Novena for the Immaculate Conception (Day Two)

Pro Sanctity Novena in preparation for the

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

November 29-December 8, 2012

All quotes are from our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop Giaquinta and Giuliana Spigone, prayers from the AO Prayerbook.

1.     Read and Pause

2.     Pause and voice your intentions

3.     Pray Novena Prayer

4.     Option: Write your own reflections and prayers inspired by the Novena. Share with others.

5.     On the 8^th of December, pray a closing prayer of thanksgiving for graces given. See prayers at the end of the outline

Intention: We are praying for communion in our community/family, and in our world, as we all hunger for the one same Bread!

DAY TWO

Read and Pause: Learn from the Mother of the Lord and our Mother to be humble and at the same time brave, simple and prudent; balanced and strong, not with the force of the world, but with that of truth. Amen.” (October  17, 2011)

Pause and voice your intentions and then pray

Jesus, through and with Mary, let my heart be

the altar where You sacrifice Yourself

the tabernacle where You watch over us

the monstrance where You manifest Yourself to the world. Amen!

Novena for the Immaculate Conception (Day Two)

Novena for the Immaculate Conception 2012

Pro Sanctity Novena in preparation for the

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

November 29-December 8, 2012

All quotes are from our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop Giaquinta and Giuliana Spigone, prayers from the AO Prayerbook.

1.     Read and Pause

2.     Pause and voice your intentions

3.     Pray Novena Prayer

4.     Option: Write your own reflections and prayers inspired by the Novena. Share with others.

5.     On the 8^th of December, pray a closing prayer of thanksgiving for graces given. See prayers at the end of the outline

Intention: We are praying for communion in our community/family, and in our world, as we all hunger for the one same Bread!

DAY ONE

Read and Pause: “…May the Virgin Mary, who was not afraid to answer "yes" to the Word of the Lord, and, after having conceived Him in her womb, went out full of joy and hope, always be your model and your guide. (September 2011)

Pause and voice your intentions and then pray:

Pray: Jesus, through and with Mary, let my heart be the altar where You sacrifice Yourself

the tabernacle where You watch over us

the monstrance where You manifest Yourself to the world. Amen!

Novena for the Immaculate Conception 2012

Famished

Famished

by Guglielmo Giaquinta

O my brother, I, too, have a soul

That cries without tears

That shouts even when silent

That seems to laugh, yet is dying.

My soul is famished,

But I desire no more husks;

They do not satisfy me --

They only disappoint.

I do not hunger for bread.

I do not thirst for water.

I am burning only for love.

I need Him alone.

Famished

I Need You

I NEED YOU

 By Servant of God William Giaquinta

I traveled the universe,

Running endlessly,

Searching always;

But You I did not find.

Lord, I am weary.

I have passed through the Red Sea,

I have dwelt in the desert;

I have scaled the mountains.

Lord, I am so tired.

If my search must go on,

I will die along the way,

Worn out from weariness,

Consumed by emptiness.

O Lord, I am worn out:

I need You.

I Need You