Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Cajetan Novena
Prayed for employment, provision, dignified work, and trust in God during financial strain.
St. Cajetan is traditionally invoked as patron of job seekers, workers, the unemployed, those burdened by financial need.
Saint Cajetan of Thiene, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious St. Cajetan, you studied to be a lawyer, but when you felt that the Lord was calling you to His service, you abandoned everything and became a priest. You excelled in virtues, shunning all material rewards for your labor, helping the many unemployed people of your time. You provided loans without interest and you attracted benefactors who donated to your resources so that you could go on with your activities. Look on us with mercy. We wish to find employment that could help us and our families live with dignity.
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Amen.
You were a model of virtue among the priests of your time, O St. Cajetan. You sought not to receive payments from your ministry, and you taught people how to pray the rosary and develop devotions to saints. You were truly a spiritual shepherd, and your concern was always focused on the salvation of souls. But despite this, you were also aware that with hungry stomachs, the faithful would have difficulty in understanding God’s Word. You embarked to help them, not just by giving them bread but helping them gain their living by work. Look on us with pity, O glorious saint. We have many unemployed people in our midst and their families go hungry. We ask you to guide the fathers and mothers who are looking for work. Amen.
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Hail Mary Glory Be
St Cajetan, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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