Conversion and forgiveness

Artistic interpretation of St. Margaret of Cortona

St. Margaret of Cortona Novena

Pray this complete traditional prayer sequence each day for nine days, bringing your intention to God. The same words are repeated each day.

Public-domain prayer from The Raccolta (1910), entry 386. The prayer wording is historic; this nine-day arrangement is presented by Life of the Saints. About these texts.

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Day 1 of 9

Day 1

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Day 2 of 9

Day 2

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Day 3 of 9

Day 3

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Day 4 of 9

Day 4

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Day 5 of 9

Day 5

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Day 6 of 9

Day 6

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Day 7 of 9

Day 7

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Day 8 of 9

Day 8

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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Day 9 of 9

Day 9

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Traditional prayer

Most glorious Margaret, true gem wrested by God with so much love out of the hands of the infernal robbers who had seized thee, that by the example of thy wonderful conversion, holy life and most precious death all sinners might be moved to abandon sin and every approximate occasion of evil, and practise virtue; obtain for us thy clients, we beseech thee, from the lofty throne of thy glory, to which thy tears and penances have raised thee, the grace of a sincere conversion of heart and of a lively sorrow for our sins, and, after a holy life passed like thine in the love of Jesus crucified for us, a happy death, and the crown of glory in the bosom of the Eternal Beatitude. Amen.

Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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