Novena To Saint Athanasius, Defender of the Faith 1
April 23 - May 1
Novena To Saint Athanasius, Defender of the Faith 1
April 23 - May 1
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I. My most loving Saint, behold me kneeling at thy feet, beseeching thee with all the affection of my heart to grant me thy special protection, particularly when in danger of offending God. O my dear and holy advocate, remember me before the throne of the most Holy Trinity, and obtain for me from the infinite goodness of God, the virtues of humility, purity, obedience, and the grace to fulfill exactly the duties of my state.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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II. O my dear Saint Athanasius, I renew to the Lord, through thee, the holy resolutions which I have frequently made of intending to love and serve Him faithfully. I am resolved to detach myself from every earthly thing, and I desire ardently to unite myself to Him, as my first Beginning, last End, and sovereign Good. My dear St.Athanasius, I beseech thee to offer to the most Holy Trinity the sacrifice of my whole being, particularly of my judgment and will, in order to conform fully to God Most Holy, because I desire nothing else besides His grace and His holy love.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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III. My sweet and holy Protector St. Athanasius, behold me again full of love for thee and full of confidence, beseeching thee to cast thyself on thy knees before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity, and entreat most ardently that God, through His infinite goodness, may grant me the grace to flee sin, and the gift of final perseverance. Thou knowest, O my dear Saint , how great are the temptations to which man is subject, and bow continual are the perils I run of being lost; do thou assist me with thy efficacious payers.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Supplication To The Most Holy Trinity
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Most Holy, Most August, Most Amiable and Divine Trinity, I fall prostrate before the throne of Thy immense majesty, and full of the sweetest confidence, I present to Thee the merits of .this, Thy servant, and those, moreover, of Holy Mary, whom Thou hast given me as a most loving Mother, Queen, and Advocate. Therefore, I beseech Thee, in view of their merits, be pleased to grant me the graces which I particularly desire.... O Lord, I hope in Thee, let me not be confounded. Grant my prayer, O Lord, and have pity on me.
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Ant. Well done, thou good and faithful servant; because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
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V. The Lord led the just man through right paths, And showed him the kingdom of God.
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Let us pray.
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May the intercession of the blessed Athanasius we beseech Thee, O Lord, commend us to Thee; that what we cannot obtain by our own merits, we may receive by his patronage; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.