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PRAYERS FOR NOVENA IN HONOUR OF
SAINT GERARD

First Day. — Saint Gerard, ever full of faith, obtain for us, we pray
thee, that believing firmly all that the Church of God proposes to our
belief, we may strive to secure through a holy life the joys of eternal
happiness. Hail Mary.

V. Pray for us, O Blessed Gerard.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

LET US PRAY.

O Almighty and Everlasting God, who didst draw to Thyself the
Blessed Gerard even from his tenderest years, making him
conformable to the Image of Thy crucified Son, grant, we beseech
Thee, that imitating his example we may be made like unto the same
Divine Image, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Second Day. — Saint Gerard, most generous Saint, who from
thy tenderest years didst care so little for the goods of earth, obtain
for us that we may place all our confidence in Jesus Christ alone, our
true treasure, who alone can make us happy in time and in eternity.
Hail Mary, with V. and Prayer as above.

Third Day. — Saint Gerard, bright Seraph of love, who,
despising all earthly love, didst consecrate thy life to the service of
God and thy neighbour, promoting God's glory in thy lowly state,
and wert ever ready to succour the distressed and console the
sorrowful, obtain for us, we beseech thee, that loving God, our only
good, and our neighbour for His sake, we may be hereafter united to
Him for ever in glory. Hail Mary, etc., as above.

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