The Guardian of the Redeemer, the Protector of the Church, the Comfort of the Sorrowing…

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The next novena we’ll pray together is through the intercession of a powerful patron saint. 

Saint John Paul II called him the Guardian of the Redeemer. He’s also known as the Protector of the Church, the Terror of Demons, Hope of the Sick and Comfort of the Sorrowing. He has many titles and patronages!

It’s St. Joseph :)

We’ll start praying the St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Novena together on Thursday, March 10th.

We’re looking forward to praying with you! You can share your prayer intentions with us all below in the comments.

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St. Joseph humbly accepted his role as guardian, husband and father in the Holy Family. That’s why St. Joseph’s intercession has been sought for centuries. St. Joseph was clearly very close to our Lord and his prayers are powerful!

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  1. Prayers for preparing my mind, body and soul to meet the person that God knows is my person and then for me to know this and have a wonderful relationship.

  2. Dear St. Joseph, Please help Larry recover fast and be healed let the dr figure out why he has the issues.. I pray to you as I begin my job and get ready for my move. Help me to understand my work. I pray to help me financially. Please take care of Ry with his move that he moves with the neighbor and he is at peace and makes good decisions in all he does. Continue to watch over ty and al that they to make right decisions and follow you.

  3. Pray that our grandson Nathan would find himself ,Ukrainian Catholic girlfriend and married her to keep his heritage and to follow his true faith the Catholic faith amen

  4. Dearest Saint Joseph, Terror of demons,

    Please continue to intercede for blessings and protection of our family, friends, our country, and world.

    Amen

  5. Please God help me stay focused on my Nclex exam and pass this Friday. I pray to work hard and remove all distractions. To place all my energy into my exam and stay on task. I pray for my work and my preceptors, I pray that I be a good student and learn to the best of my ability and to not complain. I pray God please that we get along and for confidence as I transition into a new Nurse. I pray Lord please for the biggest key to my confidence which is having my RN license. Lord you know my story you know my heart you know my purpose, you know God. Thank you for this opportunity to sit for this exam, thank you for this opportunity in my life to change for the better. I pray Lord for wisdom, strengthen my memory and please remove all anxiety for my exam. Amen.

  6. I would like to pray for a 15 year old boy and his Grandfather who both have cancer. Kirt, the boy, has a rare form of cancer that is resistant to treatment and has metasticised throughout his body. He is currently in Seatle receiving treatment in a clinical trial. Please pray for the complete irradication of all the cancer in his body and the strength to go through all the treament successfully and please also pray for the healing of his Grandfather Kirt who is also has cancer.
    Peace be with you!

  7. Praying for financial breakthrough. Pray for IRS to release my money. Praying for Gods guidance and protection. Pray for my projects to all work, approvals and money be ready ASAP. Cover my family with the blood of Jesus. Praying for healing of my swollen legs with that of my daughter. Thanking God for every. Praying for winning for my election coming at the end of the month. Cover us with the blood of Jesus.Bless those praying for us.

  8. O God remove and Untie me from that the negative spirit that always cause me to make mistakes,
    Lord help me to stand straight in your word,
    Lord heal my Mother Bridget Agnes Orierere Ogboi of the hot water burnt,
    Lord touch and Soften the Heart of my Father Festus Agbabuwe Ogboi,
    Lord cause your unity to reign between me my brother’s and Sister’s.

  9. St. Joseph, Mary and Jesus I love you! I pray for everyones intentions. 🙏 My heart is moved by all these devoted people in this prayer Novena. All of us sharing our life’s concerns and prayer requests. God is merciful! Each person taking up their cross and loving the Holy Family thru their trials. Bless you all and John -Paul and Ann. My prayer intentions are similar to all who have shared their prayer intentions. God help us to trust in your will like St. Joseph and Mary.

  10. *Holiness of life; maturity in the spirit.

    *Divine elevation, fruitfulness, increase,speed, promotion,provision, protection and Providence to all my goals,visions,plans and fears.
    *For the success of my canada soujourn and studies..or any intention regarding foreign trips before ,during or after marriage be blessed.
    *For career success in Teaching,Real Estate, hospitality and humanitarianism.
    *For God’s loving direction, discernment and preservation in my marital decision.For light,provision,good works and desds to keep faith alive while the waiting is on….

    *For the welfare, provisions,security and final Parental claim to Mich be orchestrated by your divine power.

    *For all that’s dear and near.

    *FOR FAITH,HEALTH,LOVE,CHARITY AND HUMANITY .amen

  11. I pray for my husband and all fathers I know of who are strong, helpful, prayerful and to be guided by the Holy Spirit. God Help me and I pray for health, safety and strength. Amen.

  12. Please pray for my brother who is looking for a job. He recently had knee replacement surgery ( he’s in only 52). After surgery he got COVID and was very sick. He recovered from COVID-19 but this delayed his knee recovery. Last week his employer let him go since he was away from work longer than 12 weeks. He’s struggling right now. Please pray that he has self confidence and courage to continue trying.

  13. 4 years ago, I lost my daughter who graduated with top honors & a full scholarship, was the homecoming queen & on her way to a Doctorate degree, to a drug overdose. She developed a heart issue that we found when she was 16 & it threw her into depression & anxiety & from alcohol she turned to drugs. She has a son, Ashton, who I’ve been helping to raise & he is now 17. 3 months after her death, I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. I went through major surgery & have been in chemotherapy ever since. It has been spreading & I am in a trial study. The effects of strong chemo have taken their toll on my body. I am a major part of this boy’s life. God has blessed me abundantly with him & my other 4 grandchildren. But I feel an incredible responsibility in raising him. Todays society has made helping to keep him on the right path very difficult. My prayer request is that somehow, some way I can be the influence for my grandchildren that they need. To have them know right from wrong. For St. Joseph to show my husband & I how to be there for them & that somehow they will see Jesus through us. My health keeps me from doing more of what I need to do for them. If my God could use me, through this study, to bring better health with a breakthrough in cancer treatment would be nothing but the answered prayer I ask for each & every day. I lift these requests to you, Lord. Thank you for this Novena, I pray that all who ask for their requests be heard. Amen

  14. Dear St. Joseph please ask God for total healing and God’s direction for my son David and also that I receive normal results for my mammogram. I ask these favors through the merits of Jesus Christ, Amen. Thank you.

  15. For our daughter, Kelly. Her husband, Mike died one year ago. Mike was 45 y.o. and they have 3 children.

  16. Prayers for my husband to forgive his Dad for hit being a Father to him. Also to not hold grudges against others. In Jesus name. Amen

  17. I pray for strengthened faith and that I will come to fully trust and believe in Jesus Christ and put God first in all things and at all times. I pray that my marriage and family will be saved and for improved relationships with my wife, son and daughter. I pray that I be provided with suitable permanent employment and the means to adequately support my family. I pray for complete renewal (physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally) for my wife and me. I pray for my children for their success in school and life (for my daughter’s success in her upcoming exam and for wisdom & guidance for my son) and that they always keep God at the centre of their lives. I surrender my financial situation and all my personal challenges to Jesus and ask him to make haste to help me. I also surrender the situation with the neighbours and the bars and with Krystal’s bar in particular and ask Gods Divine intervention and favour upon my family for a permanent solution to this pressing issue. I also pray for enlightenment & discernment as well as wisdom, knowledge, understanding and guidance at all times and in all things.

  18. I great you all in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

    Could you please pray for me and my family
    To pray for my daughter to get the permanent job at Middleburg Municipality as she waiting for the results, to pray for her to pass at the end of the year for her degree, to pray for her to pray more and spend time with God,
    To pray for my Son to pray more and spend time with God and for him to be able to further his studies to become a lawyer, to pray for him as his work as a temp to be hired permanent
    To pray for me to get promotion at work and be able to assist those that are in need and fix my house and for me to be another car
    To pray for my grandson to be able to talk properly
    To pray for my relationship that I’m currently in that my partner will take it to the next step married as we where together for 7 years but he didn’t introduce me to his family his ashamed of me
    To pray for me that my partner will be honest, holly, and trustworthy

    Please Please Pray for me and this intensions

    I know God will answer my prayers

  19. Please pray for my thyroid and my eyes that they will all get better and for my husband stress at work so he doesn’t drink my son and his family that they may have another child my son and his sexuality my sister and her health and finances my brother sister in law and nephew for there loss of there son and brother

  20. My prayer is for my grown son to continue to be a great father to my three grandsons and I pray he finds a woman of God to marry.

    I also pray for a man of God to find me. I have been a single mom way too long and I am ready to get married and start a new season and journey. I trust in God that His plans as I continue to wait on Him.

  21. Lord jesus i place my financial needs into your hand. I pray that i would get financial independence. Lord jesus i place my daughter in to your hands and i pray that you bless and guide het as she continues her studies. I pray that she be successful and be protected always. Lord i pray for my husband and my marriage , please keep my husband faithful to his vows.
    I pray for l and A that they be successful with there exams and be placed in the school of their heart desire. Lord i place my court matter into your heart and i pray for justice.i pray for protection from my enemies.

  22. I am praying for success in my CAPE exams that are coming up. I pray that I get all 5 ones with all A profiles for both Unit 1 and Unit 2 (for those unsure this is equivalent to 12th grade). I am also praying that I do exceptionally well in the upcoming Music Festival in my country. I would really like to make the top three for some, if not all of my categories. Thank you in advance for all the blessings and support.
    Amen.

  23. Dear St. Joseph,

    I pray to study the right material to pass my boards.
    I pray to pass my boards on the first attempt.
    I pray to excel at my new clinical site.
    I pray to graduate and get a good job to support my children.
    I pray for healing of my son from suicidal ideations, self-hatred, negative self-talk, autism, ADHD, sleep apnea, obesity, severe anxiety, severe depression and anger.
    I pray for healing of my daughter from severe migraines, depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism and anger.
    I pray for my two children to love each other, support each other, and respect each other.
    I pray my family stays together, stays close, loves each other and cares for each other.
    I pray for healing of myself from diabetes, anxiety, depression. I feel so overwhelmed, anxious and depressed.
    I pray for a financial miracle, financial stability and a release of my financial debts. We don’t have a working ac, a couch etc.
    I pray for protection over me and my children from satan and all evil.
    I pray to keep me and my family safe.
    I pray for a discharge of my former student loans. I attended an online school that lied and closed down. Now I have an exorbitant amount of student loads for classes which do not transfer anywhere.
    I pray for healing of my mother.
    Amen

  24. St. JOSEPH, please bring my prayers for my Grandson to the Throne of GOD, that he would talk. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AMEN!

  25. Praying to you St. Joseph for my cousin to be found innocent of false police charges against her. Praying that her accuser/accusers are found guilty of falsifying the police record and incarcerated for perjury.

  26. Dear St. Joseph, Please intercede for our family business. W are trying to stay afloat. We want to thrive , not just survive. Thank God for everything he has done. Amen

  27. I’m praying for healing of the pain in my legs, feet and hands and wrists so I can freely walk again.
    Also, I pray for a tenor and base singer for my church choir
    Also, I’m praying that St. Joseph would protect my daughters’ faith, virtue and vocation.
    I pray for a renewed love in my marriage of 25 years. Amen.

  28. My marriage is going through a rough patch. Communication between me and my husband is so bad to the extent that we quarrel each time we talk. My husband no longer likes spending time with me his wife. He would prefer to be with his friends.
    My husband is also not financially stable. I have been looking after the household for almost 11 years now. Each time I ask him to look for something to do to be able to look after the home, it becomes a problem. It seems like everything he does doesnt materialize. I am praying for Gods blessings to renew this relationship and give us the marriage we deserve I am also praying for Financial blessings for my husband. Break the yoke of poverty in my household. I also pray for Gods blessings to enable me be able to build a house for my family. I have been earning so well for the last 13 years, bought land but have failed to build a house. Each time I want to I just dont.
    I also pray for the blessings of a child. We struggle with fertility issues. We pray that Gods heals us and turns our sorrow into joy.
    I pray for blessings of our only child. May the blessings of God`s favour, God`s love, peace, joy, prosperity, good health, long life follow him through the days of his life
    Please prat for us.
    Thank you

  29. Please pray for my father Ron who is in grief at this time. My mother, his wife for 69 years passed away a couple days ago. May God give him comfort and strength to get through this difficult time. Also pray for peace in my family and relatives.
    May God bring healing to Marvin and Ernest from stomach cancer.
    May God bring healing to Rick from prostrate cancer and healing to Albert from eye cancer.
    And May God bring healing to Matt from Meunière Desease.

  30. Pray for the healing of the estranged relationship between me and my oldest son. Please heal the misunderstands and misconceptions of our intentions and actions.

  31. May it be in Gods will that our daughters conceive and have children. May the giver of life send them the gift of children. In Jesus name
    Amen

  32. Praying for a family problem Lord Give them the strength and the love they need 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  33. Prayers for blessings to keep our grandson healthy and safe along with his parents.
    Prayers for healing graces for family and friends experiencing health issues.
    Prayers for world peace.
    Prayers for safe travels for families travelling this March break.

  34. I pray for my mother to be cancer free and will be healthy,
    I pray for me and my husband to have a stronger and spiritual relationship and our family to ask Jesus in their hearts
    I pray for Ukraine to win the horrible war they are in
    I pray for new leaders in this country to do right for God and his people, Amen 💜🙏💜

  35. Prayers for our daughter to get a reduced mandate from the court and is able to be with her son.
    Praying Mary our mother will hold her in her arms♥️

  36. St. Joseph, I pray for the blessings of all families including mine, but with deepest regards to those in Ukrane. To the families of the families abandon due to war and those due to homelessness. Bring peace to this world and comfort to everyone’s heart and soul, amen.

  37. Heavenly Father, dear Abba, I come to You in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that You bless every person who has posted a prayer here on John-Paul & Annie’s web site, that they know Your fathomless goodness and mercy, and trust whole-heartedly in Your wisdom and deep abiding love for each of them and for everyone for whom they pray. Open the eyes of our hearts, Lord, that we all can see Your mighty favor at work in our lives and all the world. Amen.

  38. Please pray for my marriage. I want my husband to return to mass with me. I feel so lonely and unloved. I love him and I want us to be happy again. I pray that we will again. Jesus and St. Joseph please grant us this prayer for our marriage to thrive and survive. I love you. Amen.

  39. My very desperate intention – for my husband to be fully faithful to me in our marriage in mind & body, & then us healing as as a couple!😩

    Thank you!

  40. Praying for my home, that God grant us with the fruit of the womb to conceive and give birth to healthy children.
    Praying for healing from Diabetes

  41. 1. Praying for a life partner.
    2. For financial aid to pay my rent.
    3. To clear my debt.
    4. For the will of God to be done.

  42. I pray for dad, for my husband and myself since we have struggled with infertility and are childless 😥 for our marriage to grow more into holiness, for all new fathers, especially those who have drifted apart from God.

  43. Please pray for Sean that he seeks sobriety from alcoholism and drugs and to allow him to enjoy his daughters and grandchildrens life again….also to find a Partner who will guide and support him and he will return to church and enjoy his time with prayer again.

  44. Please pray for me to be healed to remove all the cysts and fibroids inside of me and to be able to conceive as my husband and I are praying and waiting for a gift of life since we got married and now, we are both getting older.

    Also to pray for our families back home for their safety and for our siblings and for us working abroad to continue to guide us.

    We also pray for peace on Earth and to end the current war/conflicts between nations. Amen.

    Thank you.

  45. Prayers for my 2 adult sons to come back to the Church
    Prayers for Luke discerning the Priesthood
    For healing of my eyes
    For healing of Greg’s shoulder ailment
    Please St Joseph, pray for us….Amen

  46. Dear Lord,
    Please bless the people in Ukraine and help them during this horrible war. Please help to bring peace, love, resources and help to Ukraine. Please keep my family healthy and happy.
    Please help my son in law get a good job
    Please bless my marriage and keep my husband, myself, and children safe.
    Amen

  47. Dear Saint Joseph, I humbly ask that you continue to intercede on behalf in achieving a husband like you, courageous, selfless, strong, active listener, peaceful, obedient to the will of God.Please pray for my son Devante’ that he will be restored with calm. He very angry and it’s not seem to be getting better for the twenty plus years, I fast and prayed,will continue also for his father Patrick to be blessed with a touch of your fatherhood role to only child.
    Amen

  48. That my oldest son who got laid off last year and has autism can get a new job.
    That my two daughters find jobs that they find rewarding and enjoy
    That my husband recovers from ocular melanoma

  49. Pray for my grand daughter in law to conceive a healthy and precious baby. They are struggling to conceive!!!
    Tristan and Alyssa
    Amen

  50. Pray for my daughter Isabel that she will go back to the church and serve and to stop her bad vise and focus in her studies.and for GPT that his plans will be granted asap . And pray for quick approval of MCP ‘s visa…thank you Amen

  51. Saint Joseph, Patron Protector,Intercessor and Father please intercede for me to be blessed with a husband just like you. And that we’ll obtain from the Devine heart of Jesus all the spiritual graces of a happy death at our final moment. Place your seal of protection on every marriage couple, especially those who the devil is interfering and all who are making preparation of this blessed sacrament.
    Amen.

  52. I would like to ask for prayers for my youngest son and his wife. They are having difficulty getting pregnant.

  53. Please pray for the healing of my severe depression which I have had for 23 months. Also, improvement of my anxiety and severe mood swings. Please pray for help as I withdraw from the drug clonazepam, which has been very difficult for me. Also, please pray that my insomnia improves. Finally, I ask for prayers that my tinnitus does not worsen and that I can habituate to the tinnitus I do have. I know our Heavenly Father is a God of the miraculous, and I would be forever grateful, if by His grace my tinnitus was healed. St. Joseph, please give my husband strength, wisdom, and compassion as he helps me through this difficult journey. I pray for all people that suffer from mental illness and all people that suffer from tinnitus. Amen

  54. Thank you GOD for life and for all blessings and for the healing you bestowed on me and my family. Thank you GOD for answering my prayers for an employment opportunity.  Please help me to work diligently and to bloom where you have planted me.
    I pray for continued healing in all areas of my life, especially physically, mentally and emotionally. That GOD will continue to make a way when there seems to be no way especially financially. 

    Lord please heal my daughter NE, mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.  We pray for her protection and that she will be healed from her recent traumatic experience.  That she will focus, study, retain and prepare for exams.  That no one and nothing will hinder her success and development.
    I pray for continued blessings and guidance for my other daughter N. 
    Patience, complete healing and improved prayer life for A.  Please heal him physically Lord.
    Guidance for GW as he goes into retirement.
    I pray for continued blessings to keep my family and I healthy, safe, protected, a roof over our head and food on our table.  Help us to stay focused on you O GOD.

    I pray for:
    Healing for SC from cancer. 
    Healing for LVP from cancer. Strength and courage for her husband DP.
    Healing for DBW from his pain.
    Blessings for DDW on the opportunity presented to him.
    Blessings for GN.
    Protection and guidance for AW and children. 
    Continued healing for Irma, Neil, Jo and others.
    Continued comfort for KL on the loss of his Mom and for NA on the loss of her Mom.
    Blessings and protection for WE, RL and GP, other friends and their families. 
    Healing for GP’s spouse.

    Continued protection for myself, family and friends from the coronavirus and other serious illnesses.
    An end to Covid-19 world wide. Healing for those affected and families who have lost loved ones. Peace between Ukraine and Russia. Healing and restoration in the world.  For everyone praying this Novena, I lift us all in prayer.  AMEN.

  55. I pray for the conversion of Mike and I that we will be reconciled in Holy Matrimony with children, rid us of all impurities and anxieties.

  56. Please pray for my husband to come back to God and start acting like the husband and father he used to be. God bless you all!

  57. That I may be cured of my stage4 metastatic renal cancer forever. That I may become financially stable. That my children do well in school. That my husband and I return to a romantic intimate relationship like we were 27 years ago. That my husband gets a job. That my husband returns to God. These are some of the miracles I need answered to bring back peace, financial, emotional security and happiness to my family. God bless everyone praying for us and may all your prayers be answered. Thank you God for every day!

  58. Pray for:
    Thanksgiving for the gift of life, family, relatives, friends and humanity, all the graces received and continues to receive, answered prayers and most especially to God for His Divine Providence, Divine Intervention and Divine Presence in our midst. For sending Jesus Christ His only begotten Son to save us from our sins and transform death for our salvation and life Eternal. For the Holy Spirit the Paraclete.
    For World Peace.
    For God’s Church.
    End of war between Russia and Ukraine.
    For continuous conversion of all human lives and hearts back to God.
    For reparation of sins.
    For Truth to be Revealed
    For God’s glory and kingship to reign in all our lives.
    Amen.

  59. I would like to request prayer for my children Nyla Eula Young, David Young Jr. husband David Young especially daughter Dejahmarie Young, for god to protect, guide, and that they return to church and put god first in their life. Praying for my sister Salua Abreu and the family having seen her almost a year that she is safe and for her to get her mental health back and give her peace in her heart and deliver all my family from evil and peace in the world.

  60. Please pray that I come to understand my
    Diss appointment in my daughter as it relates
    To her disappointment in herself.
    Thank you

  61. Please pray for my daughter Audra
    She is 33 years old and very much alone
    She has never experienced the love of a husband
    Please pray that the Lord sends her her soulmate
    Amen Amen
    Thank u dear ones

  62. Praying for my mother for peace and good health
    Praying for my son for good health and to open doors for him to get good employment
    Praying for my promotion and good health

  63. Dearest St. Joseph, I pray intercession for my husband who has been in an adulterous relationship over the last 6 years that you will teach him to be more like you chaste, honest, truthful, loving and kind. Help.him to admit his wrong doing and I pray that he will give him that mortal relationship and become the man that God our loving father wants him to be. Open his heart, mind, body soul and spirit to receive Jesus in his life. St Joseph Most Chaste Spouse, pray for us. Amen

  64. I need prayers for my husband. He has parkinsons. I pray that I will find a job soon I’am a unvaxxed caregiver. I ask for conversion of my children. Thank you.

  65. Pray for this to go through on this novena, I’ve sent prayers through but doesn’t print on this platform! St. Joseph I trust You have seen& heard all my prayers! I give You all my prayers& intentions on my heart past & current! Jesus I trust in You! THANKYOU St. Joseph for hearing& answering my prayers!

  66. Pray for husband, sons, sons-in-law & grandsons for blessing & guidance of St Joseph in life, marriage & fathering.

  67. My husband just passed and his son and I as well as his daughter really miss him. Please pray for us. Amen,

  68. Please pray that my family will know peace , unity, good health and prosperity. That all families will have peace. Please pray also for the Church to continue to grow and that there will be pace in Ukraine in Jesus name Amen.

  69. Please pray 🙏🏻 for me to be married to a healthy and beautiful wife and to have healthy and beautiful children.
    Totus Tuus

    Thomas

  70. That I find real love and a love-filled, strong, healthy marriage.
    That I find the next best and appropriate career move.

  71. Dear Lord I pray that I find a job,so that I can be able to support my family in Jesus’s name I pray through the intercession of st. Joseph. Amen.

  72. For my daughter Ramona, that she will recover from her eating disorder, grow in her trust of God and prayers to Mary & Joseph.
    For all the holy souls in purgatory, especially my family members and spouse, John DiNardo.
    For myself, that I will find flexible employment that will support my family and create a way to be a benefactor and share God’s blessings.

  73. I pray for my relationship to be better this year as it grows, may the love increase and also happiness. I pray for it to be successful and the Lord to always keep me strong and give me courage in this time of trial. All saints in heaven intercede for me. Amen

  74. I pray this novena so that I can find self love and also I would like to restore my relationship with my love and that our relationship becomes stronger and better and we can form a family and future happy together. Amen thank you Jesus!