Saint Joseph: Called to Fulfill a Mission!
Novena to Saint Joseph, to entrust yourself so that you may follow your calling with perseverance, guided by Patris Corde and the message of Pope Francis!
Our Proposal
Take 9 days to pray and celebrate the feast of Saint Joseph the worker, asking for the intercession of Saint Joseph for the rise and perseverance of vocations (and especially those in mission lands ad gentes).
Inspired by the Apostolic Letter Patris Corde and by Pope Francis' message for the 58th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, we entrust to Saint Joseph the protection of all who are called to serve.
Novena Program
For nine days, we will meditate on the virtues of Saint Joseph: his courage, tenderness, obedience, acceptance, creativity, hard work, and silence. As a father and guide, he inspires us to respond generously to God's call.
Day 1: He courageously embraced the mission entrusted to him by Providence.
Day 2: Saint Joseph, beloved father.
Day 3: Saint Joseph, tender father.
Day 4: Saint Joseph, obedient father.
Day 5: Saint Joseph, accepting father.
Day 6: Saint Joseph, father of creative courage.
Day 7: Saint Joseph, working father.
Day 8: Saint Joseph, father in the shadows.
Day 9: Saint Joseph, the dream of vocation.
May this novena help us discover in Saint Joseph a model of faith and self-giving, and may his witness encourage us to fulfill God's dream for our lives with confidence and perseverance.