NOVENA PRAYERS

1⃣ 13 DAYS NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA

2⃣ NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

3⃣ NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA
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1⃣ 13 DAYS NOVENA TO ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA

DAY 13 - JUNE 12

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, “Prayerful Intercessor,” help us find a trusting spirit, that we may know in the depths of our being the power of prayer in our lives. {pause} We are companions of St. Anthony, a Prayerful Intercessor: may we seek his intervention, trusting that God hears all our prayers and answers our needs, we pray:

(State your intentions here…)

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

O good St. Anthony, Prayerful Intercessor, pray for us. Amen.

BRIEF STORY OF ST. ANTHONY'S LIFE

ST. ANTHONY CONTINUES TO INSPIRE IN PADUA AND BEYOND

Less than one year after his death and burial, St. Anthony was canonized a saint on the 30th of May 1232. He remains today a magnet of love, drawing respect from people of all nationalities and religions. Through his prayerful intercession, new generations of friars find courage to follow their vocation. For the whole world, St. Anthony continues to be God's instrument of love and blessing.

St. Anthony of Padua: Pray for us!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

DAY 6 - JUNE 12

HONESTY IN PRAYER

St. Ignatius of Loyola said that we should always speak to Jesus in prayer just as one close friend would speak to another. Don't be afraid to express your real feelings to Jesus – anger, hurt, joy, sorrow, etc. When you've made your complaint or expressed your joy, don't forget one thing - Listen for God's response! It may come in surprising ways.

TODAY'S PRAYER: Jesus, I have to be honest and tell you that there have been times when I've been angry with you and I feel that you've let me down. Help me to trust that you really do have a loving plan for me and for everyone, a plan that most times I find hard to fathom. 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.

(State your intentions here...)

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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3⃣ NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

DAY 5 - JUNE 12

SILENCE

Immaculate Mother of God, our Mother by grace, we the beloved of thy Immaculate Heart come to thee on this fifth day of this Novena to pray for the grace of Silence.

Blessed Mother Mary, Queen of Peace, exalted above all Angels and Saints, thou partakes in the Heavenly glory of the Beatific Vision of the Blessed Trinity; thou sees God "face to face" even as He Is. (I Cor. 13:12). Obtain for us the grace that everything we speak may be spoken in love and every silence we keep is kept, not in anger, obstinacy, vengefulness or deceitfulness, but in the sacredness that opens hearts to God's Word. As thou pondered the Word of God in thy Immaculate Heart, O Ever-Virgin Mother of God and Mother of men, obtain for us the grace of silence so that we are not bound to the distractions of the world. Rather, emptied of the world, we desire to be filled with the treasures of Divine Grace. It is in holy silence that we can comprehend Divine treasures and the secrets of the King's Sacred Heart.

Good St. Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus Christ and true husband of Mary, thou loved silence upon earth. The Bible does not record a word thou spoke. Yet, in thy silence, thou had the holiest state in life next to Jesus and Mary. By intercession in union with thy sweet spouse, obtain for us, O Glorious St. Joseph, the grace to imitate both interiorly and exteriorly the spirit of thy silence.

(State your intentions here…)

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

PRAYER: O Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in imitation of the silence which reigned in thy home, empty us of worldly noise and distractions so as to hear the voice of the Lord more clearly. Open our hearts to the work of the Holy Angels, who will lead us to faith in and love for the Most Blessed Trinity, the Word made flesh, the Church as the Mystical Body of Jesus and to the highest veneration of God's Mother, the Mother of the Church. May the spirit of materialism never more touch our lives, Heavenly Mother. Help us to be detached from the things of this world, opened in silence to the magnificent melodies of the supernatural. Where our hearts are, there also is our treasure. In the silence of our hearts, "Speak Lord, for thy servant is listening." (I Sam. 3:9). Amen.

Immaculate Heart of Mary: Pray for us!
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4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA

DAY 1 - JUNE 12

Lord, we thank You for giving us St. Aloysius Gonzaga as an example of holiness. Help us to imitate the love of You that he showed throughout his life, beginning in his youth. St. Aloysius Gonzaga, you began your journey to holiness when you were very young. As you were recovering from an illness, you turned your attention to prayer and study of the saints. From then on, you grew in devotion to God. Please bring my petitions before the throne of God!

(State your intentions here…)

You were committed to chastity, and you longed to serve God as a missionary. Though you were still young, you did all you could to prepare yourself for a life of service to God. Pray for me, that I may always seek to serve God in my life. Pray that I may do all I can to serve God in whatever ways He calls me to. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

St. Aloysius Gonzaga: Pray for us!