Novena to St. José de Anchieta

Day 7

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. José de Anchieta

Opening prayer:

O holy José de Anchieta, missionary who carried Christ across the seas to a new land, look upon me as I begin this novena. Win for me your zeal for souls and your tender love for Our Lady, that I may labor for God wherever He sends me. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 7: Teacher and dramatist

To teach the faith and delight his people, Anchieta wrote songs, catechisms, and sacred plays performed in Tupi, Portuguese, and Spanish, becoming the first dramatist of Brazil. He pressed poetry and theater into the service of the Gospel. He shows us that the truths of God may be taught with beauty, and that every human gift and art can be offered wholly to the Lord's service.

O St. José de Anchieta, poet and teacher who made beauty serve the Gospel, bless all teachers and artists, and help me to offer my own gifts, however small, wholly to the glory of God and the good of others. Amen.

Today's intention:

For teachers and for all who serve God through their gifts.

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:

O St. José de Anchieta, Apostle of Brazil, present my petitions to the Lord for whom you spent your whole life. Teach me to love those of every tongue and people, and to seek God's glory above my own comfort, until I praise Him with you forever. 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.