Day Six of the Novena

Novena to Her Most Majestic Highness,
The Venerable Servant of God
Queen Isabel the Catholic of Castile

Novena Prayer

O God, who did see fit to place Queen Isabel upon the throne of Castile
And thereby give us a model of Christian piety and virtue in government,
We beseech You that, through your grace, we may imitate Isabel in our daily lives
And thereby become examples of virtue ourselves for our neighbors.
We also implore that you may grant this request (state intention) we make to you through the intercession of this holy and venerable Queen.
We ask all this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

The Novena Prayer is followed by two Hail Marys, in honor of Queen Isabel.

Isabel, Holy Queen of Spain and the Americas, pray for us.

Day Six - Reformer of the Church

Holy Queen Isabel, your piety and devotion to the Church radiated out into all aspects of your governance. You anticipated the Council of Trent in the reforms you enacted in the Church in Spain, thereby saving Spain and the colonies from the ravages of the Protestant Revolution. We ask you now to pray for the Church Militant as we continue the struggle here that you advanced so dramatically, keeping in mind especially the Holy Father and all the bishops.

Confident that you will not leave our prayers unanswered, we further ask that you intercede for us for the purpose of this novena (state intention). We ask you to present all these petitions to Christ Jesus, who is the head of the Church you so faithfully defended and reformed.

Isabel, Holy Queen of Spain and the Americas, pray for us.