3 Day ‘novena’ to Fr Jean Claude Colin
This is a shortened form of the novena to help prayerfully prepare for Fr Colin’s anniversary of death on the 15th of November.
It can be prayed online or printed
(There is a downloadable PDF at the bottom of this page)
Day 1 The Joyful Marist
| Marists prefer to be known by their life and their work with the poor and abandoned rather than through publicity. Their joy in belonging to Mary’s family and the generosity with which they do her work will attract candidates to join them. (n. 37) Venerable Father Founder, at your intercession may God give us the holy joy and holy freedom that characterized your life so that we can proclaim the Good News in gladness and joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. NOVENA PRAYER God our Father, in your servant Jean-Claude Colin you gave your people a zealous priest and religious founder dedicated to serving the Church in the spirit of Mary. We ask you for the glorification of your faithful servant in the midst of your Church and grant us the favour which we ask through his intercession. (mention request) This we ask through Christ Our Lord. |
Day 2 The Prayerful Marist
| Marist tradition can continue to be a living reality only if it offers an experience of the Gospel similar to that of Jean Claude Colin and his companions. Successive generations make the tradition their own by praying and reflecting on the events crucial to the foundation of the Society. (n 50) Venerable Father Founder, at your intercession may God make us all people of prayer, both individually and as a community. May our decision making be guided by prayer and may we continue to serve others by praying for their intentions. We make all our prayers through Christ our Lord. Amen NOVENA PRAYER God our Father, in your servant Jean-Claude Colin you gave your people a zealous priest and religious founder dedicated to serving the Church in the spirit of Mary. We ask you for the glorification of your faithful servant in the midst of your Church and grant us the favour which we ask through his intercession. (mention request) This we ask through Christ Our Lord. |
Day 3 Fr Colin, Marist
| The Society, like the Church, finds its model in Mary the woman of faith. Its spirituality is simple and modest in its expression, close to the lives of ordinary people, apostolic in character, and marked by spontaneity and joy. It tries to make its own the Christian experience lived by Mary. (n 117) Venerable Father Founder, at your intercession may God strengthen us in our vocation to be a disciple as Mary was and to serve people as Mary did. Through her Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen. NOVENA PRAYER God our Father, in your servant Jean-Claude Colin you gave your people a zealous priest and religious founder dedicated to serving the Church in the spirit of Mary. We ask you for the glorification of your faithful servant in the midst of your Church and grant us the favour which we ask through his intercession. (mention request) This we ask through Christ Our Lord. |
Excerpts taken from “Jean-Claude Colin Novena” www.jeanclaudecolin.org