Novena to St. Catherine of Siena

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. 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 5: Courageous love of the Church

Catherine loved the Church as the Bride of Christ and grieved over her wounds without ever abandoning her. She wept over the sins of clergy and faithful alike, yet she called the Church the garden where we are nourished by Christ's Blood in the sacraments. She pleaded for reform from within, with unwavering reverence for the Holy Father even as she begged him to act, teaching us to love the Church most when she suffers most.

Lord, who founded Your Church upon the rock of faith, give me St. Catherine's love for her amid her trials. When I see her wounds, let me weep and labor for her renewal rather than flee, and never lose my reverence for those You have set to shepherd. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the renewal of the Church and love for her amid her trials.

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.