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A NOVENA TO

Commemoration of St. Gregory the Great,

to proben Apostle of England. Antiphon.- 0 most excellent Doctor, light of the holy church, blessed Gregory, lover of God's law, supplicate the Son of God for us.

V. The Lord hath chosen him a Priest unto himself.

R. To offer up unto him the sacrifice of praise.

Let us Pray.

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O God, who hast bestowed the rewards of eternal blessedness on the soul of thy servant Gregory, mercifully grant that we, who are depressed with the weight of our sins, may by his prayers be delivered.

The first day..

O God and Lord of the Angels! to whom thou dost commit the guardianship of men, I offer unto thee the merits of these heavenly spirits, and of those of thy servant, St. Francis Xavier, who was called an angel for his purity, and because he preserved men from many spiritual and corporal dangers. I beseech thee, grant me that purity of soul and body which thou didst confer on this thy holy apostle, and that particular grace which I beg in this Novena, to thy greater honour and glory.

Amen.

The second day.

Lord God of the Archangels! whom thou dost intrust with the most weighty concerns of