FOURTH DAY
St John Vianney, greatly devoted to our Blessed Mother
‘Blessed are you, daughter, by the Most High God, above all the women on earth, and blessed be the Lord god, the Creator of heaven and earth.’ (Judith 13:18)
O holy priest of Ars, your life was consecrated to the Blessed Mother. You prayed earnestly to her, entrusting your priesthood to her care. You begged all the faithful to prya the rosary, the favorite prayer of Mary, our Mother. You summed up the reason for your great love of our Lady by saying: ‘We have only to turn to the Blessed Mother to be heard. Her heart is all love.’
O great St John Vianney, I ask you with all my heart, through the merits of Jesus and the intercession of Mary, the Virgin Mother, to make the priests’ lives patterned after that of our heavenly Mother, full of love for God and my neighbor. Obtain for them a deep love for our Lady and a filial confidence in her. She is the person to whomthey can turn in times in distress, when lonely or upset, or in times of temptation. Inspire priests, religious, and seminarians to consecrate their lives to their Mother in heaven. May priests throughout the world never desert the cross of Christ, but remain, as Mary did, at the foot fo the Cross.
Novena Prayer:
O holy priest of Ars, St John marie Vianney, you loved God and served Him faithfully as His priest. Now you see God 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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