Traditional Catholic Novenas

Centered on purity, courage, fidelity, and the salvation of souls.

For final perseverance, help at death, and protection from sudden death.

For the holy souls, mercy for sinners, family conversion, and deeper union with Christ.

For fortitude, perseverance, the sacraments before death, and a holy, prepared death.

For November 26, using the old St. Barbara prayer from the Holy Helpers tradition and counting forward to her December 4 feast.

For babies, grieving parents, innocence, peace, and trust in God’s mercy amid violence.

For Catholic education, pastoral charity, missionary zeal, and perseverance in serving souls.

For families, work, protection, and a happy death, prayed in honor of his years with Jesus.

For young people, students, priests, purity, and devotion to the Passion and Mary’s sorrows.

Of Grace to St. Francis Xavier for a holy life, a happy death, missionary courage, and a special favor.

For purity, humility, mercy, and the grace of a holy life and happy death.

Asking his fatherly protection, help in trials, and faithfulness unto a happy death.

For purity, zeal for Mary, help for the souls in Purgatory, and fidelity to God’s will.

For Eucharistic devotion, peace, purity, miracles, and zeal for souls.

For humility, sincere prayer, Marian devotion, and the salvation of souls.

For mental anguish, penance, holy death, and relief for the souls in Purgatory.

For help in distress, hope for the sorrowing, and confidence in miraculous intercession.

For comfort in sorrow, perseverance, and maternal help in suffering.

Of prayers for one recently deceased soul.

Asking mercy for the departed and deeper conversion for ourselves.

For help in grief, family suffering, and perseverance at the foot of the Cross.

Suited to the early January feast-tide, asking that the saving Name of Jesus remain the Christian’s strength, consolation, and hope unto death.