Novena To Saint Hippolytus (Theologian)

Repeat the following Novena prayers every day for 9 consecutive days.

Begin with the Easter Prayer of Saint Hippolytus

Christ is Risen: The world below lies desolate
Christ is Risen: The spirits of evil are fallen
Christ is Risen: The angels of God are rejoicing
Christ is Risen: The tombs of the dead are empty
Christ is Risen indeed from the dead,
the first of the sleepers,
Glory and power are his forever and ever.
 

The following Anaphora is from The Apostolic Tradition, written by Hippolytus of Rome in approximately AD 215. It reports earlier practices, and was written for the purpose of preserving apostolic tradition. In Hippolytus' work, it is used for the ordination of a Bishop.

For the purpose of this Novena, it has been slightly amended as a prayer worthy of reflecting upon.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts.
We have them with the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord.
It is proper and just.

We give thanks to You God,
through Your beloved son Jesus Christ,
whom You sent to us in former times
as Savior, Redeemer, and Messenger of Your Will,
who is Your inseparable Word,
through whom You made all,
and in whom You were well-pleased,
whom You sent from heaven into the womb of a virgin,
who, being conceived within her, was made flesh,
and appeared as Your Son,
born of the Holy Spirit and the virgin.
It is he who, fulfilling Your will
and acquiring for You a holy people,
extended his hands in suffering,
in order to liberate from sufferings
those who believe in You.
Who, when he was delivered to voluntary suffering,
in order to dissolve death,
and break the chains of the devil,
and tread down hell,
and bring the just to the light,
and set the limit,
and manifest the resurrection,
taking the bread, and giving thanks to You, said,
"Take, eat, for this is my body which is broken for You."
Likewise the chalice, saying,
This is my blood which is shed for You.
Whenever You do this, do this in memory of me.

Therefore, remembering his death and resurrection,
those elected offer to You the bread and the chalice,
giving thanks to You, who has made them worthy
to stand before You and to serve as Your priests.
And they pray that You would send Your Holy Spirit
to the oblation of Your Holy Church.
In their gathering together,
give to all those who partake of Your holy mysteries
the fullness of the Holy Spirit,
toward the strengthening of the faith in truth,
that all may praise You and glorify You,
through Your son Jesus Christ,
through whom to You be glory and honor,
Father and Son,
with the Holy Spirit,
in Your Holy Church,
now and throughout the ages of the ages.

Amen.

Say 1 Our Father...

Say 1 Hail Mary...

Say 1 Glory Be...

[State Your intention/need here...]

Saint Hippolytus,
please pray for me.

Saint Hippolytus,
please pray for me.

Saint Hippolytus,
please pray for me.