Novenas Against Violence & For Peace July 15 to October 3, 2015

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1 Page1 Novenas Against Violence & For Peace July 15 to October 3, 2015 Novenas are a very popular traditional form of prayer among those of the Catholic faith. The origin of novenas began during the nine days the Disciples and Mary prayed together between the Ascension of our Lord, Jesus and Pentecost Sunday. A Novena is a series of prayer recited nine days in a row or nine hours in a row. A novena is offered as a sacrifice to God in a way of expressing devotion to God. Most novenas are accompanied by a special prayer request or intention. This call to prayer consists of 9 consecutive 9 day novenas (nine-day prayers) - 81 days of intercessory prayer starting July 15 to October 3, Each novena has an intention, an opening prayer, the novena prayers and a prayer for peace. The series of nine novenas will culminate in a prayer vigil sponsored by The Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis on Sept. 25. The vigil will be held in honor of families who have been affected by recent violence. The novenas will be recited at the end of the 5:30 daily mass. There will be a Eucharistic adoration at the end of each novena. Instruction: The opening prayer and the peace prayer both to be recited daily for the 81 days, and the novena prayer related to the particular novena being prayed during that nine day period of prayer. State the Intentions of each novena daily before starting. PRAYER FOR PEACE To recite DAILY at the end of every day's Novena --St. Francis of Assisi ( ) it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

2 Page2 Novena 1 July 15 July 23, 2014 Novena to the Holy Spirit for enlightenment to open hearts to turn toward peace rather than violence Begin with the following Prayer. THE PRAYER COME HOLY SPIRIT (recite daily) Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (recite daily) Christ Jesus, before ascending into heaven, You promised to send the Holy Spirit to Your apostles and disciples. Grant that the same Spirit may perfect in our lives the work of Your grace and love. Grant us the Spirit of Fear Of The Lord that we may be filled with a loving reverence toward You. the Spirit of Piety that we may find peace and fulfillment in the service of God while serving others; the Spirit of Fortitude that we may bear our cross with You and, with courage, overcome the obstacles that interfere with our salvation; the Spirit of Knowledge that we may know You and know ourselves and grow in holiness; the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten our minds with the light of Your truth; the Spirit of Counsel that we may choose the surest way of doing Your will, seeking first the Kingdom; Grant us the Spirit of Wisdom that we may aspire to the things that last forever; Teach us to be Your faithful disciples and animate us in every way with Your Spirit. Amen.

3 Page3 the prayer of the appropriate day... Day 1 July 15: Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit Almighty and eternal God, send forth Your Spirit who brought order from chaos at the beginning of the universe and peace to the Lord s disciples. Grant that I, as your creation, baptized in Your Spirit, may be filled with the seven gifts so that I may forever do Your will and renew the face of the earth. Amen. Day 2 July 16: Spirit of Awe (Fear of the Lord) Come, O Blessed Spirit of Awe, fill me with devotion to God alone. In the Risen Christ, I welcome You, O Spirit of Truth, whom the Father sends in Jesus name. Wash clean the sinful soul and rain down Your grace that we may be one with the Church in fidelity to our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen Day 3 July 17: Spirit of Piety (Holiness) Come, O Blessed Spirit of Piety, possess my heart. Enkindle therein such a love for God that I may find satisfaction only in His service, and for His sake lovingly submit to all legitimate authority. Amen. Day 4 July 18: Spirit of Fortitude (Strength) Come, O Blessed Spirit of Fortitude, uphold my soul in time of trouble and adversity. Sustain my efforts after holiness, strengthen my weakness, and give me courage against all the assaults of my enemies that I may never be overcome and separated from You, my God and Greatest Good. Amen Day 5 July 19: Spirit of Knowledge Come, O Blessed Spirit of Knowledge, and grant that I may perceive the will of the Father. Show me the nothingness of earthly things that I may realize their vanity and use them only for Your glory and my own salvation, looking ever beyond them to You and Your eternal rewards. Amen. Day 6 July 20: Spirit of Understanding Come, O Spirit of Understanding, and enlighten our minds, that we may appreciate and see more fully what we proclaim by faith, and may merit at least to see the eternal light in Your light, and in the light of glory to have a clear vision of the most Blessed Holy Trinity. Amen. Day 7 July 21: Spirit of Counsel Come, O Spirit of Counsel, help and guide me in all my ways, that I may always do Your holy will. Make my thoughts holy, my love pure, and my works pleasing to God. Incline my heart to that which is good; turn it away from all that is evil, and direct me by the straight path of Your commandments to that goal of eternal life for which I long. Amen. Day 8 July 22: Spirit of Wisdom Come, O Blessed Spirit of Wisdom, strengthen my faith, increase my hope, and perfect my charity. Father, enlighten us each day in the silence of your hearts to discern the voice of Your Spirit, to do what He asks of us, and to understand the gifts He freely gives us. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Day 9 July 23: Fruits of the Holy Spirit Grant that I may be forever open to Jesus invitation to Receive the Holy Spirit! Father, open our hearts to accept Your forgiveness for our sins and to offer that same forgiveness to those whom we feel have offended us. For merciful forgiveness is the essence of Your love revealed in Your Son. Come, O Divine Spirit, fill my heart with Your Heavenly Fruits Your charity, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, mildness, and temperance, that I may merit to be united eternally with You in the love of the Father and the Son. Amen. Pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be daily

4 Page4 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. Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Glory Be (Seven Times) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

5 Page5 Novena 2 July 24 August 1, 2014 Novena to: St. John Bosco, Father and Teacher of the Young Intention: To end homicidal violence in the school system Prayer to St. John Bosco In need of special help, I appeal with confidence to you, Saint John Bosco, for I require not only spiritual graces, but also temporal ones, and particularly... To end homicidal violence in the school system and (you may also add your personal intentions here)- May you, who on earth had such great devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary Help of Christians, and who always had compassion for those who were suffering, obtain from Jesus and His Heavenly Mother the grace I now request, and also a sincere resignation to the Will of God. 1 Our Father 1Hail Mary 1 Glory Be St. John Bosco, Pray for us. the Prayer for Peace it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

6 Page6 Novena 3 August 2 August 10, 2014 Novena to: St Dominic Savio, Patron Saint of Juvenile delinquents Intention: For young people to see the value in human life Prayer to St. Dominic Savio Dear Saint Dominic, you spent your short life totally for love of Jesus and His Mother. Help youth today to realize the importance of God in their lives. You became a saint through fervent participation in the sacraments; enlighten parents and children to the importance of frequent confession and Holy Communion. At a young age you meditated on the sorrowful Passion of Our Lord. Obtain for us the grace of a fervent desire to suffer for love of Him. times of trial. We desperately need your intercession to protect today's children from the snares of the world. Watch over them and lead them on the narrow road to Heaven. Ask God to give us the grace to sanctify our daily duties by performing them perfectly out of love for Him. Remind us of the necessity of practicing virtue especially in 1 Our Father 1Hail Mary 1 Glory Be Saint Dominic Savio, who preserved your Baptismal innocence of heart, pray for us. the Prayer for Peace it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

7 Page7 Novena 4 August 11 August 19, 2014 Novena to: St Michael the Archangel, who fought in heaven against Satan and his followers Intention: To protect and strengthen civil responders as they serve the community Prayer to St. Michael Saint Michael the Archangel, loyal champion of God and His People. I turn to you with confidence and seek your powerful intercession. For the love of God, Who made you so glorious in grace and power, and for the love of the Mother of Jesus, the Queen of the Angels, be pleased to hear our prayer. You know the value of our souls in the eyes of God. May no stain of evil ever disfigure it beauty. Help us to conquer the evil spirit who tempts us. We desire to imitate your loyalty to God and Holy Mother Church and your great love for God and people. And since you are God s messenger for the care of His people, we entrust to you these special intentions: 1 Our Father 1Hail Mary 1 Glory Be St. Michael the Archangel, Pray for us. To protect and strengthen civil responders as they serve the community Lord, hear and grant our special intentions for this Novena that we bring before You. the Prayer for Peace it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

8 Page8 Novena 5 August 20 August 28, 2014 Novena to: St. Joseph, Patron Saint of families Request: For families to become schools of love Prayer to St. Joseph Saint Joseph, I, your unworthy child, greet you. You are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you. You know that I have special confidence in you and that, after Jesus and Mary; I place all my hope of salvation in you, for you are especially powerful with God and will never abandon your faithful servants. Therefore I humbly invoke you and commend myself, with all who are dear to me and all that belong to me, to your intercession. I beg of you, by your love for Jesus and Mary, not to abandon me during life and to assist me at the hour of my death. Glorious Saint Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the divine Will. Be my guide, my father, and my model through life that I may merit to die as you did in the arms of Jesus and Mary. Loving Saint Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, I raise my heart to you to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the Divine Heart of Jesus all the graces necessary for my spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special grace I now implore: (Mention novena intention, as well as your own intentions) - For families to become school of love Guardian of the Word Incarnate, I feel confident that your prayers in my behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God. Amen. Memorare Remember, most pure spouse of Mary, ever Virgin, my loving protector, Saint Joseph, that no one ever had recourse to your protection or asked for your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding, therefore, in your goodness, I come before you and humbly implore you. Despise not my petitions, foster-father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them. Amen. 1 Our Father 1Hail Mary 1 Glory Be the Peace Prayer Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.

9 Page9 Novena 6 August 29 September 6, 2014 Novena of Grace to: Saint Francis Xavier, patron saint of missionaries Intention: God will give us the grace to know our roles to be peacemakers and bring hope to the hopeless Prayer to Saint Francis Xavier Most lovable and loving St. Francis Xavier, in union with you I adore the Divine Majesty. The remembrance of the favors with which God blessed you during your life and your glory after death fills me with joy; and I unite myself with you in offering to Him my humble tribute of thanksgiving and praise. I ask you to secure for me through your powerful intercession, the inestimable blessing of living and dying in the state of grace. I also pray that I obtain the favors I ask in this Novena. (Mention novena intention here, as well as your own intentions): God give us the grace to know our roles to be peacemakers and bring hope to the hopeless; but if what I ask is not for the glory of God, or for the good of my soul, please obtain for me what is more conducive for both. Amen. 1 Our Father 1Hail Mary 1 Glory Be Saint Francis Xavier, pray for us. Response: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. O God, by the preaching and miracles of Saint Francis Xavier, You were pleased to bring into your Church the nations of the Indies. Grant that we who reverence his glorious merits may also imitate his example. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. the Prayer for Peace

10 Page10 it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, Novena 7 September 7 September 15, 2014 Novena to: Mary, Undoer of Knots Intention: For Perpetrators and their families Novena Prayer Holy Mary, full of the presence of God, during your life you accepted with great humility the holy will of the father and the legacy of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, and evil never dared to entangle you with its confusion. Since then you have interceded for all of our difficulties as you did at the wedding feast of Cana. With all simplicity and with patience, you have given us an example of how to untangle the knots in our complicated lives. By being our mother forever you arrange and make clear the path that unites us to Our Lord. Holy Mary, Mother of God and ours, with your maternal heart, untie the knots that upset our lives. We ask you to receive into your hands Perpetrators and their families and deliver us from the chains and confusion that restrain us. Blessed Virgin Mary, through your grace, your intercession and by your example; deliver us from evil, and untie the knots that keep us from being united to God. So that free of all confusion and error, we may find him in all things, keep him in our hearts, and serve him always in our brothers and sisters. Amen. 1 Our Father, 1Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be; Mother of Good Counsel, pray for us the Prayer for Peace

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12 Page12 Novena 8 September 16 September 24, 2014 Novena Prayers for the Immaculate Conception Patron Saint of the United States Intention: For families who lost loved ones to find peace Novena Prayer O most pure Virgin Mary conceived without sin, from the very first instant, you were entirely immaculate. O glorious Mary full of grace, you are the mother of my God the Queen of Angels and of men. I humbly venerate you as the chosen mother of my Savior, Jesus Christ. The Prince of Peace and the Lord of Lords chose you for the singular grace and honor of being His beloved mother. By the power of His Cross, He preserved you from all sin. Therefore, by His power and love, I have hope and bold confidence in your prayers for my holiness and salvation. I pray first of all that you would make me worthy to call you my mother and your Son, Jesus, my Lord. I pray that your prayers will bring me to imitate your holiness and submission to Jesus and the Divine Will. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Now, Queen of Heaven, I beg you to beg my Savior to grant me these requests (Mention the novena intention here): For families who lost loved ones to find peace My holy Mother, I know that you were obedient to the will of God. In making this petition, I know that God s will is more perfect than mine. So, grant that I may receive God s grace with humility like you. As my final request, I ask that you pray for me to increase in faith in our risen Lord; I ask that you pray for me to increase in hope in our risen Lord; I ask that you pray for me to increase in love for the risen Jesus! Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. : 1 Our Father, 1Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be; Mother of Good Counsel, pray for us the Peace Prayer Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.

13 Page13 Novena 9 September 25 October 3, 2014 Novena to: Saint Monica, patron saint of modern challenges Intention: For the return of fallen-away to Christ Prayer to St. Monica Dear Saint Monica, you were once the mournful mother of a prodigal son. Your faithfulness to prayer brought you and your son so close to God that you are now with him in eternity. By your intercession and God s grace, your son St. Augustine became a great and venerable Saint of the Church. Please take my request to God with the same fervor and persistence with which you prayed for your own son. Mention the novena intention here): For the return of fallen-away to Christ With your needs, worries and anxieties, you threw yourself on the mercy and providence of God. Through sorrow and pain, you constantly devoted yourself to God. Pray for me that I might join you in such a deep faith in God s goodness and mercy. Above all, dear Saint Monica, pray for me that I may, like your son, turn from my sin and become a great saint for the glory of God. Amen 1 Our Father 1Hail Mary 1 Glory Be St. Monica, pray for us. the Prayer for Peace it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,