Traditional Catholic Novena
Novena to Saint Paul Miki and Companions
Prayed for courage under persecution, steadfast faith, forgiveness of enemies, and strength to confess Christ faithfully.
St. Paul Miki and Companions is traditionally invoked as patron of courage, martyrs, persecution, forgiveness, steadfast faith.
The martyrdom of Saint Paul Miki and his companions at Nagasaki
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.
O God, strength of all the Saints, who through the Cross wert pleased to call the Martyrs Saint Paul Miki and Companions to life, grant, we pray, that by their intercession we may hold with courage even until death to the faith that we profess.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Pause here for your intention.
Amen.
Prayer to St. Paul Miki and His Companions for Courage
God our Father, source of strength for all Thy saints, Thou didst lead Paul Miki and his companions through the suffering of the Cross to the joy of eternal life.
May their prayers give us courage to be loyal until death in professing our faith.
Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
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