Novena · Day 5 of 9
Santa Muerte novena: day 5
This is the fifth day of the Santa Muerte novena, dedicated to justice. The scales that appear in many images of Santa Muerte stand for justice. Before Death we are all equal: no family name or fortune counts. On this day people pray about legal problems, abuse and anything they feel is unjust.
Order for day 5
- Light your candle and keep a moment of silence.
- Say the opening prayer.
- Read the prayer for day 5.
- 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 5: justice
2. Prayer for the fifth day
Lady of the scales, before you we all weigh the same.
I bring you this situation that seems unjust to me: [describe it in silence].
I do not ask to win for the sake of winning, but that what is fair be done.
Enlighten those who must decide,
and give me the calm to wait without despair.
May your scales put everything in its place.
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.