The Next Novena: It’s the Year of…

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The next novena we will pray is to a powerful patron. Saint John Paul II called this saint the Guardian of the Redeemer. 

The next novena is the Novena to Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary! We will start praying together on March 10th and you can share your prayer intentions below.

The feast of St. Joseph is only one of a few that we celebrate throughout Lent, and it will be particularly special to pray this novena together this year as Pope Francis declared this year the Year of St. Joseph. You can read about that here.

One of our Pray More Lenten Retreat speakers from last year, Scott Powell, gave a talk about St. Joseph — about what we know about him and what we can learn from him. You can watch, listen to, or read through the talk here — we think it’s a perfect way to prepare to pray through his intercession:

St. Joseph: Protector and Father

St. Joseph humbly accepted his role as guardian, husband and father in the Holy Family. Therefore, St. Joseph’s intercession has been sought for centuries.

St. Joseph was clearly very close to our Lord and so we come to him with this novena with a sense of humility because of his great humility.

You can sign up here:

https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-joseph-novena

We’re looking forward to praying with you and for you!

God bless you!

John-Paul & Annie – PrayMoreNovenas.com

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  1. Increase un men and women attending and receiving healing and forgiveness at Project Rachel and Rachels Vineyard Retreats. Purchase and sale of home.

  2. I pray for 100% activation for my team for this month for R and G.
    I pray for good health for me, family, and loved ones.
    I pray for my sister to finally be blessed with a child.
    I pray for closed sales (big unit/s).
    In Jesus’ name, our Almighty Father, AMEN!

  3. Holy st. Joseph, pray for Frederick to be guided by the wisdom and love of God to be a good father to his children and the correct role model. May all absentee fathers be transformed in Jesus name. Lord preserve my father Macarious to live a longer life until we is children are blessed through his prayers. I pray for all widows and widowers to find refuge in Jesus. I pray for a supportive and God loving life partner. I pray for freedom from obscurity and oppression from the wicked and the wisdom and strength to locate my purpose and value in life. I pray for a job to support the children and all around me. I pray for healing from stubborn flu like sickness. Healing of Paul from corvid, healing of Jeremy from blood disorder and Frederick from blood disorder. I pray for healing of Henry from throat infection and fatigue. Healing of Macarious,Whilfrida and Monica apondi. I pray for direction. May the will of God reign by his spirit through the intercessions of st. Joseph in Jesus christ name. Amen lord hear all our prayers

  4. St Joseph,
    I pray for my sons to find good and suitable jobs as soon as possible.
    Bring them back to the Holy Catholic Church. Also I pray for the conversion of all sinners and for the ending of this corona virus. Praying for the poor an sick. Let all people live a decent life. Protect us from evil. St Joseph, terror of demons pray for us!

  5. Please pray for my dad foot. bring speedy healing to it that it will healed in Jesus name
    . Also my brother in law foot that it will be healed.

  6. Dear St.Joseph, thank you for setting an example of what true husbands should be: Trusting, courageous, protectors and faithful anchors of God. I continue to seek your intercession as I pray to meet my future husband that he may hold the same values and be the partner the Lord prepared for me. Amen

  7. Am praying for my boyfriend Byron to come back in my life I love him so much. I need a miracle
    Also am praying for a job. Haven’t been employed since mid 2019 until now I need a miracle

  8. Legal proceedings have been started against me in consequence of my previous directorship in a private Limited company. Kindly pray for my complete deliverance from all cases & liabilities

  9. I pray for my brother Tony that his marriage is restored and he becomes a good husband and Father when he gets children.

  10. Saint Joseph, please pray for my older sister who has been away from the church for a few years. Intercede for her healing and return to the faith.

  11. May all return to the sacraments, including sacrament of marriage. May all prodigal children return to God. Amen
    For the repose of the souls of friends and loved ones who passed away. Amen

  12. St Joseph intercede for me for Job and source of income so that i will be able to settle all my financial issues and take care of my family in Jesus name. AMEN.

    St Joseph intercede for me so that i may graduate with Success in my education.May i pass all my exams with Excellence in Jesus name. AMEN

    St Joseph pray for me and my wife for all our 2021 prayer intentions to be granted by God in Jesus name! AMEN

  13. 🙏🏽 praying for my daughter & her BF
    🙏🏽 for my family
    🙏🏽 for my works especially this Saturday & on Monday night

  14. Oh dear Lord through saint Joseph, I bring forth my prayers to you.
    For this family of mine, for my siblings May their hearts know you Lord and May you bless the works of their hands, their marriages and for those not yet married Lord we pray that you will bless them with their life partners soon. We pray for children bless our wombs heal our wombs – I struggle with fertility issues Lord only you can grant this opportunity, all things through you farther.
    I pray for the sick members in my family Lord please restore them to health and comfort and open more doors so this financial problem we are facing is overcome. Listen to prayers of others around the workd lord, all who are suffering father please , Bless us all.

  15. Please pray for Megan and Tyler Zinn to conceive and birth a healthy baby.
    Jeanne and Bill Fialkowski for peace, respect and patience in their marriage. Also for their physical and mental Health.
    Cathy Fialkowski, William and Gregory Majerowicz – health, happiness, safety.
    World Peace and for our World Leaders to maintain peace throughout out universe.

  16. St Joseph, you were a good spouse to Mary, and a great father to Jesus, please help me , make Brian a good spouse to me and a great father to our son Ndalo, let him come back to us and live with us. Hear and answer my prayers and intentions St Joseph. Amen

  17. Dear John Paul and Annie,
    I am happy to receive your mails for all occasions.
    Thank you very much and God bless you to the lives of many people.
    My prayer request is that, I registered for my doctorate in Biblical Theology and my purpose is to preach the Word of God. But I am lagging behind the time and unable to proceed successfully. Kindly keep me in your prayers. That God may send His Holy Spirit to guide me.

    Thanking You,
    Mary

  18. Please pray for my son Joey, bring him back to God and our family. To take away his anxiety and lack of confidence. Please set him on a good path and remove AP from his life. Prayers for my family to come together in unity and love. Guide and protect my children and help them to heal and strengthen their mind body heart and soul. Hear and answer the intentions in my heart. St Joseph intercede for us. Visible and speedy help.

  19. Pls help me get the job that I will thrive in. pls help keep my family safe and healthy. pls help me overcome these small matters at work without getting into trouble.

  20. Please pray for my son Joey, bring him back to God and our family. To take away his anxiety and lack of confidence. Please set him on a good path and remove AP from his life. Prayers for my family to come together in unity and love. Guide and protect my children and help them to heal and strengthen their mind body heart and soul. Hear the intentions in my heart. St Joseph intercede for us. Visible and speedy help.

  21. Pray for my husband. Prayer of Thanksgiving for answered prayers after many years of infertility for daughter and sil.

  22. Holy ST joseph i surrender my children to you help them in there
    struggles which they are facing in life help my son trevin and pray for him to get his visa ,his facing a court case too show him true justic gift him witha job also my son his a trade skill worker,just like you remove him from all his struggles amen.

  23. Dear St. Joseph,

    You are a model of commitment to family, a mentor of faith. Please intercede for my husband and renew his commitment to God and our marriage. Bring us reconciliation in our relationship and help us to restore our love, faith, and trust in each other. Lead my husband away from temptations, and guide him back home to his wife and family. Help him to not give up on us like you didn’t give up on Mary, Jesus and God.

    Thank you Lord for my blessings and for being my pillar of strength during this extremely difficult time. Amen

  24. Please pray that Hank recovers in the hospital with coronavirus and he is able to have ventilator removed and breathe on his own. Pray for my children’s good health and my health as well. I have coronavirus and I am recovering at home. Pray for Robert and John that they fully recover from their illnesses. Pray for all the sick with coronavirus and cancer!!! Amen

  25. Dear Saint Joseph,
    Please pray for my grandchildren, my daughters, my nephews, my sister, my husband and me to be healthy and safe. Please protect us from all diseases and evil, pray for all of us to keep our jobs and to be financially stable.
    Please also pray for the intentions of all praying this novena. Amen.

  26. DEAR ST JOSEPH,
    I Pray Michael meets someone to spend his life with
    I Pray Annie meets someone to spend her life with

    I Pray Pete and Devin become parents

  27. Please pray that my daughter will be fully reunited with her son and back in our family. Please pray that I am able to get in the case that will allow me to be guardian of my grandson until full reunification and get him baptized and brought up in a loving extended family. This may require a miracle for which I will forever be grateful and thankful. Thank you St. Joseph. Please pray for a full recovery from corona virus for all who are suffering. Bless all the health care workers tirelessly testing and vaccinating and caring for us.

  28. Dear St Joseph,
    I implore you to help my husband reunite with his children and family in loving and lasting relationships. Please ask our Lord to give him the graces needed to calm and bless his soul, as he is a good man, and a very loving man.
    Please help the husbands and fathers provide values and guidance to their children, and to protect their families from the evils of these days.
    Sincerely thanking you!

  29. 1. End to generation curses in my family
    2. Blessing with more children
    3. Spouse Alcoholism
    4. Blessing for a career

  30. I pray for Danielle and Mike who were just engaged and plan to marry in the summer of 2020 that this is God’s plan for their lives.

  31. Dear St Joseph, please help my daughter and her husband with their fertility problems. They have been married for over 10 years but are still childless. I am very thankful though, that both of them are very healthy.

    Dear St Joseph, please help my girlfriend find the right husband. She is a very beautiful person inside and out.

  32. I am praying that my husband will go to Confession this Lenten Season.
    I don’t know how else I can convince him that he needs the Sacrament of Reconciliation. He has been receiving communion but the last time I know he participated in this sacrament(Reconciliation) was 41 years ago. I need your help St Joseph. Please help me. I know he is committing a mortal sin in doing so.

  33. Praying for the restoration of my family 👪

    St. Joseph, head of the Holy Family please intercede for our family and restore all that we have lost. In Jesus’s name we pray, Amen 🙏

    Praying for all other intentions and for the intervention of the Holy Spirit 🙏

  34. Dear Heavenly Father, I ask you to please hear St Joseph’s prayer for he will intercede for me in Jesus Name. Amen
    St Joseph I love you so much. I need your help more than ever specially in these difficult times. I hear everyone’s problems and I get fearful and worried. Please help me be more like you! I want to be humble, courageous and full of the Holy Spirit. Guide me and protect my family and me from all evil. Lift us up and put us in Jesus wounds. Keep us safe and peaceful. I pray for Roof Fix so that they can cooperate with us and give us our money back. May you be our attorney in this difficult case. We trust you! Also please help Lally, Diana, Daniel, Norma, Myra, Jerry and my daughter, Clarissa and Karina and her husband Robert.
    I pray for my parents, sisters and brother so that you can touch their hearts and show them your way. I specially pray for my husband Rene. May your shadow and your wings cover him. May he be like you, a husband, a worker and a man of faith. Give him wisdom and good health. Let him be strong and fearless. I pray for all the people who are sick. Please touch them and make them whole. In Jesus Name please hear my prayer! Amen

  35. St Joseph I place before you and I humbly ask your intersession on behalf of my three sons Claude, Nicholas, husbands and fathers and Devante just reaching manhood for them to be the kind of husband and father you were, kind, caring, compassionate. Please pray for them that they will adhere to the teachings of Jesus Christ our father just as you did, by loving their partners honoring and respecting them by the holy sacrament which the lord has instituted.

  36. Please pray God breaks the stronghold of my pride, anger, resentment and unforgiveness towards my now ex-husband for leaving and choosing life without me.

  37. Saont Joseph, please let Baby G get healthy quickly and come home from the NICU and pray for my husband to be the best father once our son is home. Please also watch over my healing as well from gallbladder surgery.

  38. For complete healing, BP & Cholesterol and an openness for God’s will for servant leadership. In Gratitude for so many blessings!

  39. Please join me in praying to God for my sons Emmanuel and Kingsley , that God will bless them with spouses this year. They are both in serious relationships and I pray for God’s direction in their lives. If these ladies are from God then let him tear down all obstacles and make them walk down the aisle to receive the sacrament of Holy Matrimony. Amen

  40. Dear Lord,I pray for the man I Love. may He be a typical example of St Joseph in love, commitment,care and fear of God. may he be blessed for the future is bright and I know it. may he prosper. Amen

  41. I pray for my father and all my fathers in the Lord. and for all all those who came here to pray too. most especially,I pray God directs me to the man He ordained for me. if he’s actually the person I’m with now,let Your will be don Lord.Àmen

  42. St Joseph, please pray for my husband and he is also a
    father to our children. I pray his back pain and other
    pain he suffers will not get worse. Please watch over him
    and protect him. Please help keep our family safe.

  43. God’s grace for disabled son dealing with verbal abuse/actions from lead staff. God’s grace for softening the heart of this staff person and opening her eyes to You, God. God’s grace for me to persevere as I work on a life for my son when I’m not here. God’s grace to do all needed.

  44. Blessed St. Joseph, please bless our homes and families. We pray for unity within our family. We thank Jesus for all the blessings he shows us daily even tho we sometimes don’t recognize them.

  45. May my husband be the father and husband he is capable of being with your help, Jesus. May my daughter and son-in-law get pregnant soon with a healthy and happy baby. May my son-in -law be an amazing husband and father. In Jesus’ name. Amen

  46. Dear St Joseph
    Bless the widows and single/ divorced women who will remain single until God the Father calls them home . Give them happy holy lives . Interced for them
    Help them when there is no one to help or comfort them as they journey to their heavenly home to be with you , the Holy Trinity , our blessed Mother all the saints .
    Thankyou
    In Jesus name we pray .

  47. Please pray for my marriage of 38 years, there are still bumps on the road that definitely keep me praying and for my two single children both in the 30s that God will continue protecting them and guiding them. Amen. (Thank you)

  48. Pray for my marriage that is being tried by living with a mentally ill adult son. Also please pray for our son.

  49. My powerful intercessor, St Joseph, I pray that you bring peace and understanding in my place of work. Let there be love amongst us, let’s accommodate each other and embrace ourselves as sisters always. And may you obtain for me God’s mercy. We also need more patients to visit us for dental services. May God graciously hear my prayers, Amen.

  50. Dear St Joseph
    You are our foster father
    I consecrate my family to you . Heal them of the bitterness of life , bless them and help them on their journey in this life and eternally with you and the holy trinity and all the angels and saints . Help me with the sale of my house , bless all those helping me restore it . give my children Justin Zara Livvy A Suitable job and livvy a new home blessed by you . The sick Sally Sally Karen Kate Pete Craig Maree Melissa intercede for them . The abused children I hold them up to you to take them to God the Father to give them a new safe life . Healed of all the sadness in them and safe in your loving arms Thankyou in Gods name we pray

  51. Thanking God for our lives,journey mercies,favours, good health, guardiance and protection in the family and praying for same Amen
    Thanking all the saints and our mother Mary for their intercessions in our various needs and petitions and asking for same Amen.
    Dear st Joseph, thank you for your intercessions in our various needs and petitions Amen. Thank you Jesus for saving my daughter from motor accident today. May your name be glorified. I come before you st Joseph to intercede in my daughter’s choice of spouse that God will bless her with a good spouse Amen. I pray that God will open her eyes to choose the best among those coming to ask for her hand in marriage. May she marry her friend Amen

    Dear st. Joseph, intercede for my children in all their endeavours and also draw them closer to God.
    For my sons to buy house in a good neighbourhood, thank you Lord for their jobs and achievements. If it is the will of God that B and E will get married, I rely solely on your will and I believe you will give her the best husband Amen

    For our tenants to pay their rents and for our vacant houses to be occupied soon
    Bless our tenants, workers, relatives, religious, poor and sick. Thank you Lord for the tenant that vacated the property.
    Thank you Lord for my healing.
    Thank you Jesus for answered prayers and thank you all the saints, st Joseph and our mother Mary for intercessions and God’s blessing on John Paul and annie for praying for us Amen.

  52. Dear Saint Joseph,
    Pray for my family that this week of lent, we will have more time for Jesus in prayer, word and deed. Please grant the desire of my heart to obtain a new job. Pray for all injustices in the workplace, justice will prevail. Amen

  53. For my brothers Michael, Jonathan and Christopher and their families, and all our extended families to come to know, love and serve God in this life, so as to be happy forever with Him in the next. Amen.

  54. I pray to St. Joseph that he will guide me to be a better father for my children and my grandchildren, give me guidance and strength to be a better father

  55. Loving St Joseph, please pray for my family during this Lenten season that we may follow your example and be faithful followers of Jesus Christ. Please also pray for my son and his family for protection against the snares of the devil. Pray for my daughter Gertrude that the good Lord will bless her and continue to heal her. I thank God for all the healing in Gertrude’s life. Also praying for healing and good health for my other daughter JK, she has been going through a lot recently, please St Joseph intercede for her through your prayers for healing from our Lord Jesus Christ.

  56. 1. Thanking God for His mercies which never cease
    2. Asking God for pardon of our offenses
    3. Asking God for total deliverance on behalf of my husband
    4. Asking God for the fruit of the womb
    5. Asking God for victory of NPC installation
    6. Asking God for journey mercies back to Enugu
    7. Asking God for long life in good health on behalf of myself, husband and Dad.

    All these and many more we asked through Christ our Lord. Amen 🙏

  57. 1. Repose of the soul of my father.
    2. Financial prosperity.
    3. Settlement of all debts.
    4. Peace in my family.
    5. Gift of the Wisdom of God.

  58. For my brother, Joseph, to be offered the job he applied for at USC. He is in desperate need of a good, reliable job.

  59. I continue to pray for strengthening the Faith off my household/family, specifically that my husband grow in his Faith and fulfill the Godly role he has in our family. I continue to pray for the Health/Wellness of our household. My husband has HBP and possible arterial plaque that I would like to decrease. I pray for our Catholic homeschool and our business. For our business I pray that we can find adequate help for my husband. I pray for the safety of of my family/household as well. Pray that my sister stays clear from cancer.

  60. St Joseph , please pray for the church in Ireland .Our churches are closed and our priests are lonely and depressed as a result of them being away from their flocks. We will have no Easter ceremonies due to the Covid virus. Our people are depressed and show no signs of hope . They have left God and his church . Pray for these who have hope for the future with God and his Church. Please pray for the virus to end .

  61. Please pray for Joanne Fantozzi, diagnosed with COVID today and for the family. Also please pray for Jimmy & Barbara Reilly & Family for help to get their lives back on track after illness has caused them financial ruin.

  62. I ask St Joseph to ask our Holy Father to protect health freedom of all and that we are never subjected to forced vaccination or medical experimentation.
    Amen

  63. St Joseph please pray for my son that he continues in his studies so he can move on to a better career
    Also that he finds a good catholic wife and be blessed with healthy children if it be God’s will

  64. 1. Praying for the health of my dad Martin and my dad in law Peter Odor.
    2. Praying for my 2 sisters who are in waiting for life partner (chinwe and Nonye)
    3. Praying for the fruit of the womb for my friend Nneka Nwaka.
    4. Praying for all widows and widower.

    5. Praying for my husband, Ik Odor. May good keep him in good health and give him the grace to continue to provide and protect our family.

    6. Praying as I continue a search for a nearer visa interview date for my mum. May she be granted her visa. AMEN

  65. Dear St Joseph, you are a great role model of a father and for all who know you. Please intercede for my father who has been a loving, caring father for us as you were to Jesus. My father is not well, his body needs healing. Pray for him to have strength and determination to get through this. I ask this prayer through Christ our lord amen

  66. In gratitude for the warming weather, and on a more serious note, I would like everyone at my college to develop a true appreciation of beauty. As the girls wear less, lust is an easy temptation, but I know with God’s help we can appreciate the beauty of God’s Temple without damaging our souls in the process.

    St. Joseph, pray for us!

  67. Heavenly Father, through the intercession of St Joseph and Our Blessed Mother I humbly bring before my husband E who is suffering with Cancer and pray your Mercy on him.Lord God if it is your Will heal him for me please.I pray in thanksgiving for all that you do for us in the Name of Jesus Christ crucified.Amen

  68. For my children (Kenan, Mariska, Nicholas, and Haily) who are away from God and Holy Mother Church; that they become holy, do God’s will and serve Holy Mother Church. That my husband and I,Angie & Stephen, are patient, loving and do God’s Will confidently. That we will surrender to God’s will with peace and joy.

  69. St. Joseph please protect my daughter and her 3 small children who are suffering through a divorce. Her husband did not protect their holy family and gave into pornography and adultery. Please guide my daughter and beg our Lord for patience, kindness, strength, wisdom and courage. Help her not to be bitter and to put all her effort into raising little saints. Show her the way. Beg our Lord to make something beautiful out of this broken family.

  70. I pray for my husband, may his drinking habit will decrease from time to time and that he concerns more about getting himself healthier also for all fathers out there who has the same drinking problem. Also to the end of pandemic worldwide.

  71. St. Joseph I pray for intercesion to receive the correct vaccine for me that it won’t have any negative side effects on my body, choose the correct place, date, for me, remove any anxiety, fear, negative rumors, doubts from my mind. Pray for me if I’m not an eligible candidate to receive the vaccine, show the signs and guidance for me to see. St. Joseph pray for us.

  72. For spouses who are deceived by the devil into believing happiness can be found in divorce and adultery – please pray for their conversion of heart and mind, repentance and reconciliation – and a return to the sacraments!

  73. St.Joseph, pray for my husband who has abandoned me with his 3 sons and married another woman,am homeless, have no where to stay as he shifted all the property in the house to the maternal Aunt’ home and has gone to stay with the new wife. Pray for me so that God may show me proper sense of direction. I ask this through Christ our Lord.Amen

  74. Dear St Joseph I pray for my sons school trip to be a success and may he learn , and also be humble may I raise him to be like you. I pray that we do find a good home, I pray for a spouse as pure as you. I pray for Peace and Healing in the World. For people to love one another, for marriages and more man who are committed to their Families.

    Amen

  75. So our son,Matthew will be blessed with becoming a Dad one day and will experience that sheer joy and happiness children give to you.

  76. The renewal of the church, justice for our nation, the conversion of my brother Anthony, my sister in law Laura, and all poor sinners.

  77. For my son in-law to be a better husband and loving to his son. Pray for those in my family that are single.

  78. Please help my husband see the beauty of the family before his very eyes. Forgive him for his anger and resentment.

  79. Please pray that Nicole will return to the church and that Matthew will be completely healed. Pray that they will both find good jobs too. Also pray that America will return to God and there will be many conversions.

  80. Dear St. Joseph,

    I pray for a friend, who has misappropriated money entrusted to him from sales collections, to return all the money to the owner without further delay. Also grant him another chance to a dignified job so he can provide for his family and his personal needs. Lead him to true conversion to always trust in God and integrity to neighbour, never to resolve to theft.

  81. Thanking God for institution of marriage and more so my marriage. St. Joseph please intercede for my husband and I to live in peace and harmony providing the right leadership and mentorship to our children and all young people with whom we come into contact as led by the Holy Spirit. Praying for my daughter A a single mother to find that man chosen by God to be her husband who will love and respect her and her child. That God may remember my niece G like He did for Rachel and bless her with the fruit of the womb. St. Joseph foster father of Jesus please intercede for us. Amen.

  82. St. Joseph, I pray for optum health for me and my sons Cris, Ernest, Anthon, all my family members, and a strong faith to Trust in God’s plan for my Life.

  83. For my health struggles. That they may get better and become easier. To make the right decision on moving to a new town. For my son to have friends have self-confidence and make the right decision on marrying his girlfriend and for his job that he excels in it and likes it. For my daughter who is divorced twice children suffering from this that she gets her self together and forgets about me and concentrates on her children.

  84. Thanking God for His many blessings. St. Joseph please intercede for all my family members discerning marriage. My brother R, my children A, A, J and N. That they may find the right and suitable people to settle down in marriage and make wonderful homes filled with the Spirit of God. Thanking God for my husband. May he draw close to you Oh God and may He lead the family according to your will led by the Holy Spirit. Praying for healing for J and M who are husbands and fathers who are currently admitted in the hospital. Praying for my niece G, that she may soften her heart and discern marriage to the father of her unborn child. St. Joseph please intercede for us.