St. Francis of Assisi Novena for Freedom from Distractions

 


“Worldly and frivolous thoughts, stay here at the door until I return.” St. Francis of Assisi

Oh venerable Saint Francis,
I ask for all humility, peace, and love through your intercession.
I especially ask for your help in obtaining the sublime contemplation you so exquisitely displayed. Through harmony with God and nature, I wish to be completely and utterly lost in the present moment, not to give into distractions or my ever-wandering imagination.

Help me, sweet brother Francis, by your intercession and through the immaculate hands of Mary, that I may become ever more conformed to the person of Jesus Christ. I love how you love. Help me emulate that same love in my everyday life.

To God be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon,
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light,
And where there is sadness, joy.

Oh Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console,
To be understood, as to understand,
To be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

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