Gentle Doctor of Charity
Novena to St. Francis de Sales
Gentleness, perseverance, patience, charity, a holy death, and calm fidelity in ordinary life.
St. Francis de Sales is traditionally invoked as patron of writers, journalists, teachers, those seeking gentleness and clarity.
Saint Francis de Sales, Roman-Bolognese school, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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Private intention
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Day 1: Gentleness
Ask for a gentle spirit that speaks and acts without harshness.
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Daily Prayer
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
O great St. Francis de Sales, doctor of charity and model of gentleness, obtain for me the grace to live with patience, humility, and steadfast love. Teach me to serve God faithfully in the ordinary duties of life, to speak with kindness, to endure trial without bitterness, and to persevere in the path of holiness until the end. Pray that I may die in the peace of Christ and enter the joy of heaven. Amen.
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