Novena for the Ascension

Day 1

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 the Ascension

Opening prayer:

Lord Jesus, ascended in glory to the right hand of the Father, You did not leave us orphans but promised to send the Spirit of truth. Gather us with Your apostles and Your Mother in the Upper Room of our hearts, and teach us to wait in confident prayer. Prepare us to receive the gift You have promised. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 1: Christ ascends in glory

Before the eyes of the apostles, the Lord was lifted up on the Mount of Olives and a cloud took Him from their sight. He ascends not to leave us behind but to prepare a place for us where He has gone, that where He is we also may be. Our true homeland is now hidden with Christ in heaven, and our human nature, glorified in Him, is enthroned at the right hand of the Father.

O Lord Jesus, who ascended in glory to the right hand of the Father, draw our hearts upward to where You have gone before us. Make us seek the things that are above, and let the place You prepare for us be the desire of all our days. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to lift our hearts to heaven where Christ reigns in glory.

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:

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in us the fire of Your love. As You came upon the apostles who persevered with Mary, descend now upon us who have waited these nine days. Renew the face of the earth, and renew us. 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.