Surrender Novena (Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo)

Day 5

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 5: Pray, but in surrender

Jesus desires that I pray for the help of His intervention, yet always in a spirit of surrender, willing that He provide whatever is truly good. Prayer joined to surrender is rooted not in my plans but in His love, and so it is always heard. He does not silence my asking; He purifies it, until my prayer becomes less a list of demands and more a resting in His care, trusting that He gives only what is best.

Lord Jesus, You bid me pray for Your help, yet always in surrender, desiring only what is truly good. Purify my asking of every selfish demand, and let my prayer rest in Your love rather than my own plans. So I pray, trusting You are always heard: O Jesus, I surrender myself to You; take care of everything. Amen.

Today's intention:

To pray in true surrender, 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.