Third Day
St John vianney, adorer of the Blessed Sacrament
‘Let me solemnly assure you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you…The man who feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.’ (John 6:53,56)
O holy priest of Ars, you had such an overwhelming love for Chgrist in the Blessed Sacrament that you prayed for hours in His presence. You said that ‘…when the Lord sees them coming eargerly to visit Him in the Blessed Sacrament, He smiles upon them. Yhey come with that simplicity which pleases Him so much.’
O saint of the Eucharist, amy your example enkindle in our priests a love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. By your prayers, never let them doubt Christ’s Real Presence, but obtain for them a firm faith rooted in Him. Help them not to be afraid to defend or preach Christ’s Real Presence in the blessed Sacrament. Obtain for them the grace to approach our Lord with simplicity of heart as they lay their souls’ innermost thoughts before His Sacred Heart. Keep priests, relgiious, and seminarians under your continual protection, that they may be supported by your example and abstinence and be faithfully devoted to Christ in the blessed Sacrament. May their lives reflect their belief in our Lord’s abiding presence with us. O St John Vianney, by the power of your intercession, give us priests devoted to the holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Novena Prayer
O holy priest of Ars, St John Vianney, you loved God and served Him faithfully as His priest. Now you see Gd face to face in heaven. You never despaired but persevered in your faith until you died. Remember now the dangers, fears and anxieties that surround them and intercede for them in all their needs and troubles. O St John Vianney, I have confidence in your intercession. Pray for them in a special way during this novena.
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