Novena to St. Cecilia

A Help to Devotion, 1853

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Printed in	A Help to Devotion; or, A Collection of Novenas
Imprint	London, Richardson and Son, 1853
Pages	pp. 196–197
Scan	leaf 211, leaf 212
Approval	Title page dated 1853; no approbation printed.
Rights	Public domain in the United States.

November 22nd.

O glorious St. Cecilia, who, not satisfied with having, by an irrevocable vow, consecrated your virginity to the Lord, preserved its original purity by the most painful exercises of penance: obtain for us all the grace ever jealously to watch over this beautiful virtue, and to attract others to it by our modesty. Gloria.
O glorious St. Cecilia, who by the wisdom of your discourse wast able to convert to the faith, not only your spouse, Valerian, and his brother, but many others who afterwards became emulators of your virtue: obtain for us all the grace ever to co-operate in the best manner for the salvation of the souls of others, whilst we strive with all our power to assure our own sanctification. Gloria.
O glorious St. Cecilia, who obtained from heaven the most distinguished favours, remaining unhurt amidst flames and living three days after a mortal wound, inflicted on your pure bosom; by that heroism with which you met the most cruel tortures, and by the serenity with which you encountered your death: obtain for us the grace to live always resigned amidst all earthly troubles, and to wait for the peace of the just in the last moment of our lives. Gloria.