Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Stephen Novena
A traditional Catholic novena to St. Stephen for deacons and forgiveness. Traditionally prayed December 17 through December 25, or any time.
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About This Novena
This novena turns to the first Christian martyr, asking for courage, compassion, and the grace to forgive even in suffering.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for deacons, forgiveness, those suffering persecution, and a holy death.
Usual timing
December 17 through December 25, or any time
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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious St. Stephen, first Martyr for the faith, filled with compassion for those who invoke you, with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weight of my troubles.
I kneel at your feet and humbly beg you to take my present needs under your special protection:
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Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted. Above all, obtain for me the grace to one day meet God face to face, and with you and Mary and all the angels and saints praise Him through all eternity.
O most powerful Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr, do not let me lose my soul, but obtain for me the grace of winning my way to heaven, forever and ever. 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.
Saint Stephen, Pray for us. Saint Stephen, Pray for us. Saint Stephen, Pray for us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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About this novena
Description
This novena turns to the first Christian martyr, asking for courage, compassion, and the grace to forgive even in suffering.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
deacons, forgiveness, those suffering persecution, a holy death
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for deacons, forgiveness, those suffering persecution, and a holy death.
Usual timing
December 17 through December 25, or any time
Saint Stephen, Carlo Crivelli