April 19th
FEAST DAY OF SAINT EXPEDITE
April 19th
FEAST DAY OF SAINT EXPEDITE
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NOVENA TO
SAINT EXPEDITE
Act of Contrition
My LORD Jesus Christ,
Father of endless
charity, I am heartily
sorry for my sins. Grant
me, therefore, pardon of
my sins and the grace I
ask of You thru the
merits of the sorrows of
Your loving Mother and
the virtues of Your
martyr, Saint Expedite.
Prayer to Saint Expedite
for Each Day
Oh Saint Expedite, my
protector, in you I
place my hope that my
petitions may be granted
if they are for my own
good. Please ask Our
Lord, through the
intercession of the
Blessed Virgin, for the
forgiveness of my sins,
and the grace to change
my life, particularly
the grace ... (mention
here the particular
grace desired) and I
promise to follow your
examples and will
propagate this devotion
to you.
FIRST DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, through the
lively faith which was
granted you by God, I
ask you to awaken the
same faith in my heart,
that I may also believe
wholeheartedly that
there is God, but most
particularly that I may
be saved from sinning
against Him.
Pray 3 Our Fathers in
honor of the Most Holy
Trinity then the
concluding prayer.
Concluding Prayer for
Each Day
Remember O most gracious
Virgin Mary, that never
was it known that any
one who fled to thy
protection, implored thy
help, and sought thine
intercession was left
unaided. Inspired with
this confidence, I fly
unto thee, O Virgin of
virgins, my Mother. To
thee I come; before thee
I stand, sinful and
sorrowful. O Mother of
the Word Incarnate,
despise not my words but
graciously hear and
grant my prayer. Amen.
SECOND DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, through the
enviable hope given you
by God, pray that those
of little belief may be
penetrated by some rays
of hope so that they
also receive eternal
things; please pray that
ardent hope in God be
also given me and hold
me steadfast in the
midst of sufferings.
Three Our Fathers then
the concluding prayer.
THIRD DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, through the
endless love which Our
Lord planted in your
heart, please remove
from mine all the
shackles tied by
worldliness, that
without them I may love
only God in all
eternity. Amen.
Three Our Fathers then
the concluding prayer.
FOURTH DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, who knew fully
well the teaching of the
Divine Teacher to carry
the cross and follow
Him, ask Him for the
graces I need that I may
fight my own passions.
Three Our Fathers then
the concluding prayer.
FIFTH DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, through the
bountiful graces you
received from Heaven
that you may conserve
all your virtues, grant
also that I may get rid
of all the feelings that
block my way to Heaven.
Three Our Fathers then
the concluding prayer.
SIXTH DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, through the
sufferings and
humiliations which you
received for the love of
God, grant me also this
grace which is very
pleasing to God, and
free me from anger and
hardness of heart which
is the stumbling block
of my soul.
Three Our Fathers then
the concluding prayer.
SEVENTH DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, you know that
prayer is the golden key
that will open the
Kingdom of Heaven, teach
me to pray in a manner
which is desirable to
Our Lord and to His
Heart, that I may live
only for Him, that I may
die only for Him, and
that I may pray only to
Him in all eternity.
Three Our Fathers then
the concluding prayer.
EIGHTH DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, through the
clean desire that
reigned in all your
feelings, word and
actions, please let them
guide me also in my
endless search for the
glory of God and the
good of my fellowmen.
Three Our Fathers then
the concluding prayer.
NINTH DAY O Glorious Martyr, Saint
Expedite, who was so
much loved by the Queen
of Heaven, that to you
nothing was denied, ask
her, please my advocate,
that through the
sufferings of her Divine
Son and her own sorrows,
I may receive this day
the grace I ask of you;
but above all the grace
to die first before I
commit any mortal sin.
Amen.
Three Our Fathers then
the concluding prayer.
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
you. Blessed
are you among
women, and
blessed is the
fruit of your
womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
mother of God,
pray for us
sinners, now and
at the hour of
our death. Amen.
Gloria
Glory be to
the Father, to
the Son and to
the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the
beginning, now,
and ever shall
be, world
without end.
Amen. |