Lord God, clothe us with the goodness of your Son, and let his love be a mark upon our lives, a sign that we may be his followers. May we always become more similar to him. May we grow in our ability to give and receive love, and to recognize the many signs of your love in our world. Through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER - To be prayed daily
Say the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary... and Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. Then close each day's Novena with this prayer:
O God, in your immense goodness you allow us to be one in Christ, united with our sisters and brothers. Living in Christ and forming one body through him, and in him, may we together become more attentive to your presence in our daily lives. through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.
DAY ONE:
Pray Opening Prayer
Jesus Is Son of God
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us
and we saw his glory,
glory as of the only begotten of the Father
full of grace and truth
No one has ever seen God,
who is in the bosom of the Father,
he has revealed him.
John 1:14, 18
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them and,
behold, a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, in whom
I am well pleased; hear him!"
Matthew 17:5
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundations of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray Closing Prayer
DAY TWO
Salvation Is in Jesus
Pray Opening Prayer
For God so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten Son,
so that everyone who believed in him
would not die
but have eternal life.
John 3-16
Salvation comes from no one else, for no other name under Heaven has been given to us by which we may be saved.
Acts 4:12
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray Closing Prayer.
DAY THREE
Jesus Rewards All Good
Pray Opening Prayer
For meditation
"Therefore, whoever acknowledges me before me,
I, too, will acknowledge them before my Father in Heaven."
Matthew 10:32
"And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, amen, I say to you, he will not lose his reward."
Matthew 10:42
"But love those who hate you,
do good, and lend expecting nothing,
and your reward will be great..."
Luke 6:35-36
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray closing prayer
DAY FOUR
Jesus Quenches Our Thirst
Pray Opening Prayer
For meditation
"If anyone thirsts,
let him come to me and drink!
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture said,From within him shall flow
rivers of living water!
---John 7:37-38
For the Lamb in the center of the throne
will shepherd them
and guide them to the springs of living water,
and God will wipe every tear
from their eyes.
-- Revelation 7:17
And let whoever hears say, "Come!"
Come, whoever is thirsty,
whoever wants to receive the gifts of
living water!
--Revelation 22:17
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Lord who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
-- Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray Closing Prayer
DAY FIVE
Jesus Is Full of Compassion for Us
Pray opening prayer
For medition
When he disembarked he saw a large crowd, and he was moved with pity for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
---Mark 6:34
Then he ordered them all to recline in groups on the green grass, and they sat down in groups of a hundred and fifty. Taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to Heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and kept giving them to the disciples to distribute to the people, and he divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were filled, and they filled twelve baskets with what was left...
-- Mark 6:39-43
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
-- Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray Closing Prayer
DAY SIX
Pray opening prayer
For meditation
Jesus said to them,
"I am the bread of life;
whoever comes to me shall not hunger,
and whoever believes in me
shall never thirst."
-- John 6:35
Jesus spoke to them again and said,
"I am the light of the world;
whoever follows me will not walk in darkness,
but will have the light of life."
-- John 8:12
Jesus said to him,
"I am the way and the truth and the life;
no one comes to the Father except through me."
-- John 14:6
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundations of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
-- Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray Closing Prayer
DAY SEVEN:
Pray Opening Prayer
Jesus Has Power
For meditation
Now when John heard in prison about the works of the Messiah he sent by means of his disciples and said to him, "Are you he who is to come, or are we to expect another?"
In answer Jesus said to them, "Go tell John what you hear and see:
The blind can see again and the lame walk, lepers are made clean and the deaf hear,
the dead are raised and the poor are given the good news;
and blessed is whoever is not scandalized by me."
-- Matthew 11:2-6
"All things have been given to me by my Father,
... no one knows the Son except the Father,
nor does anyone know the Father except the Son,
and to whomever the Son chooses to reveal him."
-- Matthew 11:27
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundations of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
-- Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray Closing Prayer
DAY EIGHT:
Pray Opening Prayer
Jesus Forgives and Cures Us
For meditation
And behold, they brought him a paralytic who was lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take courage, child, your sins are forgiven!"
-- Matthew 9-2
And, behold, a woman who had had a chronic bleeding for twelve years came up and touched the tassel of his cloak from behind, for she said to herself,"If I just touch his cloak I'll be saved."
But Jesus, turning and seeing her, said,
"Take courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you!"
And the woman was saved from that hour.
-- Matthew 9:10-22
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundations of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
-- Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray Closing Prayer
DAY NINE:
Pray Opening Prayer
We are Disciples of Jesus
For meditation
Then he called the crowd to him, along with his disciples, and said to them,"If anyone would be my disciple, he must deny himself
and take up his cross and follow me.
For whoever would save his life will lose it,
and whoever loses his life for my sake
and the sake of the good news
will save it.
For what good does it do to gain
the whole world yet forfeit your life!"
--Mark 8-34-36
"In this is my Father glorified,
that you bear much fruit and become my disciples."
--John 15-8
To recall throughout the day
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ before the foundations of the world to be holy and blameless before him. In his love he destined us beforehand to be his adopted to the purpose and desire of his will, to the praise of the glorious grace he bestowed upon us in his Beloved.
-- Ephesians 1:3-6
Pray Closing Prayer
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