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the grace to overcome all the temptations of the devil, and that which I beg of thee in this Novena, to thy greater honour and glory. Amen.

A NOVENA TO

The fifth day.

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Lord God of the Virtues! by whose means thou dost work the miracles of thy sovereign power: I offer up to thee their merits, and those of thy servant St. Francis Xavier, whom thou didst make a worker of new and pro­digious miracles, renewing in him the signs and wonders of the blessed apostles, that he might discover the gospel to new nations, I beseech thee, grant me that profound humility which led him, amidst so many miracles, to seek, not his own but thy glory: grant also that which I beg in this Novena, to thy greater honour and glory. Amen.

The sixth day.

Lord God of the Dominations! who are the ministers of thy Providence, and are ever ready to execute thy will: I offer up to thee their merits, and those of St. Francis Xavier, who humbly submitted himself to all supe­riors, in them acknowledging thy Majesty, and readily fulfilling their commands. I beseech thee, grant me a ready and perfect obedience to all my superiors, and that special petition which I make in this Novena, to thy greater honour and glory. Amen.