NOVENA TO
BLESSED MARGARET OF CASTELLO
First Day: O Blessed Margaret of Castello, In embracing your life just as it was, You gave us an example of resignation To the Will of god. In so accepting God’s Will, You knew that you would grow in virtue, Glorify God, save your own soul, And help the souls of your neighbors. Obtain for me the grace, To recognize the will of God, In all that may happen to me in my life, And so resign myself to it. Obtain for me also the special favor, Which I now ask, Through your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Second Day: O Blessed Margaret of Castello, In reflecting so deeply Upon the sufferings and death Of our Crucified Lord, You learned courage And gained the grace To bear your own afflictions. Obtain for me The grace and courage That I so urgently need So as to be able to bear My infirmities and endure my afflictions In union with our Suffering Savior. Obtain for me also The special favor which I now ask Through your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Third Day: O Blessed Margaret of Castello, Your love for Jesus In the Blessed Sacrament Was intense and enduring. It was here In intimacy with the Divine Presence That you found spiritual strength To accept suffering, To be cheerful, patient and kindly Towards others. Obtain for me the grace That I may draw from this same source, As from an exhaustible font, The strength whereby I may be Kind and understanding Of everyone despite whatever pain or discomfort May come my way. Obtain for your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Fourth Day: O Blessed Margaret of Castello, You unceasingly turned to God in prayer With confidence and trust In His Fatherly love. It was only through continual prayer That you were enabled To accept your misfortunes, To be serene, patient, and at peace. Obtain for me the grace To persevere in my prayer, Confident that God will give me The help to carry whatever cross Comes into my life. Obtain for me also the special favor Which I now ask Through your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Fifth Day: O Blessed Margaret of Castello, In imitation of the Child Jesus, Who was subject to Mary and Joseph, You obeyed your father and mother, Overlooking their unnatural harshness. Obtain for me That same attitude of obedience Toward all those Who have legitimate authority over me, Most especially toward The Holy Roman Catholic Church. Obtain for me also The special favor which I now ask Through your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Sixth Day: O Blessed Margaret of Castello, Your miseries taught you Better than any teacher The weakness and frailty Of human nature. Obtain for me The grace to recognize My human limitations And to acknowledge My utter dependence upon God. Acquire for me That abandonment which leaves me Completely at the mercy of God To do with me whatsoever He wills. Obtain for me also The special favor which I now ask Through your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Seventh Day: O blessed Margaret of Castello, You could have so easily Become discouraged and bitter; But, instead, you fixed your eyes On the suffering Christ And there you learned from Him The redemptive value of suffering - How to offer your pains and aches, In reparation for sin And for the salvation of souls. Obtain for me the grace To learn how to endure My sufferings with patience. Obtain for me also The special favor which I now ask Through your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Eigth Day: O Blessed Margaret of Castello, How it must have hurt When your parents abandoned you! Yet you learned from this That all earthly love and affection, Even for those who are closest, Must be sanctified. And so, despite everything, You continued to love your parents – But now you loved them in God. Obtain for me the grace That I might see All my human loves and affections In their proper perspective… In God and for god. Obtain for me also The special favor which I now ask Through your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Ninth Day: O Blessed Margaret of Castello, Through your suffering and misfortune, You became sensitive To the sufferings of others. Your heart reached out To everyone in trouble – The sick, the hungry, the dying prisoners. Obtain for me the grace To recognize Jesus in everyone With whom I come into contact, Especially in the poor, The wretched, the unwanted! Obtain for me also The special favor which I now ask Through your intercession with God. Let us pray… O God by whose Will The blessed virgin, Margaret, Was blind from birth, That the eyes of her mind Being inwardly enlightened She might think without ceasing On You alone; Be the light of our eyes, That we may be able To flee the shadows in this world, And reach the home Of never-ending light. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Glorify your servant blessed Margaret, By granting the favor We so ardently desire. This we ask in humble submission To God’s Will, For His Honor and Glory And the salvation of souls. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Prayer O my God, I thank you For having given Blessed Margaret of Castello To the world as an example Of the degree of holiness That can be attained by anyone Who truly loves you, Regardless of physical abnormalities. In today’s perverted culture, Margaret would have, most likely, Never been born; Death through abortion Being preferable to life, Especially life In an ugly distorted twisted body. But Your ways are not the world’s ways… And so it was Your Will That Margaret would be born into the world With just such a malformed body. It is Your way that uses our weakness To give testimony to Your power. Margaret was born blind, So as to see You more clearly; A cripple, so as to lean on You completely; Dwarfed in physical posture, So as to become a giant in the spiritual order; Hunch-backed, So as to more perfectly resemble The twisted, crucified body of Your Son. Margaret’s whole life Was an enactment of the words Expressed by Paul: “So I shall be very happy To make my weaknesses my special boast So that the power of Christ may stay over me And that is why I am content With my weaknesses, And with insults, hardships, Persecutions and the agonies I go through for Christ’s sake. For it is when I am weak that I am strong.” (2 Cor 12:10). I beseech you, O God, To grant through the intercession Of Blessed Margaret of Castello, That all the handicapped … And who among us is not?… All rejected, all unwanted of the world May make their weaknesses Their own special boast So that your power may stay over them Now and forever. Amen. Blessed Margaret of Castello, pray for us. Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be... Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory Be...
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