Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to St. Alphonsus Liguori
A traditional Catholic novena to St. Alphonsus Liguori for moral theologians, confessors, and repentance. Traditionally prayed July 24 through August 1.
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About This Novena
St. Alphonsus is one of the Church's great masters of moral seriousness joined to tender devotion. This novena bears both marks: it asks for true contrition and hatred of sin, but also for the warmth of love for Jesus, confidence in Mary, and steady perseverance in prayer.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for moral theologians, confessors, repentance, and perseverance in prayer.
Usual timing
July 24 through August 1
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Day 1: Pity on My Soul
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Ask St. Alphonsus to look with mercy upon the miseries of your soul.
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Opening Prayer
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O my glorious and well-beloved patron, Saint Alphonsus, thou who didst toil and suffer so abundantly to assure to men the fruits of the Redemption, behold the miseries of my poor soul and have pity on me. By thy powerful intercession with Jesus and Mary, obtain for me true repentance for my sins together with their pardon and remission, a deep hatred of sin, and strength evermore to resist all temptations.
Share with me, I pray, at least a spark of that fire of love wherewith thy heart did ever burn; and grant that, following thy example, I may make the will of God the only rule of my life. Obtain for me likewise a fervent and lasting love of Jesus, and a tender and childlike devotion to Mary, together with the grace to pray without ceasing and to persevere in the service of God even to the end of my life, that so I may finally be united with thee in praising God and most holy Mary through all eternity. Amen.
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About this novena
Description
St. Alphonsus is one of the Church's great masters of moral seriousness joined to tender devotion. This novena bears both marks: it asks for true contrition and hatred of sin, but also for the warmth of love for Jesus, confidence in Mary, and steady perseverance in prayer.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
moral theologians, confessors, repentance, perseverance in prayer
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for moral theologians, confessors, repentance, and perseverance in prayer.
Usual timing
July 24 through August 1
Saint Alphonsus Liguori, devotional engraving