Traditional Catholic Novena
Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney Novena
Prayed for families, vocations, charity toward widows and orphans, and generous service to the poor.
Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney is traditionally invoked as patron of families, vocations, Knights of Columbus, widows and orphans, charitable service.
Father Michael J. McGivney, historical portrait photograph
Pray This Novena
Start with day 1
Begin the novena now, move one day at a time, and come back here whenever you are ready for the next day.
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Day 1 of 9
The same principal prayer is used each day. Choose the day you are on, pray the main prayer below, and mark the day complete when you finish.
Private intention
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Day 1 of 9
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Day 1
Pray the principal prayer below for this day of the novena.
Principal Prayer for Each Day
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Almighty God, we give you thanks for the faithful life of Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney.
May his devotion and life of service, especially to the widow and orphan, be a model for us to follow in our own lives.
Pause here for the grace you are asking.
Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney, pray for us!
Pray for the Canonization of Blessed Fr. Michael McGivney (this prayer is from the Knights of Columbus, which Fr. McGivney founded)
God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of the widow and orphan, you called your priest, Blessed Michael McGivney, to be an apostle of Christian family life and to lead the young to the generous service of their neighbor.
Through the example of his life and virtue, may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of charity and building up his Body which is the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast.
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Pause here for the grace you are asking.
Through Christ our Lord. 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
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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