August Novenas , Prayers, Litanies

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 Hello Novena pray-ers of the St Faustina Shrine/Society to the month of August as we celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary
We always have a lot to be thankful for and to pray for. 1. Let us begin: 
Starting Today Sat August 7-15 With the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the 15th:
Father in heaven,
all creation rightly gives you praise,
for all life and all holiness come from you.
In the plan of your wisdom
she who bore the Christ in her womb
was raised body and soul in glory to be with him in heaven.
May we follow her example in reflecting your holiness
and join in her hymn of endless love and praise. (your intentions)

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

2. Starting Sun Aug 8,9 & 10 let us pray a prayer to St Clare with her Feast Day on Aug 11:

Also, we will have a special Holy Hour at the ST Faustina Shrine honoring St Clare with special meditations and Remembering the Poor Clares from Memphis. On display for veneration will be our 1st class relic of ST Clare. Please send prayer requests. 
St Clare, You were called by our heavenly Father through the voice of St Francis to become a radiant presence to your own time and to all ages. In your light I can see more clearly that God is trustworthy and will never fail anyone who relies on Him.
Pray for me to have a confident heart, like your own, no matter what difficulties assail me or my loved ones (your intentions). May I be as secure in the truth that God loves me and will always take care of me and those I love as you were. St Clare, my sister in faith, pray for me. Amen.

3. Starting Wed Aug 11, 12, & 13 we will pray a Triduum to ST Maxmillian Kolbe 
“LOVE ALONE CREATE” PRAYER

St. Maximilian, amidst the hate and lonely misery of Auschwitz, you brought love into the lives of fellow captives, and sowed the seeds of hope amidst despair.  You bore witness to the world, by word and deed, that only “Love alone creates.”

Help me to become more like yourself.  With you and Mary and the Church, may I proclaim that only “Love alone creates.”  To the hungry and oppressed, the naked and homeless, the scorned and hated, the lonely and despairing, may I proclaim the power of Christ’s love, which endures forever and ever.  Amen.

4. Now Aug 12 we will have "Remember Fatima" Holy Hour for Reparation at the Shrine.  I will send prayers before then to everyone. Send prayer requests.
5.  Then Aug 23 Let us pray a Litany of ST Rose of Lima. St Rose of Lima Feast Day on Aug 23 The Litany of St. Rose of LimaLord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins, pray for us.St. Dominic, glorious Patriarch, etc.St. Rose, prepared by the dew of heavenly grace,St. Rose, in whom the grace of God was not fruitless,St. Rose, from infancy illustrious for holiness,St. Rose, foolish to the world but chosen by God, to confound the wise,St. Rose, dear to the Virgin Mary, while yet a child,St. Rose, consecrated to Christ by a vow of virginity,St. Rose, who didst abhor worldly vanities,St. Rose, who didst despise beauty,St. Rose, who didst disdain all things to gain Christ,St. Rose, shining example of an angelic life,St. Rose, lily among the thorns,St. Rose, nailed to the Cross of Christ,St. Rose, model of patience and mortification,St. Rose, who didst fast almost beyond human strength,St. Rose, crowned with sharp nails,St. Rose, who didst gain unnumbered victories over demons,St. Rose, victim of many calumnious tongues,St. Rose, refreshed by heavenly consolations,St. Rose, favored by appearances of the Mother of God,St. Rose, devoted to heavenly contemplation,St. Rose, inflamed with seraphic love of God,St. Rose, ardently zealous for the salvation of souls,St. Rose, whose charity was not extinguished by persecutions,St. Rose, whose didst exhale the sweet fragrance of Christ,St. Rose, dying in the love of Jesus and Mary,St. Rose, who wast brought to Him whom thou didst love,St. Rose, first Flower of sanctity in America,St. Rose, ornament of Christian virgins,Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, spare us O Lord.Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us O Lord.Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Christ hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
Pray for us St. Rose.That we may be made worthy of the promise of Christ.
Let Us Pray. O dear St. Rose, by the excessive love that inundated your soul when you heard from the lips of Christ the loving words:“Rose of My heart, you shall be My spouse!”–obtain for us and for our children a true love for Jesus Christ and an ardent desire to be united with Him.
May our hearts, enclosed in His Heart, seek nothing but the perfection of His virtues, the fullness of His grace, and the imitation of His example!
Obtain for us patience in suffering; gentleness under offenses; humility in calumny and abuse; and in all the affairs of life a pure heart and a contented mind.
Obtain for us constant and generous renunciation of our willful desires, perfect victory over evil inclination, perseverance in prayer and good works, that we may ever please our God and, in the end, attain to a share in His glory. Amen.


6. Now Aug 24 Let us pray a Prayer to ST Bartholomew on this his Feast Day: 

Prayer to Saint Bartholomew for Inner Peace and Tranquility
O Saint Bartholomew! You who were without stain or duplicity, I stand before you asking for emotional health and restoring the root of my nervous and emotional situation and/or crisis.Assist me, O Holy Man of God, when the dark cloud of despair threatens my thinking; you who were tormented by a cruel martyrdom, pity my present need:(request the favor needed) Saint Bartholomew intercede for us who live in an agitated world where anguishes and fears, nervousness, anxieties and depression surround us and which, like tempestuous and stormy waves, stir within us.O Saint Bartholomew! Restore in us our inner peace and peace in our homes.Show me that God is always with me and obtain for me the grace of experiencing peace and tranquility in my life;That, following your steps of Holiness I may imitate your virtues, living a full life, without the stains or errors of corruptions of this world, so as to merit like you, the praises of God and be able to one day enjoy the Beatitudes worthy of all holy people.I implore this to God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Our Lord in union with the Holy Spirit. AmenSAINT BARTHOLOMEW, PLEAD FOR ME! Amen.

7. Aug 27 Prayer to St Monica on this her Feast Day

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
under the weight of my heartful burden, I turn to you, dear Saint Monica
and request your assistance and intercession.
From your place in heaven, I beg that you will plead before the Throne of the Holy One,
for the sake of my child, [Name], who has wandered from from the faith, and
all that we have tried to teach.
I know, dear Monica, that our children belong not to us, but to God,
and that God often permits this wandering as part of one’s journey toward Him.
Your son, Augustine, wandered, too; eventually he found the faith, and came to believe,
and in that belief became a true teacher.
Help me, therefore, to have patience, and to believe that all things — even this disappointing movement away from the faith — work ultimately to His own good purposes.
For the sake of my child’s soul, I pray to understand and trust in this.
St. Monica, please teach me to persist in faithful prayer as you did for your son’s sake.
Inspire me to behave in ways that will not further distance my child from Christ, but only draw [Name] gently towards his marvelous light.
Please teach me what you know about this painful mystery of separation,
and how it is reconciled in the re-orientation of our children
toward heaven.
O Saint Monica, lover of Christ and His Church,
pray for me, and for my child [Name], that we may acquire heaven,
joining with you, there, in offering constant and thankful
praise to God,
Amen.

8.  Aug 28 Prayer to the Holy Spirit composed by St Augustine His Feast Day Aug 28:  Saint Augustine (354-430) created this poetic prayer to the Holy Spirit:

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit,
That my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit,
That my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit,
That I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit,
To defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit,
That I always may be holy.

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Thank you for praying. Let us pray for all the requests sent to us and in our Divine Mercy Prayer Journals. For an end to covid-19 and for all the sick, dying, and poor sinners. And for all your special intentions. This will add to our huge spiritual storehouse for souls so as to help satisfy Jesus' thirst for the salvation of souls

And let us pray for love of God and Neighbor.

And let us give thanks!! God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. We praise and glorify His goodness and mercy.

Jesus, I trust in You. 

Jay Hastings www.divinemercyshrine.site

sfshrine@msn.com  St Faustina Shrine/Society

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