Traditional Catholic Novena

Novena to St. Martha

Help in trials, consolation in difficulty, family peace, and practical help in overwhelming needs.

St. Martha is traditionally invoked as patron of homemakers, cooks, hospitality, difficult family situations.

9 daysFeast: July 290 of 9 days marked complete

Saint Martha devotional engraving

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About This Novena

St. Martha's novena has a practical, household feel. It is not abstract at all: it asks for consolation in concrete difficulties and ties help in need to keeping Christ welcomed in the home.

Traditionally prayed for

Often prayed for homemakers, cooks, hospitality, and difficult family situations.

Usual timing

Nine consecutive Tuesdays or before July 29

Private intention

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Day 1: Recourse to Thee

Begin by turning to St. Martha in your trials.

Opening Prayer

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

O admirable Saint Martha, I have recourse to thee and I depend entirely on thy intercession in my trials. In thanksgiving, I promise to spread this devotion everywhere. I humbly beg thee to console me in all my difficulties.

By the immense joy that filled thy soul when thou didst receive the Redeemer of the world at thy home in Bethany, be pleased to intercede for me and my family, in order that we may keep God in our hearts and therefore, deserve to obtain the remedy to our necessities, especially the present situation that overwhelms me.

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I implore thee, O Auxiliatrice in all needs; help us to overcome our difficulties, thou who so victoriously fought the devil. Amen.

Often said for

homemakerscookshospitalitydifficult family situations

Traditional Catholic Novena

Novena to St. Martha

9 daysFeast: July 29

Often prayed for help in trials, consolation in difficulty, family peace, and practical help in overwhelming needs.

Opening Prayer

Pause here for your intention.

I implore thee, O Auxiliatrice in all needs; help us to overcome our difficulties, thou who so victoriously fought the devil. Amen.

Daily themes

Use each daily focus below, then pray the principal prayer above. The same prayer is repeated each day. Nine consecutive Tuesdays or before July 29

Day 1: Recourse to Thee
Begin by turning to St. Martha in your trials.
Day 2: Depend Entirely on Thy Intercession
Pray with confidence rather than self-reliance alone.
Day 3: Console Me
Ask for consolation in distress and weariness.
Day 4: Bethany
Meditate on the joy of receiving Christ into the home.
Day 5: Me and My Family
Place your family needs under St. Martha's care.
Day 6: Keep God in Our Hearts
Pray that your household remain centered on God.
Day 7: Remedy to Our Necessities
Ask for help in pressing material and spiritual needs.
Day 8: Present Situation That Overwhelms Me
Name the difficulty that feels too heavy.
Day 9: Help Us Overcome
End by asking for victory over the difficulty and over the devil's discouragement.