Catholic novena
Novena in Honor of St. Vincent de Paul
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Traditional saint novena
F. X. Lasance, Prayer-book for Religious, 1904, Novena in Honor of St. Vincent de Paul. Primary 1904 page witness: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Prayerbookforrel00lasa_0.djvu/1097. Source printed pp. 1089. This edition repeats the complete printed prayer form; the nine-day guide and optional date preparation are editorial.
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- A traditional St. Vincent de Paul novena focused on mercy, charity, help for the poor and abandoned, and zeal for the Church.
- Often prayed for
- Charity toward the poor, relief for the afflicted, zeal for priests, peace for the Church, and conversion of sinners.
- Suggested start
- July 10, 2027. You may also begin this novena at any time.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- July 19 (1962 Roman calendar)
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About This Novena
The older Vincentian prayer tradition does not romanticize charity. It asks St. Vincent for practical mercies: help for the poor, relief for the sick, protection for the abandoned, zeal for priests, and peace for the Church and people.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for the poor, charitable works, priests, and the abandoned.
Usual timing
July 10 through July 18, or any nine consecutive days
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Day 1: Help for the Poor
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O glorious St. Vincent, heavenly patron of all associations of charity and father of all the miserable; who during thy life never didst reject any one who had recourse to thee, ah! behold by how many evils we are afflicted, and come to our assistance. Obtain from Our Lord help for the poor; relief for the sick; consolation for the afflicted; protection for the abandoned; charity for the rich; conversion for sinners; zeal for priests; peace for the Church; tranquillity for the people; salvation for all. Let all experience the effects of thy merciful intercession, that, succored by thee in the miseries of this life, they may be united with thee above, where there will be neither sorrow, nor weeping; nor pain; but eternal joy and happiness. Amen.
Another prayer to St. Vincent de Paul:
O God, Who, for the sanctification of souls, and for the salvation of the poor especially, hast raised up, by our spiritual father, the blessed Vincent, a new family in Thy Church, grant, we beseech Thee, through his intercession, the favor that we now request: [mention it], and the grace that we may imitate his virtues, and that, animated by his spirit, we may love what he loved and practice what he taught, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, God, world without end. Amen.
Pray for us, St. Vincent; take us under thy fatherly protection, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.
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A traditional St. Vincent de Paul novena focused on mercy, charity, help for the poor and abandoned, and zeal for the Church.
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Description
The older Vincentian prayer tradition does not romanticize charity. It asks St. Vincent for practical mercies: help for the poor, relief for the sick, protection for the abandoned, zeal for priests, and peace for the Church and people.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
the poor, charitable works, priests, the abandoned
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for the poor, charitable works, priests, and the abandoned.
Usual timing
July 10 through July 18, or any nine consecutive days
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