OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
AND ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
No saint of the Church perhaps, is
more widely known, than St. Alphonsus. His moral theology, and his works of a
more scholastic kind, have made his name famous in all ecclesiastical schools;
while his smaller works, intended for the instruction and edification of the
faithful at large, are found in every language, and are used with unspeakable
profit throughout the world, No portrait of any saint is more generally known;
and it will be recollected that he is often represented with a picture of the
Madonna near him. He had but one, Our Lady of Good Counsel. He
kept it nearly all his lifetime. He never parted with it until his work for the
Church was done, until broken with age and sickness, he left his diocese to
return and die with his children in religion.
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Novena Prayer
Holy
Virgin, moved by the painful uncertainty we experience in seeking and acquiring
the true and the good, we cast ourselves at thy feet and invoke thee under the
sweet title of Mother of Good Counsel. We beseech thee: come to our
aid at this moment in our worldly sojourn when the double darkness of error and
of evil plot our ruin by leading minds and hearts astray.
Seat of
Wisdom and Star of the Sea, enlighten the victims of doubt and of error so that
they may not be seduced by evil masquerading as good; strengthen them against
the hostile and corrupting forces of passion and of sin.
Mother of Good Counsel,
obtain for us our most urgent need…
(Mention your request)
And secure
for us from thy Divine Son the love of virtue and the strength to choose, in
doubtful and difficult situations, the course agreeable to our salvation.
Supported
by thy hand we shall thus journey without harm along the paths taught us by the
word and example of Jesus our Savior, following the Sun of Truth and Justice in
freedom and safety across the battlefield of life under the guidance of thy
maternal Star, until we come at length to the harbor of salvation to enjoy with
thee unalloyed and everlasting peace. Amen.
Pray the Our Father, Hail
Mary and Glory Be, three times each
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 amongst 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 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 ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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