CHRISTMAS NOVENA Day 3: Third Prayer – December 17 O Admirable Leader, you have guided the people to obey you, not by harshness but by the tenderness of your love. We implore you, through your pure nativity and through the intercession of your Mother and Saint Joseph, your chosen one, to teach us perfect obedience to your holy commandments and to our superiors, not for fear of punishment, or constraint, or external force, but by the assent of our minds, the surrender of our hearts, the enthusiasm of our spirits, and the joy of our souls. Amen. Pray one Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be. Concluding Prayer: We have offered you, O Wonderful Child and only-begotten Son, the perfume of our incense, the desires of our hearts, the submission of our souls, the adoring reverence of our bodies, and the prayers of our lips. May this be a proper preparation for your pure Nativity. May we be found worthy, on that holy day, for you to dwell in us through the Mystery of your sacred Body and Blood, as you dwelt in your mothers womb for nine months. May we be enlightened by the announcement of your holy angels, as were the humble shepherds. May we worship you with true spiritual adoration, as did the blessed Magi, when we offer you, not gold, frankincense, and myrrh, but faith, hope, and warm love. May these virtues flourish in us and bring forth good works, pleasing to your will. To you be glory and thanks, to your blessed Father, and to your Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:23:45 +0000
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