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Novena to St. Clare of Assisi
Say once a
day for nine days, especially beginning on 4 August and ending on 11
August, the eve of the Feast of St. Clare.
First
Day:
O most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we
praise Thy Holy Name and the wonders of grace Thou hast worked in
Thy servant, Saint Clare. Through her powerful intercession grant us
the favours we beg in this novena, above all the grace to live and
die as she did in Thy most Holy Love. Amen.
O Seraphic Saint
Clare, first disciple of the Poor Man of Assisi, who hast abandoned
all riches and honours for a life of sacrifice and of highest
poverty, obtain from God for us the grace we ask (mention your
intentions here), that of always submitting to the Divine Will
and of living confidently in the providence of our Heavenly Father.
Amen.
V. Pray for us, Saint Clare.
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray. We Pray Thee,
Lord, Grant us Thy servants who celebrate the festival of blessed
Clare Thy Virgin, by her intercession, to be partakers of the joys
of heaven and coheirs with Thine only-begotten Son, Who being God,
lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
Second
Day:
O most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we
praise Thy Holy Name and the wonders of grace Thou hast worked in
Thy servant, Saint Clare. Through her powerful intercession grant us
the favours we beg in this novena, above all the grace to live and
die as she did in Thy most Holy Love. Amen.
O Seraphic Saint
Clare who, notwithstanding living separated from the world hast not
forgotten the poor and the afflicted, but hast become a mother to
them, sacrificing for them your riches and working for them
innumerable miracles; obtain from God for us the grace we implore
(mention your intentions here), Christian charity towards our
brethren in all their spiritual and temporal needs. Amen.
V.
Pray for us, Saint Clare.
R. That we may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Let us Pray. We Pray Thee, Lord, Grant us
Thy servants who celebrate the festival of blessed Clare Thy Virgin,
by her intercession, to be partakers of the joys of heaven and
coheirs with Thine only-begotten Son, Who being God, lives and
reigns forever and ever. Amen.
Third Day:
O most
Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we praise Thy Holy Name
and the wonders of grace Thou hast worked in Thy servant, Saint
Clare. Through her powerful intercession grant us the favours we beg
in this novena, above all the grace to live and die as she did in
Thy most Holy Love. Amen.
O Seraphic Saint Clare, light of
your country, who hast delivered Italy from barbarous invaders;
obtain from God for us the grace we implore (mention your
intentions here), that of overcoming all attacks of the world
against faith and morals thus preserving in our families true
Christian peace with a holy fear of God and a devotion to the
Blessed Sacrament. Amen.
V. Pray for us, Saint Clare.
R.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us
Pray. We Pray Thee, Lord, Grant us Thy servants who celebrate the
festival of blessed Clare Thy Virgin, by her intercession, to be
partakers of the joys of heaven and coheirs with Thine only-begotten
Son, Who being God, lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
Fourth Day:
O most Holy Trinity, Father, Son
and Holy Spirit, we praise Thy Holy Name and the wonders of grace
Thou hast worked in Thy servant, Saint Clare. Through her powerful
intercession grant us the favours we beg in this novena, above all
the grace to live and die as she did in Thy most Holy Love.
Amen.
Blessed Saint Clare, whose very name means light,
illumine the darkness of our minds and hearts so that we might see
what God wishes us to do and perform it with a willing and joyful
heart. Before your birth, a Heavenly voice foretold that you would
be a light illuminating the world. Be a light to us in the sorrows
and anxieties of this earthly life, and lead us into the eternal
light of our home in Heaven. Amen.
V. Pray for us, Saint
Clare.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Let us Pray. We Pray Thee, Lord, Grant us Thy
servants who celebrate the festival of blessed Clare Thy Virgin, by
her intercession, to be partakers of the joys of heaven and coheirs
with Thine only-begotten Son, Who being God, lives and reigns
forever and ever. Amen.
Fifth Day:
O most Holy
Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we praise Thy Holy Name and
the wonders of grace Thou hast worked in Thy servant, Saint Clare.
Through her powerful intercession grant us the favours we beg in
this novena, above all the grace to live and die as she did in Thy
most Holy Love. Amen.
O Seraphic Saint Clare, whose virginal
heart was great enough to love the whole world, take our petitions
into your pure hands and present them to God. Pray for us that we
may one day enter joyously before the throne of God. Let the light
of your perfect purity consume the shadows of sin and corruption
that darkens the world. Intercede by your innocence for our youth.
Safeguard the peace of our homes and the unity of our family. Plead
with your chaste love for all in peril. Amen.
V. Pray for us,
Saint Clare.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Let us Pray. We Pray Thee, Lord, Grant us Thy
servants who celebrate the festival of blessed Clare Thy Virgin, by
her intercession, to be partakers of the joys of heaven and coheirs
with Thine only-begotten Son, Who being God, lives and reigns
forever and ever. Amen.
Sixth Day:
O most Holy
Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we praise Thy Holy Name and
the wonders of grace Thou hast worked in Thy servant, Saint Clare.
Through her powerful intercession grant us the favours we beg in
this novena, above all the grace to live and die as she did in Thy
most Holy Love. Amen.
Generous Saint Clare, who left wealth
and pleasure and all earthly goods to become the first spiritual
daughter of Saint Francis and to serve God in the cloister, help us
to commit our lives to God without limit or measure so that He may
live in us and shine forth from us to all whose lives touch ours.
You who loved souls so much as to make your life a continual
sacrifice for them, obtain for us the graces we now implore and win
for us the strength to praise God in suffering as well as in joy.
Amen.
V. Pray for us, Saint Clare.
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray. We Pray Thee,
Lord, Grant us Thy servants who celebrate the festival of blessed
Clare Thy Virgin, by her intercession, to be partakers of the joys
of heaven and coheirs with Thine only-begotten Son, Who being God,
lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
Seventh
Day:
O most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we
praise Thy Holy Name and the wonders of grace Thou hast worked in
Thy servant, Saint Clare. Through her powerful intercession grant us
the favours we beg in this novena, above all the grace to live and
die as she did in Thy most Holy Love. Amen.
Faithful Saint
Clare, loyal daughter of the Church, friend and confidante of popes,
intercede for the holy Church and look graciously from Heaven on our
holy Father Pope. Enlighten us to remove from our souls all that
hinders the progress of the Church on earth. Grant that we may share
your great love for the church of God and spread His kingdom on
earth by a holy life. You, who worked miracles in the presence of
the pope on earth, obtain for us the graces we need, now that you
stand in the presence of the most high God in Heaven.
Amen.
V. Pray for us, Saint Clare.
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray. We Pray Thee,
Lord, Grant us Thy servants who celebrate the festival of blessed
Clare Thy Virgin, by her intercession, to be partakers of the joys
of heaven and coheirs with Thine only-begotten Son, Who being God,
lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
Eighth
Day:
O most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we
praise Thy Holy Name and the wonders of grace Thou hast worked in
Thy servant, Saint Clare. Through her powerful intercession grant us
the favours we beg in this novena, above all the grace to live and
die as she did in Thy most Holy Love. Amen.
Valiant Saint
Clare, who fearlessly stood alone against the barbarous Saracens,
trusting in the Blessed Sacrament as your only protection, enkindle
in us a tender love for Jesus Christ; help us to live Eucharistic
lives. You who saved your city of Assisi from plunder and ruin,
protect our city and archdiocese, plead for our beloved country and
the suffering world. A voice from the Sacred Host rewarded your
trust with a promise: "I will always take care of you." Glorious
Saint Clare, from your high place in Heaven, take care of us now in
our earthly needs and guide us by your light to Heaven.
Amen.
V. Pray for us, Saint Clare.
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray. We Pray Thee,
Lord, Grant us Thy servants who celebrate the festival of blessed
Clare Thy Virgin, by her intercession, to be partakers of the joys
of heaven and coheirs with Thine only-begotten Son, Who being God,
lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
Ninth
Day:
O most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we
praise Thy Holy Name and the wonders of grace Thou hast worked in
Thy servant, Saint Clare. Through her powerful intercession grant us
the favours we beg in this novena, above all the grace to live and
die as she did in Thy most Holy Love. Amen.
Gracious Saint
Clare, who fulfilled your womanhood by a life of love in prayer and
penance, help us to fulfill our destiny that we may one day greet
you in Heaven. You who were consoled at your death by a vision of
Christ band His Mother, obtain for us the grace that we may die
under the special protection of God and enter into the life and
bliss you now enjoy. Have pity on us who struggle, on us who mourn,
and win for us the favours of God so that after this life we may
come home to Him who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
V. Pray for us, Saint Clare.
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray. We Pray Thee,
Lord, Grant us Thy servants who celebrate the festival of blessed
Clare Thy Virgin, by her intercession, to be partakers of the joys
of heaven and coheirs with Thine only-begotten Son, Who being God,
lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
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