NOVENA TO

GUADALUPE ORTI
Z
DE LANDÁZURI
DOCTOR OF
CHEMISTRY

FOR
STUDENTS
 Blessed Guada
lupe Ortiz de L
andázuri
DOCTOR
OF CHEM
IS T RY
"An hour
of study,
for a mo
dern apo
s t le ,
is a n h o u
r of pray
e r ."
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D O N 'T W O R R Y .
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GUADALUPE IS
YOUR "ALLY" W
COMES TO STU HEN IT
DYING.
T h is n o v e
n a in v it e
G u a d a lu s you to
pe your " make
study co
for a few m p a n io n
days. Gu "
a d a lu p e
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ortant ex
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to heave : m a k in g
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for you s a n in t e r c e
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Guadalupe under
s t o
holiness could be od that
one's profession a found in
nd ordinary life.
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D e a r F a th
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b e a b le
to te ll y o
but as us u s o m e th
u a l, th e re in g g o o d
’s s o li tt le ,
th e e n d . th a t I’ ll k e e
As you kn p it fo r
o w , I fi n d
k e e p th in it re a ll y h
g s ti d y a a rd to
n d in g o o
p e rs o n a l d o rd e r –
th in g s , b n o t ju s t m
u t th e th y
[… ] I k e e in g s I’ m g
p fo rg e tt iv e n to d o
in g w h e re
th a t I s o m I le ft th e
e ti m e s m keys, so
ake my s
ti m e . I’ v e is te rs w a
d o n e lo ts s te th e ir
o f o th e r
d o n ’t g e th in g s li k
t d is c o u ra e th a t, b
ged, and ut I
m e (p ra y I th in k , if
th a t h e w G o d h e lp s
il l! ), I’ ll m
m y s e lf . a n a g e to
c o rr e c t

"When yo
u b r in g o
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O God, grant me through the e God m
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intercession of Blessed Guadalupe g C ma m in o , 8
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that, like her, I may learn to carry s e r v ic e ."
out my ordinary work with love,
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and spread faith and joy to , 80

everyone around me, so that many

more may come to know you and
love you. Deign to grant the
canonisation of Guadalupe and,
through her intercession, grant me
Guadalupe, I ask
me study the ma you to help
the favour I ask of you... (here
make your petition). Amen.

OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE. courses in an orde terial of my

I know how to giv rly way. May
God with my wor e glory to
the virtue of ordek and grow in
so that I can accor, with joy,
goals I set for my mplish the
self and also
help my classmat
es.
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F a th e r,
P ra y a lo
t fo r m e ,
a n d fo r a
m e to fi n ll th e s e th
is h m y d o in g s [… ]
c to ra te n For
s tu d y in g o w , a lt h o
s o li tt le ! u g h I’ m
[… ] I th in
e v e ry th in k I’ v e n o w
g I w a n te to ld y o u
d to , a n d
happy. H I’ m h a p p
e lp m e a y , re a ll y
lo t, te ll m
w ro n g , p e e v e ry th
o in t- b la n in g I d o
k; maybe
th in g a b th a t’ s th e
out me s o n ly g o o
o fa r, th a d
v e ry w e ll t I’ v e a lw
and bee a y s ta k e n it
n happy
m e (e v e n when pe
th o u g h I’ o p le c o rr e
m s a d th ct
w ro n g ), a a t I’ v e d o
n d I lo v e n e th in g s
th e p e rs o
even mo n who co
re th a n b rr e c ts m e
e fo re , a n
th e m . d a m re a ll y g ra
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" Y o u r in t
e r io r li f e
has to b
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e ju s t t h
at:
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ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI b e g in a g
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O God, grant me through the , 292
intercession of Blessed Guadalupe C a m in o ,
80
that, like her, I may learn to carry
out my ordinary work with love,
and spread faith and joy to Guadalupe, I ask
be open to correycou to help me
everyone around me, so that many
more may come to know you and
love you. Deign to grant the
realize all the wtions and to
improve, with che ays I can
canonisation of Guadalupe and,
through her intercession, grant me
the favour I ask of you... (here
optimism, withoeurfulness and
discouraged or tirt getting
make your petition). Amen.

mistakes. I ask yo ed of my
OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE.

for me so that I m u to intercede

a
God in all the peyolearn to see
circumstances tha ple and
better, and that t help me be
offer to God the I know how to
exams, regardlesoutcome of my
s of the mark.
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DA V a le n c ia
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D e a r F a th
e r,
 
I’ m s p e n d
in g a fe w d a
and I wa y s in V a le
n t to w ri n c ia fo r
te to y o u m y w o rk ,
came he b ri e fl y fr
re to g iv o m h e re .
e a le c tu I
F a ir 19 7 3 re a t th e
. It ’s o v e H o m e T e x ti le
r, a n d I th s
th in g s d o in k it w e
n ’t k e e p n t w e ll . T h e
me awak se
p re p a re e a t n ig h
th e m a n d t, b u t I d
tr y to p u o
th e m . [… t my bes
] t e ff o rt s
in to
I s o m e ti m
e s th in k
I d o n ’t h a
m o re , p h v e th e s tr
y s ic a ll y , e n g th a n
fo r a ll th y
in v o lv e d , e h u s tl e
but I kee a n d b u s tl e
p o n d o in
O u r L o rd g it a n d
is d e te rm it lo o k s a
in e d th a s if
th e w h o le t I s h o u ld
ru n s o n w , b ecause
h e e ls a n
way of s d I d o n ’t
a y in g n o fi n d a n y
. [… ] P ra
fo r m e , th y fo r u s ,
at I may a nd espec
a lw a y s d ia ll y
w a n ts . o what O
u r L o rd

BLESSED GUADALUPE
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" L e t th o s
e v e ry o b
s ta c le s g
G o d 's g ra iv e y o u s
O God, grant me through the c e w il l n tr e n g th .
C o t fa il y o
intercession of Blessed Guadalupe m o n ti u m a m in o , 8 0 u : 'I n te r m e
p e rt ra n s d iu m
that, like her, I may learn to carry ib u n t a q
uae! You
s h a ll p a s
th ro u g h s
out my ordinary work with love, th e m o u
n ta in s !'
and spread faith and joy to  
everyone around me, so that many D o e s it m
a tt e r th a
t you ha
more may come to know you and a c ti v it y fo v e to c u
rt a il y o u
r th e m o r
love you. Deign to grant the m e n t if a
s p ri n g w ft e rw a rd s , li k e
h ic h h a s a
canonisation of Guadalupe and, been co
m p re s s e
re a c h in d, you w
through her intercession, grant me c o m p a ra il l
b ly fa rt h
e r th a n y
the favour I ask of you... (here ou ever
d re a m e d
?"
make your petition). Amen.

OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE.

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Guadalupe, I ask
recognize and tayou to help me
of all the ocassiokne advantage
me to learn to be s that allow
as to study, work stronger, so
, and serve the
others better.
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D AY
M e x ic o C
it y , 2 9 Ju
n e 19 5 0
F a th e r, T
o d a y I’ d
li k e to w
m y s e lf ; y ri te to y o
ou know u a b it a
how, gen bout
d e ta c h e e ra ll y , I’ m
d fr o m m o v e r-
y s e lf a n d
h o w th in in m y le tt
g s a re g e rs I te ll
o in g , w h you
m y in te ri ic h is re a
or and e ll y w h a t fi ll s
x te rn a l li
much. M fe [… ] I lo
o re e v e ry v e God ve
d a y , m o re ry
[… ] s tr o n g ly
a n d s u re
ly .
I want so
m u c h to
s e rv e h im
w o rk in g ! – m a te ri
as much a ll y , b y
as my bo
a n d s p ir it d y is c a p a b
u a ll y , b y le o f [… ];
g iv in g m
h e lp in g m y s e lf to ta
y s is te rs ll y a n d
a n d a ll th
a p o s to la e p e o p le
te w it h , to I do
g iv e th e ir
o n ly th in u tm o s t! T h
g th a t m a t’ s th e
akes me
(b e c a u s e s u ff e r, m y in
o f m y la c c a p a c it y
k o f… I d
c a n ’t ju d o n ’t k n o w
g e m y s e lf w h a t, I
and don
m o re e ff ’t w a n t to
e c ti v e . ) to b e

BLESSED GUADALUPE
ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI
" If y o u a
re to ser
O God, grant me through the ve God w
m in d , t o it h y o u r
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a grave
that, like her, I may learn to carry o b li g a t io
n
out my ordinary work with love, f o r y o u ."
and spread faith and joy to
everyone around me, so that many The Way
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more may come to know you and
love you. Deign to grant the
canonisation of Guadalupe and, Guadalupe, I ask
see the joy thatyou to help me
through her intercession, grant me
the favour I ask of you... (here
make your petition). Amen.
making the effortcomes from
OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE. best and to serve to give my
intercessor beforeothers. Be my
Him to give me st God, asking
rength and joy
so that I may alw
forward, even th ays go
thinking of and seough at times
rving others is
challenging.
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D AY
A v il a , 6 F
e b ru a ry
19 6 7
F a th e r,
It ’s q u it e
s o m e ti m
e s in c e I
w a s w a it la s t w ro te
in g ti ll th to y o u ; I
e compe
s o I c o u ld ti ti v e e x a
te ll y o u I m s w e re
g o t th ro u over
p a rt o f th g h . I’ v e s p
is p a s t y e n t a la rg
e a r s tu d e
h o u rs ) a n y in g (a b o
d th e la s u t 2 ,0 0 0
t te rm w
(I ’v e b e e a s a lm o s
n th ro u g t a ll e x a m
h 15 e x a m s
b a s is : o ra s , a ll o n
l, w ri tt e n a n e li m in a to ry
, p ra c ti c
to o k , w h a l… ). In th
ic h w e re e fi rs t o n e
“S e c o n d s I
fa il e d m a ry T e a c
e o n th e h in g ”, th e
s e c o n d la y
th in k it ’s s t e x e rc is
th e o n e e … (w h e
I d id b e s re a s I
o n e s fo r t) . N o w a
“P ro fe s s io y ! B u t in th e
nal Teac
ones I m h in g ” w h
o s t w a n te ic h w e re th
d to p a s e
m e a n s ta s becaus
y in g in M e it c o u ld
a d ri d a n
W o m e n ’s d te a c h in
School o g in th e
f In d u s tr
ia l S c ie n
ces, I pa
ssed.

BLESSED GUADALUPE "Joy, and

ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI o p ti m is m
s u p e rn a tu
ra l a n d h
uman
, can go
h a n d in
p h y s ic a l h a n d w it
O God, grant me through the ti re d n e s h
s , w it h s
C a m in o , o rr o w , w it h te
intercession of Blessed Guadalupe (b e c a u s e
we have 80 a rs
that, like her, I may learn to carry a h e a rt ),
d if f ic u lt ie a n d w it h
s in o u r in
out my ordinary work with love, te ri o r li f
e or our
and spread faith and joy to a p o s to li
c w o rk .
everyone around me, so that many
more may come to know you and He who
is p e rf e c
tu s Deus, p
love you. Deign to grant the — p e rf e c e rf e c tus Homo
t God and
canonisation of Guadalupe and, p e rf e c t
w h o e n jo Man — a
through her intercession, grant me y e d e v e ry nd
h a p p in e
s s in H e a
the favour I ask of you... (here c h o s e to
e x p e ri e n
ven,
c e f a ti g u
make your petition). Amen. ti re d n e s e and
s , te a rs a
nd suffe
w e m ig h ri n g .. . s o
OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE. t u n d e rs th a t
ta n d th a
t if w e a
s u p e rn a tu re to b e
ra l w e m
u s t a ls o
b e v e ry
h u m a n ."

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e, 290

Guadalupe, I ask
y
study and work owu to teach me to
intensity that yo ith the same
give each task thu did. May I learn to
e
including the necteime it requires,
ssary rest.
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M a d ri d ,
M a rc h 19
71
D e a r F a th
e r,
I’ m h a p p
y , I p ra y ,
I do apo
o f p e o p le s to la te w
, a n d I s tu it h q u it e
dy as we a lo t
ll a s te a c
h.
In th e F a
c u lt y w e
’r e p re p a
a lr e a d y fi ri n g – o n
n is h e d – e o r tw o
s h o rt s tu a re
c o m b in e d ie s w h e
p ra c ti c a re w e
l w o rk in
a d m in is tr househo
a ti o n w it ld
h s c ie n ti
fi c u n d e rp
in n in g .

"I want y
ou to be
happy a
c h e e r f u ln lw a y s , f o
e s s is a n r
e s s e n t ia
l part of
BLESSED GUADALUPE your way
.
ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI  Pray tha
t the sam
e supern
a t u r a l jo
may be g y
O God, grant me through the ranted t
o u s a ll ."
intercession of Blessed Guadalupe C a m in o ,
8 0
that, like her, I may learn to carry
out my ordinary work with love, The Way
, 665
and spread faith and joy to
everyone around me, so that many
more may come to know you and
love you. Deign to grant the Guadalupe, toda
you to help me tyoI want to ask
canonisation of Guadalupe and,
through her intercession, grant me
the favour I ask of you... (here
cheerful. May I kn always be
spread the joy of ow how to
make your petition). Amen.

OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE. b

God everywhereeing close to
circumstances. Int and in all
so that, when I gercede for me
sad, I remember et angry or
God’s help to beto count on
everything I have a saint in
going on.
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M a d ri d ,
1 O c to b e
r 19 6 2
F a th e r,
About m
y s e lf : a s
u s u a l, I’ m
d e s ir e s to v e ry h a p
d o th in g p y a n d fu
s w e ll a n ll o f
b e e n e n tr d s e rv e in w
u s te d to hat has
m e [… ] A
w o rk is s n d m y p ro
ti ll te a c h fe s s io n a
in g in th e l
I hope so M a e z tu In
o n to b e s ti tu te , b
te a c h in g ut
C o ll e g e . at a Wom
I lo v e te a e n ’s
c h in g , a n
much on d it ’s a m
e can do a z in g h o w
… I d o th
li fe ] w it h e n o rm s
lo v e , I p ra [o f th e p la
y fo r e v e n of
ry th in g …

" D o n ’t f o
rget tha
t before
t e a c h in g
one mus
t a c t . ‘C
o e p it
facere e
BLESSED GUADALUPE t docere
,’ t h e h o
ly
ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI S c r ip t u r e
says of J
esus Chr
is t : ‘H e
began to
O God, grant me through the do and t
o t e a c h .’
intercession of Blessed Guadalupe Cam in o , 8 0
that, like her, I may learn to carry F ir s t , a c
out my ordinary work with love, t io n : s o
that you
and I
and spread faith and joy to m a y le a r
everyone around me, so that many n"
more may come to know you and
love you. Deign to grant the The Way
, 342
canonisation of Guadalupe and,
through her intercession, grant me
the favour I ask of you... (here
make your petition). Amen.

OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE. Guadalupe, help

content with theme not to be
May my study an minimum.
best I can do, oudt work be the
of love for
God.
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DA
A v il a , 4 S
e p te m b e r 19 7 3
D e a r F a th
e r,
 
In th e c o
m in g a c a
d e m ic y e
m y s e lf th ar I want
o ro u g h ly to c o n c e
w it h m y rn
a n d th e s is te rs , th e a p
house. A o s to la te
t w o rk I a
to ta k e a ls o h a v e
n o th e r s te s e v e ra l g
p to w a rd o a ls :
O ff ic ia l s a p ro fe
P ro fe s s io s s o rs h ip
nal Teac in
p o s s ib il it h in g , a n d
y o f a re th e
s e a rc h a
a book o w a rd b y
n te x ti le s p u b li c a ti
… a ll fo c on of
s c ie n c e . u sed on d
o m e s ti c

" A n a s p ir
a t io n
: May we
spend th
days the e
BLESSED GUADALUPE Lord gra
nts us on
ly in
ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI p le a s in g
h im ! "

O God, grant me through the

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intercession of Blessed Guadalupe C a m ine
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35
0
that, like her, I may learn to carry
out my ordinary work with love,
and spread faith and joy to
everyone around me, so that many
more may come to know you and Guadalupe, help
love you. Deign to grant the me to aim high
canonisation of Guadalupe and, in my studies and
through her intercession, grant me profession I hope in the
the favour I ask of you... (here
make your petition). Amen. At the same time to carry out.
to make this inte, teach me how
work compatible nse study and
OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE.

with charity,
and to not let my
absorbed by my r self be
e
Help me not to nseponsibilities.
attention and af glect my
fection for my
family and friend
s.
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DA
M a d ri d ,
14 F e b ru
a ry 19 6 3
D e a r F a th
e r,
 
I a m g ra
te fu l fo r th is ti
fo rm a ti o m e o f in te
n . I lo v e n s iv e
s tu d y in g
W h e th e r a n d te a c h in g
it ’s th e p .
h il o s o p h
s tu d e n t, y c la s s e s , w
o r th e p h h e re I’ m
y s ic s a n d a
te a c h (f o c h e m is tr
r m y jo b ), y c la s s e s
I e n jo y it I
in d e e d . a ll v e ry m
uch

" D o n ’t f o
rget tha
t s o m e t im
es one
needs to
have sm
il in g f a c
es
a r o u n d ."

BLESSED GUADALUPE
F u rr o w , 5
ORTIZ DE LANDÁZURI 7

O God, grant me through the

intercession of Blessed Guadalupe Guadalupe, be m C a m in o ,
80
that, like her, I may learn to carry
out my ordinary work with love, before God so th y intercessor
and spread faith and joy to a
how to be happy t I may know
have at hand. I a with what I
everyone around me, so that many
more may come to know you and
love you. Deign to grant the
help me to spread lso ask you to
t
and joy of life thhisa happiness
canonisation of Guadalupe and,
through her intercession, grant me
the favour I ask of you... (here
make your petition). Amen. transmitted to yo t you
OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY, GLORY BE. friends. I ask youur family and
know how to resp to help me
o
person with a sm nd to each
friendly face. And iling and
ask for your help I especially
and assignments in the classes
like, so that I kno that I don’t
w how to put
more love for God
there.