Novena in
preparation for the Epiphany
January 2 - Sixth day
O holy Magi, who, entering full of faith into the
stable of Bethlehem,prostrated yourselves on the earth, to adore the newborn
King of the Jews, though he was surrounded only by signs of poverty and
weakness; obtain from the Lord for us a lively faith in the real presence of Jesus
in the blessed Sacrament, the true spirit of poverty, and a Christ-like charity
for the poor and suffering.
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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