Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Dominic Savio Novena
A traditional Catholic novena to St. Dominic Savio for youth, purity, and holy joy. Traditionally prayed March 1 through March 10, or any time.
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About This Novena
The novena remembers St. Dominic Savio as a boy formed by St. John Bosco, marked by purity, Marian devotion, zeal for souls, and the resolve to avoid mortal sin at any cost.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for youth, purity, holy joy, and friendship with Jesus and Mary.
Usual timing
March 1 through March 10, or any time
Day 1 of 9
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Day 1: Zeal for Souls
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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.
Dear St Dominic Savio, you grew under the supervision and care of St. John Bosco.
Witnessing the zeal of your mentor you shared his desire to bring the Lord a great many souls.
Despite your frail and weak constitution you devoutly waited for Holy Mass kneeling outside your church until the doors opened despite rain or snow.
I pray with the words that you used:
O Mary, I give you my heart.
Grant me to be always yours.
Jesus and Mary, be ever my friends, and, for love of you, grant me to die a thousand deaths rather than to have the misfortune of committing a single mortal sin. Amen.
Jesus always spoke of his love for children and we know that your requests will be well received.
We humbly ask that you bring our petitions before the Lord
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St Dominic Savio, pray for us.
O Saint Dominic Savio, a model of purity, piety, penance and apostolic zeal for youth; grant that, through your intercession, we may serve God in our ordinary duties with fervent devotion, and attain the grace of holy joy on earth, that we may one day love God forever in Heaven. Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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About this novena
Description
The novena remembers St. Dominic Savio as a boy formed by St. John Bosco, marked by purity, Marian devotion, zeal for souls, and the resolve to avoid mortal sin at any cost.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
youth, purity, holy joy, friendship with Jesus and Mary
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for youth, purity, holy joy, and friendship with Jesus and Mary.
Usual timing
March 1 through March 10, or any time
Dominic Savio portrait from an early Life of Dominic Savio edition