Catholic novena
St. Josephine Bakhita Novena (Historical General Saint Form)
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Historical general saint novena; 2026 application of the saint's name
Joseph F. Stedman, Triple Novena Manual of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (1943), pp. 2 and 39, general saint novena directions: https://distantreader.org/stacks/pamphlets/pdf/005457173.pdf. Public-domain English collect: The Family Prayer-Book (London: Thomas Jones, 1839), p. 66: https://archive.org/details/TheFamilyPrayerBookContaining. The printed N. is replaced with Josephine Bakhita in this 2026 application; this is not claimed as pre-1962 wording naming this saint or as a proper novena composed for this saint. The printed oh is normalized to O; the abbreviated conclusion is expanded from the adjacent printed conclusion. The traditional short antiphon and versicle follow the previously reviewed general form. The received traditional English Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be are written out three times. This is a complete different general form, not the modern proper Intercede novena previously cited. Former source for comparison only: Intercede Catholic Novenas, St. Josephine Bakhita Novena page, https://catholicnovenaapp.com/novenas/st-josephine-bakhita-novena/ Calendar verification: Modern Roman calendar. The modern missal index lists February 8. Bakhita died in 1947 and the canonical cause evidence on the Vatican biography is later. This evidence does not establish a pre-1962 feast. Calendar sources: https://www.usccb.org/resources/2026cal.pdf; https://press.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20001001_giuseppina-bakhita_en.html.
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- What it is
- A complete historical general saint novena, applied to St. Josephine Bakhita in 2026. This different edition repeats the same full prayer on all nine days. It replaces the shortened modern proper novena previously cited; its changing daily text has not been reproduced here.
- Often prayed for
- Trust in God, healing from suffering, refuge in distress, and freedom for the afflicted.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- February 8 (modern Roman calendar)
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About This Novena
The historical general saint method directs the person praying to name the saint whose intercession is sought. This edition applies that method to St. Josephine Bakhita in 2026, using an older public-domain English collect and the complete prescribed common prayers. It openly replaces the previously shortened modern proper text rather than presenting that text as complete.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for freedom, healing from suffering, trust in God, and victims of slavery.
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 Josephine Bakhita 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. Josephine Bakhita, pray for us.
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, 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 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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 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. Josephine Bakhita in 2026. This different edition repeats the same full prayer on all nine days. It replaces the shortened modern proper novena previously cited; its changing daily text has not been reproduced here.
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The historical general saint method directs the person praying to name the saint whose intercession is sought. This edition applies that method to St. Josephine Bakhita in 2026, using an older public-domain English collect and the complete prescribed common prayers. It openly replaces the previously shortened modern proper text rather than presenting that text as complete.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
freedom, healing from suffering, trust in God, victims of slavery
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for freedom, healing from suffering, trust in God, and victims of slavery.
Usual timing
Any nine consecutive days
Saint Josephine Bakhita photograph, c. 1910