Novena for Corpus Christi

Day 9

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 9: Pledge of future glory

The Eucharist is the pledge of the glory that is to come, the seed of the resurrection planted within us, for whoever eats this bread the Lord will raise up on the last day. What we now receive under sacramental veils we hope one day to behold unveiled in heaven. The Bread of angels prepares us for the banquet that has no end, the marriage supper of the Lamb where faith gives way to vision and longing to everlasting joy.

O Jesus, Bread of angels and pledge of future glory, kindle in us a longing for heaven. Let the Sacrament we receive on earth lead us at last to the banquet that has no end, where we shall behold unveiled the One we now adore in faith. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to long for heaven nourished by the Bread of angels.

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.