On the first day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray for the gift of faith.
On the second day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray for the gift of hope for ourself and
for those who have trouble believing.
On the third day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray that we might be freed from worldly
cares, so that we can love God more fully.
On the fourth day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray for the strength to carry the cross of
our passions.
On the fifth day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray for the grace of detachment.
On the sixth day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray for freedom from anger.
On the seventh day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray for the grace to pray well.
On the eighth day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray for purity of heart.
On the ninth day of the Novena to Saint Expeditus, we pray for the grace of final perseverance.
St. Expeditus - 9-Day Novena to Saint
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Saint Expeditus suffered a lot during the time of Diocletion. He is holding a cross in which is inscribed "Hodie" (Today)
while he is stepping on a crow which is crying "Cras" (Tomorrow) in order to remind us not to doubt even for a single
moment the great mercy of God, and not to postpone for tomorrow the devout and trusting prayer but to call on him
always as our advocate by the side of our Blessed Virgin.
(With ecclesiastical permission)
------------------------------------------------- Opening Prayer for each day:
Act of Contrition
My LORD Jesus Christ, Father of endless charity, I am heartily sorry for my sins. Grant me, therefore, pardon of my sins
and the grace I ask of You thru the merits of the sorrows of Your loving Mother and the virtues of Your martyr, Saint
Expeditus.
Prayer to Saint Expeditus for Each Day
Oh Saint Expeditus, my protector, in you I place my hope that my petitions may be granted if they are for my own good.
Please ask Our Lord, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin, for the forgiveness of my sins, and the grace to
change my life, particularly the grace ... (mention here the particular grace desired) and I promise to follow your examples
and will propagate this devotion to you.
FIRST DAY
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the lively faith which was granted you by God, I ask you to awaken the same
faith in my heart, that I may also believe wholeheartedly that there is God, but most particularly that I may be saved from
sinning against Him.
Pray 3 Our Fathers in honour of the Most Holy Trinity then the concluding prayer.
Concluding Prayer for Each Day
Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy
help, and sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my
Mother. To thee I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my words
but graciously hear and grant my prayer. Amen.
Pray 1 Hail Mary in honour of Our Lady of Sorrows.
SECOND DAY
My Lord Jesus Christ ...
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expedius, through the enviable hope given you by God, pray that those of little belief may be
penetrated by some rays of hope so that they also receive eternal things; please pray that ardent hope in God be also
given me and hold me steadfast in the midst of sufferings.
Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer.
THIRD DAY
My Lord Jesus Christ ...
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the endless love which Our Lord planted in your heart, please remove from
mine all the shackles tied by worldliness, that without them I may love only God in all eternity. Amen.
Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer.
FOURTH DAY
My Lord Jesus Christ ...
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, who knew fully well the teaching of the Divine Teacher to carry the cross and follow
Him, ask Him for the graces I need that I may fight my own passions.
Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer.
FIFTH DAY
My Lord Jesus Christ ...
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the bountiful graces you received from Heaven that you may conserve all
your virtues, grant also that I may get rid of all the feelings that block my way to Heaven.
Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer.
SIXTH DAY
My Lord Jesus Christ ...
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the sufferings and humiliations which you received for the love of God, grant
me also this grace which is very pleasing to God, and free me from anger and hardness of heart which is the stumbling
block of my soul.
Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer.
SEVENTH DAY
My Lord Jesus Christ ...
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, you know that prayer is the golden key that will open the Kingdom of Heaven, teach
me to pray in a manner which is desirable to Our Lord and to His Heart, that I may live only for Him, that I may die only for
Him, and that I may pray only to Him in all eternity.
Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer.
EIGHTH DAY
My Lord Jesus Christ ...
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, through the clean desire that reigned in all your feelings, word and actions, please let
them guide me also in my endless search for the glory of God and the good of my fellowmen.
Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer.
NINTH DAY
My Lord Jesus Christ ...
O Glorious Martyr, Saint Expeditus, who was so much loved by the Queen of Heaven, that to you nothing was denied, ask
her, please my advocate, that through the sufferings of her Divine Son and her own sorrows, I may receive this day the
grace I ask of you; but above all the grace to die first before I commit any mortal sin. Amen.
Three Our Fathers then the concluding prayer.
