PRAYER (each day)
O blessed apostle of Ireland, glorious St. Patrick! who didst become my father and benefactor long before my birth, receive my prayers and accept the sentiments of gratitude and veneration with which my heart is filled towards thee. Thou wast the channel of the greatest graces to me; deign, then, to become also the channel of my grateful thanksgivings to God for having granted me, through thee, that precious gift of faith which is dearer than life. O most blessed father and patron of my country! do not, I beseech thee, despise my weakness. Remember that the cries of little children were the mysterious invitation thou didst receive to come among us. Listen, then, to my most humble supplications; I unite them to the praise and blessings which will ever follow thy name and thy memory throughout the Church in Ireland; I unite them to the prayers of the multitude of my ancestors who now enjoy eternal bliss, and owe their salvation, under God, to thy zeal and charity: they will eternally share thy glory, because they listened to thy word and followed thy example. Ah! since I am descended from saints, may I blush to differ from them; may I begin from this moment to love God with all my heart and serve Him with all my strength. For this end I most humbly beg thy blessing, O great St. Patrick! and thy particular aid in obtaining whatever grace thou seest to be most necessary for me, and also the intentions of this novena. (Name them.)

St. Patrick, apostle of Ireland, pray for us.
St. Patrick, vessel of election, pray for us.
St. Patrick, glory of Ireland, pray for us.
St. Patrick, our powerful protector, pray for us.

V. Pray for us, O glorious St. Patrick.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be.