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mereahrr may dwayi be fortified
CMstmn with spirituai assistance, and
Dominum nostrum. deserve to enjqy eternal
Amen. rewards. Through Christ
our Lord. Amen.
His Holiness, Pope Pius IX, by a decree of the Sacred
Congregation of tndnlgaw, Jm. as, ~866,~granted to all
the faithful, as often as they shall, with at least contrite
heart and devotion, say this responsory, witb the versicle
and prayer annexed, an inddgence of om hdrd days;
a h a plenary iqddgencc, once a month, on any day, to all
those who have said it for a month, provided that, tkh
truly penitent, after confession and communion, they she1 !
visit a churth or puMic oratory, and there pray, for sotnt
time, for the intention of His Holineas
Zbe Wovena of Grace
.
ORIGIN aP TBE NOVENA
The Novena of Grace, which begins on March 4th and
ends on the lath, the day of the canonization of St. Francis
Xavicr, owes its origin to the saint himself. At Naples,
in December, 1633, Father Marcello Mastriili, S.J., was at
the point of death. The saint appeared lo him, and
bidding him renew a vow he had made to labor in Japan,
said: "All those who implore my help daily for nine consecutive
days, from the 4th to the 12th of March included,
and worthily receive the sacraments of Penance and the
Holy Eucharist on one of the nine days, &I experience my
proteaiacl and mq hope with entire wurancc to obt~in
from God any grace they, ask for the good of their souls,
and the glory of God. The Fafher arose, instantly
cured. So well has the saibt kept this promise, that this
evotion in his honor became universally known as the
$J ovena of Grate. Its efficacy is nbt rpdricted to the dates
mehtioned. It may be mdel very approgrkly an prep
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