Novena for our NFP Apostolate – Day 5
Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, Supplication
Psalm105:41, 107:33-37
He split the rock and water gushed forth;
it flowed through the desert like a river
God changed rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
Fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the wickedness of its people.
He changed the desert into pools of water,
arid land into springs of water,
And settled the hungry there;
they built a city to live in.
They sowed fields and planted vineyards,
brought in an abundant harvest.
We Adore You, O Christ, and We Bless You, Because by Your Cross You Have Redeemed the World
Contrition
Lord, you gave us the privilege to be pure fountains of living water, to marry and image divine life, to create eternal souls. Lord, thank you. But our nation and culture has fouled its wells and said bad water is good, and death is life. Our houses of worship once vibrant are shuttered; many children long for their parents. Forgive us. In our apostolate we turn to you for strength, to un-foul the wells, to set aright the homes, to return the peoples to true worship. Help us more.
Annunciation to St. Anne Bernardino Luini 1516 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Lord you have given us great intercessors, thank you.
St. Anne’s thirst. Jesus said from the cross “I thirst.” God is the same yesterday as today, in him there is no changing; God has always thirsted for us. St. Anne participated in the thirst of God when she prayed for a child. God wants us to share in his divine life, to thirst with him for souls, for everlasting and infinite joy. We ask St. Anne to intercede for us, that we might thirst with God for souls, split the rock of hardened hearts and see our nations families growing. St. Anne, mother to the mother of God, grandmother to God, bend Jesus’ ear for us, ask him to bless our NFP ministry, and to bless us with fertile hearts.
CCL’s family prayer:
Lord God, you called us into communion with you, whether in celibacy or in holy matrimony, to reflect your love in a life of service. In a world which has grown blind to the beauty of your creation, help us to live the love with fidelity and fruitfulness.
Send your Holy Spirit to give us the courage to speak the truth, and faith so that we are not discouraged.
We entrust the work of the Couple to Couple League to your care. Make us good stewards and credible witnesses. May we always be faithful to you.
We seek the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Joseph, Sts. Joachim and Anne, and St. Gianna Beretta Molla. May they and all the communion of saints intercede on our behalf to Jesus Christ, the Lord of Life.
Amen.
We ask for the intercession of our patrons.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
Sts. Joachim & Anne, pray for us.
St. Gianna Beretta Molla, pray for us.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
Amen.