Novena To Saint John Bosco # 2

V. O God, come to my aid.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

DAY 1

Reflection: Love for Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.

Saint John Bosco,
who loved Christ in the Blessed Sacrament so deeply
and spread that love to so many,
help me to understand this mystery
of God’s love for us that I too may find,
in frequent attendance at Mass and Holy Communion
and visits to the Blessed Sacrament
comfort and strength throughout my life
and at the hour of my death.

Amen.

Repeat daily what follows...

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.

Let us pray:

God our Father,
it was Your will
that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary,
Saint John Bosco should raise up new families in the Church
who would work for the salvation of Your people;
Grant, we pray You, that we too,
burning with the same fire of love,
may seek souls and serve You alone,
Through Christ our Lord.
 

DAY 2

Reflection: Devotion to our Lady.

Saint John Bosco,
who had so enduring a love for Our Lady, Help of Christians,
ever your Mother and your Guide,
help me to share this deep and lasting love for Mary.
May I experience her powerful help
and protection throughout my life
and have her at my side
at the hour of my death.

Amen.

Glory be..., Let us pray...

DAY 3

Reflection: Loyalty to the Church and the Pope.

Saint John Bosco,
you had a deep love for the Church
and an unswerving loyalty to the Pope.
Help me to be a faithful member of the Catholic Church,
proud of my faith
and ever loyal and obedient to the Holy Father,
the Vicar of Christ,
and to the Bishops and priests
who share his authority.

Amen.

Glory be..., Let us pray...

DAY 4

Reflection: For Young People.

Saint John Bosco,
you had a generous and practical love for the young,
for so many of whom you were Father and Guide,
working for them with heroic sacrifice.
Young people are especially dear to our Saviour.
Help us, too, to work for them
with a holy and generous love
and to see in each one of them
the person of the young Christ growing up in Nazareth.

Amen.

Glory be..., Let us pray...

DAY 5

Reflection: For Salesian Priests, Brothers and Sisters.

Saint John Bosco,
you founded the Salesian Society
and the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians
to continue your work for youth.
I pray that all these priests, brothers and sisters
may be filled with your spirit,
your zeal, your love and joy,
and so inspire other young people to follow them.

Amen.

Glory be..., Let us pray...

DAY 6

Reflection: For Salesian Cooperators.

Saint John Bosco,
in order to deepen Faith and Charity in the world,
and spread your work for youth,
you started a third family,
the Salesian Cooperators.
May they be strong, fervent, apostolic Christians,
supporting your work,
and spreading a love of Christ in their homes
and among young people wherever they live.

Amen.

Glory be..., Let us pray...

DAY 7

Reflection: For Missionaries.

Saint John Bosco,
whose zeal for the salvation of men
could not be kept within narrow frontiers,
you sent your Salesian sons and daughters
to the end of the earth.
From Heaven intercede for all missionaries
that their work be blessed.
Obtain for me a zeal like yours
that in working with generosity and enthusiasm
for the salvation of others,
I may save my own soul.

Amen.

Glory be..., Let us pray...

DAY 8

Reflection: For Purity.

Saint John Bosco,
by God’s grace you preserved within yourself
an overwhelming love for purity
and preached it by word and example.
You led Saint Dominic Savio to holiness
while he was still a schoolboy.
Obtain for me the grace to be pure of heart
and so through my own way of life
let others see the joy of life in friendship with Christ.

Amen.

Glory be..., Let us pray...

DAY 9

Reflection: For Family and Friends and those in need.

Saint John Bosco,
you had a heart full of compassion
when you saw people suffering or in need.
Obtain for me, for my family and loved ones,
the blessings of Our Lady, Help of Christians
and all the graces we need.
Pray especially that our families
may be united in peace and harmony in this life
and be gathered together with you
in the joy of praising God for ever in Heaven.

Amen.

Glory be..., Let us pray...