Novena to St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Day Nine
Courtesy of the Association of Hebrew Catholics, today’s novena prayers and meditation.
On Sunday, August 9, 1942, Edith Stein died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz, and entered into eternal life with God.
Rather than my own prayers today, I give you the English translation of the mourner’s Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead:
Magnified and sanctified be God’s great name in the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom soon, in our lifetime. Let us say: Amen.
May His great name be praised to all eternity.
Hallowed and honored, extolled and exalted, adored and acclaimed be the name of the Holy One, though He is above all the praises, hymns, and songs of adoration which men can utter. Let us say: Amen.
May God grant abundant peace and life to us and to all Israel. Let us say: Amen.
May He who ordains harmony in the universe grant peace to us and to all Israel. Let us say: Amen.
