Novena for Corpus Christi

Day 7

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 7: Worthy reception of Holy Communion

To receive the Lord worthily, the soul must come cleansed by repentance and adorned with charity, for whoever eats unworthily eats judgment upon himself. A pure heart welcomes its King as into a prepared and festive home, swept clean and lit with love. Let us never approach the altar carelessly, but with reverence and longing. Like the centurion, we confess our unworthiness, yet trust that His word alone will heal us.

Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. Cleanse my heart by true repentance and adorn it with charity, that I may receive You always in a worthy and welcoming home. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to receive Holy Communion always in the state of grace.

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.