Novena · Day 9 of 9
Santa Muerte novena: day 9
This is the ninth day of the Santa Muerte novena, dedicated to love and gratitude. The novena ends with love and thanks. For her devotees, Santa Muerte is love because she rejects no one and waits for everyone equally. On the last day you don't ask for anything: you give thanks for what you have received and for what is still to come.
Order for day 9
- Light your candle and keep a moment of silence.
- Say the opening prayer.
- Read the prayer for day 9.
- Make your personal request in silence.
- If it is your custom, pray three Our Fathers.
- Finish with the closing prayer.
1. Opening prayer
Most Holy Death, White Girl, here I am before you.
I light this candle as a sign that I come with an open heart.
I bring you nothing but what I am: my weariness, my doubts and my faith.
You who make no difference between the rich and the poor,
you who wait for everyone with the same patience,
receive me during these nine days of prayer.
May every night I spend before you leave me a little more at peace.
So be it.
Santa Muerte novena, day 9: love and gratitude
2. Prayer for the ninth day
Most Holy Death, I reach the end of this path with you.
Thank you for every night you listened to me,
for what you have already given me and for what I do not yet understand.
I ask for true love in my life: the love I give, the love I receive
and the love I have for myself.
I keep the peace of knowing that I do not walk alone.
Thank you, White Girl. So be it.
3. Your request
Say in your own words what you want to ask for or give thanks for. You don't need to say it out loud.
4. Closing prayer
Most Holy Death, thank you for listening to me one more night.
I leave in your hands what I have asked of you, knowing that your time is not mine.
Watch over those I love, those who are far away and those who have already passed.
When my hour comes, may you find me at peace and with nothing left unsettled.
Until tomorrow, my Lady.
So be it.