Traditional Catholic Novena
Holy Family Novena
A traditional Catholic Holy Family novena for holy families and family harmony. Traditionally prayed Nine days before the Feast of the Holy Family, or any time.
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About This Novena
This novena asks Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to heal tensions in the home, strengthen family love, and make everyday household life more truly Christian.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for holy families, family harmony, domestic peace, and love of the Church.
Usual timing
Nine days before the Feast of the Holy Family, or any time
Day 1 of 9
The same principal prayer is used each day. Choose the day you are on, pray the main prayer, and mark the day complete when you finish.
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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.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, bless me and grant me the grace of loving Holy Church as I should, above every earthly thing, and of ever showing my love by deeds.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, bless me and grant me the grace of openly professing as I should, with courage and without fearing the opinions of others, the faith that I received as your gift in holy Baptism.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, bless me and grant me the grace of sharing as I should in the defense and propagation of the Faith when duty calls, whether by word or by the sacrifice of my possessions and my life.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, bless me and grant me the grace of loving my family and others in mutual charity as I should, and establish us in perfect harmony of thought, will, and action, under the rule and guidance of the shepherds of the Church.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, bless me and grant me the grace of conforming my life fully as I should to the commandments of God’s law and those of His Holy Church, so as to live always in that charity which they set forth.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I ask in particular this special favor:
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Most loving Jesus, by Thy sublime and beautiful virtues of humility, obedience, poverty, modesty, charity, patience, and gentleness, Thou didst bless with peace and happiness the family which Thou didst choose on earth.
In Thy mercy look upon my family. We belong to Thee, for we have received Thy many blessings over many years and we entrust ourselves to Thy loving care.
Look upon my family in Thy loving kindness, preserve us from danger, give us help in time of need, and grant us the grace to persevere to the end in imitation of Thy holy Family, so that having revered Thee and loved Thee faithfully on earth, we may praise Thee forever in Heaven. Amen.
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About this novena
Description
This novena asks Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to heal tensions in the home, strengthen family love, and make everyday household life more truly Christian.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
holy families, family harmony, domestic peace, love of the Church
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for holy families, family harmony, domestic peace, and love of the Church.
Usual timing
Nine days before the Feast of the Holy Family, or any time
St. Joseph and the Child Jesus, Giambattista Pittoni