NOVENA PRAYERS

1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA

2⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA

DAY 5 - FEBRUARY 3

Dear St. Josephine, when the family which had rescued you wanted you to leave the Canossians, you had the courage to refuse, even though you were truly grateful to them. Help us to put God's will above all things, even above our natural affections. We pray especially for..

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PRAYER: Walk with us, St. Josephine Bakhita, at times when we feel unable to forgive others. Help us find our way through the pain we've experienced. Help us open ourselves to transformation. Free us from that which can enslave us. Walk with us into a new place of joy. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

St. Josephine Bakhita, you who lived your daily life with joyful faith, pray for us!
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2⃣ NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES

DAY 2 - FEBRUARY 3

Be blessed, O most pure Virgin, for having vouchsafed to manifest yourself shining with light, sweetness and beauty, in the Grotto of Lourdes, saying to the child Saint Bernadette: "I am the Immaculate Conception!" O Mary Immaculate, inflame our hearts with one ray of the burning love of your pure heart. Let them be consumed with love for Jesus and for you, in order that we may merit one day to enjoy your glorious eternity. O dispenser of His graces here below, take into your keeping and present to your Divine Son the petition for which we are making this novena.

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PRAYER: O Brilliant star of purity, Mary Immaculate, Our Lady of Lourdes, glorious in your assumption, triumphant in your coronation, show unto us the mercy of the Mother of God, Virgin Mary, Queen and Mother, be our comfort, hope, strength and consolation. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

Our Lady of Lourdes: Pray for us!

St. Bernadette: Pray for us!