July 26 is the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anna, the
parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and thus the grandparents of our Lord
Feast Day: July 26
Patron of: Grandparents
Symbols: two white doves, meeting at the golden gate,
teaching the Virgin Mary
Novena to Saints Joachim and Ann
Saints Joachim and Ann, grandparents
of Jesus and parents of Mary, we seek your intercession. We beg you to direct
all our actions to the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls.
Strengthen us when we are tempted, console us during our trials, help us when
we are in need, be with us in life and in death.OF THE VIRGIN MARY
Mary, Queen Assumed into Heaven,
I rejoice that after years of heroic martyrdom on earth,
you have at last been taken to the throne
prepared for you in heaven by the Holy Trinity.
Lift my heart with you in the glory of your Assumption
above the dreadful touch of sin and impurity.
Teach me how small earth becomes when viewed from heaven.
Make me realize that death is the triumphant gate
through which I shall pass to your Son,
and that someday my body shall rejoin my soul
in the unending bliss of heaven.
From this earth,
over which I tread as a pilgrim,
I look to you for help.
I ask for this favor:
(State your intention here...)
When my hour of death has come,
lead me safely to the presence of Jesus
to enjoy the vision of my God for all eternity together with you.
Start praying the novena for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 6th, ending August 14th, the vigil of the Feast Day.
NOVENA HONOURING
THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
(Corpus Christi Novena)
I thank You, Jesus, my Divine Redeemer,
for coming upon the earth for our sake,
and for instituting the adorable Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
in order to remain with us until the end of the world.
I thank You for hiding beneath the Eucharistic species
Your infinite majesty and beauty,
which Your Angels delight to behold,
so that I might have courage to approach the throne of Your Mercy.
I thank You, most loving Jesus,
for having made Yourself my food,
and for uniting me to Yourself with so much love
in this wonderful Sacrament that I may live in You.
I thank You, my Jesus,
for giving Yourself to me in this Blessed Sacrament,
and so enriching it with the treasures of Your love
that You have no greater gift to give me.
I thank You not only for becoming my food
but also for offering Yourself as a continual sacrifice
to Your Eternal Father for my salvation.
I thank You, Divine Priest,
for offering Yourself as a Sacrifice daily upon our altars
in adoration and homage to the Most Blessed Trinity,
and for making amends for our poor and miserable adorations.
I thank You for renewing in this daily Sacrifice
the actual Sacrifice of the Cross offered on Calvary,
in which You satisfy Divine justice for us poor sinners.
I thank You, dear Jesus,
for having become the priceless Victim to merit for me
the fullness of heavenly favours.
Awaken in me such confidence in You
that their fullness may descend ever more fruitfully upon my soul.
I thank You for offering Yourself
in thanksgiving to God for all His benefits,
spiritual and temporal,
which He has bestowed upon me.
In union with Your offering of Yourself to Your Father
in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
I ask for this special favor:
(Mention your intentions here...)
If it be Your holy Will,
grant my request.
Through You I also hope to receive
the grace of perseverance in Your love and faithful service,
a holy death, and a happy eternity with You in Heaven.
Amen.
O Lord, You have given us this Sacred Banquet,
in which Christ is received,
the memory of His Passion is renewed,
the mind is filled with grace,
and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
You have given them bread from Heaven.
Having all sweetness within.
Let us pray. God our Father,
for Your glory and our salvation
You appointed Jesus Christ eternal High Priest.
May the people He gained for You by His Blood
come to share in the power of His Cross and Resurrection
by celebrating His Memorial in this Eucharist,
for He lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever.
Amen.
A NOVENA IN HONOUR OF THE NAME OF JESUS
A NOVENA IN HONOUR OF THE NAME OF JESUS
O merciful Jesus!
Who didst in Thine early infancy
commence Thine office of Saviour,
by shedding Thy precious Blood,
and assuming for us that Name which is above all names;
we thank Thee for such early proofs of Thine infinite love;
we venerate Thy sacred Name,
in union with the profound respect of the Angel
who first announced it to the earth,
and unite our affections to the sentiments of tender devotion
which the adorable Name of Jesus has in all ages
enkindled in the hearts of Thy servants.
Animated with a firm faith in Thine unerring word,
and penetrated with confidence in Thy mercy,
we now most humbly remind Thee of the promise Thou hast made,
that when two or three should assemble in Thy Name,
Thou Thyself wouldst be in the midst of them.
Come, then, into the midst of us,
most amiable Jesus!
for it is in Thy Sacred Name we are here assembled.
Come into our hearts,
that Thy Holy Spirit may pray in and by us;
and mercifully grant us,
through that adorable Name,
which is the joy of heaven,
the terror of hell,
the consolation of the afflicted,
and the solid ground of our unlimited confidence,
all the petitions we make in this Novena.
O Blessed Mother of our Redeemer;
who didst participate so deeply
in the sufferings of thy dear Son,
when He shed His sacred Blood,
and assumed for us the Name of Jesus;
obtain for us through that adorable Name,
the favours we petition in this Novena.
Beg, also, that the most ardent love
may imprint on our hearts that sacred Name,
that it may be always in our minds,
and frequently on our lips;
that it may be our defence in temptations,
and our refuge in danger,
during our lives,
and our consolation and support
in the hour of death.
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PEACE,
To Mary, Our Lady Of Sorrows
Most holy and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs,
you stood beneath the cross,
Witnessing the agony of your dying Son.
Look with a mother’s tenderness and pity on us,
as we kneel before you.
We venerate your sorrows,
and place our request with dutiful confidence
in the sanctuary of your wounded heart.
Present them, we beseech you,
on our behalf to Jesus Christ,
through the merits of His own most Sacred Passion and Death,
together with your sufferings at the foot of the cross.
Through the united efficacy of both,
obtain the granting of our petition.
To whom shall we have recourse in our wants and miseries
if not to you, Mother of Mercy?
You have drunk so deeply of the chalice of your Son,
you can with compassion receive our sorrows.
Holy Mary, your soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow
at the sight of the passion of your Divine Son.
Intercede for us and obtain from Jesus these petitions
if they be for His honor and glory
and for our good and the good of our nation.
That our nation’s leaders remove those U.S. Marshals
who guard abortion chambers and station them on airplanes
to protect innocent travelers,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That our president may call for a moratorium on abortion
while the war against terrorism is waged,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That all those injured in the terrorist attacks recover quickly,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That the souls of the departed
rest in the eternal peace of your Crucified Son, Jesus Christ,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That the families of all those lost in the terrorist attack
may know the comfort of Christ’s constant love,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That the parents, grandparents and health care professionals
who kill the innocent by abortion
may receive the strength to seek Christ’s forgiveness,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
That the biologists, scientists, pharmaceutical company executives, medical school professors
and others who are involved in the daily killing of the preborn
may recognize the evil they perpetrate, and repent,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hears us.
That our soldiers, firefighters, policeman, and medical personnel
will be protected by the grace of God,
Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.
Amen.
NOVENA TO THE INFANT JESUS
(For A Sick Person.)
O Merciful Infant Jesus!
I know of Your miraculous deeds for the sick.
How many diseases You cured during your blessed life on earth,
and how many venerators of Your miraculous image
ascribe to You their recovery
and deliverance from most painful and hopeless maladies.
I know, indeed, that a sinner like me
has merited his sufferings and has no right to ask for favors.
But in view of the innumerable graces
and the miraculous cures granted even to the greatest sinners
through the veneration of Your holy infancy,
particularly in the miraculous statue of Prague
or in representations of it,
I exclaim with the greatest assurance:
O most loving Infant Jesus,
full of pity, You can cure me if You will!
Do not hesitate, O Heavenly Physician,
if it be Your will that I recover from this present illness;
extend Your most holy hands,
and by Your power take away all pain and infirmity,
so that my recovery may be due,
not to natural remedies, but to You alone.
If, however, You in Your inscrutable wisdom have determined otherwise,
then at least restore my soul to perfect health,
and fill me with heavenly consolation and blessing,
that I may be like You, O Jesus,
in my sufferings, and may glorify Your providence until,
at the death of my body,
You bestow on me eternal life.
Amen.
NOVENA IN HONOUR
OF JESUS AS TRUE KING
OF JESUS AS TRUE KING
[Each day, for 9 days, say the following prayers...]
Pray one Our Father...
Pray one Hail Mary...
Pray one Glory Be...
O Lord our God,
You alone are the Most Holy King and Ruler of All Nations.
We pray to You, Lord,
in the great expectation of receiving from You,
O Divine King,
mercy, peace, justice and all good things.
Protect, O Lord our King,
our families and the land of our birth.
Guard us, we pray,
Most Faithful One!
Protect us from our enemies
and from Your Just Judgement.
Forgive us, O Sovereign King,
our sins against You.
Jesus, You are a King of Mercy.
We have deserved Your Just Judgement.
Have mercy on us,
Lord, and forgive us.
We trust in Your Great Mercy.
O Most Awe-inspiring King,
we bow before You and pray;
may Your reign,
Your kingdom,
be recognized on earth!
Amen.
NOVENA IN HONOUR OF MARY
HELP OF CHRISTIANS
HELP OF CHRISTIANS
DAY 1
O Mary, powerful help of those Christians
who approach the throne of your mercy with trust!
Listen to the prayers of your children
who invoke your help to avoid sin and the occasions of sin.
DAY 2.
O Mary most holy, kind and merciful mother,
with your visible help you freed the Christian people
from the ferocious assaults of the Muslims.
Free our souls from the attacks of the devil,
the world, and the flesh,
so that we may always overcome the enemies of our salvation.
DAY 3.
Most powerful Queen of heaven,
you triumphed over heresies
which sought to tear your children away from the Church.
Come to our assistance so that we may remain steadfast in our faith
and may guard the purity of our hearts
in the midst of the many dangers that beset us.
DAY 4.
Mary, our most amiable Mother,
you are the Queen of martyrs
because of the heroic courage and strength you exercised on earth.
Obtain for us the strength we need to be constant in your service
and always to show ourselves your devoted children in life and in death.
DAY 5.
Loving Mother Mary,
you showed your powerful protection in the triumph of Pope Pius VII.
Spread your mantle over the Church;
and protect our Shepherd, the Holy Father,
from the attacks of the enemy,
free him from all attacks,
and assist him always as he steers the bark of St. Peter to safety.
DAY 6.
Mary, Queen of the Apostles,
take under your protection all the ministers
and the faithful of the Catholic Church.
Fill them with a burning zeal for the salvation of souls,
and give special assistance to missionaries
so that they may succeed to attract all souls to faith in Jesus Christ
and thus form one flock under the guidance of one Shepherd.
DAY 7.
Loving and merciful Mother,
you saved Christians from countless misfortunes.
Free us from the plague of infidelity
which seeks to alienate us from the Church and religious observances
by means of corrupt publications
and schools and irreligious sects.
Grant perseverance to the good,
give strength to the weak,
and move sinners to repentance,
so that truth and the Kingdom of Jesus Christ may triumph in the world.
DAY 8.
Mary, Pillar of the Church and Help of Christians,
we beg to keep us firmly rooted in our faith
and to protect in us our freedom as children of God.
We promise not to stain our souls with sin
and to obey our Holy Father and the Bishops
in communion with him.
We want to live and die in the bosom of the Church
and to attain eternal salvation.
DAY 9.
Most loving Mother Mary,
you have always been the Help of Christians.
Help us with your powerful protection in life
and especially at the hour of our death,
so that, after having loved and venerated you on earth,
we may come to proclaim your mercy in heaven.
PRAYER
Almighty and merciful Lord,
in a marvelous manner you deigned to make the most holy Virgin Mary
a powerful helper in defense of Christians.
Grant that, having fought the good fight under her protection during our life,
we may be victorious over our infernal enemy at the hour of our death.
We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
SOURCE: Marian Shrine in Stony Point, NY. Believers see in the Church a family that has as its Mother the Mother of God. Each day of the Novena includes:
1. A brief meditation on the Word of God.
2. A prayer of supplication.
3. The recitation of a Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father.
4. A closing prayer.
MEDITATION FOR EACH DAY:
1. Faith and the acceptance of the Word of God: Luke 1:26-38
2. Sincere humility: Luke 1:48
3. Active charity: Luke 1:36-39
4. Filial love for God: Luke 2:21, 22, 40
5. Gratitude for our gifts: Luke 1:46-49
6. Gratitude shown in the offering at the temple: Luke 2:22-24
7. Poverty accepted with dignity and with trust in the Lord: Luke 1:48
2: 24 8. Prayer in the apostolic community: Acts 1:12-14
9. Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother: John 19:25-27
NOVENA IN HONOUR OF THE
NATIVITY AND INFANCY OF OUR LORD
I
1. A brief meditation on the Word of God.
2. A prayer of supplication.
3. The recitation of a Hail Mary and Glory be to the Father.
4. A closing prayer.
MEDITATION FOR EACH DAY:
1. Faith and the acceptance of the Word of God: Luke 1:26-38
2. Sincere humility: Luke 1:48
3. Active charity: Luke 1:36-39
4. Filial love for God: Luke 2:21, 22, 40
5. Gratitude for our gifts: Luke 1:46-49
6. Gratitude shown in the offering at the temple: Luke 2:22-24
7. Poverty accepted with dignity and with trust in the Lord: Luke 1:48
2: 24 8. Prayer in the apostolic community: Acts 1:12-14
9. Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother: John 19:25-27
NOVENA IN HONOUR OF THE
NATIVITY AND INFANCY OF OUR LORD
I
Eternal Father,
I offer to Thine honour and glory,
for my eternal salvation
and for the salvation of the whole world,
the mystery of the birth of our divine Redeemer.
II.
Eternal Father,
I offer to Thine honour and glory,
for my eternal salvation
and for the salvation of the whole world,
the sufferings of the most holy Virgin and Saint Joseph
on that long and weary journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem,
and the anguish of their hearts
at not finding a place of shelter
when the Saviour of the world was about to be born.
III.
Eternal Father,
I offer to Thine honour and glory,
for my eternal salvation
and for the salvation of the whole world,
the sufferings of Jesus in the manger where He was born,
the cold He suffered,
the tears He shed and His tender infant cries.
IV.
Eternal Father,
I offer to Thine honour and glory,
for my eternal salvation
and for the salvation of the whole world,
the pain which the Divine Child Jesus felt in His tender Body,
when He submitted to the rite of circumcision:
I offer Thee that Precious Blood
which He then first shed for the salvation of all mankind.
V.
Eternal Father,
I offer to Thine honour and glory,
for my eternal salvation
and for the salvation of the whole world,
the humility, mortification, patience, charity
and all the virtues of the Child Jesus;
I thank Thee, I love Thee,
and I bless Thee infinitely
for this ineffable mystery of the Incarnation of the Word of God.
V. The Word was made flesh;
R. And dwelt amongst us.
Let us pray.
O God, whose only-begotten Son
hath appeared in the substance of our flesh;
grant, we beseech Thee,
that through Him,
whom we acknowledge to have been outwardly like unto us,
we may deserve to be renewed in our inward selves.
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee for ever and ever.
Amen.
NOVENA PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored and loved
in all the tabernacles until the end of time.
Amen.
May the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
be praised and glorified now and forever.
Amen.
Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Blessed be the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Pray for us and hear our prayer.
Amen.
NOVENA TO CHRIST THE KING
Say the following prayers each day:
O Lord our God,
You alone are the Most Holy King and Ruler of all nations.
We pray to You, Lord,
in the great expectation of receiving from You,
O Divine King, mercy, peace, justice and all good things.
Protect, O Lord our King, our families and the land of our birth.
Guard us we pray Most Faithful One.
Protect us from our enemies and from Your Just Judgment
Forgive us, O Sovereign King, our sins against you.
Jesus, You are a King of Mercy.
We have deserved Your Just Judgment
Have mercy on us, Lord, and forgive us.
We trust in Your Great Mercy.
O most awe-inspiring King, we bow before You and pray;
May Your Reign, Your Kingdom, be recognized on earth.
Amen.
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF POMPEI
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF POMPEI
O Blessed Rosary of Mary,
sweet chain which unites us to God,
bond of love which unites us to the angels,
tower of salvation against the assaults of Hell,
safe port in our universal shipwreck,
we will never abandon you.
You will be our comfort in the hour of death:
yours our final kiss as life ebbs away.
And the last word from our lips will be your sweet name,
O Queen of the Rosary of Pompei,
O dearest Mother,
O Refuge of Sinners,
O Sovereign Consoler of the Afflicted.
May you be everywhere blessed,
today and always,
on earth and in heaven.
[Purpose of this Novena: That the choices we make in life, they reflecet
the Gospel of life. For our families. For peace in our country and in the world.]
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