Novena to Christ the King

9 days before Christ the King

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 to Christ the King

Opening prayer:

Lord Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords, I acknowledge You as the sovereign of all creation and the rightful ruler of my soul. Reign in my heart, my home, and my whole life, and let nothing in me resist Your gentle and saving rule. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 1: King of all creation

All things were made through Christ and for Him, and in Him all things hold together. His kingship is not borrowed from men but flows from His very nature as the eternal Word and as our Redeemer. Earth and heaven, the visible and the invisible, are the realm of this King who upholds the universe by His word. To acknowledge His reign is not to add to His glory but to take our rightful place beneath the One in whom we live and move and have our being.

O Christ, eternal Word through whom all things were made, You hold the universe in being by Your power. Reign over all that You have created, and grant that I may bow before You as my King, and serve You in all things as my Lord. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to recognize Christ as Lord over all that exists.

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:

Christ Jesus, King of all nations, may Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Subject all hearts to Your reign of truth and peace, that one day every knee may bend before You and every tongue confess that You are Lord. 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.