Novena for the Ascension

O most loving Jesus, Thou who ascendedst not into Heaven until Thou hadst accomplished Thy mission upon earth; grant that we may not be summoned to Thy tribunal, till we have learned entirely to fulfil Thy holy will here below. Glory be to the Father, &c.

O most loving Jesus, who before Thine Ascension into Heaven didst tenderly reprove Thine Apostles for their unbelief; grant us grace to receive with firm faith whatever Thou mayst deign to reveal to us. Glory be to the Father, &c.

O most loving Jesus, who didst bestow Thy benediction upon Thine Apostles, as Thou ascendedst into Heaven; bless also our souls, that so, resembling these first witnesses of Thy divinity, we may place our entire confidence in Thee alone, and never render ourselves unworthy of Thy merciful aid. Glory be, &c.

O most loving Jesus, who didst open to all men by Thy Ascension the gates of Paradise, when they had been closed by sin; grant to us so to live here at all times, that after our death, we may speedily be received into Thy blessed kingdom. Glory be, &c.

O most loving Jesus, who wast raised by Thine Eternal Father upon the day of Thine Ascension to a seat above all the angels at His right hand; grant us grace to follow Thy footsteps in a life of suffering, that we may one day be likewise raised to glory. Glory be, &c.

O most loving Jesus, who, a few days after Thy ascension didst send the Holy Spirit down upon Thy Disciples; be pleased to diffuse in our hearts Thy sanctifying Spirit, in order that our souls may be effectually renewed. Glory be, &c.

O most loving Jesus, who dost continually plead the cause of men amidst the splendours of Thy glory, showing to Thy Father the wounds which Thou didst receive for them in Thy sorrowful Passion: have mercy and plead the cause of our souls which have so often rebelled against Thee; divert from us the thunders which we have provoked by our sins, that so Thy justice being appeased, we may through Thy merits attain to the eternal possession of those seats of glory which Thou didst purchase for us at the price of Thy blood. Glory be, &c.