Day 5 Days 7 through 9 O glorious St. Charles, whose O glorious St. Charles, among all the commitment to education and the arts Saints of God, one in whose was unwavering, even amidst intercession I should most confide, tremendous turmoil, obtain for me, I because you were chosen by God to pray, a greater dedication to inspire the promote the interests of religion, by love of learning in others and to promoting the Christian education of encourage creativity in those around youth. You were, like Jesus Christ me. himself, always accessible to little ones; Glory be for whom you broke the bread of the Glory be, to the Father, and to the word of God, and procured for them Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in also the blessings of a Christian the beginning, is now, and ever shall Education. To you, then, I have be, world without end. Amen. recourse with confidence, beseeching you to obtain for me the grace to profit of the advantages I enjoy, and for Day 6 which I am so considerably indebted to O saintly reformer, animator of your zeal. spiritual renewal of priests and the Preserve me by your prayers from the religious, you organized true seminaries dangers of the world; obtain that my and wrote a standard catechism. heart may be impressed with a lively + + + + + Inspire all religious teachers and horror of sin; a deep sense of my duty authors of catechetical books. Move as a Christian; a sincere contempt for Novena in Honor of them to love and transmit only that the opinion and false maxims of the which can form true followers of the world; an ardent love for God, and that Teacher who was divine. holy fear which is the beginning of St. Charles Borromeo Glory be… wisdom. Amen. th October 27 – November 4th “If we wish to make any progress in the “In meditation, we find strength to bring Christ to birth in ourselves and in others.” service of God, we must begin every day of th –St. Charles Borromeo Feast Day, November 4 our life with new eagerness.” Sources: oneintheirhearts.wordpress.com; catholicfire.blogspot.com; -St. Charles Borromeo prayers4reparation.wordpress.com

Saint Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) was Day 1 Day 3 the Archbishop of Milan and a Cardinal, as O glorious St. Charles, by the joy O glorious St. Charles, whose care it well as the Papal Secretary of State under which you found from tender infancy in was to observe in the most minute Pope Pius IV. He was one of the drafters of the practices of piety, obtain for me, I details and most perfectly the discipline the first Catechism of the Catholic Church, pray, a constant and tender affection of holy Church, obtain for me, I pray, a leader of the Catholic Reformation, and for all religious exercises. the grace ever to love tenderly and an innovator of religious education, observe exactly our holy Rule and especially for children—establishing what is Glory be Customs. commonly known as “Sunday School.” He Glory be, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in Glory be performed many works of charity and Glory be, to the Father, and to the selflessly ministered to the sick during a the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in serious outbreak of bubonic plague. the beginning, is now, and ever shall Saint Charles Borromeo is the patron be, world without end. Amen. saint of learning and the arts and of Day 2 catechists. His feast day is November 4th. O glorious St. Charles, model for ecclesiastics, by your generous Day 4 detachment from all worldly concerns O glorious St. Charles, who always and by your zeal for the glory of God, prepared for death by the sanctity of and the relief of the poor, obtain for your life, and accepted it with holy joy me, I pray, the grace to apply myself, when it overtook you in the midst of like you, faithfully to all the duties your most glorious career: obtain for which belong to the holy state to which me, I pray, the grace always to accept, it has pleased God to call me. with Christian resignation, all that is painful to the senses which it shall please the Lord to send me; and that Glory be Glory be, to the Father, and to the my life may be a continual preparation

Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in for death; so that when I arrive at my “Charity is that with which no man the beginning, is now, and ever shall great passage, instead of feeling the is lost, and without which no man is be, world without end. Amen. terror of the sinner, I may enjoy the peace of the just, a prelude to eternal ― St. Charles Borromeo saved.” “God wishes us not to rest upon anything but blessedness with the elect in heaven. His infinite Goodness.” –St. Charles Borromeo Glory be…