Novena to St. Paul

January 25th.

1. O glorious St. Paul, who, terrible in persecuting, became equally fervent and zealous for the glory of Christianity; obtain for us grace to edify our neighbours in our future lives as much as we have given them occasion of scandal in the past. Gloria.

2. O glorious St. Paul, who though honoured by God with the most important missions, and elevated to the third heaven, still called yourself the least of the apostles, and considered yourself unworthy of that name; obtain for us the grace to be so grounded in humility, that far from being proud of the favours of heaven, we may always consider ourselves unworthy of them. Gloria.

3. O glorious St. Paul, who after having employed all your powers to convert the Jews to Christianity, declared that you were ready to become anathema for their salvation: obtain for us the grace so to love our brethren, that we may be ready to undergo every kind of suffering to promote their eternal welfare. Gloria.

4. O glorious St. Paul, who so loved Jesus Christ that you suffered joyfully for His sake prisons, scourgings, stonings, shipwrecks, and persecutions of all kinds: obtain, we pray you, for us the grace always to receive, as favours from the Divine Mercy, all sicknesses, desolation, and disgrace; so that instead of growing cold in the Divine service, we may always increase in faith and fervour. Gloria.

5. O glorious St. Paul, who, not content with preaching by means of your voice and example, the most holy doctrine of Jesus Christ, left us a course of divine instructions in your writings: obtain for us, we pray, the grace so to rule our conduct at all times by your teaching, that we may be always ready to confirm our faith with our blood. Gloria.