St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Prayer Patron Saint of Young Women, Youth Rape Victims, Poverty, Purity
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena All 9 Days.
| Novena | St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena |
| Novena Begins | June 18 |
| Feast Day | June 27 |
| Patron Saint of | Young Women, Youth Rape Victims, Poverty, Purity |
About St. Cyril of Alexandria
Saints are not born with halos around their heads. Cyril, recognized as a great teacher of the Church, began his career as archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt, with impulsive, often violent, actions. He pillaged and closed the churches of the Novatian heretics—who required those who denied the faith to be re-baptized—participated in the deposing of Saint John Chrysostom, and confiscated Jewish property, expelling the Jews from Alexandria in retaliation for their attacks on Christians.
Cyril’s importance for theology and Church history lies in his championing the cause of orthodoxy against the heresy of Nestorius, who taught that in Christ there were two persons, one human and one divine.
The controversy centered around the two natures in Christ. Nestorius would not agree to the title “God-bearer” for Mary. He preferred “Christ-bearer,” saying there are two distinct persons in Christ—divine and human—joined only by a moral union. He said Mary was not the mother of God but only of the man Christ, whose humanity was only a temple of God. Nestorianism implied that the humanity of Christ was a mere disguise.
Presiding as the pope’s representative at the Council of Ephesus in 431, Cyril condemned Nestorianism and proclaimed Mary truly the “God-bearer”—the mother of the one Person who is truly God and truly human. In the confusion that followed, Cyril was deposed and imprisoned for three months, after which he was welcomed back to Alexandria.
Besides needing to soften some of his opposition to those who had sided with Nestorius, Cyril had difficulties with some of his own allies, who thought he had gone too far, sacrificing not only language but orthodoxy. Until his death, his policy of moderation kept his extreme partisans under control. On his deathbed, despite pressure, he refused to condemn the teacher of Nestorius.
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 1
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 2
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 3
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 4
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 5
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 6
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 7
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 8
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
St. Cyril of Alexandria Novena Day 9
Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hail, Mother of God.
You enclosed under your heart the infinite God whom no space can contain.
Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe.
Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness.
Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven.
Through you, the fallen human race is admitted to heaven.
Hail, Mother of God.
Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us
(Mention your request here…)
Say 1: Our Father…Say 1: Hail Mary…Say 1: Glory Be…
Prayer to St. Cyril of Alexandria
O God, you made your bishop, Saint Cyril, the invincible champion of the divine motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary; through his intercession may we be saved by the maternal protection of her whom we believe to be truly the Mother of God. Through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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