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Posted on 10/25/2008 5:51:07 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
ST. JUDE ELECTION NOVENA
We have an opportunity as Catholics to elect a President and Vice-President whose political platform is largely favorable to and supportive of Catholic moral and social teaching, especially on the pre-eminent Catholic moral issue of the right to life, and to keep out of power a President and Vice-President whose political platform is largely hostile to Catholic moral and social teaching, especially with regard to the respect and protection of all life from conception to natural death.
Let us pray a nine day novena to St. Jude, the patron of hopeless causes, for John McCain and Sarah Palin to win this election. Not because their victory is a hopeless cause, but rather because an Obama/Biden administration would be a near hopeless cause for the respect and protection of life and other critical Catholic moral and social beliefs.
This nine day novena begins on October 27th and ends on November 4th but begin praying it whenever you receive it.
Prayer to St. Jude:
O glorious Apostle, St. Jude Thaddeus, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church invokes you universally as the patron saint of hopeless causes and of things despaired of. Pray for us that we may receive the consolations and favor of Heaven in all our necessities, tribulations and sufferings particularly for a McCain /Palin victory and that we may praise God with you and all the faithful throughout eternity. Amen. St. Thomas More, Patron of Statesman, pray for us. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, pray for us. > Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be… PRAY IT. PRINT IT. PASS IT.
Such as that we also plea that McCain will not open the floodgates to legalization of millions of illegals on US soil?
Amen! and..AMEN!!
Thanks for the prayers, Catholic friends, who will be instrumental in electing John McCain and Sarah Palin! I wasn’t ready to pronounce this campaign a hopeless cause. But these prayers will be honored, I am sure.
Thanks, Dita. Love St. Jude...will pray this novena for “difficult cases” and also my daily rosary.
I have turned to St. Jude many times in my life.
St. Jude, Glorious Apostle and Faithful friend of Jesus, the name of the TRAITOR has caused you to be forgotten by many, but the Church honors and invokes you, universally as the Patron Saint of hopeless cases and things despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need, that I may receive the consolation and succor of heaven, in all my trials and tribulations and sufferings, especially...........Thank you St. Jude to be forever remindful of these great favors,and I will do all in my powwer to encourage devotions to you, Amen.
Bishop Finn: A Week of Prayer for Our Country
A Prayer for Our National Election(by Fr. Frank Pavone.)
A Call for a Rosary Novena [Father John Corapi]
Litany of St. Martin de Porres (For an Election Novena - Oct.26 — Nov.3)
Er, eh, here in Houston, TX the Catholic Church supports the open the floodgates to legalization of millions of illegals on US soil? I have heard that is the aim of the Church all over the U.S.!
I knew you would, Miss Didi. I didn’t have time to ping anyone after I posted this on Saturday and just got back online a few minutes ago.... working those phone banks.
Let us pray, my FRiend.
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Yes, please, feel free to add and/or include variations!!!
As one of my priests says, (if you can) raise your hands up in the air so God can see you praying!!!
Thank you, AIT.
The Novena begins today, am hoping someone with a Catholic list here on FR pings all.
Thank you, Our Lady, for your miraculous message received today. “Fatima” knows what I am speaking of:)
Genoa, the novena does not say our chance in the election is a hopeless cause. Read again, thanks.
Thank you for your wonderful efforts! Let us pray. ;)
Thanks Dita!
Excellent, excellent idea! BTW, as I kow you know, prayer and fasting help all difficult causes.
Very good idea. Thanks.
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This litany is approved for private use, and appears in many devotional books. This copy is from a booklet of the Benedictines of Clyde, Mo., with imprimatur.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.
Saint Jude, relative of Jesus and Mary, Pray for us.
St. Jude, while on earth deemed worthy to see Jesus and Mary, and to enjoy their company, Pray for us.
St. Jude, raised to the dignity of an Apostle, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who hadst the honor of beholding thy Divine Master humble Himself to wash thy feet, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who at the Last Supper didst receive the Holy Eucharist from the hands of Jesus, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who after the profound grief which the death of thy beloved Master caused thee, hadst the consolation of beholding Him risen from the dead, and of assisting at His glorious Ascension. Pray for us.
St. Jude, who wast filled with the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst preach the Gospel in Persia, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst convert many people to the Faith, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst perform wonderful miracles in the power of the Holy Ghost, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst restore an idolatrous king to health of both soul and body, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst impose silence on demons, and didst confound their oracles, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst foretell to a weak prince an honorable peace with his powerful enemy, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst take from deadly serpents the power of injuring man. Pray for us.
St. Jude, who, disregarding the threats of the impious, didst courageously preach the doctrine of Christ, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst gloriously suffer martyrdom for the love of thy Divine Master, Pray for us.
Blessed Apostle, With confidence we invoke thee!
Blessed Apostle, With confidence we invoke thee!
Blessed Apostle, With confidence we invoke thee!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless, Aid me in my distress!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless, Aid me in my distress!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless, Aid me in my distress!
That by thy intercession, both priests and people of the Church may obtain an ardent zeal for the Faith of Jesus Christ, We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst defend our Sovereign Pontiff and obtain peace and unity for the Holy Church, We beseech thee, hear us.
That all heathen and unbelievers may be converted to the true Faith, We beseech thee, hear us.
That faith, hope and charity may increase in our hearts, We beseech thee, hear us.
That we may be delivered from all evil thoughts and from all the snares of the devil, We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to aid and protect all those who honor thee, We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst preserve us from all sin and from all occasions of sin, We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst defend us at the hour of death, against the fury of the devil and of his evil spirits, We beseech thee, hear us.
Pray for us, that before death we may expiate all our sins by sincere repentance and the worthy reception of the holy sacraments, We beseech thee, hear us.
Pray for us, that we may appease the Divine justice, and obtain a favorable judgment, We beseech thee, hear us.
Pray for us, that we may be admitted into the company of the blessed, to rejoice in the presence of our God forever, We beseech thee, hear us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us.
V. Saint Jude, pray for us, R. And for all who invoke thy aid.
Let us pray. O God, Who through Thy blessed Apostle Jude Thaddeus hast brought us unto the knowledge of Thy Name: grant us both to celebrate his eternal glory by making progress in virtues, and by celebrating his glory advance in virtue. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost art one God, now and ever and to ages of ages. R. Amen.
Prayer Source: Kyrie Eleison — Two Hundred Litanies by Benjamin Francis Musser O.F.M., The Magnificat Press, 1944
Thank you. I missed this as I was not online last night. Thank you for the beautiful litany also.
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