Novena of Grace to Saint Francis Xavier
Day 3 of 9
Day 3 — Novena of Grace — Novena of Grace to Saint Francis Xavier, Day 3
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Saint Francis Xavier (17th century), Wikimedia Commons, public-domain painting (PDM 1.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FranciscusXavier.jpg
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening prayer
Make the Sign of the Cross and present your petition to God through the intercession of Saint Francis Xavier. Pray the historical Novena of Grace prayer shown for the day. The same prayer is traditionally repeated on each of the nine days.
Prayer for day 3
Most amiable and most loving St. Francis Xavier, in union with thee I reverently adore the divine majesty. I rejoice exceedingly on account of the marvelous gifts which God bestowed upon thee. I thank God for the special graces He gave thee during thy life on earth and for the great glory that came to thee after thy death. I beseech thee with all my heart to obtain for me by thy powerful intercession the all-important grace of living and dying in a holy manner. I entreat thee to obtain for me also the special grace I desire to receive in this Novena (here you may mention the grace, spiritual or temporal, you wish to obtain), and if what I ask is not for the glory of God and for the greater good of my soul, obtain for me that which is most conducive to this end. Amen.
Saint Francis Xavier, pray for us.
Traditional prayers
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 among 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
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.
Closing prayer
V. Pray for us, St. Francis Xavier. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: O God, who didst vouchsafe, by the preaching and miracles of St. Francis Xavier, to join unto Thy Church the nations of the Indies; grant, we beseech Thee, that we who reverence his glorious merits may also imitate his example, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Then add Our Father and Hail Mary three times each, and Glory Be ten times, as directed by the historical source.
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Source · Rev. F. X. Lasance, With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (Benziger Brothers, 1911), “The Novena of Grace in Honor of St. Francis” / “Prayer to St. Francis Xavier” (traditionally attributed to Fr. Marcello Mastrilli, SJ). Public-domain transcription: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/With_God/Various_Other_Devotions ; image Wikimedia Commons public domain.