
Catholic novena
Novena to St. Joachim
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Prayer source
2026 nine-day arrangement of a complete public-domain prayer (1910)
The Raccolta, Ambrose St. John English translation, 1910 edition (Burns & Oates/Benziger Brothers), no.318, printed 286. Nine-day use of the complete proper prayer arranged in 2026. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theraccoltaorcol00unknuoft.djvu
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- The complete 1910 Raccolta edition of the prayer to St. Joachim. This reader arranges that complete historical prayer for nine consecutive days; it is a different edition from the longer devotion previously shown.
- Often prayed for
- Protection for families, strong faith, devotion to Mary, courage for the Church, and perseverance against error and sin.
- Suggested start
- August 7, 2027. You may also begin this novena at any time.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- August 16
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About This Novena
The St. Joachim novena feels like a grandfather's shield placed over the family and the Church together. It turns naturally toward Mary, asking that her father help keep souls faithful until heaven.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for grandfathers, grandparents, fathers, and families.
Usual timing
August 7 through August 15
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O GREAT patriarch St Joachim, by that singular privilege by which thou wast chosen by Divine Providence to present to the world that Immaculate Queen in whom all nations should be blessed, and who should bear in her virginal bosom the salvation of the human race; we thy devout clients rejoice with thee over this beautiful privilege, and we implore thy special protection for ourselves and our families. Do not allow, O dear Saint, the devil or sin to have any place in our souls, nor the perverse maxims of the world to seduce us, nor permit us to live unmindful of that eternity for which we have been created. Obtain for us from GOD a firm faith, unshaken by the impieties and errors which are scattered abroad by sects hostile to the Church and to the Apostolic See, a sincere and constant affection for the Vicar of JESUS CHRIST, the Roman Pontiff, a generous and indomitable courage in refuting the calumnies uttered against everything that is most sacred and revered in our holy religion. Thou who art powerful through the love which thy holy daughter, Mary, bears thee, help on the cause of the Church, obtain for her the long-desired triumph, scatter the powers of darkness, humble their pride, and cause the light of truth and of the Faith to outshine every falsehood. Grant us, above everything, a tender and filial devotion to most holy Mary, thy dear daughter and our Mother, so that daily honouring her with devout homage we may deserve to be counted by her among the happy company of her children, and after the miseries of this exile to be brought by her to Paradise, there to praise the mercies of GOD for ever. Amen.
Pray three Our Fathers, three Hail Marys, and three Glory Bes.
Our Father (three times)
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 those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary (three times)
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among 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 (three times)
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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The complete 1910 Raccolta edition of the prayer to St. Joachim. This reader arranges that complete historical prayer for nine consecutive days; it is a different edition from the longer devotion previously shown.
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Description
The St. Joachim novena feels like a grandfather's shield placed over the family and the Church together. It turns naturally toward Mary, asking that her father help keep souls faithful until heaven.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
grandfathers, grandparents, fathers, families
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for grandfathers, grandparents, fathers, and families.
Usual timing
August 7 through August 15

Saint Joachim, c. 1520, basilica in Dobre Miasto
