Novena to St. Mary Magdalene

Day 9

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 9: Do not cling, but go and announce

The risen Lord told Mary not to cling to Him but to go to His brethren and tell them He was ascending to His Father and her Father, His God and her God. Love was not to remain still at the tomb but to become mission. Mary Magdalene teaches us that true devotion does not end in private consolation but overflows from the empty tomb into the joyful proclamation of the Gospel to all the world.

O glorious Saint Mary Magdalene, sent from the empty tomb to announce the risen Lord, obtain for me the grace that my love for Christ may not stay still but overflow into joyful witness to others, that I may go out as you did to share the good news of the Resurrection. Amen.

Today's intention:

That my love for Christ may overflow into joyful witness to others.

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.