Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Elizabeth of Portugal Novena
Prayed for peace in conflict, purity, generous sacrifice, fidelity in family duties, and a happy death.
St. Elizabeth of Portugal is traditionally invoked as patron of peacemakers, reconciliation, charity, family conflicts, Third Order of St. Francis.
St. Elizabeth of Portugal, Francisco de Zurbaran
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Day 1
Pray the principal prayer below for this day of the novena.
Principal Prayer for Each Day
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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Saint Elizabeth, whom I have chosen as my special patron, pray for me that I, too, may one day glorify the Blessed Trinity in heaven.
Obtain for me your lively faith, that I may consider all persons, things, and events in the light of almighty God.
Pray that I may be generous in making sacrifices of temporal things to promote my eternal interests, as you so wisely did.
Set me on fire with a love for Jesus, that I may thirst for His sacraments and burn with zeal for the spread of His kingdom.
By your powerful intercession, help me in the performance of my duties to God, myself and all the world.
Win for me the virtue of purity and a great confidence in the Blessed Virgin. Protect me this day, and every day of my life. Keep me from mortal sin. Obtain for me the grace of a happy death.
Please also obtain the graces for my intentions:
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Amen.
O God, author of peace and lover of charity, who adorned Saint Elizabeth of Portugal with a marvellous grace for reconciling those in conflict, grant, through her intercession, that we may become peacemakers, and so be called children of God. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
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 Elizabeth of Portugal, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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