Novena to St. Peter of Alcantara

Day 2

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. Peter of Alcantara

Opening prayer:

O God, who adorned St. Peter of Alcantara with the spirit of penance and the gift of deep prayer, grant us through his intercession to seek You above all things. Teach us to die to ourselves that we may live more fully in You. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 2: The love of poverty

Peter's friars built cells so small a man could scarcely lie down, owning nothing and begging their bread. Yet his radical poverty was not gloom but joy, the freedom of a heart that had found its treasure in God alone. Like the poor man of Assisi he imitated, he discovered that the soul carries less and loves more when its hands are empty. He invites us to a holy simplicity that leans wholly on the Father.

O Saint Peter of Alcantara, who found joy in holy poverty, teach me to be content with little and to lean on God for all things. Free my heart from greed and worry, that with empty hands I may receive the riches of His kingdom. Amen.

Today's intention:

For a spirit of simplicity and contentment with little.

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:

Glorious St. Peter of Alcantara, lover of poverty and silence, you found God in the cell of your own heart. Obtain for us a spirit of holy detachment, perseverance in prayer, and the courage to seek nothing but the will of God. 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.