Novena to St. Catherine of Siena

Apr 20–28

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. Catherine of Siena

Opening prayer:

St. Catherine of Siena, bride of Christ and lover of His Precious Blood, you set the world on fire with the love that burned in your own heart. Be with me as I begin this novena and obtain for me a like ardor for God and His Church. Through your powerful intercession, grant me the grace I now humbly ask. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 1: The cell of self-knowledge

From childhood Catherine built within her soul an interior cell of self-knowledge, where she learned that she was nothing and God was all. Even amid the bustle of a crowded household she withdrew into this hidden room of the heart. There she found God dwelling within her and learned to abide with Him no matter where she went, carrying her solitude with her into the streets and palaces of the world.

O God, who dwell in the depths of every soul, by St. Catherine's example lead me into the quiet cell of self-knowledge. There let me see myself truly and know You as my all, that wherever I go I may carry Your presence within. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace of true self-knowledge that I may rest humbly in God.

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. Catherine, who counseled, "Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire," kindle that flame in me. Help me to seek truth, to love the Church, and to spend myself for the souls Christ redeemed with His Blood. By your prayers, may I serve God boldly in my own time. 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.