Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to Saint Pope Damasus I
Prayed for love of the martyrs, fidelity to the Church, long-view holiness, and courage in truth.
St. Pope Damasus I is traditionally invoked as patron of the Church, the martyrs, truth, memory of the saints, holiness.
Portrait of Pope Damasus I
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
Pray the principal prayer below for this day of the novena.
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Principal Prayer for Each Day
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
O Saint Damasus, Bishop of Rome, you guided the bark of Peter through difficult waters and sought diligently to preserve the memory of the martyrs lest it should pass away. Pray that the Church may always remember her roots in the blood of the martyrs and the sacrifice of Christ.
Saint Damasus, instead of worrying about the short term of life on earth, you took God's view and looked to the things that last. Pray for me that I may look beyond immediate popularity and fleeting favors, and choose to do the things that God wants me to do. Amen.
Grant, we pray, O Lord, that we may constantly exalt the merits of Your martyrs, whom Pope Saint Damasus so venerated and loved. 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.
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