Novena to St. Alphonsus Liguori

Day 4

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. Alphonsus Liguori

Opening prayer:

Glorious St. Alphonsus, who left the honors of the world to serve the souls most forgotten, obtain for me a heart on fire with love of God. Teach me, by your tenderness toward sinners, never to despair of God's mercy. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 4: The Glories of Mary

Alphonsus poured out his love for the Mother of God in The Glories of Mary, a work that gathers the praises of the saints and proclaims her as the refuge of sinners and gate of heaven. He was certain that no one who prays faithfully to Mary is ever lost. He teaches us to fly to Mary with the confidence of a child, for she is the mother given us by Christ, and through her hands flow all the graces of her Son.

O loving Saint Alphonsus, who proclaimed the glories of Mary, our refuge and hope, obtain for me a tender and childlike devotion to her. Teach me to fly to her in every need, confident that she who is the Mother of mercy will never abandon those who trust in her. Amen.

Today's intention:

For a deeper, childlike devotion to Mary, our refuge and hope.

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:

St. Alphonsus, doctor of prayer and herald of Mary, lead me ever closer to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to His Mother, our hope. Obtain for me the grace I now ask, and above all the grace of final perseverance. 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.