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TEN POWERFUL NOVENAS

FOR

PERSONAL USE

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CONTENTS

Novena To The Holy Spirit 1

Novena To The Sacred Heart of Jesus 3

Powerful Novena Of Childlike Confidence 4

To The Infant Jesus (Nine Hour)

Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Universal Queen and 5

Mother Of The Works Of Atonement And Of The See Of
Peter

Novena To Mary Undoer Of Knots 7

Novena To Our Lady Of Good Remedy 8

Powerful Novena To St. Joseph 10

Novena To St. Philomena, Powerful With God 11

Novena To St. Therese of Lisieux (The Little flower) 14

Novena To St. John Marie Baptist Vianney 15

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Novena To The Holy Spirit

O Holy Spirit, O my God, I adore Thee, and acknowledge, here in Thy divine
Presence, that I am nothing and can do nothing without Thee. Come, great
Paraclete, thou Father of the poor, Thou Comforter the best, fulfill the promise of our
Blessed Savior, Who would not leave us orphans, and come into the mind and the
heart of Thy poor, unworthy creature, as Thou didst descend on the sacred day of
Pentecost on the holy Mother of Jesus and on His first disciples. Grant that I may
participate in those gifts which Thou didst communicate to them so wonderfully, and
with so much mercy and generosity. Take from my heart whatever is not pleasing to
Thee, and make of it a worthy dwelling-place for Thyself. Illumine my mind, that I
may see and understand the things that are for my eternal good. Inflame my heart
with pure love of Thee, that I may be cleansed from the dross of all inordinate
attachments, and that my whole life may be hidden with Jesus in God. Strengthen
my will that I may be made conformable to Thy divine Will and be guided by They
holy inspirations. Aid me by Thy grace to practice the divine lessons of humility,
poverty, obedience, and contempt of the world, which Jesus taught us in His mortal
life.

O, rend the heavens and come down, consoling Spirit! That inspired and
encouraged by Thee, I may faithfully comply with the duties of my state, carry my
daily cross most patiently, and endeavor to accomplish the divine will with the
utmost perfection.

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Spirit of love! Spirit of purity! Spirit of peace! Sanctify my soul more and
more, and give me that heavenly peace which the world cannot give. Bless our Holy
Father the Pope, bless the Church, bless our bishops and priests, all religious orders,
and all the faithful that they may be filled with the spirit of Christ and labor earnestly
for the spread of His kingdom.

O Holy Spirit, Thou Giver of every good and perfect gift, grant me, I beseech
Thee, the intentions of this novena [here name them]. May Thy Will be done in me
and through me. Mayest Thou be praised and glorified forevermore!

Amen.

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Novena To The Sacred Heart Of Jesus

Divine Jesus, You have said, “Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall
find; knock and it shall be opened to you.” Behold me kneeling at Your feet, filled
with a lively faith and confidence in the promises dictated by Your Sacred heart to
Saint Margaret Mary. I come to ask this favor: [mention your request].

To whom can I turn if not to You, Whose Heart is the source of all graces and
merits? Where should I seek if not in the treasure which contains all the riches of
Your kindness and mercy? Where should I knock if not at the door through which
God gives Himself to us and through which we go to God? I have recourse to You,
Heart of Jesus. In You I find consolation when afflicted, protection when persecuted,
strength when burdened with trials, and light in doubt and darkness.

Dear Jesus, I firmly believe that you can grant me the grace I implore, even
though it should require a miracle. You have only to will it and my prayer will be
granted. I admit that I am most unworthy of Your favors, but this is not a reason for
me to be discouraged. You are the God of mercy, and You will not refuse a contrite
heart. Cast upon me a look of mercy, I beg of You, and Your kind Heart will find in
my miseries and weakness a reason for granting my prayer.

Sacred Heart, whatever may be Your decision with regard to my request, I

will never stop adoring, loving, praising, and serving You. My Jesus, be pleased to
accept this my act of perfect resignation to the decrees of Your adorable Heart,
which I sincerely desire may be fulfilled in and by me and all Your creatures forever.

Grant me the grace for which I humbly implore You through the Immaculate
Heart of your most sorrowful Mother. You entrusted me to her as her child, and her
prayers are all-powerful with You.
Amen.

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Powerful Novena Of Childlike Confidence

To The Infant Jesus
(This Novena is to be said at the same time every hour for nine
consecutive hours – just one day)

O Jesus, Who has said, “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find,
knock and it shall be opened to you,” through the intercession of Mary, Thy Most
Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted.

(Make your request)

O Jesus, Who has said, “All that you ask of the Father in My Name, he will
grant you,” through the intercession of Mary, Thy Most Holy Mother, I humbly and
urgently ask Thy Father in Thy Name that my prayer be granted.

(Make your request)

O Jesus, Who has said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away but My word shall
not pass,” through the intercession of Mary, Thy Most Holy Mother, I feel confident
that my prayer will be granted.

(Make your request)

Amen.

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Our Lady Of Perpetual Help

Universal Queen And Mother Of the Works
Of Atonement And Of The See Of Peter
A Catholic prayer for success and victory
(In Urgent Need Ask Hourly For Nine Hours)

“The Sacred heart of Jesus and Our Lady Of Perpetual Help

will save the world for the ultimate periods of time.”
His Holiness Pope Pius IX

Holy Mother of the Church, Mary, ever-virgin, our Perpetual Helper and the
Treasurer of Divine Providence, humbly we ask you to use the unlimited power that
God has given to you for goodness and mercy in our present need [name it].

Our Lady of Victory, eternally wedded to the Holy Spirit, continually draw
goodness and profit from our human efforts. Be our success! Fill us with the love of
virtue, give our hearts a deep longing to hear the true word of God and to do His
Will. We know full well that Jesus said, “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you
shall find, knock and it shall be open to you.” May the persistence of our asking be
more than matched by your gracious aid so that we shall experience both spiritual
and temporal bounty for our Christian living and for transformation of the social
order.

Mother of great power, created to be our consolation and our sure hope, act
now in our behalf! We are grateful for your warnings and for the heavenly peace
plan you gave at Fatima. In the Holy Spirit of Renewal release, through us, the
strength of Christ’s grace for the glory of the Father. Supply all that we need. . .
even those things that we cannot foresee! Preserve us from the evil one and from
everything that he inspires. Frustrate the vicious schemes against freedom and
against the gift of life itself.

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With the utmost confidence we invoke you in this our need [name it]. We
rely upon your God-given spiritual motherhood, but also upon your own pure and
generous heart! Humbly we beg you to be with us all the days of our earthly life
and, by your perpetual grace, unite us immediately and totally with your Divine Son
from the very instant of death through all eternity.

Amen.

Pledge: In thanksgiving, Holy Mother of Prompt Help, we offer. . . [here name what
you intend to do in thanksgiving.]

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Mary Undoer Of Knots

Holy Mary, full of the presence of God during your life, you accepted with
great humility the Holy Will of the Father and the legacy of your Son, Our Lord Jesus
Christ. Evil never dared to entangle you with its confusion. Since then you have
interceded for all of our difficulties. With all simplicity and patience you have given
us example on how to untangle the knots in our complicated lives. By being our
Mother forever, you arrange and make clear the path that unites us to Our Lord.

Holy Mary, Mother of God and ours, with your maternal heart untie the knots
that upset our lives. We ask you to receive in your hands [mention who or prayer
request] and deliver us from the chains and confusions that have us restrained.
Blessed Virgin Mary, through your grace, your intercession and by your example,
deliver us from evil and untie the knots that keep us from uniting with God, so that
once free of every confusion and error, we may find Him in all things, have Him in
our hearts and serve Him always in our brothers and sisters.

Mary, Undoer of Knots, pray for us.

Amen.

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Novena To Our Lady Of Good Remedy

O Queen of heaven and earth, Most Holy Virgin, we venerate thee, thou art
the beloved Daughter of the Most High God, the chosen Mother of the Incarnate
Word, the Immaculate Spouse of the Holy Spirit, the Sacred Vessel of the Most Holy
Trinity. O Mother of the Divine Redeemer, who under the title of Our Lady of Good
Remedy, comes to the aid of all who call upon thee, extend thy maternal protection
to us. We depend on thee, Dear Mother, as helpless and needy children depend on a
tender and caring mother.

Hail, Mary . . .

O Lady of Good Remedy, source of unfailing help, grant that we may draw
from thy treasury of graces in our time of need. Touch the hearts of sinners that
they may seek reconciliation and forgiveness. Bring comfort to the afflicted and the
lonely; help the poor and the hopeless; aid the sick and the suffering. May they be
healed in body and strengthened in spirit to endure their sufferings with patient
resignation and Christian fortitude.

Hail, Mary . . .

Dear Lady of Good Remedy, source of unfailing help, thy compassionate heart
knows a remedy for every affliction and misery we encounter in life. Help me with
thy prayers and intercession to find a remedy for my problems and needs, especially
for . . . [Here indicate your special intentions]. On my part, O loving Mother, I
pledge myself to a more intensely Christian lifestyle, to a more careful observance of
the laws of God, to be more conscientious in fulfilling the obligations of my state in
life, and to strive to be a source of healing in this broken world of ours. Dear Lady of
Good Remedy, be ever present to me, and through thy intercession, may I enjoy
health of body and peace of mind, and grow stronger in the faith and in the love of
thy Son, Jesus.

Hail, Mary . . .

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of Good Remedy, that we may deepen our
dedication to thy Son, and make the world alive with His Spirit.

Amen.

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The History Of Our Lady Of Good Remedy

800 years ago Christians were being captured by the Moslems and sold into
slavery by the thousands, and nobody knew what to do about it. Then, in the year
1198, a man had an idea. St. John of Matha founded the Trinitarians to go to the
slave markets, buy the Christian slaves and set them free.

To carry out this plan, the Trinitarians needed large amounts of money. So,
they placed their fundraising efforts under the patronage of Mary. They were so
successful that, over the centuries, the Trinitarians were able to free thousands and
thousands of people and to return them safely home.

In gratitude for her miraculous assistance, St. John of Matha honored Mary
with the title of “Our Lady of Good Remedy.” Devotion to Mary under this ancient
title is widely known in Europe and Latin America, and the Church celebrates her
feast day on October 8. Our Lady of Good Remedy is often depicted as the Virgin
Mary handing a bag of money to St. John of Matha.

When in need – for whatever reason, but especially where you have had
difficulty obtaining help – invoke the aid of Our Lady of Good Remedy, and you will
surely experience the power of her intercession.

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Powerful Novena To St. Joseph

O, Saint Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the

throne of God, I place in you all my interest and desires. O, Saint Joseph, do assist
me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual
blessings, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord, so that, having engaged here below your
heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of
Fathers.

O, Saint Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your
arms; I dare not approach while he reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name
and kiss his fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying
breath.

Saint Joseph, Patron of Departing Souls, pray for me.

Amen.

According to the story, the following prayer was sent from the Pope to Emperor
Charles in 1505 as he was readying to go into battle. “Whoever shall read this
prayer or hear it or keep it about themselves, shall never die a sudden death, or be
drowned, nor shall poison take affect on them; neither shall they fall into the hands
of the enemy, or shall be burned in any fire or shall be overpowered in battle.

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Novena To St. Philomena

Powerful With God

O faithful virgin and glorious martyr, St. Philomena, who works so many
miracles on behalf of the poor and sorrowing, have pity on me. Thou knowest the
multitude and diversity of my needs. Behold me at thy feet, full of misery, but full of
hope. I entreat thy charity, O great Saint! Graciously hear me and obtain from God
a favorable answer to the request which I now humbly lay before thee . . . [Here
specify your petition.]

I am firmly convinced that through thy merits, through the scorn, the
sufferings and the death thou didst endure, united to the merits of the Passion and
death of Jesus, thy Spouse, I shall obtain what I ask of thee, and in the joy of my
heart I will bless God, Who is admirable in His Saints.

Amen.

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The Story of St. Philomena

On May 25, 1802, excavators in the ancient Catacomb of St. Priscilla in Rome
came upon a well-preserved shelf tomb sealed with terra-cotta slabs in the manner
usually reserved for nobility or great martyrs. The tomb was marked with three
tiles, inscribed with the following confusing words: LUMENA/PAXTE/CUMFI.
However, if one places the first tile last and separates the words properly, the very
intelligible sentence emerges: Pax tecum, Filumena, which is “Peace be with you,
Philomena.” Also inscribed on the tiles were symbols: a lily, arrows, an anchor and
a lance, which would appear to indicate virginity and martyrdom. Inside the coffin
there were discovered the remains of a girl of about twelve or thirteen years of age,
along with a vial or ampulla of her dried blood.

Transferred to the Treasury of the Rare Collection of Christian Antiquity in the

Vatican, the remains were soon forgotten by the public, especially since no record
existed of a virgin martyr named Philomena. But in 1805, a Neapolitan priest, Don
Francesco di Lucia, traveling to Rome with his newly appointed bishop, requested
and, after a brief delay, received the relics of this martyr “Philomena” to enshrine in
his village church at Mugnano, near Naples.

Immediately upon the official donation of St. Philomena’s sacred remains,

signal favors began to be granted through her intercession and unusual events to
occur. The favors, graces and even miracles, started to increase, even before her
enshrinement of Mugnano, and they steadily grew in number thereafter – such that
this virgin martyr soon earned the title, “Philomena, Powerful with God.” In 1837,
only 35 years after her exhumation, Pope Gregory XVI elevated this “Wonder-Worker
of the Nineteenth Century” to sainthood. In an act unprecedented in the history of
Catholicism, she became the only person recognized by the Church as a Saint solely
on the basis of her powerful intercession, since nothing historical was known of her
except her name and the evidence of her martyrdom.

St. Philomena has been successfully invoked by her supplicants in every sort of need,
such that she has become another patron of “hopeless” and “impossible” cases, like
St. Jude or St. Rita, but she is known to be especially powerful in cases involving
conversion of sinners, return to the Sacraments, expectant mothers, destitute
mothers, problems with children, unhappiness in the home, sterility, priests and their
work, help for the sick, the missions, real estate, money problems, food for the poor
and mental illness. But truly, as her devotees have discovered, no case, of whatever
matter, is too trivial or too unimportant to concern her.

Among her most devoted clients was St. John Vianney (the Cure’ of Ars), whose
childlike devotion to this virgin Saint played an intimate part in his daily life. Other
Saints who were always devoted to her, prayed to her and sang her praises were St.
Peter Julian Eymard, St. Peter Chanel, St. Anthony Mary Claret, St. Madeleine Sophie
Barat, St. Euphraisa Pelletier, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, St. John Nepomucene
Neumann, Blessed Anna Maria Taigi and Ven. Pauline Jaricot.

A number of Popes have also shown remarkable devotion to St. Philomena as well:
Pope Leo XII (1823-1829) expressed the greatest admiration for this unknown child-
saint and gladly gave his permission for the erection of altars and churches in her
honor. Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846), who authorized her public veneration,
showed his esteem and devotion to the Saint by giving her the title of “Patroness of
the Living Rosary.” A Mass and proper Office in her honor were approved by him in
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1834 or 1835. This is an extraordinary privilege granted to comparatively few

Saints. Pope Pius IX (1846-1878) proclaimed her “Patroness of the Children of
Mary.” Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903) made two pilgrimages to her shrine before his
election to the papacy. After he had become the Vicar of Christ, he gave a valuable
cross to the sanctuary. He approved the Confraternity of St. Philomena and later
raised it to an Arch-confraternity (which is still headquartered at her shrine at
Mugnano, Italy). Pope St. Pius X (1903-1914) spoke warmly of her and manifested
his devotion to her in various ways. Costly gifts were given by him to her shrine.

Truly, St. Philomena is a powerful intercessor – seemingly held quietly in reserve by

Our Divine Lord during these many centuries – for especially strong help in our
times, when so much confusion and absence of faith are manifest. Her principal
feast day is August 11. St. Philomena, powerful with God, pray for us!

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Novena To St. Therese Of Lisieux

(The little Flower)

O glorious Saint Therese, whom Almighty God has raised up to aid and
counsel mankind, I implore your Miraculous Intercession. So powerful are you in
obtaining every need of body and soul our Holy Mother Church proclaims you a
“Prodigy of Miracles . . . the Greatest Saint of Modern Times.”

Now I fervently beseech you to answer my petition [mention here] and to

carry out your promises of spending Heaven doing good upon earth . . . of letting fall
from Heaven a Shower of Roses. Henceforth, dear Little Flower, I will fulfill your plea
“to be made known everywhere” and I will never cease to lead others to Jesus
through you.

Amen.

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Novena To St. John Marie Baptist Vianney

Saint John Marie Baptist Vianney, you were born of a deeply religious mother.
From her you received the Holy Faith; you learned to love God and to pray. At a
young age, you were seen kneeling in the front of the statue of Mary. Your soul was
supernaturally carried towards the things on High. Despite the high cost, you
answered your vocation!

Against many obstacles and contradictions, you had to fight and suffer to
become the perfect priest which you were. But your deep spirit of faith supported
you in all these battles. 0 Great Saint, you know the desire of my soul. I would like
to serve God better; from Him I have received so many good things. For this, obtain
for me more courage and especially the depth of faith.

Many of my thoughts, words, and actions are useless for my sanctification

and for my salvation because this supernatural spirit does not stir up my life. Help
me to be better in the future.

Holy Priest of Ars, I have confidence in your intercession. Pray for me during
this novena especially for . . . [mention your special intentions].

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be

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