Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to Saint Pope Marcellus I
A traditional Catholic novena to Saint Pope Marcellus I for defenders of truth and popes. Traditionally prayed January 7 through January 15, or any time.
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About This Novena
This novena remembers Pope St. Marcellus I as a steadfast defender of truth and conscience, asking for brave fidelity when the cost of faith feels heavy.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for defenders of truth, popes, conscience, Christian courage, and peace.
Usual timing
January 7 through January 15, or any time
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Principal Prayer for Each Day
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Opening Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit, enlighten our minds. Guide us and guard us as we seek the path of Truth. Form our consciences according to your Truth. Grant us courage to follow this Way of Truth in all seasons regardless of cost. We ask this in the name of Jesus who sacrificed Himself for love of us.
Amen.
Prayers
O Lord, we beseech thee favorably to hear the prayers of thy people: that, as we do rejoice in the passion of thy blessed Pontiff and Martyr Marcellus, so his merits may be our succor and defense. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
We pray today, Lord, that there will always be defenders of the truth in Your Church, ready to restore where Satan has demolished. We thank you for Pope St. Marcellus and his work within the Church, and all his successors who have stood firm in the face of adversity.
Amen.
Closing Prayer
St. Marcellus, in obedience to your conscience, you laid down your life to be faithful to Christ and to His Way of Peace. Through your intercession and example, may all Christians come to know and practice the self-sacrificial, nonviolent love of Jesus toward all people. We ask this in the name of Jesus, the Lamb of God.
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About this novena
Description
This novena remembers Pope St. Marcellus I as a steadfast defender of truth and conscience, asking for brave fidelity when the cost of faith feels heavy.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
defenders of truth, popes, conscience, Christian courage, peace
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for defenders of truth, popes, conscience, Christian courage, and peace.
Usual timing
January 7 through January 15, or any time
Portrait engraving of Pope Marcellus I