into the eternal beatitude of heaven. Amen.

Prayer (located in St. George's novena).

XIV

Novena in Honor of St. Barbara

Preparatory Prayer (located at the start of Part IV).

PRAYER IN HONOR OF ST. BARBARA

O GOD, who didst adorn Thy holy virgin and martyr Barbara with
extraordinary fortitude in the confession of the Faith, and didst
console her in the most atrocious torments; grant us through her
intercession perseverance in the fulfilment of Thy law and the grace of
being fortified before our end with the holy sacraments, and of a happy
death. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

INVOCATION OF ST. BARBARA

INTREPID virgin and martyr, St. Barbara, through thy intercession come
to my aid in all needs of my soul. Obtain for me the grace to be
preserved from a sudden and unprovided death; assist me in my agony,
when my senses are benumbed and I am in the throes of death. Then, O
powerful patroness of the dying, come to my aid! Repel from me all the
assaults and temptations of the evil one, and obtain for me the grace to
receive before death the holy sacraments, that I breathe forth my soul
confirmed in faith, hope, and charity, and be worthy to enter eternal
glory. Amen.

St. Barbara, at my last end
Obtain for me the Sacrament;
Assist one in that direst need
When I my God and Judge must meet:
That robed in sanctifying grace
My soul may stand before His face.

Prayer (located in St. George's novena).

Novena to All the Fourteen Holy Helpers

PREPARATORY PRAYER

_(By St Alphonsus Liguori.)_

GREAT princes of heaven, Holy Helpers, who sacrificed to God all your
earthly possessions, wealth, preferment, and even life, and who now are
crowned in heaven in the secure enjoyment of eternal bliss and glory;
have compassion on me, a poor sinner in this vale of tears, and obtain
for me from God, for whom you gave up all things and who loves you as
His servants, the strength to bear patiently all the trials of this
life, to overcome all temptations, and to persevere in God's service to
the end, that one day I too may be received into your company, to praise
and glorify Him, the supreme Lord, whose beatific vision you enjoy, and
whom you praise and glorify for ever. Amen.

FIRST DAY

The Devotion to the Fourteen Holy Helpers

Preparatory Prayer (located at the start of the novena).

MEDITATION

THE practice of honoring and invoking the saints to obtain, through
their intercession,