Novena to St. John Bosco
Day 4
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 4: Religion
At the heart of his method stood frequent Confession, daily Communion, and tender devotion to Our Lady, for he knew no upbringing endures without God. He led his boys to the sacraments not as a burden but as a feast, the surest food of their souls. 'Frequent Communion and daily Mass,' he taught, 'are the pillars that hold up a young life,' and he gave the Church saints like Dominic Savio to prove it.
O St. John Bosco, who made the sacraments the joy of your boys, kindle in the hearts of the young a true hunger for Confession and Holy Communion, that they may build their lives on Christ alone and never wander far from His altar. Amen.
Today's intention:
For a hunger for the sacraments in the hearts of the young.
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.