( say once a day for 9 days, especially beginning on April
15 and ending on April 23 , the Feast of St. George.)
Almighty and eternal God! With lively faith and reverently
worshiping Thy divine Majesty, I prostrate myself before Thee
and invoke with filial trust Thy supreme bounty and mercy.
Illumine the darkness of my intellect with a ray of Thy heavenly
light and inflame my heart with the fire of Thy divine love,
that I may contemplate the great virtues and merits of the saint
in whose honor I make this novena, and following his example
imitate, like him, the life of Thy divine Son.
Moreover, I beseech Thee to grant graciously, through the
merits and intercession of this powerful Helper, the petition
which through him I humbly place before Thee, devoutly saving,
"Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
Vouchsafe graciously to hear it, if it redounds to Thy greater
glory and to the salvation of my soul. Amen.
O God, who didst grant to Saint George strength and constancy
in the various torments which he sustained for our holy faith;
we beseech Thee to preserve, through his intercession, our faith
from wavering and doubt, so that we may serve Thee with a
sincere heart faithfully unto death. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Faithful servant of God and invincible martyr, Saint George;
favored by God with the gift of faith, and inflamed with an
ardent love of Christ, thou didst fight valiantly against the
dragon of pride, falsehood, and deceit. Neither pain nor
torture, sword nor death could part thee from the love of
Christ. I fervently implore thee for the sake of this love to
help me by thy intercession to overcome the temptations that
surround me, and to bear bravely the trials that oppress me, so
that I may patiently carry the cross which is placed upon me;
and let neither distress nor difficulties separate me from the
love of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Valiant champion of the Faith,
assist me in the combat against evil, that I may win the crown
promised to them that persevere unto the end.
My Lord and my God! I offer up to Thee my petition in union
with the bitter passion and death of Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
together with the merits of His immaculate and blessed Mother,
Mary ever virgin, and of all the saints, particularly with those
of the holy Helper in whose honor I make this novena.
Look down upon me, merciful Lord! Grant me Thy grace and Thy
love, and graciously hear my prayer. Amen.
