On January 21, the Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Agnes, often known as St. Agnes of Rome. She is the patroness of those seeking chastity and purity, engaged couples, rape victims, gardeners, young girls, and Girl Scouts. Symbols and representations of Saint Agnes include a woman with a dove, a woman with a crown of thorns, a woman with a palm branch, a woman with a sword at her throat, and a woman with a lamb. The imagery of lamb is significant because the name “Agnes” is similar to the Latin word “agnus,” which means “lamb”. For this reason depictions of Saint Agnes often include a lamb. The name actually comes from a Greek word, which means “chaste, pure, sacred”.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
DAILY NOVENA PRAYER:
O kind and protective Saint Agnes! Glorious Virgin and Martyr of Jesus Christ! In this solemn novena, dedicated to your glorious triumph, we humbly prostrate ourselves before you, certain that you will not deny us the graces we now ask of you.
Animated by your luminous examples and awakened by divine inspirations, we decide to dedicate ourselves sincerely to the service of God and to belong entirely to Him; we, therefore, wish to consecrate our hearts to Him. But, knowing our unworthiness, we dare not make such a miserable offer; therefore, we beseech and implore you to receive these hearts, thirsting for the purity of your merits, so that they may become worthy of being accepted by God. Amen.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY – PART 2
St. Agnes of Rome was born in 291 AD and raised in a Christian family. Agnes was very beautiful and belonged to a wealthy family. Her hand in marriage was highly sought after, and she had many high-ranking men chasing after her. However, Agnes made a promise to God never to stain her purity. Her love for the Lord was great and she hated sin even more than death! – Whenever a man wished to marry Agnes, she would always say, “Jesus Christ is my only Spouse.”.. (To be continued)
- (Biography Culled from Catholic.org)
—SILENT REFLECTION—
DAY 2 PRAYER
O glorious virgin and martyr Saint Agnes, the great love and appreciation that you always had for the virtue of purity could not be born but from an ardent love for your heavenly Spouse, Jesus Christ, the immaculate lamb that feeds among the lilies: To whom you knew that you could not offer a more pleasant sacrifice than that of your immaculate candor. Now we understand why we have loved purity so little: it is because we have loved Jesus so little.
Oh! Kind Virgin, kindle in our cold heart a flame of charity, so that the love of Jesus Christ may be the pleasure of our lives and the consolation in our afflictions.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be… St. Agnes, pray for us!
Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison, Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, the 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, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, consecrated to God in your youth, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, lily of virginal innocence, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, rose among the thorns of paganism, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, inflamed with the love of God, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, defender of the faith, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, adornment of the Christian nation, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, loathing the lure of the world and all its vanity, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, by the particular grace of God protected by the angel from the stain of sin, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, singular model of virginal purity, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, mirror of piety, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, example of obedience and mores, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, invaluable treasure of the Church of Christ, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, victorious over all temptations, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, adornment of the female gender, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, consolation of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, guardian of all virgins, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, virgin in soul and body, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, bride of the Savior of the world, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, betrothed to God with the ring of His Faith, Hope and Love, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, despising the earthly bridegroom for the love of God, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, reviving the dead young man through your prayers, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, not afraid of terrible torments, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, wishing with joy for death by martyrdom, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, condemned by the enemy to be burned, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, perishing from a murderous hand armed with steel, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, unparalleled in martyr’s patience, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, rare example of bravery and consistency, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, adorned with the palm of victory, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, rewarded with the crown of martyrdom, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, included in the fellowship of the martyrs of Christ, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, placed in the tabernacle of eternal glory, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, experienced Patroness in various adventures, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, consolation of God the Eternal Father, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, dwelling of the Holy Spirit, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, our Patroness, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Almighty eternal God, who in the midst of pagan darkness, having in particular care your faithful servant Saint Agnes, preserved her in innocence and gave her the crown of martyrdom in Your glory, we ask You humbly to deliver us through her intercession from the darkness of sin, and bring us through the road of virtue to the glory that she shares forever with You, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Through the intercession of Saint Agnes of Rome, Virgin & Martyr, may Almighty God bless you + the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Shalom!
Compiled by Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ
Paroquia Nossa Senhora de Loreto, São Paulo, Brazil
nozickcjoe@gmail.com / fadacjay@gmail.com
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PS: Have you prayed your Rosary today?
Awesome I am blessed for this great Saint
May God grant our prayer request through the intercession of St. Agnes of Rome, Amen!
May the innocence of St. Agnes rescue us from our own condemnation,Amen.
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may our prayers be answered IJN AMEN
May we feel the effects of St Agnes’s intercession in our life’s through Christ our Lord, Amen!
St Agnes, virgin and martyr, pray for us, Amen
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St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, pray for me, my entire family and hometown, amen!
AMEN through her graces may doors open.
St Agnes, pray for us. Amen
Saint Agnes, pray for us and the entire world. Amen
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I am bless reading about the life of St. Agnes.
I pray for her kind intercession in my life and that of my family.
Let us strife in holiness and grow more spiritually through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St Agnes, pray for Us.
Thanks Padre for the wonderful work you do.
St. Agnes, please intercede for us. Amen.
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Through the intercession of Saint Agnes of Rome, Virgin & Martyr, may Almighty God bless you + the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Saint Agnes, victorious over all temptations, pray for us.
Praying for my son, Joseph Jiya Lanko, against bad dreams, through the intercession of St. Agnes, virgin, and martyr.
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Amen, St. Agnes Virgin and Martyr, Pray for us
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St. Agnes, virgin and martyr. Pray for us
St. Agnes, consolation of God Eternal, pray for your children!?
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May God grant my prayers through the intercession of st Agnes. Amen. I believe it, i claim it, i receive it. Amen
May God Almighty, grant our prayer requests through the intercession of St. Agnes of Rome, Amen!
May Almighty God grant us all we pray true christ our Lord Amen
May Almighty God look with mercy through the intersection of St Agnes hear and answer us, Amen
Amen…St Agnes please intercede on my behalf.
May St Agnes pray for us Amen
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Thank you Lord.
St Agnes, virgin and martyr, pray for us. Amen
St Agnes, pray for me and my family and grant me my heart desires. Amen and Amen
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Now we understand why we have loved purity so little: it is because we have loved Jesus so little.
May St Agnes intercede for us through Christ our Lord Amen
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St Agnes intercede for us
Saint Agnes, rare example of bravery and consistency, pray for us.
Thank you Dear Father… for your spiritual guidance!
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St Agnes, pray for us
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St Agnes symbol of purity pray for all youths in the world. Amen
May God hear our prayers and let our cry come unto thee Amen