Catholic novena
Novena to St. Martha
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Traditional saint novena
Fisheaters devotional novena index, Novena to St. Martha. Web witness for this wording: https://www.fisheaters.com/novenas.html#martha. Exact pre-1962 English wording has not been verified in a printed edition.
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- A traditional novena to St. Martha for help in trials, family needs, and consolation in difficulty.
- Often prayed for
- Help in trials, consolation in difficulty, family peace, and practical help in overwhelming needs.
- Length
- 9 Tuesdays
- Feast
- July 29
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About This Novena
St. Martha's novena has a practical, household feel. It is not abstract at all: it asks for consolation in concrete difficulties and ties help in need to keeping Christ welcomed in the home.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for homemakers, cooks, hospitality, and difficult family situations.
Usual timing
Nine consecutive Tuesdays or before July 29
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Begin by turning to St. Martha in your trials.
Opening Prayer
Pray this prayer each Tuesday, following this edition's directions.
O admirable Saint Martha, I have recourse to thee and I depend entirely on thy intercession in my trials. In thanksgiving, I promise to spread this devotion everywhere. I humbly beg thee to console me in all my difficulties.
By the immense joy that filled thy soul when thou didst receive the Redeemer of the world at thy home in Bethany, be pleased to intercede for me and my family, in order that we may keep God in our hearts and therefore, deserve to obtain the remedy to our necessities, especially the present situation that overwhelms me.
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I implore thee, O Auxiliatrice in all needs; help us to overcome our difficulties, thou who so victoriously fought the devil. Amen.
Companion prayers
Recite three times one Our Father, one Hail Mary, one Glory Be, and the invocation "Saint Martha, pray for us."
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A traditional novena to St. Martha for help in trials, family needs, and consolation in difficulty.
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Description
St. Martha's novena has a practical, household feel. It is not abstract at all: it asks for consolation in concrete difficulties and ties help in need to keeping Christ welcomed in the home.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
homemakers, cooks, hospitality, difficult family situations
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for homemakers, cooks, hospitality, and difficult family situations.
Usual timing
Nine consecutive Tuesdays or before July 29
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