St Robert Bellarmine Novena
The St. Robert Bellarmine Novena honors an Italian Jesuit bishop and Doctor of the Church who was a key figure in the Counter-Reformation and is the patron saint of catechists and catechumens. This devotion focuses on his legacy of defending the faith through marvelous learning and virtue, seeking his intercession for love of the truth and the strengthening of the Church.
Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God our Father, You gave Robert Bellarmine wisdom and goodness to defend the faith of Your Church. By his prayers may we always rejoice in the profession of our faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. O God, who did adorn Saint Robert, Your Bishop and Doctor, with marvelous learning and virtue to expose the deceptions of error and to defend the rights of the Apostolic See, grant by his merits and intercession, that love for the truth may increase in us, and the souls that do wander may return to the unity of thy Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, alleluia. R. He clothed him with a robe of glory, alleluia. O Doctor right excellent, O light of Holy Church, O blessed Robert, lover of the divine law, entreat for us the Son of God, especially for (mention request here…) Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Saint Robert Bellarmine, pray for us.In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Send me your answered prayers from the St Robert Bellarmine Novena Click here to get the Catholic Novena Ebook for FREE, as well as reminders of when novenas begin Read more about the patron saint of canonists, canon lawyers, catechists, catechumens, and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati on the St Robert Bellarmine Saint Page. St Charles Borromeo Novena
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