Poor Souls Novena Prayers for Every Day


Sunday
O Lord God omnipotent, I beseech Thee by the Precious Blood, which Thy divine Son Jesus shed in the Garden, deliver the souls in purgatory, and especially that one which is the most forsaken of all, bring it into Thy glory, where it may praise and bless Thee forever. Amen(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace)

Monday
O lord God omnipotent, I beseech Thee by the Precious Blood, which Thy divine Son Jesus shed in His cruel scourging, deliver the souls in purgatory, and among them all, especially that soul which is nearest to its entrance into Thy glory, that it may soon begin to praise Thee and bless Thee forever. Amen.(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace)

Tuesday
O Lord God omnipotent, I beseech Thee by the Precious Blood of Thy divine Son Jesus that was shed in His bitter crowning with thorns, deliver the souls in purgatory, and among hem all, particularly that soul which is in the greatest need of our prayers, in order that it may not long be delayed in praising Thee in Thy glory and blessing Thee forever. Amen.(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace)

Wednesday
O Lord God omnipotent, I beseech Thee by the Precious Blood which Thy divine Son Jesus that was shed in the streets of Jerusalem whilst He carried on His sacred shoulders the heavy burden of the Cross, deliver the souls in purgatory and especially that one which is richest in merits in Thy sight, so that, having soon attained the high place place in glory to which it is destined, it may praise Thee triumphantly and bless Thee forever. Amen.(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace)


Thursday
O Lord god omnipotent, I beseech Thee by the Precious Body and Blood of Thydivine Son Jesus, which He Himself on the night before His passion gave as meat and drink to His beloved Apostles and bequeathed to His holy Church to be the perpetual Sacrifice and life-giving nourishment of His faithful people, deliver the souls in purgatory, but most of all, that soul which was most devoted to the Mystery of infinite love, in order that it may praise Thee therefore, together with Thy divine Son and the Holy Spirit in Thy glory forever. Amen(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace)

Friday
O Lord God omnipotent, I beseech Thee by the Precious Blood which Thy divine Son Jesus did shed this day upon the tree of the Cross, especially from His sacred hands ad feet, deliver the souls in purgatory, and particularly the souls for whom I am most bound to pray, in order that I may not be the cause which hinders Thee from admitting it quickly to the possession of Thy glory where it may praise Thee and bless Thee forevermore. Amen.(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace)

Saturday
O Lord God omnipotent, I beseech Thee by the Precious Blood, which gushed forth from the sacred Side of Thy divine Son Jesus in the presence and to the great sorrow of His most holy Mother, deliver the souls in purgatory, and among them all, especially that soul which has been most devout to this noble Lady, that it may come quickly into Thy glory, there to praise Thee in her, and her in Thee through all the ages. Amen.(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace)
Every Day of the Novena
O lord, hear my prayer.And let my cry come unto Thee.
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful; grant unto the souls of Thy servants and handmaids the remission of all their sins; that through our devout supplications they may obtain the pardon they have always desired. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
Eternal Rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace



Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena

O my Jesus, You have said, "Truly I say to you, ask and it will be given you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be open to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be...sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in You)O my Jesus, You have said, "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, He will give it to you. Behold, in Your Name, I ask the Father for the grace of...(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be...sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in You)O my Jesus, You have said, "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away." Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace...(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be...sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in You)O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for Whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of You through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your tender Mother and ours.(Hail Holy Queen...)
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus pray for us.



The Holy Angels Novena
Bless the Lord, all you His angles. You who are mighty in strength and do His will, intercede for me at the throne of God. By your unceasing watchfulness protect me in every danger of soul and body. Obtain for me the grace of final perseverance, so that after this life I may be admitted to your glorious company and with you may sing the praises of God for all eternity.All you holy angels and archangels, thrones and dominations, principalities and powers, and virtues of heaven, cherubim and seraphim, and especially you, my dear guardian angel, intercede for me and obtain for me the special favor I now ask...(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be)




St. Anthony Novena
St. Anthony, you are glorious for your miracles and for the condescension of Jesus who came as a little child to lie in your arms. Obtain for me from His bounty the grace which I ardently desire. You were so compassionate toward sinners, do not regard my unworthiness. Let he glory of God be magnified by you in connection with the particular request that I earnestly present to you... . As a pledge of my gratitude I promise to live more faithfully in accordance with the teachings of the Church, and to be devoted to the service of the poor whom you loved and still love so greatly. Bless this resolution of mine that I may be faithful to it until death.St. Anthony, consoler of all the afflicted, pray for me.St. Anthony, helper of all who invoke you, pray for meSt. Anthony, whom the Infant Jesus loved and honored so much, pray for me.



Prayer of Saint Francis de Sales
Lord, I am yours, and I must belong to no one but you.My soul is yours, and must live only by you.My will is yours, and must love only for you.I must love you as my first cause, since I am from you.I must love you as my end and rest, since I am for you.I must love you more than my own being, since my being subsists by you.I must love you more than myself, since I am all yours and all in you. Amen.



St. Jude Novena (1)

O most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of. Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone.Make use, I implore you, of that particular privilege given to you bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance on this great need that I may receive the consolations and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particulary... and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen.



St. Jude Novena (2)
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever.Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us.St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us.St. Jude, help of the hopeless, pray for us.



St. Michael of the Saints Novena
O glorious St. Michael of the Saints, thou who art blessed in heaven, be pleased to assist those afflicted with the disease of cancer, since they have been committed to thy powerful intercession. Obtain for them from Almighty God strength of soul, so that they may suffer willingly with patience and resignation what God has vouchsafed to be their lot. Obtain for them, and also for us, thy precious gift of imitating thy devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and the grace of living in the practice of Christian virtues with resignation to the will of God regarding health of body. AmenO glorious Saint Michael, Seraph inflamed with the most ardent love of jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, who didst spend thy nights and days in His real Presence and didst find there thy dearest joys, so that thou didst swoon away for very love: vouchsafe, I pray thee, to obtain for me a lively faith, a firm hope and an ardent love toward this intestimable Treasure, this precious Pledge of glory everlasting. may i thereby, all my life long, be counted among the true worshipers of jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and rejoice with thee to behold Him face to face in an eternity of Bliss. Amen



St. Patrick Prayer

Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friends and stranger.

 

St. Peregrine Novena
Glorious wonder-worker, St. Peregrine, you answered the divine call with a ready spirit, and forsook all the comforts of a life of ease and all the empty honors of the world to dedicate yourself to God in the Order of His holy Mother. You labored manfully for the salvation of souls. In union with Jesus crucified, you endured painful suffering with such patience as to deserve to be healed miraculously of an incurable cancer in your leg by a touch of His divine hand. Obtain for me the grace to answer every call of God and to fulfill His will in all the events of life. Enkindle in my heart a consuming zeal for the salvation of all men. Deliver me from the infirmities that afflict my body (especially...) . Obtain for me also a perfect resignation to the sufferings it may please God to send me, so that, imitating our crucified Savior and His sorrowful Mother, I may merit eternal glory in heaven.

St. Peregrine, pray for me and for all who invoke your aid.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.)

 

Novena to St. Philomena
O faithful virgin and glorious martyr, St. Philomena, who works so many miracles on behalf of the poor and sorrowing, have pity on me. Thou knowest the multitude and diversity of my needs. Behold me at thy feet, full of misery, but full of hope. I entreat thy charity , O great Saint! Graciously hear me and obtain from God a favorable answer to the request which I now humbly lay before thee ... (Here specify your petition.) I am firmly convinced that through thy merits, through the scorn, the sufferings and the death thou didst endure, united to the merits of the Passion and death of Jesus, thy Spouse, I shall obtain what I ask of thee, and in the joy of my heart I will bless God, who is admirable in His Saints. Amen.
Saint Philomena, Powerful with God, Pray for us!

 

St. Rita Novena
O holy patroness of those in need, St. Rita, whose pleadings before the Divine Lord are almost irresistible, who for thy lavishness in granting favors hast been called the advocate of the hopeless and even the impossible; St. Rita, so humble, so pure, so mortified, so patient and of such compassionate love for thy Crucified Jesus that thou couldst obtain from Him whatsoever thou askest, on account of which all confidently ave recourse to thee, expecting, if not always relief, at least comfort; be propitious to our petition, showing thy power with God on behalf of thy suppliant; be lavish to us, as thou hast been in so many wonderful cases, for the greater glory of God, for the spreading of thine own devotion, and for the consolation of those who trust in thee. We promise, if our petition is granted, to glorify thee, by making known they favor, to bless and sing thy praises forever. Relying then upon thy merits and power before the Sacred Heart of Jesus we pray... Obtain for us our request by the singlar merits of thy childhood, by the perfect union with the Divine Will, by thy heroic sufferings during thy married life, by the consolation thou didst experience at the conversion of thy husband, by the sacrifice of thy children rather than see them grievously offend God, by thy miraculous entrance into the convent, by thy sever penances and thrice daily bloody scourgings, by the suffering caused by thy wound thou didst receive from the thorn of thy Crucified Saviour, by the divine love which consumed thy heart, by that remarkable devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, on which alone thou didst exist for four years, by the happiness with which thou didts part from thy trails to join thy Divine Spouse, by the perfect example thou gavest to people of every state of live.Pray for us, O holy St. Rita, that we may be worthy of the promise of Christ.



Holy Face of Jesus Prayer
"By offering My Face to My Eternal Father, nothing will be refused, and the conversion of many sinners will he obtained." - Our Lord To Sr. Mary of St. Peter - November 1846


Promises of Our Lord Jesus Christ
To Sr. Mary of St. Peter Discalced Carmelite Nun,in favor of those who honor His Holy Face.
"By My Holy Face you shall work miracles.""By My Face you will obtain the conversion of many sinners.""Nothing that you ask in making this offering will be refused to you.""If you knew how pleasing the sight of My Face is to My Father.""As in a kingdom you can procure all you wish for with a coin marked with the King’s effigy, so in the Kingdom of Heaven you will obtain all you desire with the precious coin of My Holy Face.""Our Lord has promised me that He will imprint His divine likeness on the souls of those who honor His most holy Countenance.""All those who honor My Holy Face in a spirit of reparation will, by so doing, perform the office of the pious Veronica.""According to the care you take in making reparation to My Face, disfigured by blasphemies, so will I take care of yours, which has been disfigured by sin. I will reprint therein My image and render it as beautiful as it was on leaving the Baptismal font.""Our Lord promised me that all those who defend His cause in this work of reparation, by words, by prayers, or in writing, He will defend them before His Father; at their death He will purify their souls by effacing all the blots of sin and will restore to them their primitive beauty."



"The Golden Arrow"
An Act of Praise and Reparation
Dictated by Our Lord to Sr. Mary of St. Peter

MAY the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and ineffable Name of God be forever praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified, in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.Amen.
O LORD Jesus Christ, in presenting ourselves before Thine adorable Face to ask of Thee the graces of which we stand most in need, we beseech Thee, above all, to grant us that interior disposition of never refusing at any time to do what Thou requirest of us by Thy holy commandments and divine inspirations. Amen.
O GOOD Jesus, who hast said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you," grant us, O Lord, that faith which obtains all, or supply in us what may be deficient; grant us, by the pure effect of Thy charity, and for Thine eternal glory, the graces which we need and which we look for from Thine infinite mercy.Amen.
BE MERCIFUL to us, O my God, and reject not our prayers, when amid our afflictions, we call upon Thy Holy Name and seek with love and confidence Thine adorable Face. Amen.
O ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, look upon the Face of Thy Son Jesus. We present It to Thee with confidence, to implore Thy pardon. The All-Merciful Advocate opens His mouth to plead our cause; hearken to His cries, behold His tears, O God, and through his infinite merits hearken to Him when He intercedes for us poor miserable sinners. Amen.
ADORABLE Face of my Jesus, my only love, my light and my life, grant that I may know, love and serve Thee alone, that I may live with Thee, of Thee, by Thee and for Thee. Amen.
ETERNAL Father, I offer Thee the adorable Face of Thy Beloved Son for the honor and glory of Thy Name, for the conversion of sinners and for the salvation of the dying.
O DIVINE Jesus, through Thy face and Name, save us. Our hope is in the virtue of Thy Holy Name!