The Solemn Novena from St Ann's ShrineThe Solemn Novena from St Ann's Shrine

Saint Ann's Weekly Novena






Hours of Perpetual Novena Services every Monday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Saint Ann, Scranton, PA

Morning Devotions: 8:00 A.M. Afternoon Devotions: 12 Noon, 3:30 P.M. Evening Devotions: 5:30 P.M., 7:30 P.M. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is imparted after the 3:30 Service. A special Novena Mass is offered each Monday for all the intentions handed in. Confessions are heard after each Devotion. (During the week, Confessions are heard, and the blessing with the Relics is imparted by the Priest in attendance at the Monastery parlor.)

The Novena Service

In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of the Holy Spirit.Amen.

[Priest] Incline unto my aid, O God.

[People] O Lord make haste to help me.

[Priest] Let us pray.

[Priest and People Together] O Almighty God Father of mercies and Giver
of all good gifts we kneel before You to honor You in Your Saints; and
seek Their intercession in our many needs We are truly sorry for all our
sins; and humbly ask Your pardon. Please grant our requests and a full 
measure of the indulgences granted by Your Vicar the Pope and draw us ever 
nearer Your Divine Heart Amen.
All stand and join in singing the hymn to Our Blessed Mother.
Hymn - Mother Of Christ
Mother of Christ! Mother of Christ!
What shall I ask of You?
I do not sigh for wealth of earth,
For joys that fade and flee.
But, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ,
This I do long to see,
The Bliss untold, which Your arms enfold.
The Treasure upon Your knee.




Prayer to Saint Ann

[Priest and People Together] O Glorious Saint Ann filled with 
compassion for those who invoke you and with love for those who suffer 
heavily laden with the weight of my troubles I cast myself at Your feet 
and humbly beg of You to take the present affair which I recommend to You 
under Your special protection. 
[Here mention silently your intention]
Please recommend it to Your Daughter The Blessed Virgin Mary and lay it 
before the Throne of Jesus so that He may bring it to a happy issue until 
my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me the grace of one day 
beholding my God face to face and with You and Mary and all the Saints, 
praising and blessing Him for all eternity. Amen


Good Saint Ann, Mother of Her, who is our Life, our Sweetness and our 
Hope pray to Her for us and obtain our requests.Three Times




Prayer to Saint Paul of The Cross

O Glorious Saint Paul of the Cross; you who in meditating on the Passion 
of Jesus Christ did attain to such a high degree of sanctity on earth and 
of happiness in Heaven and did, by preaching the same Holy Passion offer 
to the world a most efficacious remedy for all its evils obtain for us that 
we may ever have that Passion; so deeply engraven on our hearts that we may 
gather similar fruits in time and in eternity. Amen.
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Prayer in Honor of Saint Gabriel

O God, Who did teach Saint Gabriel, Your Confessor the constant remembrance 
of the Sorrows of Your loving Mother and through Her did crown him with the 
glory of sanctity and miracles grant us, by His intercession and example so 
to share with Your Mother in Her Sorrows that through Her maternal 
protection we may gain everlasting salvation. Who lives and reigns forever 
and ever. Amen.
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Good Saint Ann Pray for us.
The Priest then blesses the Congregation with The Relics

Blessing: Through the Intercession of Saints Paul of the Cross and Gabriel, 
and especially Saint Ann May Almighty God bless us with continual health 
of mind and body. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Spirit. Amen.
All stand and join in singing the Hymn to Saint Ann.




Hymn to Saint Ann

1.    Hail Mother of Mary, O gracious Saint Ann.
      God's Marvelous Choice from the whole race of man.
      [Chorus]
      O Good Saint Ann, Saint Ann pray for us.
      O Good Saint Ann, Saint Ann pray for us.

2.    Sweet Child of election, deemed worthy to bear.
      The Virgin of virgins, Christ's Mother most fair.
      [Chorus] O Good Saint Ann, etc.

3.    Look upon our sorrows, give ear to our plaint,
      Behold our afflictions, O powerful Saint,
      [Chorus] O Good Saint Ann, etc.




Benediction with the Most Blessed Sacrament

O Salutaris Hostia
1.    O Saving Victim opening wide the Gate of Heaven to man below
      Our foes press on from every side; Your aid supply, Your
      strength bestow!

2.    To Your great Name be endless praise,
      Immortal Godhead, One in Three!
      Oh, grant us endless length of days
      In our true native land with Thee.
      Amen.

Tantum Ergo
1.    Down in adoration falling,
      Lo! The Sacred Host we hail!
      Lo! o'er ancient forms departing
      Newer rites of grace prevail;
      Faith for all defects supplying,
      Where the feeble senses fail.

2.    To the everlasting Father
      And the Son Who reigns on High
      With the Holy Spirit proceeding
      Forth from each eternally,
      Be Salvation, honor, blessing,
      Might, and endless majesty.
      Amen.

[Priest] You have given them Bread from Heaven.

[All] Having all sweetness within it.

[Priest] Let us pray: O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament, left 
us a memorial of Your Passion, grant, we implore You, that we may so 
venerate the Sacred Mysteries of Your Body and Blood as always to be 
conscious of the fruit of Your Redemption. You Who live and reign forever 
and ever.
[All] Amen.



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