NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. CHARBEL MAKHLOUF
2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. ANNE
3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. ALPHONSA
4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. CHARBEL MAKHLOUF
DAY 8 - JULY 22
Oh, Saint Charbel, whenever I see you kneeling down on the cane mat, fasting, abstaining and absorbed in calling God, my hope and my faith in you augment. I beg of you to help me to receive the grace that I am asking for (State your intentions here...).
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
PRAYER: Oh, Jesus, the most peaceful, you who has raised your beloved Charbel to Christian perfection, I solemnly ask you to grant me the grace to spend the rest of my life according to your demand. I love you, Oh God, my Savior. Amen.
Oh, St. Charbel: absorbed in God, intercede for me!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. ANNE
DAY 6 - JULY 22
Glorious Saint Anne, Mother of the Mother of God, I beg your powerful intercession for the freedom from my sins and the assistance I need in my troubles…
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
What can I not hope for if you deign to take me under your protection? The Most High has been pleased to grant the prayers of sinners, whenever you have been charitable enough to be their advocate. Therefore, I beg you to help me in all spiritual and temporal dangers; to guide me in the true path of Christian perfection, and finally to obtain for me the grace of a happy death, so that I may contemplate your beloved Jesus and daughter Mary in your loving companionship throughout all eternity. Amen.
St. Anne: Pray for us!
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3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. ALPHONSA
DAY 4 - JULY 22
FRATERNAL LOVE
O, Lord Jesus who said, “I give you a new commandment: love one another. By this love you have for one another, everyone will know that you are My disciples” (Jn.13/35), strengthen us to bear witness to your love in our families and all spheres of activity by renouncing the self and its cares. Enable us to share your divine love with others and do good to all like St. Alphonsa with no expectations of reward; Lord, help us to follow the footsteps of St. Alphonsa who showed loving concern to all who offended her, and prayed fervently for those who did not love her. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Lord of all, forever. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
PRAYER: O Lord, our God, illumine our hearts and minds to hear and understand the sweet voice of Your life-giving and Divine commandments. In Your mercy and grace grant that they bear in us the fruits of love, hope and salvation, beneficial to our body and soul and that we may constantly praise You, Lord of all, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, Lord of all, forever. Amen.
St. Alphonsa: Pray for us!
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4⃣ NOVENA TO ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
DAY 1 - JULY 22
FROM THE WRITINGS OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
The moment you decided to use all your strength in praising, honoring, and serving God our Lord, that was the moment you entered battle with the world, raised your standards against it, and made yourself ready to reject all that is exalted by embracing all that is lowly. At the same time you resolved to accept with indifference positions high or low, honor or dishonor, riches or poverty, to be loved or hated, to be appreciated or scorned—in short, the world's glory or the injuries it could inflict upon you.
If we desire to live in honor and to be esteemed by our neighbors, then we shall never be solidly rooted in God our Lord, and it will be impossible for us to remain undisturbed when insults come our way.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be…
WITH ST. IGNATIUS WE PRAY
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O Good Jesus, hear me. Within Thy wounds hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from thee. From the malignant enemy defend me. In the hour of my death call me. And bid me come unto Thee, That with all Thy saints, I may praise thee forever and ever. Amen.
St. Ignatius of Loyola: Pray for us!