Novena to St. John Bosco

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Prayer to be said each day:

St. John Bosco, you are such a remarkable saint, full of such kindness and mercy. Your heart went out even to those who were seen as hopeless cases. Please, turn an eye to me. Hear me. I beg of you to intercede on my behalf for all of my intentions but especially for (list intentions here). Please pray for my soul to be saved so that I may join you in heaven. Amen.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

Prayer as a mother:

St. John Bosco, behold me, a poor little mother. This world is full of so many terrible temptations and I worry for my child’s soul. Please, take my child under your care as you did so many boys. Take my child as one of yours! May you be his/her guide and as it were another father to him/her. May you teach him/her to love Christ and His mother and to be a good Christian.

May you also teach me to be a good mother, to be truly charitable, compassionate, to care for my child for love of the Christ Child, and to imitate the Virgin Mary. May you help me in regards to discipline, you who were given the duty in a dream to lead youth to Christ not by means of blows, but by “gentleness and love”. You announced such a thing was impossible, but look at your legacy! You were one of the greatest educators and God made use of you to save so many boys. Help me as a parent to discipline my child not out of disordered passion due to hurt pride, but with a true sense of justice and calmness with the intention of guiding him/her to virtue.

Please, in honour of your own earthly mother who you loved very much, hear my pleas.

Pray for me. Pray for my child. Amen.

The above prayer can also be said if you are a father too, just replace "mother". You could also edit it to apply to a teacher as well.

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