O glorious Saint Paul of the Cross, on earth thou wast a mirror of innocence and a model of penance!

O hero of saintliness, chosen by God to meditate day and night on the bitter Passion of His only-begotten Son, and to spread devotion thereto by word and deed as well as by means of thy religious family!

O Apostle, mighty in word and work, thou didst spend thy life in bringing back to the foot of the Cross the erring souls of countless unfortunate sinners!

Do thou mercifully look down once more from Heaven upon my poor soul and hear my petitions.

Obtain for me so great a love of Jesus suffering, that by constant meditation on His Passion I may make His sufferings mine.

Let me realize in the deep Wounds of my Savior the wickedness of my transgressions, and obtain from them, as from the fountain of salvation, the grace of bitter tears and an effectual resolution to imitate thee in thy penance, if I have not followed thine example of innocence.

Obtain for me, also, Saint Paul, the favor that I now especially ask of thee, as I humbly kneel before thee . . .

Obtain, moreover, for our Holy Mother the Church, victory over Her foes; for sinners, the gift of conversion; for heretics, the grace of returning to the unity of the Catholic faith.

Finally, intercede for me that I may, by the grace of God, die a holy death, and come at last to enjoy with thee His blessed Presence in Heaven for all eternity.

Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CATHOLIC NOVENA PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS

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