Novena Prayer to St. Joseph of Cupertino, Patron of Students Doing Exams.
Novena Prayer to St. Joseph of Cupertino, Patron of Students Doing Exams.
Day 1: Dear St Joseph, thou wert an unwanted child and wert thought worthless even by thine own mother. Intercede for all unwanted children that they may come to know they were born out of God’s love for them. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Day 2: Dear St Joseph, thou wert an angry, frustrated child. We pray for all who struggle to express themselves, and that thou wilt help us overcome sins of anger. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Day 3: Dear St Joseph, thou experienced no love in thy family and were considered of little account by all who knew thee. We pray for all who have experienced the same. May we learn to treat everyone as having the worth they have in God’s eyes. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Day 4: Dear St Joseph, thou didst suffer because thou foundst it difficult to learn. We pray for all those who struggle at school. May they take comfort from the fact that although learning was not easy for thee, this didst not stop thee from becoming a saint. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Day 5: Dear St Joseph, thou didst the best with the intelligence thou didst have and put the rest in God’s hands. That way thou didst pass all thy exams and became a priest. We pray for all those struggling with exams. May we also do our best in everything and trust in God to guide our lives. We pray especially for (mention your request. Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Day 6: Dear St Joseph, even the thought or mention of anything holy made thee levitate in ecstasy. Grant us something of the understanding and reverence for God and his saints that thou hadst. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Day 7: Dear St Joseph, only when thy superior ordered thee, wert thou able to come back down to earth. May we too have a love for and obedience to the teachings of the Church. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Day 8: Dear St Joseph, thou wert unjustly suspected, confined to thy room and neglected by those charged with looking after thee. Thou didst accept all this with humility. We pray for all those unjustly imprisoned, and that we too may have the humility to accept injustice for the love of Christ. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
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Day 9: Dear St Joseph, because thou couldst levitate thou art the patron of travellers, especially air travellers. We pray for all those travelling that they may safely reach their destinations. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
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Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.