NOVENA PRAYERS

1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH

2⃣ ANNUNCIATION NOVENA

3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. MARGARET CLITHEROW
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH

DAY 7 - MARCH 17

PRAYER BEFORE THE NOVENA: Great Saint Joseph, prostrate at thy feet with feelings of unlimited confidence, we beg thee to bless the Novena that I pray in thy honor. I will meditate upon thy virtues; grant that I may learn fully to appreciate them. The knowledge of them will be the source of great confusion for me because of the poverty and destitution of my soul. Great dispenser of the heavenly treasures, assist me in my poverty, help me to display thy virtues in my own soul. "Thou art never invoked in vain," says the seraphic St. Teresa of Jesus; be thou to me what thou hast been to that Spouse of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; graciously hearken to me as thou didst hearken to her. Amen.

SAINT JOSEPH, MODEL OF PRUDENCE

Let us honour St. Joseph the faithful and prudent servant to whom Almighty God entrusted the care of His family. Prudence inspired St. Joseph to adopt as the foundation and rule of his conduct, the great principles of faith; God, the end of man in this world; God, the reward of man in eternity.

Remembering that life is short and uncertain, that upon a moment may depend our eternity, St. Joseph wisely employs his time. He is careful to make a holy use of his senses and his other faculties in order to give to his Lord and Master a faithful account of the talents entrusted to him; he watches over the world around him, yielding to the world in the measure willed by God, but not giving himself up to it. He makes within himself a retreat accessible to God alone and impenetrable to creatures.

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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

PRAYER: Faithful and prudent servant, watch over my weakness and my inexperience; obtain for me that prudence which reminds me of my end, which directs my paths, and which protects me from every danger. Amen.

Saint Joseph, Lover of poverty, pray for us.

Model of labourers, pray for us.

Solace of the wretched, pray for us.
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2⃣ ANNUNCIATION NOVENA

DAY 2 - MARCH 17

THE PROMISE OF A REDEEMER

Man merited God's malediction and punishment, but Divine Mercy and Love promised a Redeemer Who would satisfy for man's sin and restore to him the destiny that he lost. "And the Lord God said to the serpent: I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed; she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel" (Gen 3: 14-15).

PRAYER: I greet you, Ever-blessed Virgin, Mother of God, Throne of Grace, miracle of Almighty Power! I greet you, Sanctuary of the Most Holy Trinity and Queen of the Universe, Mother of Mercy and refuge of sinners!

Most loving Mother, attracted by your beauty and sweetness, and by your tender compassion, I confidently turn to you, miserable as I am, and beg of you to obtain for me from your dear Son the favour I request in this novena.

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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

Obtain for me also, Queen of heaven, the most lively contrition for my many sins and the grace to imitate closely those virtues which you practiced so faithfully, especially humility, purity and obedience. Above all, I beg you to be my Mother and Protectress, to receive me into the number of your devoted children, and to guide me from your high throne of glory.

Do not reject my petitions, Mother of Mercy! Have pity on me, and do not abandon me during life or at the moment of my death. Amen.
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3⃣ NOVENA TO ST. MARGARET CLITHEROW

DAY 1 - MARCH 17

REFLECTION: LIVING OUT HER VOCATION AS A WIFE AND MOTHER

PRAYER: St. Margaret Clitherow, you were a loving wife and mother to your husband and your children. Though you faced many tribulations because of your new Catholic Faith, you carried out the duties of your vocation faithfully. Please bring my petitions before God with such faithfulness! Even as the possibility of your own death neared, you were careful to ensure the welfare of your own children by refusing to make a plea for yourself. Pray for me, that I may carry out the duties of my own vocation faithfully. Pray that I may be a holy servant of God in my life. Please also pray for,

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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

St. Margaret Clitherow: Pray for us!