Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Dominic Savio Novena
Purity, friendship with Jesus and Mary, zeal for souls, and holy joy.
St. Dominic Savio is traditionally invoked as patron of youth, purity, holy joy, friendship with Jesus and Mary.
Dominic Savio portrait from an early Life of Dominic Savio edition
Pray This Novena
Start with day 1
Begin the novena now, move one day at a time, and come back here whenever you are ready for the next day.
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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.
Private intention
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Day 1: Zeal for Souls
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.
Dear St Dominic Savio, you grew under the supervision and care of St. John Bosco.
Witnessing the zeal of your mentor you shared his desire to bring the Lord a great many souls.
Despite your frail and weak constitution you devoutly waited for Holy Mass kneeling outside your church until the doors opened despite rain or snow.
I pray with the words that you used:
O Mary, I give you my heart.
Grant me to be always yours.
Jesus and Mary, be ever my friends, and, for love of you, grant me to die a thousand deaths rather than to have the misfortune of committing a single mortal sin. Amen.
Jesus always spoke of his love for children and we know that your requests will be well received.
Pause here for your intention.
Pause here for the grace you are asking.
St Dominic Savio, pray for us.
O Saint Dominic Savio, a model of purity, piety, penance and apostolic zeal for youth; grant that, through your intercession, we may serve God in our ordinary duties with fervent devotion, and attain the grace of holy joy on earth, that we may one day love God forever in Heaven. Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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