Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Mary MacKillop Novena
A traditional Catholic novena to St. Mary MacKillop for Australia, education, and the poor. Traditionally prayed July 30 through August 7, or any time.
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About This Novena
This novena turns to St. Mary MacKillop, also called St. Mary of the Cross, as a woman of practical charity who kept serving through opposition, poverty, and misunderstanding.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for Australia, education, the poor, religious sisters, and practical charity.
Usual timing
July 30 through August 7, or any time
Day 1 of 9
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Day 1
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Principal Prayer for Each Day
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Intro Prayer
Faithful and devoted Virgin St Mary of the Cross, you have said, Never see a need without doing something about it. Have pity on me. You know the multitude and diversity of my needs. Graciously hear me and deign to obtain from God a favorable hearing for my intention
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I am firmly convinced that through your merits, united with the merits of the death and passion of Jesus your spouse, I shall obtain what I ask of you, and in the joy of my heart I will bless God who is admirable in His saints.
Amen.
Concluding Prayer
We ask that our faith and hope be fired afresh by the Holy Spirit so that we too, like St Mary MacKillop, may live with courage, trust, and openness. Ever-generous God, hear our prayer. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
St Mary MacKillop, pray for us!
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About this novena
Description
This novena turns to St. Mary MacKillop, also called St. Mary of the Cross, as a woman of practical charity who kept serving through opposition, poverty, and misunderstanding.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
Australia, education, the poor, religious sisters, practical charity
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for Australia, education, the poor, religious sisters, and practical charity.
Usual timing
July 30 through August 7, or any time
Mary MacKillop holding her Life Vows, 1869