Nine
Day Novena to Saint Anthony
Start with:
O wonderful St.
Anthony,
glorious on account of
the fame of your miracles, and through the condescension of Jesus in
coming
in the form of a little child to rest in your arms, obtain for me of
His
bounty the grace which I ardently desire from the depths of my heart .
. . . You who were so compassionate toward miserable sinners, regard
not
the unworthiness of those who pray to you, but the glory of God that it
may once again be magnified by the granting of the particular request .
. . . which I now ask for with persevering earnestness. Amen
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
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CONCLUDING PRAYER
DAY
ONE
O holy St. Anthony,
gentlest of
Saints, thy love
for God and charity for His creatures made thee worthy while on earth
to
possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited thy word, which thou wert
ever
ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this
thought,
I implore thee to obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena . .
.The
answer to my prayer may require a miracle; even so, thou are the Saint
of miracles. O gentle and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart was ever
full
of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Infant
Jesus, Who loved to be folded in thy arms, and the gratitude of my
heart will
always be thine.
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
DAY
TWO
O miracle-working
St.
Anthony,
remember that it
never has been heard that thou didst not leave without help or relief
anyone who in
his need had recourse to thee. Animated now with the most lively
confidence,
even with full conviction of not being refused, I fly for refuge to
thee,
O most favored friend of the Infant Jesus. O eloquent preacher of the
Divine
mercy, despise not my supplications but, bringing them before the
throne
of God, strengthen them by thine intercession and obtain for me the
favor
I seek in this novena . . . .
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
DAY
THREE
O purest St.
Anthony,
who
through thine Angelic
virtue was made worthy to be caressed by the Divine Child Jesus, to
hold
Him in thy arms and press Him to thy heart. I entreat thee to cast a
benevolent
glance upon me. O glorious St. Anthony, born under the protection of
Mary
Immaculate, on the Feast of her Assumption into Heaven, and consecrated
to her and now so powerful an intercessor in Heaven, I beseech thee to
obtain
for me the favor I ask in this novena . . . . O great wonder-worker,
intercede
for me that God may grant my request.
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
DAY
FOUR
I salute and honor
thee, O
powerful helper, St.
Anthony. The Christian world confidently turns to thee and experiences
thy
tender compassion and powerful assistance in so many necessities and
sufferings
that I am encouraged in my need to seek thy help in obtaining a
favorable
answer to my request for the favor I seek in this novena . . . . O holy
St. Anthony, I beseech thee, obtain for me the grace that I desire.
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
DAY
FIVE
I salute thee, St.
Anthony,
lily of purity, ornament
and glory of Christianity. I salute thee, great Saint, cherub of wisdom
and seraph of Divine love. I rejoice at the favors our Lord has so
liberally
bestowed upon thee. In humility and confidence I entreat thee to help
me,
for I know that God has given thee charity and pity, as well as power.
I
ask thee by the love thou didst feel toward the Infant Jesus as thou
heldest Him
in thine arms to tell Him now of the favor I seek through thine
intercession
in this novena . . . .
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
DAY
SIX
O glorious St.
Anthony, chosen
by God to preach
His Word, thou didst receive from Him the gift of tongues and the power
of working
the most extraordinary miracles. O good St. Anthony, pray that I may
fulfill
the will of God in all things so that I may love Him, with thee, for
all
eternity. O kind St. Anthony, I beseech thee, obtain for me the grace
that
I desire, the favor I seek in this novena . . . .
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
DAY
SEVEN
O renowned champion
of the
faith of Christ, most
holy St. Anthony, glorious for thy many miracles, obtain for me from
the
bounty of my Lord and God the grace which I ardently seek in this
novena
. . . . O holy St. Anthony, ever attentive to those who invoke thee,
grant
me that aid of thy powerful intercession.
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
DAY
EIGHT
O holy St. Anthony,
thou hast
shown thyself so
powerful in thine intercession, so tender and so compassionate towards
those
who honor thee and invoke thee in suffering and distress. I beseech
thee most
humbly and earnestly to take me under thy protection in my present
necessities
and to obtain for me the favor I desire . . . . Recommend my request to
the merciful Queen of Heaven, that she may plead my cause with thee
before
the throne of her Divine Son.
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
DAY
NINE
Saint Anthony,
servant of Mary,
glory of the Church,
pray for our Holy Father, our bishops, our priests, our Religious
Orders,
that, through their pious zeal and apostolic labors, all may be united
in faith and give greater glory to God. St. Anthony, helper of all who
invoke thee, pray for me and intercede for me before the throne of
Almighty
God that I be granted the favor I so earnestly seek in this novena . .
.
.
One Our Father, One Hail Mary,
and Glory
Be to the Father,
in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray
for us!
May the Divine assistance remain always with
us. Amen.
May the souls of the faithful departed,
through
the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
O God, may the
votive
commemoration of blessed
Anthony, Thy confessor, be a source of joy to Thy Church, that she may
always be fortified with spiritual assistance, and deserve to enjoy
eternal
rewards. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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