Novena for Any Saint

Day 4

10 min

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena for Any Saint

Opening prayer:

O God, who are wonderful in your saints, I come to honor [Saint N.], your faithful servant whom you crowned with glory. Through the merits and intercession of this holy one, hear the prayers I offer over these nine days. Kindle in me the same love for you that burned in their heart. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 4: Imitating their charity

The saints loved God above all and their neighbor for His sake, often spending themselves for the poorest and least lovable. Their charity rebukes my comfort and invites me to a love that costs something. This saint did not love in word alone but in deeds that demanded time, patience, and sacrifice. The same Spirit who poured such love into their heart is offered to mine, if I will let it overflow toward the people God has placed before me.

O God, source of all love, You filled this saint with a charity that spent itself for the least and the unloved. Pour that same love into my heart, and free me from the comfort that holds me back. Through their intercession, teach me to love in deeds that cost, for love of You. Amen.

Today's intention:

For a generous charity toward those most in need.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

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.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst 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.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

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 ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

O [Saint N.], I thank God for the grace He poured out in your life and for the example you left to guide me home. Take the petitions of this novena and lay them before the Lord, and obtain for me the one thing necessary: to become a saint as you are a saint. Pray for me now and at the hour of my death. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.