NOVENA PRAYERS
1⃣ 30 DAYS PRAYERS IN NOVEMBER FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
2⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
3⃣ NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING
4⃣ PRAYING WITH ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
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1⃣ 30 DAYS PRAYERS IN NOVEMBER FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
DAY 25 - NOVEMBER 25
One of the saddest facts of life is that the living soon forget the dead. We forget when we live: we are forgotten when we die. St. Monica, on her deathbed, pleaded with her son, St. Augustine: "Lay my body anywhere, only this I beg of you: remember me at the altar of God."
Pray 1 Our Father... 3 Hail Marys... 1 Glory be...
DE PROFUNDIS
PSALM 129 (130)
V. Out of the depths, I have cried to Thee, O Lord, Lord, hear my voice.
R. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
V. If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark my iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand it?
R. For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
V. My soul hath relied on His word; my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
R. From the morning watch even until night; let Israel hope in the Lord.
V. Because with the Lord there is mercy; and with Him plenteous redemption.
R. And He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
V. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
R. and let perpetual light shine upon them:
V. May they rest in peace
R. Amen.
LET US PRAY: Most merciful Jesus, lover of Souls, we pray Thee, by the agony of Thy most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Thy Immaculate Mother, wash with Thy Blood the Souls in Purgatory. Deliver them from their pains, that they may join the Heavenly Chorus in praising Thee and interceding for us at the hour of need. Amen.
PRAYER OF SAINT GERTRUDE THE GREAT FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
(A prayer which would release many souls from Purgatory each time it is recited)
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
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2⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
DAY 8 - NOVEMBER 25
O Most Holy Virgin, O my Mother, ask thy Son on my behalf for everything my soul and all mankind needs so that thy Reign be established on earth. My most earnest request is that thou mayest triumph in me and in all souls and implant thy Reign on earth. Amen.
THE HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY
After contemplating the picture on the medal, Saint Catherine saw it turn to display the back. There she saw an “M,” the monogram of Mary, surmounted by a small cross and, below it, the hearts of Jesus and Mary, the first surrounded with thorns and the latter pierced with a sword. Twelve stars surrounded the hearts and the monogram.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
LET US PRAY: O Immaculate Heart of Mary, make my heart like unto thine. Obtain for me the graces I am asking of thee and, above all, inspire me to ask of thee the graces thou most wants to grant me. Amen.
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
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3⃣ NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING
DAY 9 - NOVEMBER 19
OPENING PRAYER: Lord Jesus, King of the universe, we want to open our spirit in this novena dedicated to you and contemplate the mystery of your life as an Apostle of the Kingdom with your mind and heart. We ask you, through the intercession of Mary, to establish your reign in our hearts so that united to you, we can make your Kingdom present in the hearts of people and in society.
“Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel” (Mark 16:15)
Our ability to make Christ present is based on the fact that He can be, and wants to be, present in us and through us. Let us make our life the mystery of Christ the King, letting him do his work in us so that we can be instruments of his love, and so that “God may be all in all.” (1 Corinthians 15:28).
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
CLOSING PRAYER: Lord Jesus, open my heart so that you can reign in it, make present your mystery in me, and transform my life so that you can continue your mission through me. Amen.
Christ the King, Your Kingdom come!
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4⃣ PRAYING WITH ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
DAY 2 - NOVEMBER 25
“I THEREFORE ASK GOD OUR LORD TO GRANT US TO KNOW AND EXPERIENCE HIS MOST HOLY WILL AND, ONCE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IT, GREAT STRENGTH AND MUCH GRACE TO FULFILL IT WITH CHARITY IN THIS LIFE.” (Letter to the Jesuits at Rome from Cochin in India, 27th January 1545).
What does God ask of me in my day-to-day life?
Ask God for the strength to do and to be this.
Who or what do I find it most difficult to be charitable towards, even to love?
Father, each day you show me the love of a parent for its child: watchful of my every step, eager for me to thrive. You are delight in my happiness and patient consolation in my sadness. May the constant love in which you enfold me give me the confidence to show that same love to friend and foe, family and stranger, alike. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(State your intentions here…)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
St. Francis Xavier: Pray for us!