The Opening Prayer for the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria is prayed at the beginning of each day of the novena.
Opening Prayer for the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
Gracious Father, fount of holiness, with hearts full of confidence and loving obedience to your will, we pray, together with St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, for the grace of a life of virtue, in imitation of Christ, your Son. Incline our hearts to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, so that He may guide us and keep us in the path that leads to you. And by His help may we become genuine disciples of your immeasurable goodness and unfathomable love for all. This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
After praying the opening prayer, proceed to the readings and prayers for the appropriate day:
- First Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
- Second Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
- Third Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
- Fourth Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
- Fifth Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
- Sixth Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
- Seventh Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
- Eighth Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
- Ninth Day of the Novena to St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
