Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Frances of Rome Novena
Perseverance, discernment of God’s will, detachment from the world, and growth in love of God, His Church, and neighbor.
St. Frances of Rome is traditionally invoked as patron of widows, drivers, patience in family life, charity.
Saint Frances of Rome, Antoniazzo Romano
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Day 1 of 9
The same principal prayer is used each day. Choose the day you are on, pray the main prayer below, and mark the day complete when you finish.
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Day 1: Model of Holiness
Pray the principal prayer below for this day of the novena.
Principal Prayer for Each Day
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O almighty and eternal God, in Saint Frances of Rome, Thou hast given us a model of holiness in married life and of monastic conversion.
By Thy hand-maid's aid, may we know, love and serve Thee with all perseverance and fortitude, so that in all circumstances, we may fix our gaze upon Thee alone, follow Thy Only-begotten Son, and faithfully carry our cross with gratitude.
O glorious Saint Frances of Rome, by the abundant merits you gained by suffering for Christ and His Church, and through your powerful intercession, help us gain that knowledge which discerns the difference between our own malevolent will and the holy will of God.
Help us gain the wisdom to abhor our own self-love and instead desire what God desires.
Bright Jewel of the Order of Saint Benedict, illustrious Saint Frances of Rome, you who were led by divine Providence through various stations in life, that you might be a patron of every virtue, to maidens, to matrons and to widows, pray for us to our divine Savior that we may be detached from the vanities of the world and may be able, under the guiding hand of our Guardian Angel, to grow daily in the love of God, of His Church and of our neighbor, and finally to be made partakers in Heaven of your felicity.
Amen.
Pause here for the grace you are asking.
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Pray for us, O Saint Frances of Rome,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray,
O God, who among other gifts of Thy grace did honor blessed Frances, Thy hand-maid, with the familiar companionship of an angel, grant, we beseech Thee, that by the help of her intercession we may deserve to attain the company of angels.
Through Christ our Lord, amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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