Novena for Any Saint

Day 6

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 6: Patience in suffering

No saint reached glory without the cross, and many bore illness, rejection, or martyrdom with serene trust. They teach me that suffering joined to Christ is never wasted but becomes the very road to holiness. This saint did not seek out pain, yet when it came they did not waste it in bitterness; they let it be united to the Lord's own cross. In that union even my smallest sufferings can be turned to gold.

O God, who led this saint to glory by the way of the cross, give me their patience when suffering comes. Let me not waste my pain in bitterness, but unite it to the cross of Your Son. Through their prayers, make my trials a road that leads me closer to You. Amen.

Today's intention:

For patience and trust in carrying my own crosses.

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.