Novena of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

First Day
“O my God, Trinity Whom I adore; help me to forget myself entirely that I may be established in You as still and as peaceful as if my soul were already in eternity.”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.
Second Day
“May nothing trouble my peace or make me leave you, O my Unchanging One, but may each minute carry me further into the depths of Your mystery.”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.
Third Day
“Give peace to my soul, make it Your heaven, Your beloved dwelling and Your resting place. May I never leave You there alone but be wholly present, my faith wholly vigilant, wholly adoring and wholly surrendered to Your creative action.”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.
Fourth Day
“O My beloved Christ, crucified by love, I wish to be a bride for Your Heart; I wish to cover You with glory; I wish to love You… even unto death!”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.
Fifth Day
“I feel my weakness, and I ask You to ‘clothe me with yourself,’ to identify my soul with all the movements of Your Soul, to overwhelm me, to possess me, to substitute Yourself for me that my life may be but a radiance of Your Life. Come into me as Adorer, as Restorer, as Savior.”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.
Sixth Day
“Eternal Word, Word of my God, I want to spend my life in listening to You, to become wholly teachable that I may learn all from You. Then, through all nights, all voids, all helplessness, I want to gaze on You and always remain in Your great light. O my beloved Star, so fascinate me that I may not withdraw from Your radiance.”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.
Seventh Day
“Consuming Fire, Spirit of Love, ‘come upon me,’ and create in my soul a kind of incarnation of the Word: that I may be another humanity for Him in which He can renew His whole Mystery.”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.
Eight Day
“And You, O Father, bend lovingly over Your poor little creature; ‘cover her with Your shadow,’ seeing in her only the ‘Beloved in whom You are well pleased.'”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.
Ninth Day
“My Three, my All, my Beatitude, infinite Solitude, Immensity in which I lose myself, I surrender myself to You as Your prey. Bury Yourself in me that I may bury myself in You until I depart to contemplate in Your light the abyss of Your greatness.”
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory be…
V. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, pray for us.
R. That we may become worthy of the promises of Christ.