Fr. Tom and Nana Ciso

Novena Day 4 -

 

St. Thomas, Devoted to the Mother of God

 

“As mariners are guided into port by the shining of a star, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary"

 

Prayer

 

O most blessed and sweet Virgin Mary,

Mother of God, filled with all tenderness,

Daughter of the most high King,

Lady of the Angels,

Mother of all the faithful,

On this day and all the days of my life,

I entrust to your merciful heart my body and my soul,

all my acts, thoughts, choices,

desires, words, deeds,

my entire life and death,

So that, with your assistance,

all may be ordered to the good

according to the will of your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ....

From your beloved Son...

request for me the grace to resist firmly

the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil....

My most holy Lady,

I also beseech you to obtain for me

true obedience and true humility of heart

So that I may recognize myself truly

as a sinner--wretched and weak--

and powerless,

without the grace and help of my Creator

and without your holy prayers....

Obtain for me as well,

O most sweet Lady,

true charity with which from the depths of my heart

I may love your most holy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,

and, after Him,

love you above all other things....

Grant, O Queen of Heaven,

that ever in my heart

I may have fear and love alike

for your most sweet Son....

 

I pray also that, at the end of my life,

you,

Mother without compare,

Gate of Heaven and Advocate of sinners....

will protect me with your great piety and mercy....

 

and obtain for me, through the blessed and glorious Passion of your Son

and through your own intercession,

received in hope, the forgiveness of all my sins.

When I die in your love and His love,

may you direct me

into the way of salvation and blessedness.

Amen.

 

Novena prayer

St. Thomas Aquinas, patron of students and Catholic schools, I thank God for the gifts of light and

knowledge he bestowed on you, which you used to build up the Church in love. I thank God, too,

for the wealth and richness of theological teaching you left in your writings. Not only were you a

great teacher, you lived a life of virtue and you made holiness the desire of your heart. If I cannot

imitate you in the brilliance of your academic pursuits, I can follow you in the humility and charity

which marked your life. As St. Paul said, charity is the greatest gift, and it is open to all. Pray for

me that I might grow in holiness and charity. Pray also for Catholic schools, and for all students. In

particular, please obtain the favor I ask during this novena (mention your request). Amen

 

 

 

Photo taken: January 1, 2011 (Solemnity of the Mother of God)

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