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St. Joseph is a powerful patron. He is, as John Paul II called him, the Guardian of the Redeemer. He humbly accepted his role as guardian, husband and father in the Holy Family. Therefore, St. Joseph’s intercession has been sought for centuries.
St. Joseph was clearly very close to our Lord and so we come to him with this novena with a sense of humility because of his great humility.
There are actually a few different feast days for Saint Joseph, but March 19th has been most celebrated as his feast day in Western Christianity. But of course, you can pray a novena to him anytime.
St. Joseph Answers Prayers
“I started this novena a month and a half after my husband was released from his job. He had one interview but no job offers. Thankfully on the 7th day, he received a job offer and starts his new job and career a week from tomorrow. Thank you St. Joseph and the Lord for hearing my prayers!”
- Sam
“Thanks be to God through the intercession of St. Joseph!!! The contract for our new house was signed today on St. Joseph’s feast day…the day after I finished the novena!”
- Christy
St. Joseph Novena Prayers
Saint Joseph, you are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you. You know that I have confidence in you and that, after Jesus and Mary, I come to you as an example for holiness, for you are especially close with God. Therefore, I humbly commend myself, with all who are dear to me and all that belong to me, to your intercession. I beg of you, by your love for Jesus and Mary, not to abandon me during life and to assist me at the hour of my death.
Glorious Saint Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, pray for me to have a pure, humble, charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the divine Will. Be my guide, my father, and my model through life that I may die as you did in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
Loving Saint Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, I raise my heart to you to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the Divine Heart of Jesus all the graces necessary for my spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special grace I now implore:
(Mention your request)
Guardian of the Word Incarnate, I feel confident that your prayers on my behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God.
Amen.
St. Joseph Memorare
Remember, most pure spouse of Mary, ever Virgin, my loving protector, Saint Joseph, that no one ever had recourse to your protection or asked for your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding, therefore, in your goodness, I come before you and humbly implore you. Despise not my petitions, foster-father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them.
Amen.
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More About St. Joseph
Most of everything we know about Saint Joseph comes from Scripture. There is some disagreement about his genealogy, but both Mark and Matthew say his descent is from David, the greatest king of Israel — and yet, he was a very humble, working man. He was a carpenter.
It is said that it was probably in Nazareth that St. Joseph was betrothed to and married Mary. After discovering that Mary was pregnant, also after their betrothal, he knew that the child was not his – and as such, he had planned on divorcing her quietly.
However, an angel came to him in a dream and told him that the child Mary was carrying was the son of God. Immediately upon hearing this, Joseph took Mary as his wife.
The angel came a second time to tell him his family was in danger, and he also reacted immediately by leaving everything behind him — his family, friends, and all that he owned — to go to Egypt with Mary and their newborn baby, Jesus.
There is a lot we don’t know about St. Joseph, but we do know that he loved Jesus as his own son, he respected God and he was “a righteous man.” (Matthew 1:18)
He is the Patron of…
St. Joseph is known to help the faithful especially by praying for the following:
- People
- Cabinetmakers, carpenters and craftsmen
- Confectioners
- The dying
- Engineers
- Families
- Fathers
- Workers
- House Hunters
- People in doubt
- Travelers
- Countries
- Canada
- China
- Korea
- Viet Nam
- Other
- Happy death
- Holy death
- Universal Church
- Vatican II
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Please pray for an urgent request today, I am scared, thank you and God Bless
St. Joseph, hear the urgent cry from Mary. Be in the midst of her fear, protect her & ask our Heavenly Father to take the fear away, to put his hands upon her and destroy whatever is scaring her. Amen.
Mary, I do hope you are ok. XO
My prayers are with you today. Have no fear, for you are loved by God.
id like to pray for my week old niece so that she can grow and be a beautiful child of God.
I am praying for my husband to follow the example of St. Joseph and to be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Also, for our unborn child to continue to live and grow. We have 2 or 3 babies in heaven and would love to welcome this one to our home as a living sibling for our son.
St. Joseph,
Please beg from our Saviour, your son, that He may grant the grace of conversion to my sister. That she will come home to the Catholic Church and know the goodness of Our Lord and by this she will bring my nephew also closer to Christ. Most especially, St. Joseph I ask that you pray that she may increase in the virtue of chastity and treasure purity.
I ask for your intersession as I pray for students upcoming midterms, assignments, and final exams that we are given the graces to do well so that we can give glory to God.
St. Joseph, just as you accepted your vocation, please pray that I may learn what my vocation is and answer yes. That I may always seek to do God’s will and that whatever it is that God calls me to, that I may joyfully follow wherever He leads me.
I pray for all priests, that you may ask Jesus to let them feel His love especially when they feel lonely.
I pray for all those discerning priesthood and religious life.
Lastly, I pray for the intentions of the other members of this community praying this Novena to you, that you may ask that Jesus hear their prayers.
Beautiful! God Bless You & everyone!
I would like to prayer for my three girls future husbands, should they choose to marry. And for my son, should he become a husband. Also for my dear father and wonderful husband.
For my husband, that he convert fully to the Catholic Church, especially accepting our Blessed Mother Mary.
For my brother, that he return to the Church and remain safe physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.
For our housing situation, that all the inspections, contract, and loan go through easily for the house we are planning to buy. Our home inspection is set for March 19th!
St. Joseph, patron of husbands, families, and house hunters… pray for us!!!
Oh holy Saint Joseph I pray thee to seek out my Husband with vitues like you. That I may bless the name of our Lord Jesus.
Dear St Joseph, My Protector. Please help me find a husband with virtues like you, if it is the will og God. St Joseph, Pray for us.
may st.joseph bring an amicable solution to the Kf airlines so that all employees get their salaries
Dear St Joseph. I pray that my siblings and my nieces and nephews come back to the Church. They have no idea, what they are missing. I want them to know Christ and be truly happy.
In Jesus name, I pray- Amen
Dear St Joseph, I ask prayers for my brothers. I ask for you to guide them as husbands and fathers, that they may lead their families in the way of the Lord!. I ask the same for my nieces’ husband and for my nephew. Help them to lead their children to Christ that they may obtain perfect happiness with God in heaven.
In Jesus name, I pray- “Amen”.
Please pray for a good health for myself . I have to go to the doctor and I am very afraid .
St. Joseph,
I come to you asking for your help with my desire to find a new job. I start the application today, please help me to open the doors for me, please help me to provide my family, help my to find the correct place to work in peace, to be able to help people, and be in a peaceful envirement. I believe in you St. Joseph.
Please my family too.
Thanks,
For the sale of my parent’s house so they can move back to their hometown.
For my husband and all husbands.
St. Joseph, Thank you for your intercessions so far. I ask you to please help me become the best Husband and Father that I can. Please help me to follow your example. Please help me to always work hard and provide for my family. Please help me to show all the love that i have in my heart to my family.
Also, I pray for all Fathers, that they will step up to the plate and do what they are intended to do as Fathers. Please don’t let children grow up w/o good Fathers as role-models.
Finally, please help to bring all those who have fallen away from Jesus and His Church, back to the fold. Help them to humble themselves and come back to Christ. Help them to understand what they are missing and to rely and trust in their faith.
Amen.
Dear St Joseph, I pray for our Country . Please guide our elects to make wise choices.
In Jesus name, I pray- Amen
Dear St Joseph, I am praying for healing for my co-worker Judy. She has just been informed that she has breast cancer. Also I pray for the husband of a woman that I see often. He is failing in health.
Also St Joseph, I pray for the soul of my father. Please make sure that he gets to heaven and does not have to spend too much time in purgatory. I so want him to experience the joy and love of the Lord in heaven.
In Jesus name, I pray.-Amen.
I did not get today’s novena in my mailbox, I am concerned about John Paul. You are in my prayera.
I still did not receive Day 7′s novena… but did receive Day 8 today. Reading it even though it says Day 8… it sounds like it should be Day 7 since it starts out say’n. “On the seventh day, God rested but today we are going to continue praying fervently. So, please take a moment’s rest from what you’re working on and join us in praying to the St. Joseph novena today.”
Regardless…. I’m missing a day. HELP Please!
Dearest St.Joseph,
Thank you for all the love and strength; your holy roles as father and a husband to the holy family.
As a single mother to my darlings Spense, Camille and Keely, may I share in your strengths of love and obedience to follow our Father and Creator. I ask always in your son’s holy name, Jesus, that my heart’s intentions be lifted and I my endurance and patience be constant in God’s grace. I ask and envision these desires in the trust I have in you, and all the saints, angels, Mary our Mother, Jesus, our savior, the Holy Spirit and God our Father. Amen, Amen.
Maria Teresa
Maria Teresa, such beautiful words of prayer! I pray for you & your children!
I continue to pray for everyone here & in the world. I pray for people who are angry & cold hearted that St. Joseph help guide them back to their faith, to get to know Christ & love him more. Amen.
As a long-time single, I have intensified my devotion to St. Joseph since six years ago. All these years, I’ve been praying intensely for his intercession: that he prepare me to become a virtuous husband/father like him and that I finally find a holy wife like Mary. I pray and beg for a miraculous breakthrough this year. As he is the patron saint of workers as well, I especially ask for his help in finding a suitable job soon. For all of you reading this, I humbly ask for your prayers as well.
May Jesus our Lord, Mary & Joseph bless you
Thank you for your prayers, Becky!
I started this novena a month and a half after my husband was released from his job. He’d had 1 interview but no job offers. Thankfully on the 7th day h received a job offer and starts his new job & career a week from tomorrow. Thank you St. Joseph and the Lord for hearing my prayers!
St. Joseph: I have tried everything. It just seems like it doesn’t work. And maybe this is just God saying that it is not based on what I do, but on what He plans to do. So I pray today that you give me the spiritual setting in my heart to accept this situation, and that my husband come to know Christ as God wills it, and not mine. That I can accept the rejections like Christ did. That I can do what is right for God in the meantime. That I am not led into temptation. St. Joseph, I implore your help. I am desperate.
Dear St Joseph, Today I ask for prayers for my nieces and nephews. I ask that they may become strong religious parents. That they will teach their children to know and love your son Jesus. That they will have a strong prayer life, with their children.
At this time it seems like an impossible request but I know that with love, all things are possible with God!
I also am praying to you for intercession that I may have a successful meeting with Sister next week and receive a meeting with the Cardinal so that I may become a Consecrated Virgin Living in the World. My last meeting with the Cardinal, I was quite ill and the meeting did not go well. Please be with me for my next meeting so that I may finally receive my ceremony date.
In Jesus name, I pray- Amen
I continue to pray for my husband to grow deeper in his faith each day. This week he surprised me one morning during the week by going to mass with me.
On the 6 th day of the novena my uncle Albert passed away suddenly with a massive heart attack while working in Mexico City. My novena is dedicated for his soul.
I will also pray for you and your family’s consolation, and for the repose of your Uncle Albert’s soul.
The most important thing of my entire life happened at the end of today! My mom and sister reconciled after 7 months and my mom agreed to walk her down the aisle with my dad. In addition, my boyfriend and I were able to come to a peaceful understanding of a bible verse we fought over for 3 years. Joseph is such an ideal father, husband, and simple spiritual leader. He an important part of the united holy family! Thank you all for your dedicated prayers! May God richly bless you!
St Joseph please look after Caelan, we love you with all our hearts. We’re so sorry for not looking after you. We love you with all our hearts- your Mum & Dad X
Please pray for Caelan X X
I have been praying for relief for my husbands knee pain. He has tried everything just short of replacements. He is away this weekend on a much needed trip with friends. I am praying that he has had some relief. Please pray for him.
I have alsp been praying for my friends daughter Christina who has diabetis since the age of 3. She is in great pain and has had quite a bit of eye issues. She has had 4 precedures and will find out soon when phase 2 will be.
Please pray for her also
Praise God and thank you in advance St Joseph,
Bobbie<
I thank God for my mustard seed of faith and pray for more. I thank God for the intercessory powers of his saints, especially St. Joseph. I pray for faith-filled intentions of all His believers. I especially pray for my son who is lost, that he may be found.
Thank you St. Joseph and all of you praying with me; my prayer was answered most generously.
I got to negotiate a short sale for my home and avoid foreclosure when others told me it was too late. Never give up and pray hard!
Thank you Saint Joseph for your help. Your intercession is most efficacious!! I am grateful for what is about to happen as a result of praying this novena. I haven’t seen the answer to my prayers, not a clue. But, I am going to choose to believe something powerful is going to happen.. thank you, thank you…
Thanks be to God through the intercession of St. Joseph!!! The contract for our new house was signed today on St. Joseph’s feast day…the day after I finished the novena! I pray that the rest of the details will go smoothly.
I had my prayers answered..with the intersession of St.Joseph and the Divine Mercy..and I keep on praying for the whole world for peace ,love ,health and specially faith ..without faith U have nothing
I thank St.Joseph for answering my prayers he granted me a wish that i thought I never be but I had faith.. St. Joseph is a powerful intercessor keep on praying and you will receive ..glory to the father and to the son,and to the holy ghost .. Amen
St.Joseph Pray for us now and always …amen
I may have already mentioned that dear St. Joseph helped me find the job I have. I was unemployed for 9 months and learned a lot during that time. As it turns out, my start day this month was St. Joseph’s feast day! I am encouraged that he will also help me in finding and bringing the right spouse to me, whom I pray for. :)
I wish to Thank St. Joseph for my grandson changing his mind about entering the Marine Corp upon graduating high school. His name is Joseph, his father is Joseph as well as my husband who passed away Oct. 7th 2011, at 3:00, on the Feast of the Holy Rosary and First Friday.
St. Joseph, I thank you for all the favors received from you over the years and for all fathers, sons and grandsons.
I pray for your intercession st Joseph, in being able to sell my property within the week. I also pray for the businesses my husband and I manage. And for a handome healthy
and God fearing son for us. Thank you for always helping me. Amen.
I want to thank St Joseph for interceding on my behalf and obtaining a job for my husband. He was unexpectedly let go from his previous job. He went on several interviews but had no offers, last week he had an interview and received an offer yesterday. He begins his new job on Monday.
St Joseph I thank you for the favor received and I pray for your continued intercession in our lives. Amen
Dear St Joseph,
I pray for my husband to find work. He was unexpectedly let go from his job on Tuesday. I pray u r with him and help him find a job that is good and makes him happy. I pray when he interviews he is brave, outspoken, and shows ambition as he is shy and it is hard for him to show this side of himself. I pray for the health of our unborn child that will be born next Wednesday via Caesarian. I also pray that my father finds work, as he has also recently been let go as well. Please help my little brother to make good grades and work hard in school. I beg of u to hear my prayers and place them in Christ’s loving arms.
Amen