Sign of the Cross
<Make the sign of the Cross> By the sign of the Holy Cross
deliver us from our enemies, O Lord our God. In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Act of Contrition
<Beat breast three times> Sweetest Jesus, sole center of my love,
I fall at Thy Sacred Feet, repenting of my enormous faults, which a
thousand times I detest and abhor with all my soul for being offenses
against Thy Divine Majesty. I come to Thee with a firm resolution to
never more commit them, and to confess them, and to fulfill the penance
that was imposed on me for them, and I hope that, in Thine infinite
mercy, Thou wilt forgive me for Thy most precious Passion and death.
Amen.
Prayer to the
Blessed Virgin
Admirable Mother and advocate of Saint Mary of Egypt, I beg thee to
heed my prayers so that through thy intercession God may grant me a ray
of light in my understanding, to hold lightly what is temporal, and to
put all my care, in what remains of my life, to pursuing eternity with
God. For this I hope through thy pious intercession. Amen.
First Day
Oh, most penitent advocate, Saint Mary of Egypt, who, favored
by God, had the knowledge of the transitory nature of the world so
that, disillusioned and fervent, thou didst undertake rigorous penance
for thy sins: reach me, my mother, from the Infinite Mercy of such
help, so that I may imitate thee, doing true penance for my sins so
that after this mortal life I can accompany thee in Glory. Amen.
Second Day
Oh most penitent advocate, Saint Mary of Egypt, who knew that
death is the door to eternity, whether happy or unhappy, and who
devoted thyself to such deep penitence: pray for me, my mother, so that
this knowledge is engraved on my heart and so that, conquering my
passions, I prepare myself for a Christian death. Amen.
Third Day
Oh most penitent advocate, Saint Mary of Egypt, illumined,
thou didst come to know the rigor of the Judgment with which the Divine
Judge judges souls. Animated by this knowledge, you mortified your body
until death. I beg thee, my mother, for thy prayers so that I, too,
might acquire a righteous fear of Judgment, and adjust my life to be in
accordance with God's Holy Law. Amen.
Fourth Day
Oh most penitent advocate, Saint Mary of Egypt, with horror
thou didst think of the final sentence that the Supreme Judge
pronounces in His most upright court, a thought you met with tears and
sighs: I beg thee, my mother, to share with me this holy fear so that I
won't disappoint Jesus, Judge of the living and the dead. Amen.
Fifth Day
Oh most penitent advocate, Saint Mary Egyptian, tormented by
the continuous memories that thou hadst of the terribleness of the
punishments suffered by the unfortunate condemned, especially that of
sense, thou wert so sorry that thou couldst not articulate a word, but
only weep: I beg thee, my mother, help me to not forget what I deserve
for my serious faults, so that I know how to subjugate my flesh. Amen.
Sixth Day
Oh most penitent advocate of mine, Saint Mary of Egypt, who
was absorbed in the imponderable punishment that the unfortunate
condemned suffer, of having no hope of enjoying the Supreme Good that
is God: grant me, my mother, that I may imitate you with serious
penance. Amen.
Seventh Day
Oh most penitent advocate. Saint Mary of Egypt, who, in the
bitterness of thy mortification, the Lord consoled with the sweet
memory of the beauty of the heavenly Jerusalem, the blessed habitation
of the Saints: Reach for me, my mother, pray that I find the hidden
treasure of our greatest happiness. Amen.
Eighth Day
Oh most penitent advocate, Saint Mary of Egypt, enthralled by
the unalterable goods enjoyed in that Triumphant City, and inflamed
with fervent desire, thou didst incessantly cry out to the Divine
Mercy: lady, my mother, pray that I have always in sight this
knowledge. Amen.
Ninth Day
Oh most penitent advocate, Saint Mary of Egypt, whom God did
grant prodigious ecstasies with the apprehension of the eternity that
Glory must last, thou didst not allow your abused body the slightest
rest upon knowing its endless duration: I implore thy favor, my mother,
on this last day of thy Novena, with the most intimate affections of my
heart, so that through thine intercession, I may achieve the joy of
accompanying thee eternally in the Kingdom of Glory. Amen.
Pray three times the Pater Noster, Ave Maria, and Gloria
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil.
Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou
amongst women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death.
Amen.
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.
Amen.
Prayer to St. Mary
of Egypt
Prodigious Anchorite Saint Mary of Egypt, I offer thee these prayers in
memory of the Passion and death of Jesus, our Redeemer, who was the
target of thine affections in the bitter penance that thou didst in the
desert, and I earnestly beg thee to help me offer tears of true
contrition for my faults so that my soul may be cleansed of them, to
achieve a happy death, and to enter into thy company to praise Him in
Glory forever. Amen.
Prayer to God
Help me to be as troubled by my sins as St. Mary of Egypt was of hers.
Help me to imitate the Great Penitent.
Prayer to the
Blessed Virgin
Oh Most Pure Queen of Heaven who favored thine Egyptian Servant so that
she would leave behind the laxity and dissolution of the life she
followed and convert to God, I ask thee, Mother and Consolation of
sinners, to assist me in the very same, on which my eternal salvation
depends. Help me to convert to God with all my heart. With thy help and
protection, I hope to imitate this blessed Penitent so I might fall at
thy most holy feet in glory. Amen.
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