NOVENA TO BLESSED JOHN PAUL II Born - May 18, 1920 Ordained a Priest - November 1, 1946 Ordained a Bishop - Sept 28, 1958 Elected Pope - October 16, 1978 Entered Eternal Life - April 2, 2005 Beatified - May 1, 2011 Novena - October 13 - October 21 Feast Day: October 22
NOVENA TO BLESSED JOHN PAUL II Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen Priest: O Lord, open my lips. People: And my mouth shall proclaim your praise. Priest: O God come to my assistance. People: O Lord, make haste to help me. Priest: Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, People: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be; world without end, AMEN DAILY READING: (SEE THE SCROLL PARAGRAPH ON THE WWW.MSUNEWMAN.COM WEBSITE) Pray: 1 Our Father; 1 Hail Mary; 1 Glory Be Litany to the Venerable Servant of God John Paul II (Leader in plain font; Responses in BOLD) Kyrie eleison; Kyrie eleison Christe eleison; Christe eleison Kyrie eleison; Kyrie eleison Christ hear us, Christ graciously hear us God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us Servant of God, John Paul II, pray for us
Perfect disciple of Christ, pray for us Generously gifted with the gifts of the Holy Spirit; pray for us Great apostle of Divine Mercy; pray for us Faithful Son of Mary; pray for us Totally dedicated to the Mother of God; pray for us Persevering preacher of the Gospel; pray for us Pilgrim Pope; pray for us Pope of the Millennium; pray for us Model of industry; pray for us Model of priests; pray for us Drawing strength from the Eucharist; pray for us Untiring man of prayer; pray for us Lover of the rosary; pray for us Strength of those doubting their faith; pray for us Desiring to unite all those who believe in Christ; pray for us Converter of sinners; pray for us Defender of the dignity of every person; pray for us Defender of life from conception to natural death; pray for us Praying for the gift of parenthood for the infertile; pray for us Friend of children; pray for us Leader of youth; pray for us Intercessor of families, pray for us Comforter of the suffering; pray for us Manly bearing his pain; pray for us Sower of divine joy; pray for us Great intercessor for peace; pray for us Pride of the Polish nation; pray for us Brilliance of the Holy Church; pray for us That we may be faithful imitators of Christ; pray for us
That we may be strong with the power of the Holy Spirit; pray for us That we may have trust in the Mother of God; pray for us That we may grow in our faith, hope, and charity; pray for us That we may live in peace in our families; pray for us That we may know how to forgive; pray for us That we may know how to bear suffering; pray for us That we may not succumb to the culture of death; pray for us That we may not be afraid and courageously fight off various temptations; pray for us That he would intercede for us the grace of a happy death; pray for us Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us Pray for us, Venerable Servant of God John Paul II, That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ PRAYER FOR THE CANONIZATION OF BLESSED JOHN PAUL II O Blessed Trinity, we thank you for having graced the Church with Pope John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of your Fatherly care, the glory of the cross of Christ, and the
splendor of the Holy Spirit to shine through him. Trusting fully in your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and the way of achieving eternal communion with you. Grant us, by his intercession, and according to your will the graces we implore, especially for [ PAUSE TO ADD YOUR INTENTION ]... we ask this, hoping that he will soon be numbered among your saints. AMEN Conclusion when prayed in the absence of a priest or deacon: make the Sign of the Cross as you say: MAY THE LORD BLESS US, PROTECT US FROM ALL EVIL AND BRING US TO EVERLASTING LIFE - AMEN Blessed John Paul II- PRAY FOR US! if a priest or deacon presides - he dismisses the people with the traditional blessing followed by: Blessed John Paul II- PRAY FOR US!