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 11 - JUNE 10
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, “Messenger of Mercy,” help us find the compassion to forgive ourselves and others as Jesus forgives us. {pause} We are companions of St. Anthony, Messenger of Mercy: may we trust God who loves us unconditionally, extends endless mercy and forgiveness, we pray:
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
O good St. Anthony, Messenger of Mercy, pray for us. Amen.
BRIEF STORY OF ST. ANTHONY'S LIFE
ST. ANTHONY BLESSES THE CITY OF PADUA
What Assisi was for St. Francis, Padua became for St. Anthony. As a realist, he saw the great problems of secularism and violence corrupting this beautiful city. His final preaching and negotiating would labor for Padua's radical reform - its call to holiness. His evangelization efforts would succeed in winning for Padua the mercy of God.
St. Anthony of Padua: Pray for us!
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2⃣ CORPUS CHRISTI NOVENA
DAY 9 - JUNE 10
Most holy body and blood of Christ, may we share in the power of His Cross and Resurrection by celebrating 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 4 - JUNE 10
HOW DO WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER?
A Dominican theologian once wrote, ‘A person is enlightened not when they get an idea but when someone looks at them'. How we look at another has tremendous consequences for self-esteem. The Sacred Heart looks at each one of us with deep love, understanding and compassion. We are called to look at others in the same way.
TODAY'S PRAYER: Jesus, you looked at the rich young man with love and yet he could not respond to your call. Help our prayer to become our looking at you looking at us and smiling with love so that we will not run from the love that you offer. 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 3 - JUNE 10
OBEDIENCE
Immaculate Mother of God, our Mother by grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee on this third day of this Novena to pray for the grace of Obedience.
Obtain for us, O Holy Mother of God, the spirit of obedience found in responding to the grace of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in our souls. May we always realize that obedience comes from the desire to unite our wills with the Will of God. O Spouse of the Holy Ghost, by thy intercession grant us the grace to be open to the ministrations of the Holy Spirit with us and to our Angels who influence us to think and act in harmony with the Divine Will. We desire to submit to all lawful authority, inwardly and outwardly, so as to avoid having those rebellious, dissenting attitudes, which cause the spirit of revenge in our hearts. By union with the Divine Will, with thy Immaculate Heart as guide, O Mother, we will obtain the true peace of the Holy Spirit and union with the Most Blessed Trinity. Obtain for us, the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart, O Mother Mary, the grace of obedience to all lawful authorities which are in harmony with the laws of God and His Holy Church. In this way, the grace of humility for which we pray will accompany the doing of God's Will and all of the commands we obey will turn out for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls. Intercede, O Glorious Mother, that we may always remember that obedience as a virtue is pleasing to God because it means the sacrifice of our wills out of love for God. May our spirit imitate thine, O Holy Mother, when you answered God's Angel: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; may it be done to me according to Thy word." (Luke 1:38)
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Grant us, O Loving Heart of Mary, the grace of rendering a special respect and undivided obedience to our Holy Father, the Pope and to Bishops who speak and teach in union with him as Vicar of Christ on earth. By always being obedient, may we, with the refuge of thy Immaculate Heart, live in uprightness as in the discipline of a well-ordered army, for the sake of Jesus Christ and His Holy Church. Amen.
Immaculate Heart of Mary: Pray for us!