Answered Prayers from the St. Joseph Novena, 2023

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  1. My brother received a job offer that is more secure for him to work from home to care for his ill wife. We have received clarity and reconciliation with my daughter. Thanks be to the St. Joseph novena and God’s blessings.

  2. I share my testimony so that it can increase everyone’s faith to our loving God and also that they may become more closer to the Lord and be blessed.
    I started following the Novena recently…
    God has heard my PRAYERS. ALL PRAISE & GLORY TO GOD.
    By God’s Grace, I am blessed with a God-fearing loving truthful husband at the beginning of this year. My Swiss dependent visa that was getting held up & which usually takes around 8-15 weeks, but by the GRACE OF THE LORD my visa was received last month within a months’ time. I am now able to join my husband abroad to start our married life.
    THANK YOU JESUS, PRAISE YOU JESUS, ALL GLORY TO GOD!!!! AMEN!!!!
    Mrs.E.P.Dias

  3. I have been praying for my international exams….I did the exams and passed….the novena works miracles, God has done it for me..thank you very much

  4. I prayed to go through a job interview that I did with an UN agency and yes I was called for a first and second interview with a much higher grade, Happy that St.Joseph did intercede for me now praying and hoping that I will pull through the last and final interview.
    I’m still requesting St.Joseph to continue interceding for me to be called for the oral interview and pass.
    I shall post the results here.God Bless

  5. I was touched by the answered prayers shared by many. It just made me more grateful of the novena. I shared it with family members & friends who are battling illness, and others who may be facing their own challenges. While some challenges remain, the answered prayer is their reception of the novena, our informal prayer community, a revitalized faith life. St Joseph continues the work in our lives. God bless us all.

  6. I was praying for my husband to find a good job to Suport our family, and 2 days before the end of the St. Joseph novena they called him for a job we have been waiting for, thank you St. Joseph and all of the people praying in this novena. And John-Paul and Annie for spreading the word of God though this ministry.

    May God bless you always

  7. I finally got my dream internship into the government of my country .I continue to pray that as I undergo the internship I will be absorbed for a permanent position.thankyou st.joseph even for the wellbeing of my family and children

  8. I prayed to st Joseph lead me and my son helps us new journey moving back home to be near are family thank you st Joseph

  9. Prayer for my emotional physical financial aid mental health and the fear of the dark and severe weather

  10. I have been praying to Saint Joseph most of my adult life. I prayed this Novena asking Saint Joseph to make sure my son can hold his new job, be on time,be successful reaching call targets, sales goals.!He has done all and his personality has been much more energetic, ambitious and happy!! He has anxiety and to hear him laugh makes lifts my heart. THANK YOU SAINT JOSEPH! I LOVE YOU’

  11. Thank you Saint Joseph for answered prayer before even the novena finished, my husband was offered permanent full time job.

  12. Thank you St. Joseph for prayers answered for my daughter and son-in-law’s successful job applications.
    Thanks be to God!

  13. My husband has been struggling with an unhealthy relationship with alcohol for almost 30 years. This year, on the feast of St. Joseph, he finally saw the light, and has agreed to give it up completely. The Lord has provided several instances of consolation and grace to him and our family since then, praise be to God!

  14. Prayer to settle school fees for my daughter and house rent greatly answered. Also some debts reduced. Thank you God 🙏

  15. Still not answered for son. Praying for his hoarding will be lifted. I will continue praying these novenas. But some of the prayers for improvement of health is better. Will continue praying ty

  16. I’ve been praying for two years for my dad to get a job that allowed him to do God’s will. After many interviews and no responses, I kept on praying and dedicated this saint Joseph novena for him. Lo and behold, a company he applied to months ago called him out of the blue, and after 4 rounds of interviews he got a job offer on the second to last day of the novena, a job that is going to amazingly make use of all of his talents from the various jobs he’s had leading up to now. Thank you for your intercession saint Joseph! Thanks be to God!

  17. I’ve been praying for 9 days Novena of St. Joseph. Prayers for my daughter and his fiancé for their Partner Visa to be release on March 31, 2023 for their schedule civil wedding on April. Without the result of approval the wedding will not be done. God is so good and powerful with the Intercession of St. Joseph the result was released, at exactly March 31, 2023 in the afternoon. My daughter received a call, saying, their Partner Visa was granted!!! The wedding is schedule next Month, May 7, 2023. Praise the Lord for the answered prayer.

  18. My son Has kidney stone. He undergone lithotripsy , however after the procedure ,he did another Ultrasound and found out there were still 2 stone hiding and needs another procedure .
    This is one of my prayers to keep my son’s kidney be healthy. March 20 my son showed to me one big kidney stone he passes as he urinate. Thanks be to God.

  19. My young son has been battling a very rare cancer for 2 1/2 years. In January he had to have an ostomy (a bag that captures bodily waste outside the body) following his 3rd surgery, which was so emotionally and physically challenging for someone so young. But following this Novena he had another surgery in which was the ostomy was successfully and surgically reversed. Hallelujah and praise the Lord!

  20. I have prayed for my daughter to have a natural child birth and a healthy baby and she did. Thank you for my
    Prayers received
    Tammy

  21. God in His infinite mercy helped me to pass NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION IN MARCH 16TH. PRAISE GOD!

  22. My husband was suffering in hospice. We prayed for a peaceful and pain free ending to his suffering. The last night was very difficult, however, his passing was peaceful and there was no sign of any pain. God answered our prayers. We are sad at his loss, but grateful that his suffering has ended. Thank you for inviting us to join others in praying this novena.and praise to God for blessing us by answering our prayers.

  23. Been praying for a job and on 16th March was invited for an interview which happened on 20th March and am sure St Joseph has interceded and by end April I will be working

  24. I finally heard that my IRS settlement was in the works and instead of having to pay more taxes I would be getting money back. I know it was through St Joseph’s intercession.
    My boys have been doing well and I believe it’s through Mary and Joseph’s intercession. Thank you for these novenas. Jesus I trust in you!

  25. My daughter was praying… we were doing the novena to St. Joseph for her to sell her house and to find a new house. Both happened! Thank you St. Joseph!

  26. I asked for a new private student and that was granted. Thank you! St. Joseph, ora pro nobis.

  27. My daughter-in-law was expecting my granddaughter but the baby was not growing they were giving her a few more weeks to try to see if she could grow so they could deliver her. My son and his wife and my husband and I prayed this Novena and she grew enough for her to be able to be delivered she was born at 8 am this morning 6 lbs 2oz beautiful baby girl.

  28. God is so gracious and kind. I passed my Bar exams finally and was called to the Bar. My Mum is able to visit and her health is a lot better. My children and husband are doing well to the glory of God. My siblings have been blessed immensely.
    At some point I lost trust and faith in God, I’m happy to say I have totally handed over everything concerning me and mine into the will of Almighty God. It is still a journey I’m on but I trust God. To God be the glory

  29. I’m so grateful and thankful for St Joseph’s intercession. My friend was in the hospital suffering from jaundice and other ailments. She’s out of the hospital and recuperating at home. I got a new job that I was longing to have. Giving all the Glory to God!!!

  30. My neighbors and I have been praying ii for Mary who was in a serious car accident. There have been many surgeries in a short time. Now there is an infection that is not responding to antibiotics and she was not responding to nurses as before. We prayed for a good CT scan which was unremarkable.
    Mary has now responded to her husband. Although a long way to go, it is an answer to our continued prayers.

    Thank you.

  31. I want to thank the Lord and St Joseph’s intercession for answered prayer for my daughter. I was praying for her to get a good full time job for some time and right after the novena, she was offered a full time job. Thank and praise you Jesus!! St Joseph is special to me.

  32. Prayers for my brother was answered, he found a specialist doctor as needed, had his tests done on 3/22/23, and the tests came back with positive outcomes yesterday, everything was okay. Glory be to God.

    I found the appropriate participants for my studies and completed my interviews successfully. God is great and merciful.

  33. My son who recently bought a house and had a baby was having trouble getting a good job with his company and I prayed the St Joseph novena and within four days from the feast of St Joseph my so was offered two jobs in his company making much better money !! Thank you so much for sharing these novenas

  34. Answered prayer-
    My niece who was born deaf and is now 55 yrs old , after hurricane Laura for some reason her SSI benefits were stopped she lives in a trailer that was damaged and had roof leaks – has had several tarps over the years put in. Her ins would cover much because it was 20 yrs old.
    She was notified that her benefits are restored and she will get all back pay
    , she has gotten a new tiny house that the company will deliver and set up and haul the old one away.
    God makes a wai where there seems to be no way . Thank you Heavenly Father and Holy family 🙏🏻

  35. Thank you St Joseph and Jesus for answering my prayers. I prayed for my son and his wife to migrate. Then my DIL was told they can migrate on ancestral strength. They applied for it to UK and got accepted. I know whenever we ask, God will grant us our wishes. Praise you Jesus and St Joseph. I’m so grateful and happy. And thank you for this site May God bless you both for caring.

  36. Hi,

    I prayed this Novena for the sale of my property. I advertised in July 2022. My constant pray thereafter to St. Joseph led to an offer and sale-closure in December 2022, which was to my satisfaction. I continue to pray to St. Joseph as my guide.

    RJJ

  37. I prayed for my son and daughter-in-law to have a successful birth of their baby girl. They lost twins at 20 weeks gestation in 2021. The baby girl was safely delivered today.

  38. I prayed for my son to get health insurance and help for his painful hips. On Sunday he told me he had insurance and taking the steps to get well. He also shared a deep hurt he has been suffering with. I Hope and pray he can forgive and come to know, love and serve our wonderful Lord.

  39. I was praying that we would be able to rent out the other side of our duplex as our previous renter moved out and we cannot afford the mortgage without a renter. A few days after the novena ended, we not only received our tax return to help us float financially, but we also signed a tenant who agreed to pay more than what our previous renter paid. As a family of soon to be 7 on one income, we are grateful for St Joseph’s powerful intercession!

  40. All thanks to St. Joseph for his intercession. My 80-year old mother who has not been going for mass because she is not well made a huge effort and went for mass on 19th March. We continue to pray for her complete healing in mind, body and soul.

  41. I prayed and followed this Novena with answered prayers.My nephew took his diplomate examination last March in Manila fortunately he made it .Thank you St.Joseph and all the saints for the success of my nephew.For the glory of God he will be starting his job in Chong Hua Hospital this April 10, 2023.
    Power of your prayers really worked.

  42. Prayer intentions that I prayed for and for other people were answered. Family members that had tests done had positive results. A pregnancy went smoothly and a beautiful baby girl was born! My husband and I had safe travels and so did my daughter and son-in-law!!

  43. I’ve prayed to St. Joseph many times. That I would find a way through my financial problems. I have an opportunity to work a second job. God the father almighty knows how difficult my finances have been. I continue to pray I’m able to work this second job.
    Thank you St. Joseph. I will continue to pray.

    LJ

  44. Thank you St. Joseph for hearing my prayers. If it wasn’t for your intercession I would not have been blessed with the job I have dreamed about for years. Thank you for helping to move one of the biggest mountains in my life.

  45. I prayed for my son and his wife who wete trying to get pregnant. A week after the novena they told us they were expecting!
    Thank you Lord!

  46. My son in law got a new job. Praise and Thanksgiving ST Joseph.

    Our daughter and her fiancée were traveling in New Zealand for month. I prayed for safe travel. They arrive home Monday. Praise and Thanksgiving St Joseph.

  47. I prayed for a job, and I was offered one during the Novena , it’s not my dream job, but it’s something for the start….z
    Thank you st. Joseph for your intercession and I will keep praying for that dream job

  48. 1. Been praying for my brothers to stop alcoholism and drugs addiction and of late they have gotten out of the addiction
    2. My brothers have reunited as a family,initially, they could not seat or eat together, fighting all throughout we have had fights and hatred amongst us and now we can call each other and check on each other
    3. Have had financial difficulties and prayed to God to grant me fees for my adopted son (nephew) and my rent, I got partial fees and I believe before end of Holy Week, I will get the balance and rent.
    4. A friend gave me a bangle and while praying this novena with my friends, one was shown a vision that the bangle and a bed I was given by my aunt are tying me not to progress , or get a job or a spouse, and after throwing the bangle away, things are now working and the two ladies seems not to be talking to me now and much more was disclosed to me.

    Thank you Lord, Thankyou St Joseph.
    Amen

  49. St. Joseph continues to provide for the needs of my 2 children studying in Valencia of which he is patron saint, he renewed our rent, he has resolved court cases, protecting my family from corruption and false accusations, he continues to provide for us financially

  50. I offered the Novena to St. Joseph up for my husband and daughter that they would go to confession. A couple of days into the novena, my husband went to confession after 5 years! He did a full confession and was so moved by Jesus’ mercy that he cried after. Still waiting on my daughter, but I know St. Joseph is still interceding for her!

  51. I prayed for a successful surgery through the intercession of Saint Joseph and I am on my second week and recovering very well. I am waiting still for the result of symmetry and normalcy and will continue to pray and hope and believe that it will happen when I am much more healed. Praise be to God. Thank you Saint Joseph, Mother Mary and Saint Michael for praying for me and with me.

  52. God answered my prayer for my brother and especially his wife to come to Jesus and repair their marriage. And I’m sure the prayer for a profitable business opportunity for my husband and son is being answered. Praise God in Jesus name. Thank you for praying for us St. Joseph.

  53. Thank you Lord through the intercession of St. Joseph. My contract with my current employer was renewed for another year!

  54. My husband had biopsy tests done and praise the Lord with St. Joseph’s intercession everything was benign!!!

  55. My prayer was for my struggling marriage and my family. My husband has been working out of town and we both lost our ways. He decided we needed to separate to figure out what he was really wanting in life. He called me yesterday saying he wanted to work on us fixing our marriage and wanted for us to get back together.

  56. I’ve been praying that my sister, after 3 years, would let my parents back into her life. In January she called them on the phone and by March she invited them to stay at her home for 4 days. My parents’ forgiveness has been an inspiration to me. Thank you St. Joseph, and to this prayer community

  57. St. Joseph thank you for your help with my digestion issues problems also, my nicese who has severe arthritis. John Paul and Anne your Novenas are a Blessing to all who believe in the power of prayer. Thank You!!!

  58. Praise God with me for answering my prayers 🙏
    My mum has been struggling with blood pressure and diabetes, in the month of February they were both very high, I prayed for her during the Novena and when she went back to the hospital last week on Friday, the two conditions had both come down.
    Glory to God.

  59. I prayed for UK visa and through the intercession of St Joseph God answered my prayers. To God be the glory Amen 🙏

  60. My son has severe autism and I have been trying for six months to get him into a new day program — during St Joseph’s novena, a new program opened up for my dear son, Joseph!! It starts next week!! I’m so grateful!

  61. Every time I have an upsetting, troublesome, or worrisome issue with family and other besieging issues I’m facing these days, and for some time now, I just go to St Joseph and without even any word, at the very instant I have peace and know he has taken care. I know in my heart he has done it. I just get the clear answers later. So it was you again dear Saint Joseph. Thank you

  62. I’ve found a great new job where I can use my gifts and talents and am very passionate about
    Thankyou st Joseph

  63. My Precious grandson, as I was saying the Novena to St. Joseph, called me and said he wanted to come to Church. Praise God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for Your Goodness, Kindness, Love, and Mercy. Jesus I trust in You. Dearest Lord, I love You. Thank you, thank you,
    Thank you, St. Joseph, for your powerful intercession!

  64. Thank you St. Joseph for the blessings of my job, and the recent situation that I had at work has being solved.
    Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

  65. My grandson was not in a good relationship.I prayed that he would see it was not right for him. He broke up with his girlfriend the last day of the novena!

  66. Grateful to St. Joseph for helping my daughter sell her house quickly and for a good price. Thank you, St. Joseph!

  67. My Son was getting tested for testicular cancer. This was a very worrying time for the Family..
    After many test he has not got testicular cancer. Thank God. He is still having test to determine his symptoms but no Caner. The power of prayer.
    He has had a tough couple of years, relation ship break up low on confidence and self esteem but now hopefully he can get on with his life.. I will keep praying for him.
    Thank you St Joseph x

  68. Hie my prayer warriors mine is a request am having one of my most trying moments my business is so bad so bad that am struggling to catter for my families needsmand am the sole bread winner.i need your prayers

  69. I prayed for 7 days and so did my mum, we later found out that we prayed for the same thing, which was for my two autistic sons to have a safe environment to get an education in, which included safe for their mental well being. Once the 7 days were up, my eldest son got a referral to a much more suited to his needs, unit / specialist provision. & my younger son was offered a place in a new school. This is far from the ideal outcome but this is a huge step in the right direction, these two steps seemed near impossible before we started the prayer. Thank you Joseph, Mary & Jesus for helping our prayer reach God

  70. My son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, 2 months ago because of his between Type1 & Type 2. He lost so much weight & his left foot was swelling. Blood work & x-ray were normal except for glucose. Specialists & CT – scan wait list was 6 months. My prayers were answered & it was a miracle- he was able to see the specialists one week after another & CT – scan was done sooner. Even though CT – scan did not show the results of his left foot, it’s still a mystery what is the cause. He is in excruciating pain & can’t sleep. Knowing that he was able to see the specialists & CT – scan done sooner than expected- it was all good. Thank you Lord and still praying that they will find out what causes the inflammation & pain on his left foot & loosing muscles on his left leg. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen

  71. I have been battling something evil for the majority of my 45 years of life. About half way into the St. Michael Novena, it stopped and has not returned. Thank you for opportunity to pray these Novena’s and thank you St. Michael for protecting me.

  72. I have been travelling as my therapy to heal. I am feeling much better with all the travels I have and especially that my friends are paying for my cost. Thank you for the blessings and the provisions.

  73. After a long and increasingly desperate search for a house, I prayed a Novena to St. Joseph. As it went on, it gave me time to reflect on God’s Providence. Sometimes He says yes, and sometimes He says no – but always for the ultimate good. I gained more piece each time I prayed. And mercifully, we found a house not long afterward. Thank you God, and thank you Saint Joseph!

  74. My daughter had a miscarriage her first pregnancy. I prayed the novena from the day I found out she was pregnant again so she delivered a healthy baby boy. My prayers were answered and also I prayed that my cancer diagnosis will come back negative again after my mammogram that I’m taking on April 11, I pray to the Lord for negative results.

  75. I have been praying for a better job and just after the end of the St Joseph novena I was offered a job.

    Thanks be to God

  76. My brother had been unemployed for months and their family was struggling financially. He tried so hard to get a job. Finally after this Novena, he landed one. Thank you St. Joseph!

  77. Thank you, St. Joseph for prayers answered. While praying the Novena, my son and his girlfriend admitted themselves to a Detox Program. The dysfunction that my family has been suffering has improved. I owe my heartfelt appreciation to St. Joseph.

  78. I was praying to St.Joseph for a permanent job , though the salary was little less than expected. St.Joseph interceded with the Lord Almighty and granted me a job. Thanks be to the Almighty God. I do believe that no prayer goes unanswered.

  79. I have a friend who was facing having his esophagus removed for cancer. I prayed the St. Joseph novena for his healing. His surgeon repeated the diagnostic tests and told him he didn’t need the surgery. There was no cancer. There were many friends praying for him including some Consecrated to our Blessed Mother. We all praise God for His mercy

  80. I have been praying 🙏 to Saint Joseph for my son to get a full time job, he was hired by his cousin last week to work for the company, he also is starting to go to church ⛪️ 🙏 Thank you for answered prayers, Love Carole ann ❤️ 💙

  81. I was praying for my daughter and my stepdaughter and the reports came back negative for cancer. My friend had surgery for lung cancer and they got it all and follow up showed that he doesn’t need chemotherapy. Thank you for prayers answered St. Joseph and our Lord Jesus Christ. Donna

  82. I prayed the Saint Joseph novina for a Honduran family that moved closer to us. They have refugee status, but she was unable to find a place to live or work (housekeeper). They were chosen out of 30 families for a home to rent, and with the assistance of our son, who is bilingual, she has many homes to clean. Thank you, Saint Joseph!

  83. Thank You St.Joseph, my brother recovered
    from his critical illness and we were able to pay his hospitalization medical bills in my home country. Thank You dearest St.Joseph.

  84. My daughter had colon cancer at 43 years old. After surgery the doctors determined that the cancer was still in her blood stream. She was having a terrible time with the chemo, rashes, vomiting etc but the doctors decided to increase the meds and start radiation. The doctors took samples of her blood before starting the new procedures and found that she was cancer free! I heard the good news on St. Joseph’s Day – one day after the novena.

  85. My husband and I had several intentions for this novena, one of which included a new job for him. He has been applying and interviewing, and had several final interviews before the novena began. Well, the day after the novena finished he received news that he did not receive an offer from the frontrunner. What I am considering an answer to prayer is that sometimes God says “wait” or “not yet.” God’s timing is perfect and we both felt at peace having prayed for it during the novena. He will begin looking for jobs again soon, but he had been torn about the best timeline of leaving his current one anyways. Thank you, St. Joseph!

  86. During the novena, I was praying for a personal spiritual intention and for my mother, whose health was declining and who was having bouts of unexplained pain that were distressing to witness. My prayer was that God would deal with the pain and/or diagnosis and grant her a peaceful death whenever it was God’s time for her.

    She died a peaceful death on March 20th, the day of St. Joseph’s feast this year. Though she had been very fretful the previous day, she awoke happy and at peace on the day of her death, and mid morning her heart just peacefully stopped.

    Fifteen minutes before she died, she told the caregiver who was present, “I saw Him.” And when the caregiver asked who she had seen, she replied, “You know… Him.” The woman asked her, “How was it?” and she replied “WONderful!” She died peacefully shortly after that. Blessed be God and thank you Saint Joseph!

  87. I prayed that St Joseph would protect me as I went through several, risky, dental surgeries.
    All went better than expected.
    I felt JMJ with me throughout.
    Thank you.

  88. I consecrated myself to St. Joseph with a group of other men from my home parish leading up to his feast in 2021, and look to him as my spiritual father.
    My wife is pregnant with our son and was told the initial testing showed something that could be potentially very serious. We offered it to St. Joseph in this novena, and with much additional testing, ultrasounds, an MRI, and absolutely resolute faith and trust, he is looking good and on the way in mid-May! Glory to God and thank you, St. Joseph and Our Lady! You never fail.

  89. My daughter & her husband died right before Christmas, it has been hard to cope with. As always, St Joseph came to my rescue. Til we meet again. Love, Mom

  90. My home sold and I live with family now. I was finally able to accept leaving a home that I loved and prayed for many years ago. Thank you St. Joseph for the intercession, and to Blessed Virgin Mary who helped me get the home in the first place.

  91. I landed a job for a good salary and very close to my home. I’d begun to think no one would ever employ me again due to age and over experience. Now, I will have a low stress commute, coming home before dark every day. I also found a person to work out with, and something I’d been missing: a true massage therapist/acupuncturist who isn’t far from my home and can see me after work weekdays. That will be a huge blessing and help to me. Now, If I could only reconnect with my old friend from high school who still lives in the area, I’ll be extraordinarily pleased. Thank you Lord God, you do work in mysterious ways!

  92. My husband got a new job after looking forever. Also managing his diabetes which he wasn’t God is good. Ty St. Joseph.

  93. I prayed for God to provide for me to meet financial needs such as my father’s hospital bill and application fees. God did it in a very miraculous way,I have been able to sort out major bills weighing heavily on me and my family.

  94. I have been praying for strength of spirit for my disabled daughter. She has recently felt very depressed. She has begun to feel stinger again, and so have I. Thank you dear Father, for your care. Amen.

  95. I have been praying for my friend, age 24, who is not doing well with kidney dialysis, and hoping for a kidney donor. A donor has been accepted and he should receive a transplant in July! Keep on praying!

  96. We haven’t been able to get ahold of 2 of our grandsons who are brothers to the 2 we have custody of, in 10 months. We drove to their state for vacation and then again drove 2 hours to do a surprise visit. Praying all the way and God was so gracious because we not only got to see them, but 1 of them was able to join us for the weekend . Praise God!!!
    We would have loved both of them to come, but maybe next year things will be better for him.

  97. Back in November I lost my job and took months to find a new. I prayed the St. Joesph’s novena and the rosary. On the feast day of St. Joesph at 3pm, I had my second interview with an employer and I was offered the job two days later