Novena to St. Ignatius of Loyola

Day 2

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. Ignatius of Loyola

Opening prayer:

Glorious St. Ignatius, who once sought the glory of earthly kings and then gave your whole life to the King of Heaven, obtain for me a generous heart. Teach me to desire nothing but the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 2: Holy reading

Confined to his sickbed, Ignatius asked for tales of chivalry but was given only the life of Christ and the saints. As he read of Francis and Dominic, he felt a lasting peace that his worldly daydreams never gave him. He began to ask, what if I did what these saints did? He shows us how the right books can quietly reshape a soul, and how God often speaks through whatever lies near at hand.

O Saint Ignatius, whose heart was won to Christ through holy reading, obtain for me a hunger for the words that lead to God. Keep me from idle and empty fare, and let the lives of Christ and His saints kindle in me the desire to follow them. Amen.

Today's intention:

For a love of spiritual reading that draws my heart toward Christ.

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. Ignatius, faithful soldier of Christ, help me to set the world rightly in my heart, choosing always what leads me closer to God. With you I pray: take, Lord, all that I have, for You have given it; give me only Your love and Your grace, and that is enough for me. 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.