Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to Saint William of Vercelli
A traditional Catholic novena to Saint William of Vercelli for spiritual sight, pilgrims, and monks. Traditionally prayed June 16 through June 24.
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About This Novena
Beginning on June 16, this novena asks for spiritual sight, hospitality, and trust in God’s providence.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for spiritual sight, pilgrims, monks, hospitality, and trust in God.
Usual timing
June 16 through June 24
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St. William of Vercelli, you were a father to your monks and a shepherd to your people. Pray for us that we might have our sight restored, that we might see with the eyes of our hearts and souls God's presence in and around us. Teach us to nourish our spiritual journeys with prayer so that we too might be instruments of God's light and love to others. In the spirit of St. Benedict help us to be people of hospitality who let our work become prayer. Let us find God in each other. Amen.
O God, the example and protection of Your saints, strengthen us in our own weakness, and enable us to walk in the path of salvation. May we pay fitting honor to the merits of the blessed abbot William, so that he may intercede for us and lead us in his own footsteps. 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. Amen.
Dear God, please help me to recognize that You can turn bad things into good things. Help me to know and trust that You will always find ways of carrying out Your plan for my life. Amen.
Saint William, you left behind worldly privileges and set your heart on God alone. By your example and intercessions, help us to imitate your faith, hope, and love.
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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.
Saint William, pray for us. Saint William, pray for us. Saint William, pray for us.
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About this novena
Description
Beginning on June 16, this novena asks for spiritual sight, hospitality, and trust in God’s providence.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
spiritual sight, pilgrims, monks, hospitality, trust in God
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for spiritual sight, pilgrims, monks, hospitality, and trust in God.
Usual timing
June 16 through June 24
Saint William of Vercelli with Saint Michael, Bernardino Zenale