Novena To Jesus The Good Shepherd

NOVENA TO
JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD
NOVALICHES CATHEDRAL
Regalado Avenue Corner Omega St.
Fairview Park, Quezon City 1118, Philippines
1ST DAY READING: A reading from the Gospel of St. John (10:11-16)
I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. A
hired man will run when he sees a wolf coming and will leave the sheep. For they
aren’t his and he isn’t their shepherd. And so, the world leaps on them and scatters
the flock. The hired man runs because he is hired and has no real concern for the
sheep.
I am the Good Shepherd and I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my
Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for my sheep. I
have other sheep too, in another fold. I must bring them also, and they will heed
my voice; and there will be one flock with one Shepherd.
SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this Novena
PRAYER: (From Psalm 23)
Because the Lord is my Shepherd,

I have everything I need!
He lets me rest in the meadow grass
And leads me beside the quiet stream.
He restores my failing health.
He helps me do what honors him most.

Even when walking through the dark valley of death
I will not be afraid —
For you are close beside me,
Guiding, guiding old the way.
You provide delicious food for me
In the presence of my enemies.
You have welcomed me as your guest:
Blessings overflow!
Your goodness and unfailing kindness
Will be with me all my life.
And afterwards I will live with you
Forever in your home.
THE LITANY OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Leader: Lord have mercy on us.

All: Lord have mercy on us.
Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

All: Christ have mercy on us.
Leader: Christ hear us.

All: Christ graciously hear us.
Leader: God the Father of Heaven.

All: Have mercy on us.
Leader: God the Holy Spirit

Leader: God the Son, Shepherd of mankind.
(R) The Lord is my Shepherd
When troubles and trials beset me (R)

When I am lonely and tired (R)
When problems worry me (R)
When I walk in the valley of darkness (R)
When I am cold and hungry (R)
When people turn against me (R)
When injustices and cruelties weigh me down (R)
When I am jobless and no one wants me (R)
When I have sinned and feel guilty (R)
When work and studies grow heavy (R)
When people talk against me unjustly (R)
When I am sick and in pain (R)
When things seem so hopeless (R)
When broke and penniless (R)
When I have no one to turn to (R)
When I no longer care to live (R)
When I am afraid and trembling (R)
When my enemies seem to win over me (R)
When responsibilities are too heavy to carry (R)
When my marriage is on the rocks (R)
When my parents let me down (R)
When my children disappoint me (R)
When my dreams and hopes come to nothing (R)
When doubts and fears assail me (R)
When my faith grows cold and dim (R)
When love in my heart burns down (R)
When happiness seems so far away (R)
When devils keep tempting me (R)
When I do not know what to do (R)
When I am lost and imprisoned (R)
When I am afraid to get up again (R)
When I have neglected my God (R)
When I have failed my fellowmen (R)
When I have no friends (R)
When I am thirsty for love and sympathy (R)
When my sense of humor fails me (R)
When I grow old and no one needs me (R)
When death soon comes to call me (R)
When I go to face God’s judgement (R)
Leader: Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.
All: Spare us, O Lord.
All: Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Leader: Let us pray.
All:
Father, you are indeed our Father; you watch over us with gentle care. You have
given us your Son as an example that we might walk in his footsteps. He is our
Shepherd and we the sheep of his flock. When we went astray He called us back,
called each one of us by name. He is the Good Shepherd who laid down his life for
his sheep. May we always draw strength from the love he has shown us and never
lose heart. For he, the Lord, is with us always now and forever.
Amen.
2ND DAY READING: A reading for the Gospel of St. John (10:24-38)
The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep
us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
“I have already told you, and you don’t believe me.” Jesus replied.
“The proof is in the miracles I do in the name of my Father. But you don’t believe
me because you are not part of my flock. My sheep recognize my voice, and I know
them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life and they shall not perish. No
one shall snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, I and
my Father are one.”
Then again, the Jewish leaders picked up stones to kill him. Jesus said, “At God’s
direction I have done many a miracle to help the people. For which one are you
killing me?” They replied, “Not for any good work, but for blasphemy: you, a mere
man, have declared yourself to be God.”
In your own Law it says that men are Gods” he replied. “So, if the Scripture, which
cannot be untrue, speaks of those as Gods to whom the message of God came, do
you call it blasphemy when the one sanctified and sent into the world by the Father
says, “I am the Son of God.” Don’t believe me unless I do miracles of God. But if I
do, believe them even if you don’t believe me. Then you will become convinced
that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this novena

PRAYER: (From Psalm 3:1-8)
O Lord, so many are against me. So many seek to harm me. I have so many
enemies. So many say that God will never help me. But Lord, you are my shield,
my glory and my only hope; you alone can lift my head, now bowed in shame.
I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me from his temple in Jerusalem. Then I lay
down and slept in peace and woke up safely, for the Lord was watching over me.
And now, although ten thousand enemies surround me on every side, I am not
afraid.
I will cry to him, “Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God!” And he will slap them in
the face, insulting them and breaking off their teeth.
And now, although ten thousand enemies surround me on every side, I am not
afraid.
For salvation comes from God. What joys he gives to all his people”.






All:
Amen.
3RD DAY READING: A reading from the Gospel of St. John (12:37-50)
But despite all the miracles he had done, most of the people would not believe he
was the Messiah. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “Lord,
who will believe us? Who will accept God’s mighty miracles as proof?” But they
couldn’t believe for as Isaiah also said: “God has blinded their eyes and hardened
their hearts so that they can neither see nor understand nor turn to one heal them.”
Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he made this prediction, for he had seen a vision
of the Messiah’s glory.
However, many of the Jewish leaders believed him to be Messiah but would not
admit it to anyone because of their fear that the Pharisees would excommunicate
them from the synagogue, for they loved the praise of man more than the praise
of God.
Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are really trusting God. For
when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. I have come as a light to
shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer wander
in the darkness. If anyone hears me and does not obey me, I am not his judge —
for I have come to save the world and not to judge it. But all who reject me and my
message will be judged at the day of Judgement by the truths I have spoken. For
these are not own ideas, but I have told you what the Father said to tell you. And
I know his instructions lead to eternal life; so, whatever he tells me to say, I say!
SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this novena.

O Lord, hear me praying; listen to my please, O God, my King, for I will never
pray to anyone but you. Each morning I will look to you in heaven and lay my
requests before you, praying earnestly.
I know you get no pleasure from wickedness and cannot tolerate the slightest sin.
Therefore, proud sinners will not survive your searching gaze for how you hate
their evil deeds! You will destroy them for their lies; for how you abhor all murder
and deception.
But as for me, I will come into your temple protected by your mercy and your love.
I will worship you with deepest awe.
Lord, lead me as you promised me and you would; otherwise my enemies will
conquer me. Tell me clearly which way to turn. For they cannot speak one truthful
word. Their hearts are filled with wickedness. Their suggestions are full of the
stench of sin and death. Their tongues are filled with flatteries to gain their wicked
ends. O God, hold them responsible. Catch them in their own traps; let them fall
beneath the weight of their own transgressions, for they rebel against you.
But make everyone rejoice who puts his trust in you. Keep them shouting for joy
because you are defending them. Fill all who love you with happiness. For you
bless the godly man. O Lord, you protect him with your shield of love.”






All:
Amen.
4TH DAY READING: A reading from the Gospel of St. John (14:1-11)
“Let not your heats be troubled. You trust God, now trust in me. There are many
homes up there where my Father lives, and I am going to prepare them for your
coming. When everything is ready, then I will come and get you, so that you can
always be with me where I am. If this weren’t so, I would tell you plainly. And
you know where I am going and how to get there.
“No, we don’t”, Thomas said. “We haven’t any idea where you are going, so how
can we know the way?”
Jesus told him, “I am the way —yes, and the Truth and the Life. No one can get to
the Father except by means of me. If you had known who I am, then you would
have known who my Father is. From now on you know him — and have seen
him!”
Philip said, “Sir, show us the Father and we will be satisfied.” Jesus replied, “Don’t
you even yet know who I am, Philip, even after all this time I have been with you?”
Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking to see him?
Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The worlds I say
are not on my own but are from my Father who lives in me. Or else believe it
because of the mighty miracles you have seen me do.”
SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this Novena.

I am pleading for your help, O Lord; for I have been honest and have done what
is right, and you must listen to my earnest cry! Publicly acquit me, Lord, for you
are always fair. You have tested me and seen that I am good. You have come even
in the night and found nothing amiss and know that I have told the truth. I have
followed your commands and have not gone along with cruel and evil men. My
feet have not slipped from your paths.
Why am I praying like this? Because I know you will answer me, O God! Yes, listen
as I pray. Show me your strong love in wonderful ways, O Savior of all those
seeking your help against their foes. Protect me as you would the pupil of your
eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings as you hover over me.
My enemies encircle me with murder in their eyes. They are pitiless and arrogant.
Listen to their boasting. They close in upon me and are ready to throw me to the
ground. They are like lions eager to tear me apart, like young lions hiding and
waiting their chance.
Lord, arise and stand against them; push them back! Come and save me from these
men of the world whose only concern is earthly gain, these men whom you have
filed with your treasures so that their children and grandchildren are rich and
prosperous.
But as for me, my contentment is not in wealth but in seeing and knowing all is
well between us. And when I awake in heaven, I will be fully satisfied, for I will
see you face to face.






All:
Amen.
FIFTH DAY READING: A reading form the Gospel of St. John (15:9-15)
“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Live within my love. When
you obey me you are living in my love, just as I obey my Father and live in his
love. I have told you this so that your cup of joy will overflow! I demand that you
love each other as much as I love you. And here is how to measure it – the greatest
love is shown when a person lays down his life for his friends; and you are my
friends if you obey me.
I no longer call you slaves, for a master doesn’t confide in his slaves; now you are
my friends, proved by the fact that I have told you everything the Father told me.
SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this novena
“Shout with Joy before the Lord, O earth! Obey him gladly; come before him,
singing with joy.
Try to realize what this means – the Lord is God! He made us – we are his people,
the sheep of his pasture.
Go through his open gates with great thanksgiving; enter his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name. He is always loving and kind and his
faithfulness goes on and on to each succeeding generation.”






All:
Amen.
SIXTH DAY READING: A reading from the Gospel of St. John (17:6-11)
“I have told these men all about you. They were in the world, but then you gave
them to me. Actually, they were always yours, and you gave them to me; and they
have obeyed you. Now they know that everything I have is a gift from you, for I
have passed on to them the commands you gave me; and they accepted them and
know of a certainty that I came down to earth from you, and they believe you sent
me.
“My plea is not for the world but for those you have given me because they belong
to you. And all of them, since they are mine, belong to you, and you have given
them back to me with everything else of yours, and so they are my glory! Now I
am leaving the world and leaving them behind, and coming to you. Holy Father,
keep them in your own care — all those you have given me — so that they will be
united just as we are, with none missing.”
SPECIAL INTENTION: In silence make you intention for this novena.
The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear? When evil men come to
destroy me, they will stumble and fall! Yes, though a mighty army marches against
me, my heart shall know no fear! I am confident that God will save me.
The one thing I want from God, the thing I seek most of all, is the privilege of
meditating in his Temple, living in his presence every day of my life, delighting in
his incomparable perfections and glory. There I’ll be when troubles come. He will
hide me. He will set me on a high rock out of reach of all my enemies. Then I will
bring him sacrifices and sing his praises with much joy. Listen to my pleading,
Lord! Be merciful and send the help I need.
My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me, O my people.” And my
heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”
Oh, do not hide yourself when I am trying to find you. Do not angrily reject your
servant. You have been my help in all my trials before; don’t leave me now. Don’t
forsake me, O God of my salvation. For if my father and mother should abandon
me, you would welcome and comfort me. Tell me what to do, O Lord, and make
it plain because I am surrounded by waiting enemies. Don’t let them get me, Lord!
Don’t let me fall into their hands! For they accuse me of things I never did, and all
the while plotting cruelty. I am expecting the Lord to rescue me once again, so that
once again I will see his goodness to me here in the land of the living.
Don’t be impatient. Wait for the Lord and he will come and save you! Be brave,
stouthearted and courageous, Yes, wait and he will help you.






All:
Amen.
SEVENTH DAY READING: A reading from the Gospel of St. John (21:14-19)
This was the third time Jesus had appeared to us since his return from the dead.
After breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me
more than these others?”
“Yes”, Peter replied, “You know I am your friend.” “Then feed my lambs,” Jesus
told him. Jesus repeated the question: “Simon, son of John, do you really love me?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “You know I am your friend.” “Then take care of my
sheep.” Jesus said.
Once more he asked him, “Simon, son of John, are you even my friend?” Peter was
grieved at the way Jesus asked the question this third time. “Lord, you know my
heart; you know I am,” he said.
Jesus said “Then feed my little sheep. When you were young, you were able to do
as you liked and go wherever you wanted to; but when you are old, you will
stretch out your hands and another will direct you and take you where you don’t
want to go.”
Jesus said this to let him know what kind of death he would die to glorify God.
Then Jesus told him: “Follow me.”
SPECIAL INTENTION: In silence make your intention for this novena.

PRAYER: (From Psalm 38: 1-22)
O Lord, don’t punish me while you are angry! Your arrows have struck deep: your
blows are crushing me. Because of your anger my body is sick, my health is broken
beneath my sins. They are like a flood, higher than my head; they are a flood,
higher than my head; they are burdens too heavy to bear.
My wounds are festering and full of pus. Because of my sins I am bent and racked
with pain. My days are filled with anguish. My loins burn with inflation and my
whole body is diseased. I am exhausted and crushed; I groan in despair.
Lord, you know how I long for my health once more. You hear my every sigh. My
heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind. My loved ones and
friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.
And spend all their waking hours planning treachery
Meanwhile my enemies are trying to kill me. They plot my ruin and spend all their
waking hours planning treachery. But I am silent before them as a man who cannot
speak. I have nothing to say. For I am waiting for You, O Lord, my God. Come and
protect me. Put an end to their arrogance, these who gloat when I am cast down!
How constantly I find myself upon the verge of sin; this source of sorrow always
stares me in the face. O, I confess my sins! I am sorry for what I have done. But my
enemies persecute with vigor, and continue to hate me —though I have done
nothing against them to deserve it. They repay me evil for good and hate for
standing for the right.
Don’t leave me, Lord; don’t go away! Come quickly! Help me, O my Savior!






All:
Amen.
EIGHTH DAY READING: A reading from the Prophet Ezekiel (34:11-16)
“For the Lord God says: I will search and find my sheep. I will be like a shepherd
looking for his flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places they
were scattered in that dark and cloudy day. And I will bring them back from
among the people and nations where they were, back home to their own land of
Israel, and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel and the rivers where the
land is fertile and good. Yes, I will give them good pasture on the high hills of
Israel. There they will lie down in peace and feed the luscious mountain pastures.
I myself will be the Shepherd of my sheep and cause them to be down in peace,
the Lord God says. I will seek my lost ones, those who strayed away, and bring
them safely home again. I will put splints and bandages upon their broken limbs
and heal the sick. And I will destroy the powerful, fat shepherd; I will them, yes
—feed them punishment!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing of his glorious name! Tell the world how
wonderful he is.
How awe-inspiring are your deeds, O God! How great your power! No wonder
your enemies surrender! All the earth shall worship you and sing of your glories.
Come see the glorious things God has done. What marvelous miracles happen to
his people! He made a dry road through the sea for them. They went across on
foot. What excitement and joy there was that day!
Because of his power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations.
O rebel lands, he will deflate your pride.
Let everyone bless God and sing his praises, for he holds our lives in his hands.
And he holds our feet to the path. You have purified us with fire, O Lord, like
silver in a crucible. You captured us in your net and laid great burdens on our
backs.
You sent troops to ride across our broken bodies. We went through fire and flood.
But in the end, you brought us into wealth and great abundance.
Now I have come to your Temple with burnt offerings to pay my vows. For when
I was in trouble I promised you many offerings, that is why I am bringing you
these fat he-goats, rams, and calves. The smoke of their sacrifices shall rise before
you.
Come and hear, all of you who reverence the Lord, and I will tell you what he did
for me: For I cried to him for help, with praises ready on my tongue. He would not
have listened if I had not confessed my sins. But he listened! He heard my prayer!
He paid attention to it!
Blessed be God who didn’t turn away when I was praying, and didn’t refuse me
his kindness and love.






All:
Amen.
NINETH DAY READING: A reading from the Book of Revelations (5:6-14)
I looked and saw a Lamb standing there before the twenty-four Elders, in front of
the throne and the Living Beings, and on the Lamb were wounds that once had
caused his death. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven-
fold Spirit of God, sent out into every part of the world. He stepped forward and
took the scroll from the right hand of the one sitting upon the throne. And as he
took the scroll, the twenty-four Elders fell down before the Lamb, each with a harp
and golden vials filled with incense —the prayers of God’s people!
They were singing him a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the
scroll and break its seals and open it; for you were slain, and your blood has
bought people from every nation as gifts for God.
And you have gathered them into a kingdom and made them priests of our God;
they shall reign upon the earth”.
Then in my vision I head the singing of millions of angels surrounding the throne
and the Living Beings and the Elders: “The Lamb is worthy” (loudly they sang
it!)” the Lamb who was slain. He is worthy to receive the power, and the riches,
and the wisdom, and the strength, and the honor, and the glory, and the blessing.”
And then I heard everyone in heaven and earth, and from the dead beneath the
earth and in the sea, exclaiming, “The blessing and the honor and the glory and
the power belong to the One sitting on the throne, and to the Lamb forever and
ever.” And the four Living Beings kept saying, “Amen!” And the twenty-four
Elders fell down and worshipped him.”

PRAYER: (From Psalm 95 1:11)
Oh, come, let us sing to the Lord! Give a joyous shout in honor of the Rock of our
Salvation!
Come before him with thankful hearts. Let us sing him psalms of praise. For the
Lord is a great God, the great King of all gods. He controls the formation of the
depths of the earth and the mightiest mountains; all are his. He made the sea and
formed the land; they too are his. Come, kneel before the Lord our Maker, for he
is our shepherd. Oh, that you would hear him calling you today and come to him!
Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did in the wilderness at Maribah and Massah.
For there your father doubted me, though they had seen so many of my miracles
before. My patience was severely tried by their complains. “For forty years I
watched them in disgust,” the Lord God says. They were a nation whose thoughts
and heart were far away from me. They refused to accept my laws. Therefore, in
mighty wrath I swore that they would never enter the Promised Land, the place
of ret I planned for them.”






All:
Amen.

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NOVENA TO

JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD

SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this Novena

PRAYER: (From Psalm 23)

Because the Lord is my Shepherd,

He helps me do what honors him most.

Leader: Lord have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ hear us.

Leader: God the Father of Heaven.

Leader: God the Holy Spirit

(R) The Lord is my Shepherd

When troubles and trials beset me (R)

Leader: Let us pray.

SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this novena

Leader: Lord have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ hear us.

Leader: God the Father of Heaven.

Leader: God the Holy Spirit

(R) The Lord is my Shepherd

When troubles and trials beset me (R)

Leader: Let us pray.

SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this novena.

Leader: Lord have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ hear us.

Leader: God the Father of Heaven.

Leader: God the Holy Spirit

(R) The Lord is my Shepherd

When troubles and trials beset me (R)

Leader: Let us pray.

SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this Novena.

Leader: Lord have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ hear us.

Leader: God the Father of Heaven.

Leader: God the Holy Spirit

(R) The Lord is my Shepherd

When troubles and trials beset me (R)

Leader: Let us pray.

SPECIAL INTENTION: In Silence make your intention for this novena

PRAYER: (From Psalm 100:1-5)

Leader: Lord have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ hear us.

Leader: God the Father of Heaven.

Leader: God the Holy Spirit

(R) The Lord is my Shepherd

When troubles and trials beset me (R)

Leader: Let us pray.

SPECIAL INTENTION: In silence make you intention for this novena.

PRAYER: (From Psalm 27:1-14)

Leader: Lord have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ have mercy on us.

Leader: Christ hear us.

Leader: God the Father of Heaven.

Leader: God the Holy Spirit

(R) The Lord is my Shepherd

When troubles and trials beset me (R)

Leader: Let us pray.

SPECIAL INTENTION: In silence make your intention for this novena.