Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to St. Achatius
A traditional Catholic novena to St. Achatius for final perseverance, help at the hour of death, and spiritual combat. Traditionally prayed April 29 through May 7.
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About This Novena
The St. Achatius novena is sober and unembarrassed about death. It asks not for vague peace, but for victory in the final combat when faith, hope, and charity matter most.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for final perseverance, help at the hour of death, spiritual combat, and freedom from despair.
Usual timing
April 29 through May 7
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Day 1: Fortified in Death
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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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About this novena
Description
The St. Achatius novena is sober and unembarrassed about death. It asks not for vague peace, but for victory in the final combat when faith, hope, and charity matter most.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
final perseverance, help at the hour of death, spiritual combat, freedom from despair
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for final perseverance, help at the hour of death, spiritual combat, and freedom from despair.
Usual timing
April 29 through May 7
The Fourteen Holy Helpers, devotional print, Wellcome Collection