NOVENA TO SAINT SERGIUS ANDSAINT BACCHUS

Oh glorious Martyrs,

St. Sergius and St. Bacchus,

your courage and love

are an inspiration and joy to me.

I call upon you now

and beseech you

to intercede for me to our Lord,

God, Christ Almighty.

You are the two servants of our Lord,

whose trust in the One God,

and Holy Trinity,

was so great,

that neither public humiliation,

nor torture,

nor even the threat of death

could sway you from publicly

proclaiming your faith

in the Son of the Father, Jesus.

Our God showed how proud He was

of your love and courage,

when after the death of Bacchus,

when Sergius,

being at his lowest and loneliest,

began to lose heart,

and so the Lord sent

the spirit of Bacchus to Sergius

to allow him to console Sergius

with the promise that the two of you

would again be together in Heaven.

I beseech you now

to implore the Lord our God

and pray

(State your intention here...)

and that I may at the end of this life’s journey

join you and all of the saints

and angels and the elect in Heaven

to behold the face of God

and to praise God throughout eternity.

In return for your help and intercession,

I promise to spread the word

of your love and courage and devotion

to God our Lord.

And one final thing,

I pray that you be at my side

along with my guardian angel

to guide and guard and encourage me

throughout all the days of my life,

but especially at those times

when life seems to be most difficult

and my sufferings seem to be greatest.

Pray for me and watch over me

St. Sergius and St. Bacchus.

Amen.

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