Novena to St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Day 8

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 8: Joyful acceptance of death

Stricken by the very plague he had nursed, Aloysius welcomed his approaching death with serene joy, telling his friends he was 'going gladly' to God. He died in the night, the name of Jesus on his lips, at only twenty-three. He teaches us to meet our last hour without fear, seeing death not as an enemy but as the gateway to the One we have loved and longed for.

O St. Aloysius, who welcomed death with joy as the gateway to God, obtain for me the grace of a holy and peaceful death, that I may meet my last hour without fear, longing only to be united forever with the Lord. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace of a holy and peaceful death.

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.