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9 Day Novena for the Dead

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Praying the 9 Day Novena for the Dead

Pray the rosary then the prayers for each day of the novena

https://www.usccb.org/how-to-pray-the-rosary

Mysteries for each day:
Sunday – Glorious Mysteries: Resurrection, Ascension, Decent of the Holy Spirit, Assumption of Blessed Mother, Coronation of the Blessed Mother

Monday – Joyful Mysteries: Annunciation, Visitation, Birth of Jesus, Presentation, Finding Jesus in the Temple 

Tuesday Sorrowful Mysteries: Agony in the Garden, Scourging, Crown of Thorns, Jesus carries the Cross, Crucifixion

Wednesday – Glorious Mysteries

Thursday – Luminous Mysteries: Baptism in the Jordan, Wedding Feast at Cana, Proclamation of the Kingdom, Transfiguration, Institution of the Eucharist

Friday Sorrowful Mysteries

Saturday – Joyful Mysteries

Opening: Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be

Each Decade: Our Father, Ten Hail Marys, Glory Be

Closing:After saying the five decades, say the Hail, Holy Queen, followed by this dialogue and prayer:
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray: O God, whose Only Begotten Son, by his life, Death, and Resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Novena for the Dead

1. PRAYER FOR EACH DAY (to be followed by the invocations to Jesus, the Litany for the faithful, then the Concluding prayer.)

FIRST DAY
Leader: Lord our God, receive our supplications, prayers and mortifications and sighs in suffrage for the holy souls for whom we make this novena; and we pray that by the motherly love bestowed on you by your most holy Mother, when she followed you on the way of sorrow up to Mount Calvary, and grant what we ask of you in this novena for your greater honor and glory.
All: AMEN. (Go to invocations, litany and Concluding prayer)

SECOND DAY
Leader: Merciful God, we beseech you, by the pain which your Holy Mother saw you suffer and agonize on the cross, that the holy souls in purgatory be freed from those pains; especially for the soul of _, for whom we are praying and offering in This novena. Bring those who are submerged in their sins to a true knowledge of their guilt and grant what we ask of you in this novena, for your greater honor and glory.
All: AMEN (Go to invocations, litany and Concluding prayer)

THIRD DAY
Leader: Almighty Father, to whom nobody asks without the hope of receiving, by the intercession of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary, enable the suffering souls in purgatory to be able to leave that place, especially for the soul of __. We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
All: AMEN. (Go to invocations, litany and Concluding prayer)

FOURTH DAY
Leader: Gracious God, through whose mercy the saints rest in glory, we beg you to set free those blessed souls in purgatory, especially for the soul of___________, for whom we are praying in this novena. May you radiate your compassion and love to them so they may enter into your Kingdom. We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
All: AMEN. (Go to invocations, litany and Concluding prayer)

FIFTH DAY
Leader: Souvereign Lord, in whom it is proper to be merciful, through the intercession of St. Michael, the archangel, and by the sorrow of your Blessed Mother who suffered when the soldier pierced your side with a lance, have mercy on the soul of _ for whom we are offering this novena and bring him/her to your eternal rest in heaven, for the better glory and honour of your name.
All: AMEN. (Go to invocations, litany and Concluding prayer)

SIXTH DAY
Leader: Lord Jesus Christ, incline your ears to our petitions. Have mercy on the souls in purgatory, especially for the soul of _ for whom we make this novena. We humbly ask you to set them free and bring them to the happiness in heaven, for the greater glory and honor of your name.
All: AMEN. (Go to invocations, litany and Concluding prayer)

SEVENTH DAY
Leader: Lord of mercy, hear our prayer. May our brother/sister , whom you called your son/daughter on earth, enter into the Kingdom of peace and light, where your saints live in glory. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
All: AMEN. (Go to invocations, litany and Concluding prayer)

EIGHTH DAY
Leader: Creator and Redeemer of all mankind, through the infinite merits of passion, death and resurrection, we beg you to shower the immense treasures of your clemency on those blessed souls, especially for the eternal repose of the soul of _. Bring those who are in sin to a true knowledge and repentance and grant what we ask for in this novena, through Christ, our Lord.
All: AMEN. (Go to invocations, litany and Concluding prayer)

NINTH DAY
Leader: Lord God, you are the glory of the believers and the life of the just. Your Son redeemed us by dying and rising to life again. Our brother/sister ____, was faithful and believed in resurrection. Give to him/her the joys and the blessings of the life to come. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
All: AMEN.

2. INVOCATIONS TO JESUS FOR THE SOUL OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED AND LITANY

Leader: Jesus, through your blood on the cross
Response (All): Have mercy on the soul of _,

Leader: Jesus, through the blow you received on your sacred face.  R.
Jesus, through the cruel scourging you endured. R.
Jesus, through the crown of thorns that pierced your head. R.
Jesus, through your carrying of the cross. R.
Jesus, through your face covered with blood which you allowed to be imprinted on the veil of Veronica. R.
Jesus, through your garments which were cruely removed from your wounded body. R.
Jesus, through your holy body nailed on the cross Jesus, through your side pierced with a lance and from which flowed blood and water. R.

LITANY FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED

Leader: Lord, have mercy on us.
AllLord, have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ, have mercy on us.
All: Christ, have mercy on us.

Leader: Lord, have mercy on us.
All: Lord, have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ, hear us.
All: Christ, graciously hear us.

Leader: God, the Father of heaven.
Response (All)Have mercy on the soul of _

Leader: God the Son, Redeemer of the world. R.
God, the Holy Spirit. R.
Holy Trinity One God. R.

Leader: Holy Mary.
Response (All): PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED

Leader:
Holy Mother of God. R.
Holy virgin of virgins. R.
St. Michael and all archangels and angels. R.
St. John the Baptist . R.
St. Joseph . R.
Sts. Peter and Paul. R.
All Apostles and Evangelists. R.
All Saints in heaven. R.

Leader: From all evil.
Response (All): O LORD, DELIVER THEM.

Leader:
From your wrath.  R.
From the rigor of your justice.  R.
From the power of the devil.  R.
From the gnawing worn of conscience.  R.
From long enduring sorrow.  R.
From eternal flames.  R.
From horrible darkness.  R.
From dreadful weeping and wailing.  R.
Through you most cruel death.  R.
Through your most holy wounds.  R.
Through your holy resurrection.  R.
Through the coming of the Holy Spirit.  R.
In the Day of Judgment.  R.

Leader:
You who have the keys of heaven

Response (All): WE BESEECH YOU, HEAR US, 0 LORD

Leader:
You would be pleased to deliver the soul of _ from the pains of hell.  R.
You who would be pleased to grant them all the pardon and remission of all their sins .  R.
You who would be pleased to fulfill all their desires.  R.
You who would be pleased to receive them into the company of the blessed.  R.

Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
All: Grant unto Chris eternal rest.
Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
All: Grant unto Chris eternal rest.
Leader: Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
AllGrant unto Chris eternal rest.

3. CONCLUDING PRAYER

 Leader: Merciful Father, hear our prayers and console us. As we renew our faith in your Son, whom you raised from the dead, strengthen our hope that our dear departed will share in Christ’s resurrection, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
AllAMEN.

Leader: Eternal rest grant unto him/her 0 Lord.
AllAnd let your perpetual light shine upon him.

Leader: May he/she rest in peace.
All: Amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN.

The Miracle of the Sun, October 13th 1917

Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe in supernatural events? Events that can not be explained through the science of man but only through the power of God? Today marks the 107th anniversary of the great Miracle of the Sun which happened in Fatima on October 13th, 2017. What a miserable day it was. Everyone was soaked by the persistent rain for two days. But in a matter of 15 minutes, the entire area was free of water and even peoples clothes that were soaked were amazingly dried. So what happened?

St. Joseph’s Celestial Appearance at Fatima


Judah Ruah, photograph for the news paper O Seculo, published the 1917-09-29 on the news paper Illustracao Portugueza, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/st-joseph-s-celestial-appearance-at-fatima

As Father Raymond J. de Souza writes in the National Catholic Register:

That was the day of the final apparition at Fatima in 1917, the “miracle of the sun” witnessed by some 70,000 people. It was a terrifying vision of the sun veering from its orbit in the sky, spinning and careening in such fashion as that many present thought the end of the world was upon them. 

That vision was followed by an image of domestic tranquility, the Holy Family, as if to contrast the disorder of fallen nature with the restoration of nature in Jesus and Mary, together with their guardian, St. Joseph.

https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/st-joseph-s-celestial-appearance-at-fatima

They also report that Lúcia, the eldest of the visionaries, reported this about the apparition that day:

Then opening her hands, she (Our Lady) made them reflect on the sun, and as she ascended, the reflection of her light continued to be projected on the sun itself. … After Our Lady had disappeared into the immense distance of the firmament, we beheld St. Joseph with the Child Jesus and Our Lady robed in white with a blue mantle, beside the sun. St. Joseph and the Child Jesus appeared to bless the world, for they traced the Sign of the Cross with their hands. When a little later, this apparition disappeared I saw Our Lord and Our Lady. … Our Lord appeared to bless the world in the same manner as St. Joseph had done.

Sr. Lucia, visionary of Fatima

As the world spins out of control, Catholics across the globe are remembering Our Lady who was allowed by God to come to the world in 1917 and cause the sun to spin as if out of control. They are praying for a full restoration of the church the way Jesus started it and the complete unity of all believers.

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Eph 4:1-3

The Miracle of the Sun

Today is the 107th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima. The miracle took place on the 13th day of October, 1917.

The 13th Day

Remembering what happened in Fatima in 1917 is so important today. Why? Because of the message of Fatima. What is the message of Fatima?

The first message I reflect on has to do with the influenza of 1918-1920. So many people these days are petrified of the coronavirus or monkeypox or bird flu or anything else created by these rogue researchers in laboratories.

Many messages were given from Our Lady of Fatima to the three children on the 13th day of each month starting from May 13th, 1917 through Octboer 13th, 1917. The two children on the right of this picture are Jacinta on the far right, and Francisco in the middle between the two girls.

One message that was very clear from the onset is that these children, who were ten or less, were to do penance and pray.

Pray for what you might ask? They were to pray for the conversion of sinners. That’s how important it is to God to have people of faith pray for others that are not quite there. There are more souls along the path to perdition because not enough people of faith are praying for them. And as diabolical as the satan is, he convinces some people of faith that they shouldn’t pray for others.

Another message closer to our present situation though is when the children asked if they were going to heaven. Our Lady said yes, but Francisco will have to say many rosaries. Our Lady even told all three that Jacinta and Francisco would be taken soon. As young children, these three never stopped praying together. When the influenza broke out in earnest one year later in 1918, both Francisco and Jacinta caught it. Our Lady came to Jacinta one more time with another message. She recounts this for her cousin Lucia.

Look, Lucia, Our Lady came to see us and said that She was coming soon for Francisco. She asked me if I still wanted to convert more sinners. I said yes. Our Lady wants me to go to two hospitals but it is not to cure me. It is to suffer more for the love of God, the conversion of sinners and in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. She told me that you would not go with me. My mother will take me there and afterwards I am to be left there alone.

St. Jacinta, October 1918

St. Jacinta does end up in the hospital like her brother and she suffers much. During one of the occasional visits by Lucia, Jacinta says “I love Our Lord and Our Lady and I never get tired of telling Them that I love Them. When I tell that to Them, it seems sometimes that I have a fire burning in my breast, a fire that does not consume … Oh, how I would like to be able to go again to the hills to say the Rosary in the Cova. But I can’t any more. When you go to the Cova da Iria, pray for me, Lucia! I’m sure I’ll never go there again. Now you go to Francisco’s room because I want to make the sacrifice of being alone.”

Jacinta and Francisco are children not even 12 years old at this point, yet their burning desire is to do penance and pray for the conversion of sinners.

Both Jacinta and Francisco are taken up within 12 months from that point.

A movie came out about Fatima. It is well worth the watch, but personally I like the 13th Day movie version.

Fatima movie released in 2020

It was on October 13th, 1917 when the greatest miracle of the last 2,000 years happened to humanity. That miracle in 1917 was witnessed by over 70,000 people and reported on by all the secular papers of that time. EWTN has an excellent website for those interested in reading all the messages from Our Lady to the children. This page discusses in detail what happened on that day of the sixth apparition of the Blessed Mother and the details as reported by the secular press about the miracle and the conversion of sinners on that specific day.

https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/sixth-apparition-of-our-lady.asp

Before the great miracle of the sun, Lucia asks her “Will you tell me your name?” She responds,

I am the Lady of the Rosary.

Our Lady of Fatima, 13 October 1917

Lucia gets bold and asks the next question “I have many petitions from many people. Will you grant them?” Our Lady’s response, “”

Some I shall grant, and others I must deny. People must amend their lives and ask pardon for their sins. They must not offend our Lord any more, for He is already too much offended!

Our Lady of Fatima, 13 October 1917

In 1917 we have a message from Heaven saying Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is already offended. How much more is he offended today?

As the 70,000 witnessed the Miracle of the Sun, the three children witnessed Our Lady disappearing, and then St. Joseph with the child Jesus appeared and seemingly blessed the whole world with a hand gesture in the form of a cross, similar to a priestly blessing in a Catholic Church at the end of Mass.

On that day were two miracles: “The Miracle of the Sun” and “The Miracle of the Son”.

Defendant Donald John Trump lost the United States presidential election held on November 3, 2020.

In August 2023, President Donald John Trump and 18 others were tried at the Fulton County Superior Court. Many news outlets spin their own version of what was said and what you should believe about the outcomes. Rarely does the news just give you the facts and let you analyze and research for yourselves. In this article I’ll post the actual court documents and videos and let you make your own conclusion about what it means. I’ll also share the testimony of a founder of Nations in Action where they outline the actions taken by foreign agents in another country to change the outcome of the 2020 election. These foreign agents have signed affidavits discussing their involvement in changing the results of the US election.

August 14, 2023 Indictment by the court. (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23909543-23sc188947-criminal-indictment)

August 16th, 2023 – MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

August 21st, 2023 – Bond amount and Order to Stop Communication from President Trump.

Defendants demand for a Speedy Trial on August 23rd, 2023.

Motion by Defendants on August 23rd, 2023 for Brady material from the courts.

August 24th, 2023 – State’s Motion to Specially Set Trial

August 29th, 2023 – Motion to Clarify or, in the Alternative, Partially Set Aside Case Specific Scheduling Order Entered on August 24, 2023

August 31st, 2023 – President Trump requests to sever his case from those who requested a speedy trial.

September 13th, 2023 – Sidney Powell requests drop of several charges against her.

Two defendants request severance from the other 17. Judges response on September 14th, 2023.

October 4th, 2023 – STATE’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT POWELL’S MOTION TO PRODUCE BRADY MATERIAL

October 16th, 2023 – States Response for request of certain materials in its possession

October 24th – The court accuses a defendant of making false statements.

The false statements they claimed were:

  • That at least 96,600 mail-in ballots were counted in the November 3, 2020, presidential election in Georgia, despite there being no record ofthose ballots having been returned to a county elections office;
  • That 2,506 felons voted illegally in the November 3, 2020, presidential election in Georgia;
  • That 66,248 underage people illegally registered to vote before their seventeenth birthday priorto the November 3, 2020, presidential election in Georgia;
  • That at least 2,423 people voted in the November 3, 2020, presidential election in Georgia who were not listed as registered to vote;
  • That 1,043 people voted in the November 3, 2020, presidential election in Georgia who had illegally registered to vote using apost office box;
  • That 10,315 or more dead people voted in the November 3, 2020, presidential election in Georgia;
  • That Fulton County election workers at State Farm Arena ordered poll watchers and members of the media to leave the tabulation area on the night of November 3, 2020, and continued to operate after ordering everyone to leave;

President Trumps latest defense tactic for the Georgia lawsuit has shifted to claiming the 2020 election was actually stolen. This is not surprising since, according to Maria Zack, she gave President Trump a briefing in December 2020 that showed conclusively the foreign interference behind stealing the US elections and the power that these criminals hold over all nations. That is one reason why her company, Nations in Action, is trying to expose this corruption in all nations.

Maria Zack briefs the Kansas State Legislature on March 15th, 2022 with her evidence of Italy’s involvement in stealing the US election of 2020.

Kansas Legislature Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee 03/15/2022

References:

https://www.fultonclerk.org/Search?searchPhrase=23SC188947

https://www.youtube.com/@KSLegislatureLIVE