Traditional Catholic Novena

Novena to St. Alphonsus Liguori

True repentance, hatred of sin, love of Jesus, devotion to Mary, fidelity in prayer, and perseverance to the end.

St. Alphonsus Liguori is traditionally invoked as patron of moral theologians, confessors, repentance, perseverance in prayer.

9 daysFeast: August 20 of 9 days marked complete

Saint Alphonsus Liguori, devotional engraving

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About This Novena

St. Alphonsus is one of the Church's great masters of moral seriousness joined to tender devotion. This novena bears both marks: it asks for true contrition and hatred of sin, but also for the warmth of love for Jesus, confidence in Mary, and steady perseverance in prayer.

Traditionally prayed for

Often prayed for moral theologians, confessors, repentance, and perseverance in prayer.

Usual timing

July 24 through August 1

Private intention

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Day 1: Pity on My Soul

Ask St. Alphonsus to look with mercy upon the miseries of your soul.

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Opening Prayer

Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.

O my glorious and well-beloved patron, Saint Alphonsus, thou who didst toil and suffer so abundantly to assure to men the fruits of the Redemption, behold the miseries of my poor soul and have pity on me. By thy powerful intercession with Jesus and Mary, obtain for me true repentance for my sins together with their pardon and remission, a deep hatred of sin, and strength evermore to resist all temptations.

Share with me, I pray, at least a spark of that fire of love wherewith thy heart did ever burn; and grant that, following thy example, I may make the will of God the only rule of my life. Obtain for me likewise a fervent and lasting love of Jesus, and a tender and childlike devotion to Mary, together with the grace to pray without ceasing and to persevere in the service of God even to the end of my life, that so I may finally be united with thee in praising God and most holy Mary through all eternity. Amen.

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Traditional Catholic Novena

Novena to St. Alphonsus Liguori

9 daysFeast: August 2

Often prayed for true repentance, hatred of sin, love of Jesus, devotion to Mary, fidelity in prayer, and perseverance to the end.

Opening Prayer

Daily themes

Use each daily focus below, then pray the principal prayer above. The same prayer is repeated each day. July 24 through August 1

Day 1: Pity on My Soul
Ask St. Alphonsus to look with mercy upon the miseries of your soul.
Day 2: True Repentance
Beg for real repentance, pardon, and remission of sins.
Day 3: Hatred of Sin
Pray for a deep hatred of sin and not merely a fear of consequences.
Day 4: Strength Against Temptation
Ask for enduring strength to resist temptations more faithfully.
Day 5: Fire of Love
Beg for at least one spark of the divine love that burned in St. Alphonsus.
Day 6: God's Will
Pray to make the will of God the one true rule of your life.
Day 7: Love of Jesus
Ask for a fervent and lasting love of Jesus, not a passing emotional warmth.
Day 8: Childlike Devotion to Mary
Beg for a tender, childlike devotion to Mary that keeps you close to Christ.
Day 9: Perseverance in Prayer
End by asking for the grace to pray faithfully and persevere in God's service to the end.