Mary, Help of Christians And the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers: Instructions, Novenas and Prayers with Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year

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Produced by Michael Gray, the Diocese of San Jose

MARY, THE HELP OF CHRISTIANS

MARY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS AND THE Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers

Instructions, Legends, Novenas and Prayers WITH Thoughts of the Saints for Every Day in the Year

COMPILED BY REV. BONAVENTURE HAMMER, O.F.M.

TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX ON THE Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices BY REV. JOHN J. BURKE

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NEW YORK, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO BENZIGER BROTHERS

PRINTERS TO THE HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE PUBLISHERS OF BENZINGER'S MAGAZINE

Imprimi Permittitur. FR. CHRYSOSTOMUS THEOBALD, O.F.M., _Minister Provincialis._ Cincinnati, Ohio, die 30, Martii, 1908.

Nihil Obstat. REMY LAPORT, S.T.L., _Censor Librorum._

Imprimatur. JOHN M. FARLEY, Archbishop of New York.

NEW YORK, March 4, 1909.

PREFACE

THE contents of the following pages are based on the Catholic doctrine of the veneration and invocation of the saints, and of the efficacy of the prayer of intercession. The legends of the individual "Holy Helpers" were compiled from authors whose writings have the approval of the Church.

In compliance with the decrees of Pope Urban VIII of 1625, 1631, and 1634, the compiler formally declares that he submits everything contained in this little book to the infallible judgment of the Church, and that he claims no other than human credibility for the facts, legends, and miracles related, except where the Church has otherwise decided.

THE COMPILER.

Contents

PREFACE

PART I The Veneration and Invocation of Saints and the Efficacy of Prayer

CHAPTER I THE VENERATION AND INVOCATION OF SAINTS

CHAPTER II EFFICACY OF THE INTERCESSION OF THE SAINTS

CHAPTER III FOR WHAT THE INTERCESSION OF THE SAINTS MAY AND SHOULD BE INVOKED

CHAPTER IV THE QUALITIES OF PRAYER

PART II Mary, the Help of Christians Novenas in Preparation for the Principal Feasts of the Blessed Virgin

RULES FOR THE PROPER OBSERVANCE OF NOVENAS ON THE MANNER OF READING THE MEDITATIONS AND OBSERVING THE PRACTICES

INTRODUCTION

MARY, THE HELP OF CHRISTIANS

I. NOVENA IN HONOR OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

FIRST DAY.--THE PREDESTINATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SECOND DAY.--MARY'S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION THIRD DAY.--MARY, THE VICTRIX OF SATAN FOURTH DAY.--MARY WITHOUT ACTUAL SIN FIFTH DAY.--MARY, FULL OF GRACE SIXTH DAY.--MARY, OUR REFUGE SEVENTH DAY.--MARY, THE MOTHER OF CHASTITY EIGHTH DAY.--THE IMAGE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION NINTH DAY.--THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

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