Novena to St. John the Evangelist
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A Help to Devotion, 1853Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | A Help to Devotion; or, A Collection of Novenas |
|---|---|
| Imprint | London, Richardson and Son, 1853 |
| Pages | pp. 207–209 |
| Scan | leaf 222, leaf 223, leaf 224 |
| Approval | Title page dated 1853; no approbation printed. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Saints
- St. John the Evangelist
- Prayers for
- purity, love of God
Day 1
December 27th.
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By that admirable promptitude with which you, O glorious St. John, abandoned your nets and your ship to follow Jesus Christ, who called you to be an Apostle: obtain, we pray you, for us, the grace to follow promptly the voice of God, made known to us either by interior inspiration, or by the will of those who guide us in His name. Gloria.
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By that angelic purity which was your distinguishing characteristic, and which merited for you the title of the favoured disciple of Jesus Christ, and to rest your head on His breast, to contemplate His glory on Mount Tabor, and to be appointed by the Redeemer, the son and guardian of His mother: obtain for me, I pray, O glorious St. John, the grace to guard most jealously the precious jewel of chastity, and to avoid whatever might offend against it in the smallest degree, that I may merit the protection of the holy Virgin Mary in this life, and enjoy the vision of God in the life to come. Gloria.
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By that abundance of supernatural light by which you were favoured, O glorious St. John, and by which you were enabled to penetrate the most sublime truths, and to predict to the Church the combats she would have to sustain, and the triumphs she would gain over all her enemies: obtain for me the grace always to walk in the light, and merit to have a share in Christ’s glory and eternal kingdom. Gloria.
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By that heroic courage with which you, O glorious St. John, assisted at the death of Jesus Christ on the mount of sorrows,—and gave yourself up to be, for His name, thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil: obtain for me, I pray, the grace to endure with unalterable resignation all the adversities of this life, and to be at all times ready to suffer every torment, and death itself, rather than betray the cause of truth and justice. Gloria.
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By that most tender charity which characterized you, O glorious St. John, and which you never ceased to inculcate with your voice and by your writings, to all the faithful: obtain for me the grace that I may love my neighbours with a patient and fervent charity, and do them the good which is in my power. Gloria.