Novena for the Ascension

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 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 6: Waiting in faith without sight

The Lord had ascended and the Spirit had not yet come; the apostles held nothing but His word. They waited in the darkness between promise and fulfillment, trusting what they could not see, for the just man lives by faith. So too we are called to believe before we feel, to hope before we receive. God often hides His coming so that our love may be purified and our trust laid bare.

Lord, in the silence between promise and gift, strengthen our faith when we cannot see. Teach us to wait upon You as the apostles waited, trusting Your word in the darkness, until the dawn of Your Spirit breaks within our hearts. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to trust God's promise in seasons of darkness and delay.

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.