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NOVENA FOR THE FEAST OF ST. GAETAN.
  1. and to partake of the ineffable sweetness of her Son Jesus, obtain for me a thorough purity of heart and intention.

Pater, Ave, Gloria.

  1. Glorious saint, who wast permitted in spirit to feel some of the bitter pains of our Lord on the cross, pray that I may be inspired with the same thirst as thyself to suffer with Jesus Christ and to be crucified with Him.

Pater, Ave, Gloria.

Glorious saint, whose death was mainly caused by thy sorrow for the sins of others, and who at thy last passage wast cheered by the presence of Mary, who called thee to a glorious throne in the kingdom of her Son, obtain for me a hearty sorrow for my many sins and shortcomings, and that grace which I most need, so that I may arrive at eternal life.

Pater, Ave, Gloria.
Ora pro nobis, Beatæ Cajetane.
Ut digni efiiciamur, etc.

Oremus.

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, que S. Cajetanum Confessorum mirabiliter in tua Proveidentia confidentem,