Novena Prayer to Saint Martin De Porres
Novena Prayer
Day 1 - Saint Martin's Humility
Saint
Martin imitated Our Lord, Who was meek and humble of heart. There was no
pride or vanity in his soul. He realized that God is our Creator and that
we are but His creatures. He understood that God loves us as children and
only wants us to be happy. So he had common sense enough to submit
entirely to the Holy Will of God. Let us all imitate Saint Martin by
humbly doing the Will of God in all things.
Prayer
O Saint Martin, ask Our Lord and His Blessed Mother to give us the grace of true humility that we may not be puffed up with foolish pride, but have sense to be contented with the gifts that God gives us. Obtain for us the light of the Holy Spirit that we may understand, as you did, that pride is a deceit of the devil and that only by doing the Will of God can we be really happy. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Day 2 - Saint Martin's Love of God
Saint Martin's whole soul was filled with the fire of God's love. He
knew that Almighty God sent His Only Son into the world to suffer and die on the
Cross for our sins. His heart was stirred with deep affection for so
living a Redeemer, and his whole life gives evidence of his sincere gratitude.
May we, too, learn to love Our Savior more and more and show our love by our
good works.
Prayer
O Saint Martin, teach us to be generous with the gifts that God has given us. Make us sympathetic towards those who are suffering and afflicted. pray to Our Redeemer and to Our Lady of Mercy that our hearts may not be hardened by sin and selfishness, but that we may always be kind and generous to our neighbors because they are the children of Our Heavenly Father. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Day 3 - Saint Martin's Love of the Poor
Saint Martin was called "the Father of the Poor." He saw in the poor,
the sick, and the dying, the children of God, and he helped them in a thousand
practical ways. He studied medicine so that he might know how to cure the
sick. Every day he distributed alms to the poor. He built an
orphanage for children. Let us imitate the charity of Saint Martin that
God may bless us as He blessed him.
Prayer
O Saint Martin, teach us to be generous with the gifts
that God has given us. Make us sympathetic towards those who are
suffering and afflicted. Pray to Our Redeemer and to Our Lady of Mercy
that our hearts may not be hardened by sin and selfishness, but that we may
always be kind and generous to our neighbors because they are the children of
Our Heaven Father. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Day 4 - Saint Martin's Faith
Saint Martin had a lively faith in all the teachings of the Catholic Church
because he knew that it was founded by Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who can
neither deceive nor be deceived. God rewarded Saint martin's humble faith
by enlightening his mind so that he could understand the mysteries of our Holy
Religion. May God give us the grace always to believe the truths which He
has revealed.
Prayer
O Saint Martin, we need strong faith in God and His Holy Church, especially in these days when so many people have turned against religion. Bring to a knowledge and love of the true Church the non-Catholic members of your race that they may find the way to salvation and happiness. Ask Christ and Our Lady of Good Counsel to make us faithful soldiers of Jesus Christ in life and in death. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Day 5 - Saint Martin's Confidence in God
Saint Martin firmly relied on the goodness and promises of God. He
hoped, through the grace of God and the merits of Jesus Christ, one day to
obtain an eternal reward. We know that Saint Martin's trust in God was not
in vain. We, too, are confident that God will forgive us our sins if we
are truly sorry and that He will give us everlasting life it we serve Him
faithfully by obeying His commandments.
Prayer
O Saint Martin, help us to have a great confidence in Almighty God. make us understand that He in One Friend Who will never desert us as long as we are true to Him. Keep us from foolishly presuming that we will be saved without doing our part, but keep us also from despair, which forgets the mercy of God. Ask the Child Jesus and His dear Mother to increase in our heart faith, hope and charity. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Day 6 - Saint Martin's Devotion to Prayer
Saint Martin kept his mind and heart always lifted up to the Creator of all
things. His prayer came from the depths of his soul. It did not come
just from his lips. He naturally turned to God to adore Him, to thank Him,
and to ask Him for help. Saint Martin prayed with humility and
perseverance, and God was pleased to answer his prayers in miraculous ways.
He will pray for us before the Throne of God in Heaven.
Prayer
O Saint Martin, help us to realize that Christ really meant what He said when He promised: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find." Make us faithful in attending Holy Mass and other devotions help in church. Remind us to say our daily prayers to obtain the blessing of God. Ask the Queen of the Most holy Rosary to give us a share in the treasures of the Holy Rosary. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Day 7 - Saint Martin's Spirit of Penance
Saint Martin was a brave man. He was not afraid of hard work. He
did not weakly seek for comforts as we so often do. Even though he labored
so hard, he was glad to so severe penances for his sins and for the salvation of
souls. If so holy a man did penances, how much more should we, who have
seriously offended Almighty God by our sinfulness!
Prayer
O Saint Martin, from you we learn how to be courageous and valiant. From your life we learn to avoid idleness and self-seeking. Give us some of that spirit of penance which you had, so that we may be brave in the struggle with temptations. Ask Jesus Crucified and Mary, the Queen of Martyrs, to give us the grace to fight the good fight for victory. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Day 8 - Saint Martin's Reward
Saint Martin died a holy and peaceful death. He had spent his life in
doing good as a humble lay Brother of the Dominican Order. But those that
humble themselves shall be exalted. Soon his heroic life became known all
over the world, and on May 6, 1962, Pope John XXIII solemnly declared Martin de
Porres a Saint of God.
Prayer
O Saint Martin, you have been raise up by Almighty God to show us the way to our true home. You have given us the good example and the encouragement that we need. We now realize from your life that all we have to do to win the reward of glory is to love and serve the Best of Masters. May we ever be humble that we, too, may be exalted unto everlasting life. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Day 9 - Saint Martin's Miracles
Saint Martin performed many miracles during his life and after his holy
death. We can go to him with confidence for he will grant our petitions if
they are the good of our souls. His heart is very big, and he loves to
help all in every way. We have only to tell him our troubles and to ask
him to help us. If we do our part, we can be sure that our dear friend,
Saint Martin, will do this.
Prayer
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who inflamed the heart of Saint Martin with an ardent love of the poor and Who taught him the wonderful joy of true humility and the wisdom of always submitting to God's Holy Will, grant that, like him, we may be ever truly humble of heart and full of Christlike charity for suffering humanity. We thank You for having raised Blessed Martin to the High Dignity of Sainthood that, by imitating the holy life and enjoying the powerful help of this saintly Creole, the whole world may be drawn nearer to You, the Savior of the human race, Who lives and reigns with God the Father in the unity of the holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.
Recite Ten Hail Marys
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women and bless is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.