Novena to St. Athanasius

Day 5

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. Athanasius

Opening prayer:

St. Athanasius, intrepid bishop and pillar of the true faith, you confessed Christ as true God when nearly the whole world turned away. Strengthen me as I begin this novena, that I may hold fast to the truth without fear. Obtain for me from God the grace I now ask and a heart firmly fixed on Christ. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 5: Patience in exile

Five times Athanasius was driven from his see, spending long years in exile, hiding, and the desert. He lost his city, his rest, and at times nearly his life, yet he never let banishment turn into bitterness or despair. He bore each exile with patient hope, trusting that God would vindicate the truth in His own time, and he used even those barren years to write and strengthen the faithful from afar.

O God, who sustained Athanasius through years of exile, teach me to bear injustice without bitterness or compromise. When I am wronged or set aside, give me patient hope in You, and let me trust that Your truth will surely be vindicated. Amen.

Today's intention:

For patience to endure injustice without bitterness or compromise.

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. Athanasius, who endured exile and slander rather than betray the faith, teach me your steadfast love of the truth. Help me to adore the eternal Son, consubstantial with the Father, and to confess Him before the world. By your prayers, may I persevere in the faith of Nicaea until I see God face to 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.