Novena in preparation for the Epiphany
December 31- Fourth day
O holy Magi, who, when deserted by the star in the
city of Jerusalem, sought humbly, and without human respect, from the rulers of
the Church, the place where you might discover the object of your journey; obtain
for us grace to have recourse, in faith and humility, in all our doubts and
perplexities to the counsel of our superiors, who hold the place of God on
earth.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without
end.
PRAYER
I salute Thee, O divine Heart, with the three Magi who
offered their homage to Thee. Regard me, I beseech Thee, with the same love and
kindness with which Thou didst receive them, that I may offer with my heart,
gold, frankincense and myrrh; that is to say, my intellect, my memory and my
will, in complete subjection to Thee, in faith, hope, charity, in thought, word
and deed. Accept my offering, accept my heart, and grant that I may live and
die thanking Thee for the invaluable favor of being called to the true faith.
Hence, I beg of Thee, by the joy which filled Thy heart, when Thou didst see
the first of the Gentiles at Thy feet, to hear my prayer and grant the request
I make in this Novena. Amen.
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