Novena to St. Jane Frances de Chantal

August 21st.

1. O glorious St. Jane Frances, who, when only an infant of five years, threw into the fire the writings of an heretic, showing a most lively horror of any doctrine contrary to the Catholic faith: obtain for us, from the Lord, the grace to abhor and avoid, with the greatest care, whatever would be likely to shake our faith in the truths of salvation. Gloria.

2. O glorious St. Jane Frances, who performed all the duties of the marriage state with the greatest perfection, and, sanctified by your advice and example your whole family: obtain for us, of the Lord, the grace to correspond faithfully to the duties of our vocation, that by our conduct we may edify all our neighbours. Gloria.

3. O glorious St. Jane Frances, who merited for your wonderful liberality towards the poor, to behold the provisions in your house miraculously multiplied: obtain for us the grace to be like you, liberal in affording every help which may be in our power, to the wants of our neighbour. Gloria.

4. O glorious St. Jane Frances, who, animated with the most generous sentiments of charity, received as sponsor at the baptismal font, the child of him who had had the misfortune to kill your husband in the chase: obtain for us the grace to be always ready to forgive all who have offended us, and to return them benefits for injuries. Gloria.

5. O glorious St. Jane Frances, who, to triumph completely over the refinements of your senses, not satisfied with serving in person the sick in the hospitals, kissed the most offensive wounds: obtain for us, of the Lord, a similar spirit of penance and mortification, that, continually renouncing ourselves, we may become true disciples of Jesus Christ. Gloria.

6. O glorious St. Jane Frances, who, to follow the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, which called you to the Religious state, despised all the calls of nature and of blood, and passed over the body of your own son who threw himself on the ground to stay your departure at the door: obtain for us also the grace to correspond faithfully with all Divine impulses, and to sacrifice to God whatever is most dear and precious to us. Gloria.

7. O glorious St. Jane Frances, who, after having placed yourself under the direction of St. Francis of Sales, never did anything without his approval: obtain for us the grace to give up our own will in the same manner, and to depend entirely on the guidance of those whom God has appointed over us. Gloria.

8. O glorious St. Jane Frances, who executed with the utmost exactness your singular and difficult vow, to do always what you knew to be the most perfect: obtain for us the grace always to aspire after the acquisition of the most sublime sanctity, and never to omit any means which we know would conduce to this end. Gloria.