
Catholic novena
Novena in honor of St. George
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Prayer source
Reviewed public-domain English devotional edition (1909)
Bonaventure Hammer, O.F.M., Mary, Help of Christians, and the Fourteen Saints Invoked as Holy Helpers (Benziger Brothers, 1909), Part IV, Novena to Each of the Holy Helpers, I. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/33596/pg33596-images.html
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- A complete novena in honor of St. George, from Father Bonaventure Hammer's 1909 devotional manual. The same full prayer is said on each of the nine days.
- Often prayed for
- Strength in the Faith, courage against evil, endurance in trial, and victory over temptation.
- Suggested start
- April 14, 2027. You may also begin this novena at any time.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- April 23
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About This Novena
The St. George novena keeps the dragon image where it belongs: not fantasy, but spiritual combat against pride, falsehood, deceit, and fear. It asks for the kind of courage that stays faithful under pressure.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for soldiers, courage in spiritual battle, steadfast faith, and protection from evil.
Usual timing
April 14 through April 22
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Preparatory Prayer
ALMIGHTY and eternal God! With lively faith and reverently worshiping Thy divine Majesty, I prostrate myself before Thee and invoke with filial trust Thy supreme bounty and mercy. Illumine the darkness of my intellect with a ray of Thy heavenly light and inflame my heart with the fire of Thy divine love, that I may contemplate the great virtues and merits of the saint in whose honor I make this novena, and following his example imitate, like him, the life of Thy divine Son.
Moreover, I beseech Thee to grant graciously, through the merits and intercession of this powerful Helper, the petition which through him I humbly place before Thee, devoutly saying, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Vouchsafe graciously to hear it, if it redounds to Thy greater glory and to the salvation of my soul. Amen.
Prayer and Invocation
O GOD, who didst grant to St. George strength and constancy in the various torments which he sustained for our holy faith; we beseech Thee to preserve, through his intercession, our faith from wavering and doubt, so that we may serve Thee with a sincere heart faithfully unto death. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Invocation
FAITHFUL servant of God and invincible martyr, St. George; favored by God with the gift of faith, and inflamed with an ardent love of Christ, thou didst fight valiantly against the dragon of pride, falsehood, and deceit. Neither pain nor torture, sword nor death could part thee from the love of Christ. I fervently implore thee for the sake of this love to help me by thy intercession to overcome the temptations that surround me, and to bear bravely the trials that oppress me, so that I may patiently carry the cross which is placed upon me; and let neither distress nor difficulties separate me from the love of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Valiant champion of the Faith, assist me in the combat against evil, that I may win the crown promised to them that persevere unto the end.
Concluding Prayer
MY LORD and my God! I offer up to Thee my petition in union with the bitter passion and death of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, together with the merits of His immaculate and blessed Mother, Mary ever virgin, and of all the saints, particularly with those of the holy Helper in whose honor I make this novena.
Look down upon me, merciful Lord! Grant me Thy grace and Thy love, and graciously hear my prayer. Amen.
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A complete novena in honor of St. George, from Father Bonaventure Hammer's 1909 devotional manual. The same full prayer is said on each of the nine days.
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Description
The St. George novena keeps the dragon image where it belongs: not fantasy, but spiritual combat against pride, falsehood, deceit, and fear. It asks for the kind of courage that stays faithful under pressure.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
soldiers, courage in spiritual battle, steadfast faith, protection from evil
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for soldiers, courage in spiritual battle, steadfast faith, and protection from evil.
Usual timing
April 14 through April 22

Saint George, Carlo Crivelli
