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most devoted to thee, I now dedicate myself to thy service; beseeching thee, for the sake of Jesus Christ, who vouchsafed to love and obey thee as a son, to become a father to me; and to obtain for me the filial respect, confidence, and love of a child towards thee. O powerful advocate of all Christians! whose intercession, as St. Teresa assures us, has never been found to fail, deign to intercede for me now, and to implore for me the particular intention of this Novena. (Specify it.)

Present me, O great Saint, to the adorable Trinity, with whom thou hadst so glorious and so intimate a correspondence. Obtain that I may never efface by sin the sacred image according to the likeness of which I was created. Beg for me, that my divine Redeemer would enkindle in my heart, and in all hearts, the fire of his love, and infuse therein the virtue of his adorable infancy, his purity, simplicity, obedience, and humility. Obtain for me likewise a lively devotion to thy Virgin Spouse, and protect me so powerfully in life and death, that I may have the happiness of dying as thou didst, in the friendship of my Creator, and under the immediate protection of the Mother of God.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Spouse of St. Joseph, Pray for us.
St. Joseph, confirmed in grace, Pray for us.
St. Joseph, Guardian of the Word Incarnate,
St. Joseph, Favourite of the King of Heaven,
St. Joseph, ruler of the family of Jesus,
St. Joseph, Spouse of the ever-blessed Virgin,
St. Joseph, nursing father to the Son of God,
St. Joseph, example of humility and obedience,
St. Joseph, mirror of silence and resignation,
St. Joseph, patron of innocence and vouth,

Pray for us.

St. Joseph, exiled with Christ into Egypt,
St. Joseph, intercessor for the afflicted,
St. Joseph, advocate of the humble,
St. Joseph, model of every virtue,
St. Joseph, honoured among men,

St. Joseph, union of all Christian perfections,
Lamb of God, &c.

V. Pray for us, O holy St. Joseph.

Pray for

us

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

Assist us, O Lord! we beseech thee. by the merits of the Spouse of thy most holy Mother, that what our unworthiness cannot obtain, may be given us by his intercession with thee: who livest and reignest with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

A NOVENA to ST. PATRICK.

O BLESSED Apostle of Ireland! glorious St. Patrick! who didst become my father and benefactor long before my birth, receive my prayers, and accept the sentiments of gratitude and veneration with which my heart is filled towards thee. Thou wert the channel of the greatest graces to me; deign then to become also the channel of my grateful thanksgivings to God for having granted me, through thee, that precious gift of faith, which is dearer than life. O most blessed father, and patron of my country! do not, I beseech thee, despise my weakness. Remember, that the cries of little children were the mysterious invitation thou didst receive to come among us. Listen then to my most humble supplications; I unite them to the praises and blessings which will ever follow thy name and thy memory throughout the Irish Church; I unite them to the prayers of the multitude of my ancestors, who now enjoy eternal bliss, and owe their salvation, under God, to thy zeal and charity,

They will eternally share thy glory, because they list ened to thy word, and followed thy example. Ah' since I am descended from saints, may I blush to differ from them; may I begin from this moment to love God with all my heart, and serve him with all my strength. For this end I most humbly beg thy blessing, Ŏ great St. Patrick! and thy particular intercession, for obtaining whatever grace thou seest to be most necessary for me, and also the particular intentions of this Novena. (Name them.)

O charitable Shepherd of the Irish Flock! who wouldst have laid down a thousand lives to save one soul, take my soul, and the souls of all Christians, under thy special care, and preserve us from the dreadful misfortune of sin. Thy zealous preaching provided us the blessings of religious instructions which we now enjoy; obtain that none of us may receive them in vain. Thou didst teach our ancestors how to connect the pursuit of virtue with that of science; deign also to take my studies under thy protection, and to obtain for me the grace to sanctify them by a pure motive of pleasing God and my superiors. I most humbly recommend to thee this coun try, which was so dear to thee while on earth. Protect it still; and above all, obtain for its pastors. particuJarly those who instruct us, the grace to walk in thy footsteps, that they may share in thy eternal bliss. Lord, have mercy on us, &c. &c.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

St. Patrick,

St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland
St. Patrick, vessel of election,
St. Patrick, model of Bishops,
St. Patrick, enemy of infidelity,
St. Patrick, profoundly humble,
St. Patrick, consumed with zeal,
St. Patrick, example of charity,
St. Patrick, glory of Ireland,

St. Patrick, instructor of little ones.

Pray for us.

St. Patrick, our powerful protector,
St. Patrick, our compassionate advocate,
Lamb of God, &c. &c.

V. Pray for us, O glorious St. Patrick.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

O God, who didst send among us thy blessed servant St. Patrick, to instruct and save us, and didst infuse into his heart so great a share of thy own tenderness, charity, and zeal, listen, we beseech thee, to the prayers which we now offer up in union with the prayers of our glorious patron and father in heaven, and grant us, through his intercession, the intentions of this Novena, and the grace rather to die than offend thee.

A NOVENA to ST. CHARLES BORROMEO.

O GLORIOUS St. Charles! the father of the clergy, and the perfect model of holy prelates! thou art that good pastor, who, like thy divine Master, didst give up thy life for thy flock, if not by death, at least by the numerous sacrifices of thy painful mission. Thy sanctified life on earth was a spur to the most fervent, thy exemplary penance was a reproach to the slothful, and thy indefatigable zeal was the support of the Church. O great Prelate! since the glory of God and the salvation of souls are the only objects of solicitude to the blessed in heaven, vouchsafe to intercede for me now, and to offer up for the intention of this Novena, those fervent prayers which were so suc cessful while thou wert on earth. (Here specify your requests.)

Thou art, O great St. Charles! among all the Saints of God, one in whose intercession I should most confide, because thou wert chosen by God to promote the interests of religion, by promoting the Christian education of youth. Thou wert, like Jesus Christ

himself, always accessible to little ones; for whom thou didst thyself break the bread of the word of God, and procure for them also the blessings of a Christian Education. To thee, then, I have recourse with confidence, beseeching thee to obtain for me the grace to profit of the advantages I enjoy, and for which I am so considerably indebted to thy zeal Preserve me by thy prayers from the dangers of the world; obtain that my heart may be impressed with a lively horror of sin; a deep sense of my duty as a Christian; a sincere contempt for the opinion and false maximis of the world; an ardent love for God, and that holy fear which is the beginning c wisdom.

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Lord, have mercy on us, &c. &c.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

Queen of Apostles,

St. Charles,

St. Charles, imitator of Christ,

St. Charles, faithful follower of Christ crucified, St. Charles, replenished with the spirit of the Apostles,

St. Charles, consumed with zeal for the glory of God,

St. Charles, Father and Guide of the Clergy, St. Charles, the light and support of the Church, St. Charles, a model of humility and penance, St. Charles, most desirous of the salvation (f souls,

St. Charles, most zealous for the instruction of youth,

St. Charles, Patron of the Ursuline Schools,

Lamb of God, &c.

V. Pray for us, O glorious St. Charles.

Pray for

us.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promise of Christ.

Let us pray.

PRESERVE thy Church, O Lord, under the continual protection of thy glorious Confessor and Bishop, St.

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