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 also that I may obtain that particular grace which I beg of thee in this Novena, to thy greater honour and glory. Amen.

Lord God  of  the  Principalities,  through whom  thou dost enlighten,  instruct,  and  govern  mankind,  I  offer  unto thee the  merits  of  these  most  zealous  spirit,  and  those  of thy  servant  St.  Francis  Xavier,  who,  not  only  by  himself, but also  by  his  disciples  and  followers,  enlightened  and converted many  provinces  and  kingdoms,  and  in  them innumerable souls,  instructing,  teaching,  and  commanding. I "beseech  thee  to  grant  me  the  zeal  of  this  holy Apostle,  and  the  particular  petition  I  make  in  this  Novena,  to  thy  greater  honour  and  glory.  Amen.

Lord God  of  the  Powers,  to  whom  it  especially  belongs to curb  the  infernal  spirit. I offer  unto  thee  the  merits  of these  mighty  spirits  and  those  of thy servant St. Francis Xavier, to  whom  thou gavest  singular  power  to  expel devils from  bodies  and  souls. I beseech  thee  to  grant  me the  grace  to  overcome  all  the  temptations  of  the  devil; grant also  that  which  I  beg  of  thee  in  this  Novena, to thy greater honour  and  glory. Amen.

Lord God  of  the  Virtues,  by  whose  means  thou  workest miracles and  prodigies  peculiar  to  thy  sovereign  power,  I offer  unto  thee  the  merits  of  these  most  wonderful  spirits, and those  of  thy  servant  St.  Francis  Xavier,  whom  thou didst make  a  worker  of  new  and  prodigious  miracles, renewing in him  the  signs  and  wonders  of  thy  blessed  Apostles, that  he  might  make  known  the  gospel  to  strange nations. I beseech  thee  to  grant  me  that  profound  humility wherewith  St.  Francis  Xavier  amidst  so  many miracles sought  thy  glory,  and  not  his  own  honour,  as also  that  which  I  beg  in  this  Novena,  to  thy  greater  honour and  glory. Amen.

Lord God  of  the  Dominations,  who  as  ministers  of  thy providence preside  over  all  inferior  spirits,  and  submit themselves to  thy  will,  being  ever  ready  to  fulfil  it,  I  offer unto the  the  merits  of  these  excellent  spirits,  and  those