ASSUMPTA ACADEMY, BULACAN, INC.

Camino Real Street, San Jose Bulakan, Bulacan

NOVENA IN HONOR
TO ST. AUGUSTINE
DAY 7
August 25, 2022
Theme:
COMMON GOOD
FLOW OF NOVENA
Introduction
Opening Song: “Restless is My Heart”
Opening Prayer
Reading: Acts 4:32-35
Moment of Silence
Litany to St. Augustine
Prayer for Augustinian Spirituality
Closing Song: “The Great St. Augustine”
INTRODUCTION:
Rule 7, 2 of the Augustinian rule states: "The degree
to which you are concerned for the common good rather
than for your own, is the criterion by which you can
judge how much progress you have made." This life of
love is verified in one’s service to the brothers and sisters
in the community. Within this context, one’s progress in
love is directly proportional to the intensity of one’s
concern for the common good.
The common good is "the sum total of social
conditions which allow people, either as groups or as
individuals to reach their fulfillment more fully and
more easily.27" It possesses three essential elements:
(a) the respect for the person as such; (b) the social
well-being and development of the group to which the
person belongs; and (c) peace which is the stability
and security of the just order.
 
 Christian formation in Augustinian values,
therefore, cannot prescient from an attitude that
takes the common good seriously. Love, when it
is true, is always directed away from oneself, it is
transcendent. The two-fold commandment of
love translates into working for the common
good; working for the common good is service.
 
 It is interesting to note that the Lucan phrase “one
in mind and heart” is closely linked with the
description of the disciples not calling anything their
own, selling what they possessed and placing the
proceeds at the feet of the apostles who would then
distribute them to each as was understood by
Augustine as the visible sign of oneness of mind and
heart.
 OPENING PRAYER
God of love and compassion,
you revealed to us to do
whatever we can to make the
ideal of the primitive community
of Jerusalem an inspirational
force in both the ecclesial and
the human communities,
 so that sharing of goods may be
the sign and sacrament of unity
of hearts and everyone may have
what he requires, thus leaving no
one in need. We ask this through
our Lord, Jesus Christ your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God forever
and ever. Amen.
READING
Acts 4:32-35
LITANY IN HONOUR OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ,have mercy on us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.
LITANY IN HONOUR OF ST. AUGUSTINE
St. Augustine, triumph of Divine grace, Pray for us.
St. Augustine, glowing with pure love of God, Pray for us.
St. Augustine, light of the True Faith, Pray for us.
St. Augustine, friend and helper of the poor, Pray for us.
St. Augustine, model of all virtues, Pray for us.
 Pray for us, O holy
father, St. Augustine,

That we may be made

worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.
PRAYER FOR AUGUSTINIAN
SPIRITUALITY
God, the desire of every human heart,
You moved St. Augustine to seek
restlessly for truth and peace. Touch
our hearts with his burning desire for
wisdom, for the Word-made flesh. God
of truth and justice, You taught
Augustine to love unity and common
life. Give us a share in his thirst for unity
and make us one in mind and heart.
 God, our shepherd, You made
Augustine a faithful pastor of your
flock. Guide us, like him to serve all
people, as we make our way to your
kingdom. God, in whom we find our
rest, renew in us the desire to follow
Jesus and His servant Augustine.
Keep us faithful to our promises until
at last we find our rest in you.
Amen.
 ASSUMPTA ACADEMY, BULACAN, INC.
Camino Real Street, San Jose Bulakan, Bulacan

NOVENA IN HONOR
TO ST. AUGUSTINE
DAY 7
August 25, 2022
Theme:
COMMON GOOD