PRAYER (each day)
O glorious St. Charles, the father of the clergy and the perfect model of holy prelates! thou art that good pastor who, like thy divine Master, didst give up thy life for thy flock, if not by thy death, at least by the numerous sacrifices of thy painful mission. Thy sanctified life on earth was a spur to the most fervent, thy exemplary penance was a reproach to the slothful, and thy indefatigable zeal was the support of the Church.

O great prelate! since the glory of God and the salvation of souls are the only objects of solicitude to the blessed in heaven, vouchsafe to intercede for me now, and to offer up for the intention of this novena those fervent prayers which were so successful while thou wast on earth. (Here specify your request.)

Thou art, O great St. Charles! among all the saints of God, one in whose intercession I should most confide, because thou wast chosen by God to promote the interests of religion by promoting the Christian education of youth. Thou wast, like Jesus Christ Himself, always accessible to little ones, for whom thou didst thyself break the bread of the word of God, and procure for them also the blessings of a Christian education.

To thee, then, I have recourse with confidence, beseeching thee to obtain for me the grace to profit by the advantages I enjoy, and for which I am so considerably indebted to thy zeal. Preserve me by thy prayers from the dangers of the world; obtain that my heart may be impressed with a lively horror of sin, a deep sense of my duty as a Christian, a sincere contempt for the opinion and false maxims of the world, an ardent love for God, and that holy fear which is the beginning of wisdom. Amen.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be.