NOVENA PRAYERS

1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH

2⃣ NOVENA TO ST. MARGARET CLITHEROW
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1⃣ NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH

DAY 8 - 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 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.

(State your intentions here…)

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 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,

(State your intentions here…)

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

St. Margaret Clitherow: Pray for us!