The Meditative Novena to St Joseph is a prayer devotion in which the spiritual attributes of Saint Joseph are reflected and meditated upon. During each of the four visits to Saint Joseph, you are invited to make a request of Saint Joseph for his prayers and intercession. This novena is intended to be prayed for nine consecutive days.
Meditative Novena to St Joseph
Prayer Video –Meditative Novena to St Joseph
1. In your first visit, consider ST. JOSEPH’S FIDELITY TO GRACE.
Reflect upon the action of the Holy Ghost in his soul.
(Pause, reflect and meditate)
O MY GOD, I thank Thee and bless Thee for St. Joseph’s great faithfulness to grace. Grant that, through his loving intercession and the power of his example. I too may be faithful to grace.
O St. Joseph, intercede for me, and obtain for me this favor I ask. [Name your request.]
2. In your second visit, consider ST. JOSEPH’S FIDELITY TO THE INTERIOR LIFE.
Study his spirit of recollection. Think, thank God, and ask.(Pause, reflect and meditate)
O MY GOD, I thank Thee and bless Thee for St. Joseph’s great faithfulness to the interior life. Grant that, through his loving intercession and the power of his example. I too may be faithful to the interior life. O St. Joseph, intercede for me, and obtain for me this favor I ask. [Name your request.]
3. In your third visit, consider ST. JOSEPH’S LOVE FOR OUR LADY.
Think, thank God, and ask.
(Pause, reflect and meditate)
O MY GOD, I thank Thee and bless Thee for St. Joseph’s great love of Our Lady. Grant that, through his loving intercession and the power of his example. I too may truly love the Blessed Virgin Mary. O St. Joseph, intercede for me, and obtain for me this favor I ask. [Name your request.]
4. Finally, in your fourth visit, reflect upon ST. JOSEPH’S LOVE FOR THE DIVINE CHILD.
Think, thank God, and ask.
(Pause, reflect and meditate)
O MY GOD, I thank Thee and bless Thee for St. Joseph’s great love for the Divine Child. Grant that, through his loving intercession and the power of his example. I too may truly love the Child Jesus. O St. Joseph, intercede for me, and obtain for me this favor I ask. [Name your request.]