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Meditation
By heavenly oracle is John foretold;
and by himself yet hidden in the womb is he fore shown. That in an age too far
advanced, an heir should be given, that one so long sterile should become a
mother, Oh! mystery profound! Yea, contrary indeed to the law of flesh is this
conception of John: such birth as this is produced by grace, not by nature. The
Virgin in her womb holds God enclosed; the enclosed to the Enclosed doth clap
applause, that narrow womb within. The Voice crying in the wilderness, the
heralding Voice of the Word, doth point out the Lamb to open view.
Novena Prayer
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 mortiļ¬cation 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.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit. Amen.
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