Conclusion of the Daily Prayer Supplication To The Most Holy Trinity All: Most holy and divine Trinity, I fall prostrate before the throne of Your immense majesty, and full of confidence, I present to You the merits of Your servant Athanasius, and those, of holy Mary, and all the Saints. Therefore, I beseech You, in view of their merits, be pleased to grant me the graces which I particularly desire... Novena to Saint Athanasius St. Athanasius Church 160 N. Rengstorff Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 Please Leave Copy in Church (pause here and silently call to mind the graces you desire for yourself and others) O Lord, I hope in You, let me not be confounded. Grant my prayer, O Lord, and have mercy on me. Leader: Let us pray. All: O God, the rewarder of faithful souls, grant that by our pious devotion and commemoration of St. Athanasius, and by the prayer of Your same blessed confessor and bishop, may we be rendered acceptable to Your mercy and receive the gifts of Your grace. Through Christ our Lord. Amen Leader: All: All: St. Athanasius, shaper and defender of the faith. Pray for us. Sign of the Cross Closing Hymn: Holy God We Praise Thy Name verse 3 Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee; While in essence only One, Undivided God we claim Thee; And adoring bend the knee, While we own the mystery. Even if Catholics faithful to tradition are reduced to a handful, they are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ. - St. Athanasius
Novena to Saint Athanasius Opening Hymn: Holy God We Praise Thy Name verses 1 and 2 1. Holy God, we praise Thy Name; Lord of all, we bow before Thee! All on earth Thy scepter claim, All in Heaven above adore Thee; Infinite Thy vast domain, Everlasting is Thy reign. Sign of the Cross (All) 2. Hark! the loud celestial hymn Angel choirs above are raising, Cherubim and seraphim, In unceasing chorus praising; Fill the heavens with sweet accord: Holy, holy, holy, Lord. The Creed (All) I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. ST. ATHANASIUS PRAYER (All) Lord God, you raised up St. Athanasius to be an outstanding defender of the truth of Christ's divinity, by his teaching and intercession may we grow in your knowledge and love. Though our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen Go to Prayer of the Day... Day 9 A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Matthew. Jesus summoned them and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Mt. 20:25-28) The Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and to teach suffering men. For one who wanted to make a display the thing would have been just to appear and dazzle the beholders. But for Him who came to heal and to teach the way was not merely to dwell here, but to put Himself at the disposal of those who needed Him... St. Athanasius, On the Incaration be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our
Day 8 A Reading from the Letter to the Hebrews. Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. (Hebrews 13:7) Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life and approach the saints by copying their deeds. - St. Athanasius be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our Day 1 A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to John. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:1-5) For, indeed, everything about is marvelous, and wherever a man turns his gaze he sees the Godhead of the Word and is smitten with awe. St. Athanasius, On the Incarnation
Day 2 A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to John. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father s only Son, full of grace and truth. (Jn 1:14) We do not worship a creature. Inconceivable! Rather, we worship the Lord of Creation, the Incarnate Word of God, knowing that the Word was made flesh we recognize Him as God even after He has come into the flesh. - St. Athanasius Day 7 A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark. When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, Truly this man was the Son of God! (Mark 15:19) Even on the cross he did not hide himself from sight; rather, he made all creation witness to the presence of it Maker. - St. Athanasius be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our
Day 4 A Reading from the First Letter of Saint John. Beloved, we are God s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.(1 Jn 3:2) Jesus became what we are that he might make us what he is. - St. Athanasius, On the Incarnation Day 5 A Reading from the First Letter of Saint John. Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. (1 John 4:7-9) For of what use is existence to the creature if it cannot know its Maker - St. Athanasius
Day 6 A Reading from the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. For since in the wisdom of God the world did not come to know God through wisdom, it was the will of God through the foolishness of the proclamation to save those who have faith. For Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. The Greek philosophers have compiled many works with persuasiveness and much skill in words; but what fruit have they to show for this such as has the cross of Christ? Their wise thoughts were persuasive enough until they died. - St. Athanasius Day 3 A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Luke. His disciples realized what was about to happen, and they asked, Lord, shall we strike with a sword? And one of them struck the high priest s servant and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said in reply, Stop, no more of this! Then he touched the servant s ear and healed him. (Lk 22:49-51) Christians, instead of arming themselves with swords, extend their hands in prayer. - St. Athanasius