Glorious Saint Raphael, Patron and lover of the young, I feel the need of callÂing to you and of pleading for your help. Saint Joseph, I thank God for your privilege of being able to die in the arms of Jesus and Mary. May they be modeled after your own at Nazareth. Good Saint Anne, intercede for me! Place all your trust in Him and enjoy the dating season. Remain with us with Jesus and Mary, so that by your help we may obey the commandments of God and of the Church; receive the holy sacraments of God and of the Church; live a life of prayer; and foster religious instruction in our homes. Saint Joseph, I thank God for your privilege of having been chosen by God to be the foster-father of His Divine Son. St. Joseph's prayers, however, are very powerful in Heaven. Confiding, therefore, in your goodness, I come before you and humbly implore you. You belonged to this line of patriarchs, for you were one of the last descendants of the family of David and one of the nearest forebears of Christ according to the flesh. You lived, moved, and acted in the loving company of Jesus and Mary. Catholic speaker and musician Jackie Francois-Angel prayed it and it led her to her now husband Bobby Angel. Thank you St Jude for your powerful intercession. As a token of your own gratitude to God, obtain for me the grace of a happy death. Please recommend it to your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and place it before the throne of Jesus, so that he may bring it to a happy issue. âLoving Father, You know that the deepest desire of my heart is to meet someone that I can share my life with. Your soul followed the triumphant impulse of your love and winged its flight from earth to bear the prophets and patriarchs in Limbo the glad tidings of the advent of the Redeemer. Lost your job? Jesus chose to fulfill toward you, His foster-father, all the duties of a faithful son, showing you every mark of honor and affection due to a parent. By your marriage you gave to each other your virginity, and also the mutual right over it -- a right to safeguard the other's virtue. For almost thirty years, you watched the God-Man display a simple and prompt obedience, and you grew to love and practice it very perfectly yourself. For this purpose the Heavenly Father gave you a genuine heart of a father -- a heart full of love and self-sacrifice. The prayer is so powerful, you truly need nothing else. It was especially for the poor, who compose the greater part of mankind, that Jesus came upon earth, for in the synagogue of Nazareth, He read the words of Isaiah and referred them to Himself: 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor...' (Luke 4:18). You were privileged to see each day the example of humility which Jesus practiced -- a virtue most pleasing to Him. As a token of your own gratitude to God for this your greatest privilege, obtain for me the grace of a very devoted love for Jesus Christ, my God and my Savior. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. You are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you. Offer your prayers to God for the both of us and obtain the blessing of God upon our marriage, as you were the herald of blessing for the marriage of Tobias and Sara. Need a miracle for your family? I desire ever to invoke you in my needs. After God and the Divine Child, you loved no one as much as her. You can either pray the traditional 15 decades or pray the version with the added Luminous Mysteries; the choice is yours. In a happy eternity, I shall thank God fervently for the sufferings which He deigned to send me during my pilgrimage on earth, and which after your example I endured with patience and heartfelt love for Jesus and Mary. Your fatherly love carried Him through the desert into Egypt until all enemies were removed. As you led the young Tobias to Sara and opened up a new life of happiÂness with her to holy marriage, lead me to such a one whom in your angelic wisdom you judge best suited to be united with me in marriage. If you feel confused or uneasy during the novena, itâs very likely not coming from God. Saint Joseph, I thank God for your privilege of living in the Holy Family and being its head. As you were working at your trade, you were reminded of the greatness and majesty of God, who, as a most wise Architect, formed this vast universe with wonderful skill and limitless power. You know that I have special confidence in you and that, after Jesus and Mary, I place all my hope of salvation in you, for you are especially powerful with God and will never abandon your faithful servants. Be my guide, my father, and my model through life that I may merit to die as you did in the arms of Jesus and Mary. Yours was a merciful judgment, for your foster-Son, for whom you had cared so lovingly, was your Judge, and Mary was your advocate. Don’t get caught unarmed! Every thought, word, and action of yours was a homage to the love and glory of the Incarnate Word. You cherished all the experiences common to family life and the sacred memories of the life, sufferings, and joys in the company of Jesus and Mary. You firmly believed that the saintly Youth working beside you was truly God's own Son. Powerful Novena to St. Joseph for Work, Family, Job, Employment, to Sell House, Men of the Immaculata Catholic Men's Conference, Day Three: Man Chosen By The Blessed Trinity, Pray the Rosary with Saint Pope John Paul II: Guide to Using the Book for Daily Rosary or Rosary Retreat, Prayer Journal for Catholic Women to Overcome Anxiety, Stress, and Fear, The Hidden Meaning of "What Good Can Come From Nazareth? In the face of these evils, as patron of families, be pleased to help; and as of old, you arose to save the Child and His Mother, so today arise to protect the sanctity of the home. You had the virtue of perfect devotedness, which marks a good servant. May I, too, accept death in the spirit of resignation to God's Holy Will, and die, as you did, in the arms of Jesus, strengthened by Holy Viaticum, and in the arms of Mary, with her rosary in my hand and her name on my lips! Remove any obstacles that may be in the way of this happy encounter, So that I might find a new sense of wholeness, joy, and peace. God has made you a heavenly patron of family life because you sanctified yourself as head of the Holy Family and thus by your beautiful example sanctified family life. Faith is a powerful thing, and appealing to God for the health of your relationship can have amazing results. Heavily burdened with the weight of my troubles, I cast myself at your feet and humbly beg of you to take the present intention, which I recommend to you in your special care. Glorious Saint Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the divine Will. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “a novena is a nine days’ private or public devotion in the Catholic Church. You had a part in this mystery in an indirect manner, by fulfilling the condition necessary for the Incarnation -- the protection of Mary's virginity before and during your married life with her. As a token of your own gratitude to God, obtain for me the grace to imitate your virtues so that I too may be pleasing to the Heart of God. Your vocation was especially concerned with the Person of Jesus; your entire activity centered about Him. Obtain for me through your intercession the light of Godâs grace so that I may deÂcide wisely concerning the person who is to be my partner through life. Amen. As a token of your own gratitude to God, obtain for me the grace to respect the dignity of labor and ever to be content with the position in life, however lowly, in which it may please Divine Providence to place me.