Novena to St. John Bosco
Jan 22–30
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. John Bosco
Opening prayer:
O glorious St. John Bosco, father and teacher of the young, you spent yourself wholly for souls and never turned away a child in need. Draw near to me now as you drew near to your boys, and present my prayer before the throne of God. Amen.
Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.
Day 1: A heart for abandoned youth
In the streets and prisons of Turin, John Bosco saw boys with no one to love them, orphaned by poverty and the upheavals of his age, and resolved to be their father. His first oratory began with a single orphan in 1841 and grew into a refuge for hundreds. He fed and housed them, taught them trades, and above all opened to them the love of God, that no child might be lost for want of a father's care.
O St. John Bosco, father of the abandoned, who gave your whole life to the young no one else would love, obtain for me a heart that sees Christ in every forsaken child, and the courage to serve them as you did, without counting the cost. Amen.
Today's intention:
For every child who feels unwanted, that they may find someone to love them in 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.
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. John Bosco, who taught that holiness is found in cheerfulness and daily duty, obtain for me the grace I ask in this novena, if it be for God's glory and my salvation. Make me, like your boys, a friend of God, devoted to Our Lady and faithful in small things. 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.