Catholic novena
St. Joseph of Cupertino Novena
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- A nine-day novena asking St. Joseph of Cupertino’s intercession for students, examinations, and perseverance in study.
- Often prayed for
- Prayed for tests, studying, mental clarity, confidence under pressure, and trust in God during difficult trials.
- Suggested start
- September 9, 2026. You may also begin this novena at any time.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- September 18
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About This Novena
This novena turns to St. Joseph of Cupertino as a patron for study, exams, and anxious trials, asking for light, calm, and holy confidence instead of panic.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for students, tests and exams, aviators, and those needing calm under pressure.
Usual timing
September 9 through September 17, or any time
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Principal Prayer for Each Day
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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Dear St Joseph of Cupertino, who while on earth did obtain from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew, obtain for me a like favor in the examinations for which I am now preparing, and in all the trials I face in life.
In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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, 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 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.
St. Joseph of Cupertino, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
About this devotion
When should I begin the St. Joseph of Cupertino novena?
For his September 18 feast, a nine-day preparation runs September 9 through September 17. You can also begin nine days before an examination or pray at another time of need.
Can I pray this novena for someone taking exams?
Yes. You may offer the novena for your own studies or for another student. Ask for recollection, perseverance, and the grace to use learning well. Prayer accompanies the work of preparation; it is not a promise of an examination result.
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About this novena
Description
This novena turns to St. Joseph of Cupertino as a patron for study, exams, and anxious trials, asking for light, calm, and holy confidence instead of panic.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
students, tests and exams, aviators, those needing calm under pressure
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for students, tests and exams, aviators, and those needing calm under pressure.
Usual timing
September 9 through September 17, or any time
A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino, Placido Costanzi (1750)