Novena for Corpus Christi

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 Corpus Christi

Opening prayer:

O Jesus, truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, we kneel before You hidden under the veil of bread. Saving Victim who opens wide the gate of heaven, we adore You with all our heart. Increase in us faith, hope, and love for this gift of Your abiding presence. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 4: Thanksgiving for so great a gift

The Eucharist is itself thanksgiving, the great act of praise that the Church offers to the Father through the Son. For God to give Himself as our food surpasses every other gift He could bestow, for here He gives not merely His gifts but His very self. A grateful heart is the first response to such love. What return can we make to the Lord for all He has given us but to take the cup of salvation?

O God, who in the Eucharist give us not only Your gifts but Your very self, fill our hearts with thanksgiving. Let our whole life become a hymn of gratitude for so great a Sacrament, and teach us to receive Your love with wonder and praise. Amen.

Today's intention:

For a heart overflowing with thanksgiving for the Holy Eucharist.

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 sacred banquet in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion renewed, the soul filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory given to us. Down in adoration falling, we hail this Sacrament so great. Grant that we may one day pass from the veiled Host to the unveiled vision of Your face. 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.