O God, come to my aid+
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
—Pause for an “Examination of Conscience”—
Kyrie Eleison… Christe Eleison… Kyrie Eleison…
The Apostles Creed
I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty: from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Daily Prayer to St. Andrew
O Glorious St. Andrew, you were the first to recognize and follow the Lamb of God. With your friend St. John you remained with Jesus for that first day, for your entire life, and now throughout eternity. As you led your brother, St. Peter, to Christ, and many others after him, draw us also to Him. Teach us to lead others to Christ solely out of love for Him, and dedication in His service. Help us to learn the lesson of the Cross and to carry our daily crosses without complaint so that they may carry us to Jesus. Amen.
Short Meditation – Day 9
(Life of Saint Andrew)
FROM THE “OFFICE OF THE READINGS” [DIVINE OFFICE] ON THE FEAST OF ST. ANDREW
(A sermon of St John Chrysostom on St John’s gospel)
We have found the Messiah
Pause and reflect for a moment…
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
DAY 9 PRAYER
Our Father…3 Hail Marys…Glory be…
LITANY OF ST. ANDREW
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us. (repeat after each line)
Andrew, Native of Bethsaida in Galilee
Andrew, Son of Jona, a fisherman
Andrew, Brother to Simon Peter
Andrew, “First-Called” by Jesus
Andrew, baptized in the Jordan
Andrew, disciple of John the Baptist
Andrew, follower of Jesus
Andrew, a fisher of men
Andrew, who helped feed the 5,000
Apostle Andrew, a man of kindly nature…………… Intercede for us (repeat after each line)
Apostle Andrew, a man with a cheerful spirit
Apostle Andrew, an innocent and good man
Apostle Andrew, friend of children and the elderly
Apostle Andrew, who cured people of diseases
Apostle Andrew, preacher of the love of God
Apostle Andrew, prisoner of the lamb of God
Apostle Andrew, crowned with martyrdom
Apostle Andrew, patient in your scourging
Apostle Andrew, lover of the cross
Lamb of God, who called Andrew to serve…….Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who called Andrew to evangelize…….Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who called Andrew to witness………Have mercy on us.
Let us pray:
God of surprises, you called St. Andrew from being a fisherman to being an evangelist. Grant hope to all those at the state of despair so that they might return to God, our one and everlasting hope. Inspire us to share our Catholic faith and life with all who desire a deeper and more personal relationship with your son, Jesus, who loves us into new ways of living in this new millennium. We ask this in the holy name of Jesus the Lord, now and forever. Amen.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
O CHRIST, our Lord, Who didst beautify the most blessed Andrew with the grace of apostleship, and the crown of martyrdom, by granting to him this special gift, that by preaching the mystery of the cross, he should merit death on the cross; grant us to become most true lovers of Thy holy
cross, and, denying ourselves, to take up our cross and follow Thee; that by sharing Thy sufferings in this life, we may deserve the happiness of obtaining life everlasting. Amen.
Saint Andrew, pray for us!
(If possible, kindly accompany this novena with the Holy Rosary at any hour of the day, either 5 or 10 or 15 or 20 decades…)
May the Divine assistance remain always with us, and may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Blessing+
Through the intercession of Saint Andrew (Apostle & Martyr), may the Lord bless + us, keep us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Great job praying Day 9! May the good Lord grant our humble prayers. Amen.
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Shalom!
Compiled by Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ
Paroquia Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição, Paulo Ramos, Maranhão, Brazil
nozickcjoe@gmail.com / fadacjay@gmail.com
Have you prayed your rosary today?
Amen
Really moved and inspired by the life of St Andrew. A selfless life full of love for God and man. Always willing to share the good news he found with others even if it cost him his life and position.
Dear St. Andrew, thank you for praying and interceding for me, thank you for answered prayers. Amen
Saint Andrew intercede for us,that we will accept the good news and spraed it for the glory of God Amen
Thank you St. Andrew for interceding for me and my family.
You were such a great Saint, I knew very little was known about you not until now, thanks to Fr Chinaka for this exposé.
A great Saint who at the point of death was still preaching Christ kingdom and the need for sinners to repent. The villagers wanted to help save him, yet he preferred martyrdom.
The lives and zeal of the apostles inspire me, they always make me know I’m not close yet. God strengthen me. Amen
The giving of himself wholly to Christ is something that amazed me. How can I ever achieve that?
Apostle Andrew, who cured people of diseases, intercede for us especially the sick in our family and world Amen
St. Andrew, lover of the Son. You loved and shared Jesus with your family and friends. Your life was a living testimony. Help me to live zealously for Christ every single day. Amen
This novena has really inspired me and I am so happy to have partook.Saint Andrew pray for us
May God give me the grace to follow st, Andrew example of service to God and humanity.
St. Andrew Intercede for us, Amen
St. Andrew, pray for us now and always, Amen.
Thank you st. Andrew for answered prayers. Pray for us that we may have the zeal/passion and courage to continue from where you stopped in spreading the good news. Amen
St. Andrew after accepting Christ also converted his brother peter and others to Christ. We pray today for the grace to win souls for Christ. Amen
Apostle Andrew, a man of kindly nature, Intercede for us
Thank you Jesus, My joining in these Novena has left a deep Christian hope in me. Whenever I saw the picture of St Andrew, it reminds me of the saying: what an adult sits on the ground to see, a child that climbs an iroko tree will not see. In actual sense. St Andrew definitely may be Older than Jesus then , and was able to bend down be on recognising the value of whom Jesus was, followed, went forward to bring his brother Peter and they left everything and followed him, not just for following sake but deeply committed… Read more »
Apostle Andrew intercede for me that i may get married… Amen
Amen and Amen
Apostle Andrew, a man of kindly nature… Pray for us
May we have interior conversion and bring Christ to our neighbour.
Pray for Chidinma and Chukwuma, Louis and Cynthia and all it has pleased God to put on our Salfivic journey of life.
Saint Andrew, intercedes for us and grant our hearts desires. Amen
Our Dear St. Andrew, may your constant intercession keep us always in the presence of God, keep our flame of love burning for God and grant us the grace to dwell with Him forever.
Amen
St Andrew intercede for us, and my husband financial challenge and my daughter to get pregnant, my children success in they exam and also for step to walk again in Jesus name Amen
Amen
May the Lord bless us and grant us all our intentions through Christ our Lord Amen.
May the the lord who grant st Andrew grace to speak about Christ the messiah to Peter and others bring them close to Christ give me the same grace to speak as an evangelist to the people of today and bring them to Christ. St Andrew the evangelist please keep intercede for us through Christ our lord Amen
May the lord continue to have mercy on us and bless us…
St Andrew, pray for us. Amen
May we like St Andrew dedicate ourselves to serving God and through our lives people will come to know Christ more.
St Andrew has inspired me by bringing Peter and others to christ.
So help me Lord.
St Andrew, Pray for us.
Thank you Fada for this experience.
May St Andrew’s life inspired all evangelist and may God bless them. Amen
St Andrew,
Pray for us.
Every day we make efforts to say the prayers “Imitation of the Holy Cross” sometimes with great difficulties. Here is Andrew, joyfully embracing a real cross on which he would be crucified. I learn boldness, courage confidence based on love for God. More efforts to pray well, take up our daily crosses and follow Christ. First to be called but not the head. God has different assignments for us all. Shun jealousy and bad belle. Moved on foot from country to country evangelizing. We too must win souls for Christ. May St Andrew endow us with his graces and pray… Read more »
St Andrew pray for us
St. Andrew your love for God made you outspoken and you preached boldly even on your death. Help us to Love Him more than our own Lives. Amen
Thank you, St Andrew for your example of leading souls to Christ. May we too seek and bring souls in Christ in all our endeavours . Amen
St Aj
St Andrew as we identify with you please pray for us now and always. Amen
Through the intercession of St. Andrew may we evangelis like St. Andrew and lead souls to our one true God
Apostle Andrew lover of the cross intercede for us and our country Nigeria. I am so so inspired by the faith of St. Andrew, may I have a little faith like that of a mustard seed in me, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Saint Andrew, pray for us.
Wow! In my own opinion, St. Andrew is indeed saintly, because both in past and present generations, I am skeptical that there are people that would handle not been in the inner circle of Jesus, even though they were the reason Jesus had an inner circle to begin with. I mean, St. Andrew didn’t mind being neglected; he genuinely evangelized for the glory of God.
Amen
St Andrew, l look to you to continue to help me in my effort to enlighten others about Jesus as well as drawing me closer to him.
Saint Andrew Apostle and Martyr, intercede for us Amen.
Thank You Jesus for Your grace and mercy on us, and as we end this novena today, through the intersection of St Andrew may God shower His unending blessings upon us all ljn. Amen . God bless you Fr Chinaka for your work of gathering souls to Christ.
Amen
St Andrew pray for us
Increase our faith dear God, and please grant us that boldness we need to spread the gospel without fear through Christ our Lord Amen
St Andrew may you continue to intercede for me and my family in Jesus name Amen.