Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Martin of Tours Novena
Prayed against poverty and alcoholism, for generosity, courage, trust in God, and love for the poor.
St. Martin of Tours is traditionally invoked as patron of against poverty, against alcoholism, beggars, horses, soldiers, reformed alcoholics.
Saint Martin Dividing His Cloak, National Gallery of Art
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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.
Blessed Saint Martin of Tours, full of the Spirit of the Lord, always having inexhaustible charity for the needy. You, who full of love and generosity when you saw the beggar that was freezing from cold, without knowing that in truth he was Christ, did not hesitate to give him half of your cape.
You, who did not seek recognition but only to favor your neighbor, found glory before the Lord.
Help me to imitate your generosity, your courage, and your love for Christ in the poor.
Pause here for the grace you are asking.
Saint Martin’s Charity Teach us to see Christ in the poor and to give without counting the cost.
Saint Martin’s Faith Ask God to make us faithful when the world grows cold or confused.
Saint Martin’s Courage Help us to choose God’s will over comfort, fear, or human respect.
Saint Martin’s Poverty of Spirit Pray for those who struggle with material poverty, addiction, discouragement, and instability.
Saint Martin’s Final Perseverance Obtain for us the grace to persevere in God’s friendship until the end.
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. Martin of Tours, pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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