Traditional Catholic Novena
St Elizabeth Novena
Prayed for pregnancy, conceiving a child, patience in waiting, trust in God’s timing, and openness to His will.
St. Elizabeth, mother of St. John the Baptist is traditionally invoked as patron of pregnant women, to conceive a baby, patience in waiting, trust in God.
The Visitation, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1611-1614
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
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.
O glorious St. Elizabeth, after many childless years of marriage, in your old age your faith in God was rewarded with the birth of a very special son, St. John the Baptist.
Help me, dear saint, to be patient and trust in the will of God, knowing that He knows what is best for me.
O God, Thou didst choose St. Elizabeth to play a central role in our redemption.
Her openness to Thy will is a model for us.
May we follow Thee as faithfully as St. Elizabeth did.
This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Pause here for the grace you are asking.
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. Elizabeth, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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