Novena to SS. Peter and Paul

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 to SS. Peter and Paul

Opening prayer:

Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, chosen pillars of Christ's Church, you laid down your lives in Rome for the faith you proclaimed. As I begin this novena, obtain for me a faith as firm as Peter's and a zeal as burning as Paul's. Watch over the Church you founded with your blood. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 6: Apostle to the gentiles

Paul carried the Gospel across sea and land, through shipwreck, hunger, scourging, and prison, becoming all things to all men that he might by all means save some. He preached in synagogues and marketplaces, reasoned with philosophers at Athens, founded churches across the empire, and wrote the letters that still teach the Church. His tireless labors remind us that the faith is meant for every nation, and that the love of Christ urges us on to share it without ceasing.

O glorious Saint Paul, tireless apostle to the gentiles who spared no labor to win souls for Christ, obtain for me a missionary heart and bless all who carry the Gospel today, that it may reach every nation and people on earth. Amen.

Today's intention:

For missionaries and the spread of the Gospel to all peoples.

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:

Glorious Apostles, Peter holding the keys and Paul wielding the sword of the Spirit, intercede for the Church and for the Holy Father who sits in Peter's chair. Keep me faithful to the apostolic faith you handed down. Lead me at last to the crown you now wear. 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.