Novena to St. Mary Magdalene

Day 3

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. Mary Magdalene

Opening prayer:

St. Mary Magdalene, faithful disciple who loved the Lord with an ardent and undivided heart, you sought Him in tears and found Him risen. As I begin this novena, kindle in me your love for Jesus and your longing to be near Him. Teach me to seek the Lord above all things. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 3: A heart that loves much

The Lord once praised a woman who loved much because much had been forgiven her, and the Church has long contemplated such grateful love in the devotion of Mary Magdalene. Set free by Christ, she answered His mercy with an ardent, generous heart that held nothing back. She teaches us that the truest love is the fruit of mercy received: the more deeply we know ourselves forgiven, the more wholly we are able to love.

O glorious Saint Mary Magdalene, whose grateful heart loved Christ with all its strength, obtain for me that the mercy I have received may set my own heart on fire with love, that knowing myself forgiven I may love the Lord and my neighbor with an ardent and generous heart. Amen.

Today's intention:

That gratitude for God's mercy may set my heart on fire with love.

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. Mary Magdalene, first witness of the Resurrection and herald of the risen Christ, obtain for me a heart that loves much and clings to the Lord. May I, like you, seek Him faithfully in this life and rejoice to hear Him call my name. Lead me to the joy of Easter that never ends. 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.