Novena to St. Francis of Assisi
Day 1
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. Francis of Assisi
Opening prayer:
St. Francis of Assisi, poor and humble lover of the poor and humble Christ, look upon me with your fatherly kindness. Teach me to seek God above every earthly treasure and to follow the Gospel without reserve. Amen.
Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.
Day 1: Renouncing the world
Before the bishop and his own father, Francis stripped off his fine clothes and gave them back, declaring that God alone was now his Father. He shows that true freedom begins when we let go of what we cannot keep. The merchant's son who had loved finery and song chose nakedness for Christ, trading a passing inheritance for the kingdom of heaven, and so began the great adventure of the Gospel lived without reserve.
O glorious St. Francis, who stripped yourself of all to call God alone your Father, obtain for me a heart unchained from earthly things. Help me to release whatever holds me back, that, poor and free, I may follow Christ with the whole of my life. Amen.
Today's intention:
For the grace to let go of what keeps me from 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.
Pater noster
Liber cantualis, 1983, p. 27 · Transcribed by Richard Chonak · GregoBase, CC0
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.
Ave Maria Mode I
The Liber Usualis, 1961, p. 1861 · Transcribed by Andrew Hinkley · GregoBase, CC0
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. Francis, seraphic father marked with the wounds of Jesus, carry my prayers to the Lord whom you loved with all your heart. Obtain for me the grace I seek and make of me, like you, an instrument of His peace. 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.