Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to St. Achatius
Freedom from anxiety at death, victory in final combat, resistance against spiritual enemies, and help in one's agony.
St. Achatius is traditionally invoked as patron of final perseverance, help at the hour of death, spiritual combat, freedom from despair.
The Fourteen Holy Helpers, devotional print, Wellcome Collection
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 of 9
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Day 1: Fortified in Death
Begin by asking for courage when death comes.
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Opening Prayer
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
Almighty and eternal God! With lively faith and reverently worshiping Thy divine Majesty, I prostrate myself before Thee and invoke with filial trust Thy supreme bounty and mercy. Illumine the darkness of my intellect with a ray of Thy heavenly light and inflame my heart with the fire of Thy divine love.
O God, Who didst fortify Thy holy martyr Achatius with constancy and trustful reliance on Thee in death; grant us through his intercession at the hour of our death to be free from all anxiety and victorious in our last combat with the enemy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Valiant martyr of Christ, St. Achatius, help me to resist and gain the victory over all the enemies of my salvation, over the world and its allurements, over the concupiscence of the flesh, and over the temptations of Satan. Assist me in my agony, when the powers of hell rise against me, that I may surrender my soul into the hands of my Redeemer in faith, hope, and charity. Amen.
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