NOVENA TO ST. PATRICK
Third Day
O Blessed Apostle of Ireland!
glorious St. Patrick! who didst become my father and benefactor long before my
birth, receive my prayers, and accept the sentiments of gratitude and
veneration with which my heart is filled towards thee. Thou wert the channel of
the greatest graces to me; deign then to become also the channel of my grateful
thanksgivings to God for having granted me, through thee, that precious gift of
faith, which is dearer than life. O most blessed father, and patron of my
country! do not, I beseech thee, despise my weakness. Remember, that the cries
of little children were the mysterious invitation thou didst receive to come
among us. Listen then to my most humble supplications; I unite them to the
praises and blessings which will ever follow thy name and thy memory throughout
the Irish Church; I unite them to the prayers of the multitude of my ancestors,
who now enjoy eternal bliss, and owe their salvation, under God, to thy zeal
and charity. They will eternally share thy glory, because they listened to thy
word, and followed thy example. Ah! since I am descended from saints, may I
blush to differ from them; may I begin from this moment to love God with all my
heart, and serve him with all my strength. For this end I most humbly beg thy
blessing, O great St. Patrick! and thy particular intercession, for obtaining
whatever grace thou seest to be most necessary for me, and also the particular
intentions of this Novena.
(Mention intentions here)
O charitable Shepherd of the Irish Flock!
who wouldst have laid down a thousand lives to save one soul, take my soul, and
the souls of all Christians, under thy special care, and preserve us from the
dreadful misfortune of sin. Thy zealous preaching provided us the blessings of
religious instructions which we now enjoy; obtain that none of us may receive
them in vain. Thou didst teach our ancestors how to connect the pursuit of
virtue with that of science; deign also to take my studies under thy
protection, and to obtain for me the grace to sanctify them by a pure motive of
pleasing God and my superiors. I most humbly recommend to thee this country,
which was so dear to thee while on earth. Protect it still; and above all,
obtain for its pastors, particularly those who instruct us, the grace to walk
in thy footsteps, that they may share in thy eternal bliss.
LITANY OF ST. PATRICK
V. Lord have mercy on us
R. Lord have mercy on us.
V. Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Christ, have mercy on us.
V. Christ, hear us.
R. Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven, Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world, Have mercy on
us.
God, the Holy Spirit Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us.
St. Patrick,
Pray for us.
St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, most worthy in God’s
eyes, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, model of Bishops, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, enemy of infidelity, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, truly humble, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, always trying to do
good, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, example of charity, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, patron of our
Congregation, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, teacher of the true
faith, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, our powerful
protector, Pray for us.
St. Patrick, our compassionate
helper, Pray for us.
V. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
R. Spare us, O Lord.
V. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
R. Graciously hear us, O Lord.
V. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
R. Have mercy on
us.
V. Pray for us, O
glorious St. Patrick
R. That we may be
made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray
O God, you sent your blessed
servant St. Patrick, to teach and save the people of his time and place. You
gave our Patron a loving heart like your own. You filled him with great faith
and a burning desire to work hard for your kingdom. Please listen when he prays
for us, his sons. Grant to us, though his intercession, a lively faith, a firm
hope and a strong will to build your Kingdom. Amen.
St. Patrick, ora pro nobis!
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