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Tonight you can start the Novena to Saint Patrick and tomorrow you can start one for Saint Joseph. These two saints are favorites in my household. The boys love Saint Patrick because he was kidnapped by pirates and has an abundance of other intriguing stories that boys love and Saint Joseph is Goalie's baptismal saint and his feast day is my dad's birthday. We are on the home stretch of Lent so let's go out with a bang! In addition to a daily rosary and any other daily prayers you are completing now, think about adding these prayers to your routine....I hope you all decide to join me with these novenas and sign ups at praymorenovenas.com for reminders :)Novena to Saint Patrick:
Blessed
Saint Patrick, glorious
Apostle of Ireland, who
didst become a friend and father to me for
ages before my birth, hear
my prayer and accept, for God, the
sentiments of gratitude and veneration with
which my heart is filled. Through
thee I have inherited that faith which
is dearer than life. I
now make thee the representative of my thanks, and
the mediator of my homage to Almighty God. Most
holy Father and patron of my country, despise
not my weakness; remember
that the cries of little children were
the sounds that rose, like
a mysterious voice from heaven, and
invited thee to come amongst us. Listen, then, to my humble supplication; may
my prayer ascend to the throne of God, with
the praises and blessings which
shall ever sanctify thy name and thy memory. May
my hope be animated by
the patronage and intercession of our forefathers, who
now enjoy eternal bliss and owe their salvation, under
God, to thy courage and charity.
Obtain
for me grace to love God with
my whole heart, to
serve him with my whole strength, and
to persevere in good purposes to the end, o
faithful shepherd of the Irish flock,
who
wouldst have laid down a thousand lives to save one soul, take
my soul, and
the souls of my countrymen, under
thy special care. Be
a father to the Church of Ireland and
her faithful people. Grant
that all hearts may share the blessed fruits of that Gospel thou
didst plant and water. Grant
that, as our ancestors of old had learned, under
thy guidance, to
unite science with virtue, we
too, may learn, under thy patronage, to
consecrate all Christian duty to the glory of God. I
commend to thee my native land, which
was so dear to thee while on earth. Protect
it still, and, above all, direct
its chief pastors, particularly
those who teach us. Give
them grace to walk in thy footsteps, to
nurture the flock with the word of life
and
the bread of salvation, and
to lead the heirs of the Saints thou hast formed to
the possession of that glory which they, with
Thee, enjoy in the kingdom of the Blessed: through
Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Amen.
V.
Pray for us, O glorious saint Patrick.
R.
And obtain for us the intention of this Novena.
Noventa to Saint Joseph:
Glorious Saint Joseph, foster-father and protector of Jesus Christ! To you do I raise my heart and hands to implore your powerful intercession. Please obtain for me from the kind Heart of Jesus the help and graces necessary for my spiritual and temporal welfare. I ask particularly for the grace of a happy death, and the special favor I now implore (name it).
Guardian of the Word Incarnate, I feel animated with confidence that your prayers in my behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.
V. O glorious St. Joseph, through the love you bear to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His name,
R. Hear my prayers and obtain my petitions.
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