It is said that this prayer was found in the fiftieth year or Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  In 1505 it was sent from the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was going into battle.  Whoever shall read this prayer, or hear it or keep it about themselves shall never die a sudden death, or be drowned, nor shall poison take effect of them; neither shall they fall into the hands of the enemy, or shall be burned in any fire or shall be overpowered in battle. Let us recite this prayer as a Novena for nine days in preparation of the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19th.

Oh St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. (Mention your Petition)

Oh St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that having engaged here below your Heavenly power, I may offer my Thanksgiving and Homage to the most Loving of Fathers.

Oh St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.

St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for us.
Amen

Saint Aloysius was an Italian Jesuit seminarian who lived a very short life of 23 years. He led a very holy life and purity was his notable virtue. He is the Patron Saint of young students, Christian Youth, the blind, AIDS Patients and AIDS care-givers. His feast is celebrated on Jun 21st. He is often depicted as a young man wearing a black cassock and white rochet. His attributes are a lily, referring to innocence; a cross, referring to piety and sacrifice; a skull, referring to his early death; and a rosary, referring to his devotion to the Virgin Mary. Here is a beautiful prayer entrusting oneself to our Blessed Mother.

O holy Mary, my Mistress, into thy blessed trust and special keeping, into the bosom of thy tender mercy, this day, every day of my life and at the hour of my death, I commend my soul and body; to thee I entrust all my hopes and consolations, all my trials and miseries, my life and the end of my life, that through thy most holy intercession and thy merits, all my actions may be ordered and disposed according to thy will and that of thy Son. Amen.

Here is a Litany of Reparation for all our irreverence, blasphemies, sins & sacrileges which have continuously profaned the Most Holy Sacrament.We commit the gravest of all sins when we receive the Eucharist in a state of Mortal Sin. It leads to the death of our souls. Let us beg Jesus to forgive us for all the times we have received his Body & Blood unworthily. Let us plead his mercy for souls who profane the Eucharist through Sacrileges. This Litany can be used during Eucharistic Adoration.

• Lord, have mercy on us.
• Christ, have mercy on us.
• Lord, have mercy on us.
• Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
• God, the Father of Heaven, ……………………. have mercy on us.
• God, the Son, Mediator between God and man, ……………………. have mercy on us.
• God, the Holy Spirit, Enlightener of hearts, ……………………. have mercy on us.
• Holy and undivided Trinity, ……………………. have mercy on us.
• O Sacred Host! Victim of reparation for the sins of the world, ………… have mercy on us.
• O Sacred Host! immolated on the altar for us and by us, ……….. have mercy on us.
• O Sacred Host! despised and neglected, ………….…….. have mercy on us.
• O Sacred Host! outraged by the blasphemies of men, ….………… have mercy on us.
• O Sacred Host! neglected and abandoned in Your temples, ………..… have mercy on us.
• Be merciful unto us: …………. spare us, O Lord.
• Be merciful unto us: …………. hear us, O Lord.
• For so many unworthy Communions, ……… we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For the irreverence of Christians, ……………. we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For the continual blasphemies of the impious, ……………………… we offer You our
  reparation, O Lord.
• For the infamous discourses made in Your holy temples, ……………………… we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For the crimes of sinners, ……………………… we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For the sacrileges which profane Your sacrament of Love, ……………………… we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For the coldness of Your children, ……………. we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For their contempt of Your loving invitations, ……………………… we offer You our
  reparation, O Lord.
• For the infidelity of those who call themselves Your friends, ……………………… we offer You our reparation O Lord.
• For the abuse of Your grace, …………… we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For our unfaithfulness, ……………. we offer You our reparation O Lord.
• For our delay in loving You, …………… we offer You our reparation O Lord.
• For our tepidity in Your holy service, …….. we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For Your bitter sadness at the loss of souls, …….. we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For Your long waiting at the door of our hearts, …………… we offer You our reparation O Lord.
• For Your loving sighs, ……………. we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For Your loving tears, ……………………… we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For Your loving imprisonment, ……………… we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• For Your loving death, …………………… we offer You our reparation, O Lord.
• That You spare us, that You hear us, ………………… we sinners beseech You, hear us.
• That You will make known Your love for us in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar, ………………… we sinners beseech You, hear us.
• That You will vouchsafe to accept our reparation made in the spirit of humility, ………………… we sinners beseech You, hear us.
• Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, …………spare us, O Lord.
• Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, …………hear us, O Lord.
• Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, …………have mercy on us, O Lord.

This is a beautiful prayer to be said while beginning adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament. It is from the book “Visits to the Most Blessed Sacrament” by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church. St Alphonsus is also the founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.

My Lord Jesus Christ, who, through the love which Thou didst bear to men, dost remain with them day and night in this sacrament, full of mercy and of love, expecting, inviting, and receiving all those who come to visit Thee, I believe that Thou art present in the Sacrament of the Altar.
From the abyss of my nothingness, I adore Thee, and I thank Thee for all the favors Thou hast bestowed upon me, particularly for having given me thyself in this sacrament, for having given me for my advocate Thy most holy Mother, Mary, and for having called me to visit Thee in this church.
I, this day, salute Thy most loving heart, and I intend to salute it for three ends; first, in thanksgiving for this great gift; secondly, in compensation for all the injuries Thou hast received from Thy enemies in this sacrament; thirdly, I intend, by this visit, to adore Thee in all places in which thou art least honored and most abandoned in the Holy Sacrament.
My Jesus, I love Thee with my whole heart.
I am sorry for hitherto having offended Thy infinite goodness.
I purpose, with the assistance of Thy grace, never more to offend Thee; and, at this moment, miserable as I am, I consecrate my whole being to Thee.
I give thee my entire will, all my affections and desires, and all that I have.
From this day forward do what Thou pleasest with me, and with whatever belongs to me.
I only ask and desire Thy holy love, the gift of final perseverance, and the perfect accomplishment of Thy will.
I recommend to Thee the souls in purgatory, particularly those who were most devoted to the Blessed Sacrament and to the most holy Mary, and I also recommend to Thee all poor sinners.
Finally my dear Savior, I unite all my affections with the affection of Thy most loving heart; and thus united, I offer them to Thy eternal father, and I entreat Him in Thy name, and for Thy sake, to accept them. Amen.

Here is a Prayer to be united with Jesus when you cannot receive the Eucharist. Pray earnestly that Jesus comes into your heart and fills you with his Holy Spirit.

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.  Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.

Here is a Prayer of Reparation for our sins and those of the whole world. Let us beg Jesus for forgiveness for all our offenses. We need to pray for the conversion of poor sinners who knowingly or unknowingly commit grave sins.

Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly and I offer You the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended, and by the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor spinners. Amen.

Here is a Novena to the Holy Spirit in preparation for Pentecost Sunday. The Feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples after the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Pentecost falls on the Seventh Sunday after Easter or 50 days from Easter Sunday (including Easter Sunday). The Feast Day for 2011 is on Jun 12th. The Novena starts on Ascension Thursday and ends on the eve of Pentecost Sunday. Novena dates for this year are Jun 3 -11.

Dearest Holy Spirit, confiding in Your deep, personal love for me, I am making this novena for the following request, if it be Your Holy Will to grant it. (Mention your request)
Teach me, Divine Spirit, to know and seek my last end; grant me the holy fear of God; grant me true contrition and patience.
Do not let me fall into sin. Give me an increase of faith, hope and charity, and bring forth in my soul all the virtues proper to my state in life.
Make me a faithful disciple of Jesus and an obedient child of the Church. Give me efficacious grace sufficient to keep the Commandments and to receive the Sacraments worthily.
Give me the four Cardinal Virtues, Your Seven Gifts, Your Twelve Fruits.
Raise me to perfection in the state of life to which You have called me and lead me through a happy death to everlasting life.
I ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

• Our Father
• Hail Mary
• Glory be to the Father

Remember, O most illustrious Patriarch St. Joseph, on the testimony of St. Teresa, thy devoted client, never has it been heard that anyone who invoked thy protection or sought thy mediation has not obtained relief.  In this confidence I come before thee, my loving protector, chaste spouse of Mary, foster-father of the Savior of men and dispenser of the treasures of His Sacred Heart. Despise not my earnest prayer, but graciously hear and obtain my petition…. (Here mention your request)

Let us pray.

O God, Who by Thine ineffable Providence didst vouchsafe to choose St. Joseph to be the spouse of Thy most holy Mother, grant, we beseech Thee, that he whom we venerate as our protector on earth may be our intercessor in Heaven, Who livest and reignest forever and ever.  Amen.

Saint Anthony of Padua was a Portuguese Catholic priest who had an astounding gift of preaching. He was proclaimed Doctor of the Church after his death. He is the patron saint of barren women, pregnant women, travelers, elderly people and so on. His powerful intercession is invoked for finding lost articles and by those in danger of shipwreck. Saint Anthony’s Feast is celebrated on the 13th of June. Here is a Novena to Saint Anthony which is to be recited for nine days from June 4th to June 12th.

O Gracious Saint Anthony, We praise you for your great virtues and remarkable humility. With the help of Jesus, nothing is impossible with you. So, we know that sickness and death, perils and snares, evils and dangers disappear through your intercession. You find what is lost; you comfort the afflicted; and you help the worst of sinners to repent. There is nothing impossible for you, O dear Saint Antony. O faithful friend of Baby Jesus, please be our support, our patron, and our eternal benefactor. Procure all our needs, both material and spiritual, from Heavenly Father through your kind and powerful intercession, and more especially, the one that we beg of you now …… (specify your intention here).

O most loving and gentle saint, we will always proclaim your blessings with a grateful heart. We commend our body and soul, our whole self and all that we have to your care. It is never heard that you have disowned anyone; so protect us from all dangers. Help us to face life and its problems with serenity and to live a virtuous life without any taint of sin.

May you, be our stronghold, in our moments of temptation. Give us a loving and generous heart. Finally, we pray to you to give us the readiness of heart to share all the good that we receive with our poor and needy brothers and sisters. Amen.

• Our Father
• Hail Mary
• Glory be to the Father

St. Rita of Cascia was an Augustinian Nun who lived in Italy between 1386 and 1456. She greatly desired to be a nun but was married at the age of 12 to a wealthy, cruel and immoral man. St. Rita endured his insults and abuse for 18 years. She gave birth to two sons. St. Rita helped convert her husband to lead a pious life. When her husband was murdered, she tried in vain to dissuade her twin sons from attempting to take revenge; she appealed to Heaven to prevent such a crime on their part, and they were taken away by natural death, reconciled to God. She was a model wife and mother in every aspect. After the deaths of her husband and sons, St. Rita miraculously entered the monastery of Saint Mary Magdalene at Cascia when she was 36. St. Rita  is the Patroness of Impossible & Hopeless causes, Mothers and Abused Women. Many seek her intercession for marital problems, infertility and sickness. Her Feast Day is on May 22nd. Here is a Prayer to Saint Rita. The Novena begins on May 13th and ends on May 21st.

Glorious St. Rita, O holy patroness of those in need, your intercession with our Lord is most powerful. Through the favors obtained by your prayers, you have been called the Advocate of the Hopeless and even of the Impossible. St. Rita, humble and pure; patient and compassionate lover of Christ Crucified! We have confidence that everyone who has recourse to you, will find comfort and relief. Listen to our petitions and show your power with God on our behalf. Obtain our petitions for us, if they are for the greater glory of God, and for our good. We promise, if our petitions are granted, to make known your favor, and to glorify God for His gift. Relying on your merits and power before the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we ask of you (here mention your request)

Obtain for us our Request

by the singular merits of thy childhood,
by thy perfect union with the Divine Will,
by thy heroic sufferings during thy married life,
by the consolation thou didst experience at the conversion of thy husband,
by the sacrifice of thy children rather than see them grievously offend God,
by thy miraculous entrance into the convent,
by thy severe penances and thrice daily bloody scourgings,
by the suffering caused by the wound thou didst receive from the thorn of the Crucified Savior,
by the divine love which consumed thy heart,

by that remarkable devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, on which alone thou didst exist for four years,
by the happiness with which thou didst part from thy trials to join thy Divine Spouse,
by the perfect example thou gavest to people of every state of life.

Pray for us, O holy St. Rita, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us Pray

Heavenly Father! In Your infinite love and mercy, you heed the prayer of Your beloved servant, Saint Rita. You graciously grant favors through her intercession, which are considered impossible to human foresight, skill and efforts. Relying on her compassionate love, we ask You to assist us in our trials and difficulties. Let unbelievers know that you are recompense helper of the humble, the defense of the helpless, and the strength of those who trust in You. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.