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 8 - MARCH 18

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 OBEDIENCE

St. Joseph regarded obedience as rendering man particularly pleasing to God. What esteem Joseph had particularly for obedience, when he heard Mary answering the Angel: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to thy word!" When he saw Jesus submit to his orders, anticipate his wishes, execute them faithfully and promptly! When he considered that the Incarnate Word would be obedient until death, even the death of the Cross.

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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

PRAYER: St. Joseph, so faithful to display in thy conduct the obedience of Jesus and Mary, obtain for me this important virtue. Obtain for me a perfect docility of heart to accomplish the will of God, and that of those who replace Him. Inspire me by your example, to obey with promptness and generosity; obtain for me above all, the grace to obey without murmuring, without reasoning upon the orders given me, in spite of every pretext, and with an entire immolation of my own will. Amen.

Hope of the sick, pray for us.

Patron of the dying, pray for us.

Terror of demons, pray for us.
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2⃣ ANNUNCIATION NOVENA

DAY 3 - MARCH 18

THE EXPECTATION OF THE MESSIAH

Man, under the sorrow and effects of the first misery, and the accumulation of personal sins of each succeeding generation, looked and wept and prayed for the realization of the promise. All the Jewish history and ceremonial shows the eagerness with which God's people were looking for deliverance. Isaiah says: "Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just; let the earth be opened and bud forth a Saviour" (Is 45: 8). 'O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, and wouldst come down; the mountains would melt away at thy presence" (Is 64: 1).

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 2 - MARCH 18

REFLECTION: CONVERTED TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH DESPITE PERSECUTION

PRAYER: St. Margaret Clitherow, you were raised as a Protestant and married a Protestant. But your love for God led you to convert to His Catholic Church. Please bring my petitions before God Whom you loved so dearly! Catholics were being persecuted on account of their religion in your country, but you boldly chose to become a Catholic anyway. You followed God's call despite the threat of death and torture for your Faith. Pray for me, that I may be as courageous a servant of God as you were. Pray that I may grow in devotion to God and His Church each day. Please also pray for,

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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

St. Margaret Clitherow: Pray for us!