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Madonna with Child, St Elisabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist - BACCHIACCA
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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST NATIVITY NOVENA
Ninth Day
And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he
prophesied, saying: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited
and wrought the redemption of his people: And hath raised up an horn of
salvation to us, in the house of David his servant: As he spoke by the mouth of
his holy prophets, who are from the beginning:
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us: To
perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament, The oath,
which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us, That being
delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear, In
holiness and justice before him, all our days. And thou, child, shalt be called
the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to
prepare his ways: To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the
remission of their sins: Through the
bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited
us: To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: to
direct our feet into the way of peace. And the child grew, and was strengthened
in spirit. - Luke 1:67-79 - DRB
O glorious St. John the Baptist,
Greatest
prophet among those born of woman, although thou wast sanctified in thy
mother’s womb and didst live a most innocent life, nevertheless it was thy will
to retire into the wilderness, there to devote thyself to the practice of
austerity and penance; obtain for us of thy Lord the grace to be wholly
detached, at least in our hearts, from earthly goods, and to practice Christian
mortification with interior recollection and with the spirit of holy prayer.
St.
John the Baptist, precursor of Christ, R. Pray for us.
St.
John the Baptist, shining lamp of the world, R. Pray for us.
St.
John the Baptist, angel of purity before thy birth, R. Pray for us.
O most zealous Apostle,
Who,
without working any miracle on others,
but solely by the example of thy life of penance and the power of thy word, didst draw after thee the multitudes, in
order to dispose them to receive the Messias worthily and to listen to His
heavenly doctrine; grant that it may be
given unto us, by means of the example
of a holy life and the exercise of every
good work, to bring many souls to
God, but above all those souls that are enveloped in the
darkness of error and ignorance and that
are led astray by vice.
St.
John the Baptist, intrepid preacher of truth, R. Pray for us.
St.
John the Baptist, voice crying in the wilderness, R. Pray for us.
St.
John the Baptist, miracle of mortification and penance, R. Pray for us.
O Martyr invincible,
Who,
for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, didst with firmness and
constancy withstand the impiety of Herod even at the cost of thine own life,
and didst rebuke him openly for his wicked and dissolute life; by thy prayers obtain for us a heart, brave and
generous, in order that we may overcome
all human respect and openly profess our faith
in loyal obedience to the teachings of Jesus (☨) Christ,
our divine Master.
St.
John the Baptist, example of profound humility, R. Pray for us.
St.
John the Baptist, great defender of holy matrimony, R. Pray for us.
St.
John the Baptist, glorious martyr of zeal for God’s holy law, R. Pray for us.
O
God, we rejoice at the apostolate of Saint John the Baptist, though whom we
came to know our Redeemer and King. Through his intercession we implore…
(Mention your
request)
We
offer this prayer to Thee (☨) God the Father, through
Christ Our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God forever and ever. R.
Amen.
Our Father
Our
Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive
us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail
Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among women, And
blessed is the fruit Of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us
sinners Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory
be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
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