Saint Margaret of Scotland Novena
Day 4 of 9
Day 4 — Humility in Leadership — Saint Margaret of Scotland Novena, Day 4
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Saint Margaret of Scotland relief at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Photo Francis Helminski, 2023, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Margaret_of_Scotland.jpg
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening prayer
Offer the needs of your family and those in poverty to God. Pray the saint-specific traditional collect for Saint Margaret each day.
Prayer for day 4
O God, you made Saint Margaret of Scotland a shining example of generous love for the poor. By her intercession and the example of her life, grant that we may reflect your goodness in our families, our work, and the lives of those in need. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Saint Margaret of Scotland, 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
Saint Margaret of Scotland, pray for us. Pray an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory Be.
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Source · Saint Margaret of Scotland proper novena prayer, https://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2020/11/saint-november-16-st-margaret-of.html ; prayer based on her traditional Church collect, https://maryourqueen.com/pilgrims-prayers-for-mary-our-queen-church/ . English prayer is newly worded from the proper collect, not the unrelated Holy Helpers formula.