Christmas Novena ( Day 4 )

19 December

O Root of Jesse,
which standest for an ensign of the people,
at Whom the kings shall shut their mouths,
Whom the Gentiles shall seek,
come to deliver us,
do not tarry.

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be..

May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

Second Christmas Novena ( Day 3 )

18 December

O Adonai,
and Ruler of the house of Israel,
Who didst appear unto Moses in the burning bush,
and gavest him the law in Sinai,
come to redeem us with an outstretched arm!

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...

May the Lord bless us,
protect us from all evil
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

Second Christmas Novena ( Day 2 )

17 December:

O Wisdom that comest out of the mouth of the Most High,
that reachest from one end to another,
and orderest all things mightily and sweetly,
come to teach us the way of prudence!

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...

May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

Second Christmas Novena ( Day 1 )

Let us pray daily this novena , beside the traditional one , in this way we'll pray the Antiphons ( in the titles used to address Jesus between the 17 th and the 24 the of December )

16 December:

O Shepherd that rulest Israel,
Thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep,
come to guide and comfort us.

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...

Christmas Novena begins today ( First Novena )

Let us pray for the Glory of Holy Infant Jesus who came to redeem the world and for all unborn chidren , for all ill people , for old parents living lonely , for everyone in deep need of God's infinite Mercy .
Let us pray confidently each day and prepare our hearts and souls for the great Joy and Light of Christmas

Divine Infant,
after the wonders of Your birth in Bethlehem,
You wished to extend Your infinite mercy to the whole world
by calling the Wise Men by heavenly inspiration to Your crib,
which was in this way changed into a royal throne.
You graciously received those holy men
who were obedient to the Divine call
and hastened to Your feet.
They recognized and worshipped You as Prince of Peace,
the Redeemer of mankind,
and the very Son of God.
Show us also Your goodness and almighty power.
Enlighten our minds,
strengthen our wills,
and inflame our hearts to know You,
to serve You,
and to love You in this life,
that we may merit to find our joy in You eternally in the life to come.
O Jesus, most powerful Child,
I implore You again to help me:
(State your intention here...)
Divine Child, great omnipotent God,
I implore through Your most Holy Mother's most powerful intercession,
and through the boundless mercy of Your omnipotence as God,
for a favorable answer to my prayer during this Novena.
Grant me the grace of possessing You eternally
with Mary and Joseph
and of adoring You with Your holy angels and saints . Amen

Blessings

Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.

A blessing

Psalm 8 ( Divine Glory and Human Dignity )

How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through al the earth!

When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,
the moon and the stars which you arranged,
what are we that you should keep us in mind,
men and women that you care for us?

Yet you have made us little less than gods;
and crowned us with glory and honour,
gave us power over the works of your hands,
put all things under our feet.

How great is your name, O Lord our God
through all the earth!

Prayers in season of Light and Joy

Praying for God's mercy and help through these sad moments , nothing seems to be well in my world , even we're in the purest season of Light and Joy : Christmas !
Lord Jesus , have Mercy on us and upon the whole world !



Our Lord Jesus said to Saint Faustina,"Say unceasingly this chaplet that I have taught you. Anyone who says it will receive great Mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as the last hope. Even the most hardened sinner, if he recites this Chaplet even once, will receive grace from My Infinite Mercy. I want the whole world to know My Infinite Mercy. I want to give unimaginable graces to those who trust in My Mercy...""...
When they say this Chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person not as the just judge but as the Merciful Savior".

Opening Prayers :
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fountain of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Our Father
Hail Mary
The Apostles' Creed

Prior to each decade (ten small beads), you say the following prayer on the large bead:

Eternal Father,I offer you the Body and Blood,Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son,Our Lord, Jesus Christ,in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

On each of the ten small beads :

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,have mercy on us and on the whole world.

In the end of Divine Mercy Chaplet we pray :

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Closing Prayer :

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion - inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.