A trecena is a prayer that pray for thirteen days. It is more common to pray novenas (prayer for nine days) to the saints and to the Virgin Mary. But in the devotion to San Antonio de Padua, number 13 acquires a special meaning since it corresponds to the day of his death: June 13, 1231.
How to pray the trecena to San Antonio de Padua?
“Behold the Cross of the Lord,
Flee, enemy powers:
The lion of Judah, descendant of David,
He has won. Hallelujah!
Saint Anthony, glorious servant of God, recognized for your merits and powerful miracles, help us find lost things; grant us your support in the test; and illuminates our soul in the search for the will of God. Help us to find the grace that with sin we destroyed and lead us to the glory promised by the Savior. We pray to you through Christ our Lord. Amen.”
Pray an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory be to God.
“Let us present our prayers to Jesus so that, through the intercession of Saint Anthony, he may pour out his mercy on us.”
Day 1: evangelical doctor
“San Antonio, you were proclaimed Doctor of the Church for your profound wisdom as a theologian, for your example of evangelical life and for your incomparable zeal as an apostle of the Gospel. Obtain for us from the Lord a strong faith, a correct life, and make us attentive to the teaching of the Church, our mother. Make our lives consistent with the faith we profess”.
Glory to the Father…
If you want, you can start the first day by praying the litanies of Saint Anthony.
Day 2: relief of the dying
“San Antonio, you went to death singing a hymn to the Virgin and saying:” I see my Lord “. We ask you to assist us on the last day, to help those who are in agony and intercede on behalf of souls of our deceased family and friends.
Glory to the Father…
Day 3: peace craftsman
“San Antonio, you were all your life an artisan of peace. Come to the aid of the victims of violence, terrorism and war. In a world like ours, so full of hate and blood, let us always be witnesses of the non-violence, peace and human brotherhood”.
Glory to the Father…
Day 4: friend of christ
“San Antonio, you who overcame the temptations of the devil with the power of the Cross, make us strong and obedient to resist evil. May we be true proclaimers of the Gospel with you.”
Glory to the Father…
Day 5: help of the unfortunate.
“San Antonio, you who healed so many sick people and so many wounds, grant us the salvation of soul and body. Intercede before the Lord for the healing and health of all those who have asked for the help of our prayers, and make us available to serve the sick, the elderly and the disabled”.
Glory to the Father…
Day 6:cgod’s menacing
“Saint Anthony, you who walked for a long time on the roads of France and Italy to announce the Kingdom of God to all. Be the companion of our earthly pilgrimage. Protect travelers, truckers, drivers, from all the dangers of this world , so that, step by step, they can reach the path of salvation”.
Glory to the Father…
Day 7: faithful companion
“Saint Anthony, we turn to you when we lose little things and you help us to find them again, for our peace and our joy. Help us above all to remain faithful in the great things. Make us not lose anything of the essential and that we seek first what best that God wants for each one of us”.
Glory to the Father…
Day 8: spiritual teacher
“Saint Anthony, great teacher of the spiritual life, free us from the presumption of being able to live without God. Help us to renew our lives according to the spirit of the Gospel and the Beatitudes, to set a good example and to help those who live with us grow spiritually” .
Glory to the Father…
Day 9: protector of children.
“San Antonio, whose heart was full of love and tenderness for the Child Jesus that you carried in your arms, bless all our families and bless our children. Help them to grow in wisdom, in size and in grace, before God and before the mens”
Glory to the Father…
Day 10: reconciler
“San Antonio, you who, during your ministry, guided and supported those who came to listen to your word, became the servant of God’s mercy. Help us to recognize our faults and humbly receive the sacrament of penance that reconciles us with God and with our brothers, in the same love.”
Glory to the Father…
Day 11: sacred author
“San Antonio, you left us as a written work two collections of” sermons “, for the instruction and edification of the Christian people. We ask you for those who have received the vocation to teach. We also ask you for those responsible for the press and the information; that, aware of their responsibility, sincerely seek the truth and communicate it with full charity”.
Glory to the Father…
Day 12: defender of the poor
“San Antonio, you who, during your life, always worked for the liberation of prisoners and the defense of the poor, make us remain attentive to the message of liberation of the Gospel and that we live in it, for ourselves and for others. Give us the courage to protect the weak, the humble and the poor from the injustices of the powerful in this world.”
Glory to the Father…
Day 13: mary’s servant
“San Antonio, since you served and glorified the Virgin Mary so well on earth, intercede before her mother’s heart, so that she always gives us Jesus, her son. And that following her advice and your example, we may be docile to do what he tells us.”
Glory to the Father…
When to pray the trecena (or the novena) to Saint Anthony of Padua?
Traditionally, the trecena (or novena) is prayed the thirteen (or nine) days before the anniversary of the death of Saint Anthony. Therefore, the trecena begins on June 1 and the ninth on June 5, and both end June 13. This prayer period allows:
• Prepare for the feast of the saintespecially as part of a prayer or collective prayer,
• give thanks to this saintespecially if thanks to his intercession, God has heard our prayers,
• And also, to maintain, throughout this period, a more specific intention. There is another way of praying to the Saint of Padua, which covers several days: it is the thirteen Tuesdays of Saint Anthony.
Why pray the trecena to San Antonio de Padua?
This Franciscan monk, preacher, confessor and great connoisseur of the Scriptures and the human soul, is a powerful ally in our lives and can help us draw closer to the Lord. holy thaumaturge, a miracle worker, can perform miracles and obtain divine graces for us. For centuries, many Christians have entrusted their sufferings and their hopes to him every day, especially those of finding love or recovering the one they have lost on the path of life.
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