Surrender Novena (Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo)

Day 1

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.

Surrender Novena (Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo)

Opening prayer:

Lord Jesus, you who said, "Come to me, all you who are weary, and I will give you rest," I come now with my burdens and my fears. Teach me through these nine days the secret of true surrender, that I may stop struggling and let you act. I place my whole life in your hands. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 1: Why do you worry?

Jesus asks, "Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying?" He promises that every act of true, blind, and complete surrender to Him produces the effect we desire and resolves all difficult situations. He does not ask us to understand, only to leave the care of our affairs to Him. Worry, He gently shows, changes nothing for the better; it only clouds the soul and shuts out the very help He is longing to give.

Lord Jesus, You see how my worried heart confuses itself over things I cannot control. Quiet my restless mind, and let me believe Your promise that surrender resolves all. I lay down my anxious questioning at Your feet: O Jesus, I surrender myself to You; take care of everything. Amen.

Today's intention:

For my anxious heart, I pray: O Jesus, I surrender myself to You; take care of everything.

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 most loving Jesus, I thank you for the peace you offer to every heart that trusts in you. Free me at last from the anxious need to control what only you can hold, and let your providence carry me. Mother Mary, help me to belong completely to your Son. 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.