Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Peter Chanel Novena
Prayed for missionaries, gentleness, courage in witness, and the spread of the Gospel.
St. Peter Chanel is traditionally invoked as patron of missionaries, Oceania, gentle evangelization, courage in witness.
Stained-glass image of Saint Peter Chanel in Lapaha, Tonga
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 of 9
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Day 1
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 God, Thou gave the Church St Peter Chanel as an example of holiness, crowning him with martyrdom.
He showed the people of Oceania Thy gentleness, compassion, and love.
Grant that in these days of paschal joy we may so celebrate the mysteries of Christ’s Death and Resurrection as to bear worthy witness to newness of life. We especially ask, through St Peter Chanel’s intercession, for the graces of
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Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
St Peter Chanel, you left your homeland to proclaim Jesus, Savior of the world, to the peoples of Oceania.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, who is the strength of the gentle, you bore witness to love, even laying down your life.
Grant that like you we may live our daily life in peace, joy, and in love.
May your prayer and example call forth from our midst many workers for the Gospel so that God’s kingdom may reach to the ends of the earth.
Amen.
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
St Peter Chanel, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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