Catholic novena
St. Francis of Assisi Novena (General Saint Form)
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2026 application of a pre-Vatican II general saint novena with a public-domain English collect
Joseph F. Stedman, Triple Novena Manual of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (1943), p. 2 and p. 39, general saint novena directions: https://distantreader.org/stacks/pamphlets/pdf/005457173.pdf. The English collect uses The Family Prayer-Book (London: Thomas Jones, 1839), p. 66, with Francis of Assisi inserted for N. and the printed oh normalized to O: https://archive.org/details/TheFamilyPrayerBookContaining. Its abbreviated conclusion is expanded from the adjacent printed conclusion. The short antiphon is retained from Stedman; the versicle is translated from the traditional Latin text. The common prayers are written out in their received traditional English forms. This is a general form applied to St. Francis of Assisi in 2026. It is a different complete edition from the former proper prayer on this route, whose full historical English edition has not been authenticated. The two saint-name slots are the only changes to the reviewed form.
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- A complete historical general saint novena, applied to St. Francis of Assisi in 2026 as the source directions allow. This different complete edition repeats the same prayer each day; it does not claim to restore the former proper readings, litany, or hymn.
- Often prayed for
- Holy poverty, contrition, love of Christ crucified, perseverance, and a happy death.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- October 4
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About This Novena
The St. Francis novena is full of the themes people most associate with him, but in a sterner way than modern sentiment often allows: renunciation, tears for sin, love of the Cross, and perseverance to a holy death.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for peace, animals, the poor, and care for creation.
Usual timing
Any nine consecutive days
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May the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, and all the Saints intercede with God for us.
V. The Lord hath glorified His saints. R. And hath heard them crying unto Him.
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Preserve us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all dangers of body and soul: and by the intercession of glorious and blessed Mary, the ever Virgin Mother of God, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed Francis of Assisi and of all thy Saints, grant us, in thy mercy, health and peace; that all adversities and errors being removed, thy Church may serve thee with a pure and undisturbed devotion. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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A complete historical general saint novena, applied to St. Francis of Assisi in 2026 as the source directions allow. This different complete edition repeats the same prayer each day; it does not claim to restore the former proper readings, litany, or hymn.
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Description
The St. Francis novena is full of the themes people most associate with him, but in a sterner way than modern sentiment often allows: renunciation, tears for sin, love of the Cross, and perseverance to a holy death.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
peace, animals, the poor, care for creation
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for peace, animals, the poor, and care for creation.
Usual timing
Any nine consecutive days
Saint Francis of Assisi, Metropolitan Museum of Art