Prayer to St. Francis Xavier

Most amiable and most loving
Saint Francis Xavier,
in union with thee I reverently
adore the Divine Majesty.

I rejoice exceedingly on account of the
marvelous gifts which God bestowed upon thee.

I thank God for the special graces He gave thee
during thy life on earth and for the great glory that
came to thee after thy death.

I implore thee to obtain for me,
through thy powerful intercession,
the greatest of all blessings -
that of living and dying in the state of grace.

I also beg of thee to secure for me the
special favor I ask in this novena.

(Here you may mention the grace, spiritual
or temporal, that you wish to obtain.)

In asking this favor,
I am fully resigned to the Divine Will.

I pray and desire only to obtain
that which is most conducive to the greater
glory of God and the greater good of my soul.

V. Pray for us,
St. Francis Xavier.

R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.

O God,
Who didst vouchsafe,
by the preaching and miracles of Saint Francis Xavier,
to join unto Thy Church the nations of the Indies,
grant,
we beseech Thee,
that we who reverence his glorious
merits may also imitate his example,
through Jesus Christ
Our Lord.

Amen.

Then add

3 Our Father's and
3 Hail Mary's
in memory of Saint Francis Xavier's devotion to the Most
Holy Trinity,

and Glory be to the Father 10 times in thanksgiving for the
graces received during his 10 years of apostleship.

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