About Novena for Priestly Ordinations
Novena for Priestly Ordinations is prayed for nine days prior to priestly ordination.
Priests make personal sacrifices to preach the gospel. This novena asks Our Lord for special graces that the priests will require on their arduous journey.
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Novena for Priestly Ordinations
Day 1
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Day 2
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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Day 3
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Day 4
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Day 5
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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Day 6
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Day 7
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Day 8
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Day 9
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God our Father, you appointed Jesus Christ High Priest of the new and eternal covenant. By grace you allow men to share in this priesthood and in his saving work.
We ask you to pour out your Holy Spirit on <<mention priest’s name>> whom you have chosen for priesthood. May he preach the Lord’s Gospel worthily and wisely, celebrate the sacraments faithfully and reverently, and pray without ceasing. May he be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure sacrifice.
Bless, sanctify, and consecrate Rev. Deacon Athanasius whom you have chosen and called to the sacred order of Priesthood. Through the Holy Spirit make his life worthy of the mysteries he’ll celebrate. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Priest and Lord.
Amen
Recite once
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
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