Preparation
Novena in honor of the
Nativity of St.
John the Baptist
(June
15 – June 23)
In the
name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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.
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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…
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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.
In the
name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Note: The faithful who devoutly offer some prayers in
honor of St. John the Baptist, with the intention of so doing for nine
continuous days, may gain: (1) an indulgence of five years once each of the
days; and (2) a plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, at the end of the
novena.
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