Novena to St. Aloysius Gonzaga

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 to St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Opening prayer:

O angelic St. Aloysius, who in your youth loved God with an undivided heart, look upon me as I begin this novena. Win for me purity of mind and body, and a love of God that nothing in this world can dim. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 7: Serving the plague-stricken

When plague swept through Rome in 1591, Aloysius begged leave to nurse the dying, carrying the stricken on his own shoulders to the hospital, washing them, and tending their last needs with his noble hands. He feared no contagion where charity called. He shows us that genuine love of neighbor counts no danger too great, and lays down its own safety for the sake of the suffering.

O St. Aloysius, who served the plague-stricken without fear for yourself, inflame my heart with generous charity toward the sick and the suffering, that I may see and serve Christ in every neighbor in need. Amen.

Today's intention:

For generous service to the sick and the suffering.

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 St. Aloysius Gonzaga, patron of the young, present my petitions to the Lord you served so faithfully. Help me to flee what offends God and to spend my strength in His service, that with you I may one day behold His 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.