Church until death and adore the Most Blessed Trinity in communion with thee and all Angels and Saints for all eternity. O Virgin most faithful, Scripture declares thee "Blessed among women;" again it says, "Blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord." (Luke 1:45) Obtain for us a faith so strong that we will accept the Word of God through His Holy Church, even when it is difficult and seems contrary to the way of the world. Loyal to the very end, Mother Mary, thou stood beneath the Cross on Calvary with John the beloved disciple. Thou heard with him the words of the redeeming Savior as He completed His public ministry, "Woman, behold thy Son... Behold thy Mother." (John 19:26-27) It was thy noble role to be Mother and Heart of the infant Church, sustaining the disciples of Christ in courage and prayer, drawing down the power of the Holy Ghost as they gathered around thee after the Ascension awaiting the first Feast of Pentecost.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Mother of the Church, it has ever been thy part in the Holy Church to invoke for us the virtues of Faith and Hope so that we might live in love, patterned after thy Immaculate Heart. Thou believed, Mary, not only when things were easy; thou continued to believe in Jesus in his darkest hours. With thee as Mother, we shall persevere in fidelity until the very end. Amen.
Immaculate Heart of Mary: Pray for us!