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THE OUR FATHER: Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. |
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PRAYER TO GOD THE FATHER: Almighty God, my Eternal Father, from the fullness of my soul I adore You. I am deeply grateful that You have made me in Your image and likeness, and that You ever hold me in Your loving embrace. Direct me to love You with all my heart, with all my soul, and with my whole mind. Direct me to love all Your children as I love myself. O, my Father, my soul longs to be united to You, and to rest in You forever. Have the Holy Spirit touch my soul so that I may love You as He does, and as Your Beloved Son Jesus does. Amen. |
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PRAYER TO LOVE GOD ABOVE ALL THINGS: God, my Father, may I love You in all things and above all things. May I reach the joy which You have prepared for me in Heaven. Nothing is good that is against Your Will, and all that is good comes from Your Hand. Place in my heart a desire to please You and fill my mind with thoughts of Your Love, so that I may grow in Your Wisdom and enjoy Your Peace. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO BECOME MORE LIKE JESUS: God, our Father, You redeemed us and made us Your children in Christ. Through Him You have saved us from death and given us Your Divine life of grace. By becoming more like Jesus on earth, may I come to share His glory in Heaven. Give me the peace of Your kingdom, which this world does not give. By Your loving care protect the good You have given me. Open my eyes to the wonders of Your Love that I may serve You with a willing heart. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER FOR THE WAY TO PEACE: Father of love, hear my prayer. Help me to know Your Will and to do it with courage and faith. Accept my offering of myself -- all my thoughts, words, deeds, and sufferings. May my life be spent giving You glory. Give me the strength to follow Your call, so that Your Truth may live in my heart and bring peace to me and to those I meet, for I believe in Your Love. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO KNOW THE WAY TO PEACE: Father of Heaven and earth, hear my prayer and show me the way to peace. Guide each effort of my life so that my faults and my sins may not keep me from the peace You promised. May the new life of grace You give me through the Eucharist and prayer make my love for You grow and keep me in the joy of Your Kingdom. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO LIVE IN GOD'S PRESENCE: God, my Father, You have promised to remain forever with those who do what is just and right. Help me to live in Your presence. The loving plan of Your Wisdom was made known when Jesus, your Son, became man like us. I want to obey His commandment of love and bring Your Peace and Joy to others. Keep before me the wisdom and love You have made known in Your Son. Help me to be like Him in word and deed. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO SHARE THE LIFE OF JESUS: Loving Father, faith in Your Word is the way to wisdom. Help me to think about Your Divine Plan that I may grow in the truth. Open my eyes to Your deeds, my ears to the sound of Your Call, so that my every act may help me share in the life of Jesus. Give me the grace to live the example of the love of Jesus, which I celebrate in the Eucharist and see in the Gospel. Form in me the likeness of Your Son and deepen His Life within me. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO TURN FROM SIN: Father, Your Love never fails. Keep me from danger and provide for all my needs. Teach me to be thankful for Your Gifts. Confident in Your Love, may I be holy by sharing Your Life, and grant me forgiveness of my sins. May Your unfailing Love turn me from sin and keep me on the way that leads to you. Help me grow in Christian love. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER FOR THE JOY OF FORGIVENESS: Heavenly father, through the obedience of Jesus, Who offered His Life in the service of all, help me with Your Kindness. make me strong through the Eucharist. May I put into action the saving Mystery I celebrate in the Mass. Protect me with Your Love and prepare me for eternal happiness. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER FOR GOD'S GUIDANCE: Father in Heaven, you made me your child and call em to walk in the light of Christ. Free me from darkness and keep me in the light of Your Truth. The light of Jesus has scattered the darkness of hatred and sin. Called to that light, I ask for Your guidance. Form my life in Your Truth, my heart in Your Love. Through the Holy Eucharist give me the power of Your Grace that I may walk in the light of Jesus and serve Him faithfully. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO SERVE GOD WELL: Father of Mercy, forgive my failings, keep me in Your Grace, and lead me in the way of salvation. Give me strength in serving You as a follower of Christ. May the Eucharist bring me Your Forgiveness and give me freedom to serve You all my life. may it help me to remain faithful and give me the grace I need in Your service. May it teach me the way to eternal life. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO BE FAITHFUL IN SERVING GOD: Father in Heaven, ever-living source of all that is good, keep me faithful in serving You. Help me to drink of Christ's Truth, and fill my heart with His Love so that I may serve You in faith and love and reach eternal life. In the Sacrament of the Eucharist You give me the joy of sharing Your Life. Keep me in Your presence. Let me never be separated from You and help me to do Your Will. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER FOR ETERNAL LIFE WITH GOD: Heavenly Father, in glorifying Jesus and sending us your Spirit, You open the way to eternal life. May my sharing in this Gift increase my love and make my faith grow stronger. Send Your Spirit to cleanse my life so that the offering of myself to You at Mass may be pleasing to You. May my sharing in the Eucharist, our Bread of Life, bring me eternal life. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO LIVE AS A CHILD OF GOD: Father in Heaven, when the Spirit came down upon Jesus at His Baptism in the Jordan, You revealed Him as Your own Beloved Son. Keep me, Your child, born of water and the Spirit, faithful to my calling. May I, who share in Your Life as Your child through Baptism, follow in Christ's path of service to people. Let me become one in His Sacrifice and hear His Word with faith. May I live as Your child, following the example of Jesus. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER FOR GOD'S HELP IN DAILY ACTIONS: Our Father, may everything I do begin with Your Inspiration, continue with Your Help, and reach perfection under Your Guidance. With Your loving care guide me in my daily actions. Help me to persevere with love and sincerity. Teach me to judge wisely the things of earth and to love the things of Heaven. Keep me in Your presence and never let me be separated from You. Your Spirit made me Your child, confident to call You Father. Make Your Love the foundation of my life. Teach me to long for Heaven. May its promise and hope guide my way on earth until I reach eternal life with You. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER FOR GOD'S BLESSING ON DAILY WORK: O Lord, my God, Creator and Ruler of the universe, it is Your Will that human beings accept the duty of work. May the work I do bring growth in this life to me and those I love and help to extend the Kingdom of Christ. Give all persons work that draws them to You and to each other in cheerful service. I unite all my work with the Sacrifice of Jesus in the Mass that it may be pleasing to You and give You glory. I beg Your Blessing upon all my efforts. With Saint Joseph as my example and guide, help me to do the work You have asked and come to the reward You have prepared. Source: 'Treasury of Novenas', Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D., Catholic Book Publishing Co, New York, 1986 |
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PRAYER TO DEFEAT THE WORK OF SATAN: O, Divine Eternal Father, in union with Your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of You to destroy the power of Your greatest enemy--the evil spirits. Cast them into the deepest recesses of hell, and chain them there forever. Take possession of your Kingdom, which You have created, and which is rightfully Yours. Heavenly Father, give us the reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I repeat this prayer out of pure love for You with every beat of my heart and every breath I take. Amen. |
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THE ROSARY OF THE FATHER: O God, come to save me. Lord, come soon to my help. Glory be to the Father... My good Father, I offer myself to Thee. Angel of God, my guardian dear...
And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou are cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shall thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. / I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Gen 3:14-15)
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And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. / Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. / He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob forever. / And of his kingdom there shall be no end. (Lk 1:30-33)
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...Father, if Thou wilt, remove this chalice from me: but, yet, not My will be done, but Thine. / And there appeared to Him an angel from Heaven, strengthening Him. / And being in agony, He prayed the longer. / And His sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground. (Lk 22:42-44)
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And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and running to him fell upon his neck, and kissed him. And the son said to him: Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, I am not worthy to be called thy son. / And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: / And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and make merry: / Because this, my son, was dead, and has come to life again: was lost, and has been found. And they began to make merry. (Lk 15:20-24)
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And I saw a new Heaven and a new earth. for the first Heaven and the first earth was gone, and the sea is now no more. / And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people; and God Himself with them shall be their God. / And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be anymore, for the former things are passed away. (Rv 21:1-4)
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LITANY OF THE FATHER: After each salutation, recite: have mercy on us.
God, Father of Heaven,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,
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LOVING WORDS OF THE FATHER: (Given to Mother Eugenia, a prophetess from Italy) "I am the Eternal One, and when I was alone, I had already thought of using all My Power to create beings in My Image. But material creation had to come first, so that these beings could find their means of sustenance; it was then that I created the world. I filled it with all the things I knew would be necessary to men: air, sun, and rain, and many other things that I knew would be necessary for their life. In the end, man was created! I was pleased with My handiwork. Man sins, but it is precisely then that My infinite generosity shows itself." "...I can understand My children's weaknesses! Because of this, I asked My Son to give them the means to get up again after they have fallen. These means will help them to purify themselves from their sins, so that they may be children of My Love. They are, chiefly, the seven Sacraments. And the greatest means of securing your salvation, despite your falls, is the Cross, My Son's Blood poured out upon you every moment, if you so wish, both in the Sacrament of Penance and in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass." "For Me, your sins are like iron, and your acts of love like gold. If you gave Me a thousand pounds of iron, it would not be like giving Me just ten pounds of gold! In other words, with just a little love, great iniquities can be expiated." "You must come to Me. I am so close to you! You must love Me and honor Me so that you will not be judged, or rather, that you will be judged with infinitely merciful love." "The Cross is My way of coming down among My children, since it is through it that I caused My Son to redeem you. And for you, the Cross is the way to ascend to My Son, and from My Son to Me. Without it, you could never come to Me, because man, by sinning, brought on himself the punishment of separation from God." "...if one of My creatures had been enough to atone for the sins of other men through a life and death similar to My Son, I would have hesitated. Why? Because I would have betrayed My Love by making a beloved creature suffer, rather than suffering Myself, in My Son. I would never have wished My children to suffer." "In the Eucharist, I live among you as a Father with His family. I wished My Son to institute the Eucharist so as to make every tabernacle the vessel of My favors, My riches, and My love, to give them to men, My children." "And to you who will work for My glory and commit yourselves to making Me known, honored, and loved, I give the assurance that your reward will be great, because I will count everything, even the smallest effort you make, and I will reward you a hundredfold in eternity." |
