# Novena in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day six
*2014-12-08*

> Bill Young leads the sixth day of the novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, focusing on prayers for an increase in priestly and religious vocations.

## Opening prayers

Good afternoon. This is Bill Young, and welcome to the Prayer N Lunch podcast. Today we are continuing our novena in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe; today is day number six. We begin in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. O God, come to my assistance; Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

## The Nicene Creed

We now pray the Creed: I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of all that is seen and unseen. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven, and by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake, he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again, in accordance with the Scriptures, he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified, he has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

## Petition for vocations

On this sixth day, we pray: Mary, Mother of vocations, multiply priestly vocations and fill the earth with religious houses, which will be the light and the warmth for the world, and safety in stormy nights. Beg your Son to send us many priests and religious. This we ask of you, O Mary.

## Closing prayers

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

*We entrust the growth of priestly and religious vocations to the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe.*