Traditional Catholic Novena
St. Stephen Novena
Prayed for deacons, forgiveness, endurance under suffering, and the grace to die faithful to Christ.
St. Stephen is traditionally invoked as patron of deacons, forgiveness, those suffering persecution, a holy death.
Saint Stephen, Carlo Crivelli
Pray This Novena
Start with day 1
Begin the novena now, move one day at a time, and come back here whenever you are ready for the next day.
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Day 1 of 9
The same principal prayer is used each day. Choose the day you are on, pray the main prayer below, and mark the day complete when you finish.
Private intention
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Day 1
Pray the principal prayer below for this day of the novena.
Principal Prayer for Each Day
Pray this same prayer each day after the day's meditation.
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.
Pause here for the grace you are asking.
Vouchsafe to recommend it to our Lord Jesus.
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 Glory Be
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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