The Nine Tuesdays prayers · with the Responsory

Novena to St. Anthony of Padua

Nine days of prayer to St. Anthony of Padua, printed word for word from an old Catholic book (the source is given below). The same prayers are said on each of the nine days.

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How to make the novena

Visit a Church, or an Altar or a picture of the Saint, each Tuesday.

Say your prayers there in honor of the Saint.

Go to Confession and Communion on the First, Fifth and last Tuesday, if possible.

In the meantime, if your means allow it, have some masses offered up in honor of the Saint for the intentions of the Novena.

Be thankful when your prayers are heard, and resigned if not, firmly believing that God will give you something better than what you asked for.

Note—Should you not like to make the Novena on nine Tuesdays, then make it on nine continuous days, like any other Novena.

The prayers (every day of the nine)

Preparatory Prayer. O most holy and ever blessed Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I humbly prostrate myself before Thee. I thank Thee for the great and burning love whereby Thou has chosen from all eternity St. Anthony, to enjoy and contemplate Thee that Thou mayst through him be honored, praised and blessed forever and ever. Amen.

To St. Anthony. My faithful and beloved Patron, Saint Anthony! I implore thee; show me, dearest Saint, thy powerful intercession before the throne of God; let me experience, I earnestly beseech thee, thy help in all my necessities, especially in this present one (here mention the object of the Novena); grant that I can say with all who have invoked thee: the Omnipotent God of heaven and earth lives and works through His faithful Servant St. Anthony of Padua, forever and ever. Amen.

Here say the following Miraculous Response, (commonly ascribed to St. Bonaventure) in honor of St. Anthony:

Responsory. 1. If then you ask for miracles, Death, error, all calamities, The leprosy, the demon fly, And health succeeds infirmities.

2. The seas obey, the fetters break, And lifeless limbs thou dost restore; While treasures lost are found again, When young and old thine aid implore.

3. All dangers vanish at thy prayer, And direst need doth quickly flee, Let those who know, thy power proclaim, Let Paduans say: These are of thee.

4. The seas obey, as above.

5. To Father, Son, may glory be And Holy Ghost eternally.

6. The seas obey, as above.

P. Pray for us, blessed Anthony, R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray: O God, may the votive commemoration of blessed Anthony, thy Confessor, be a source of joy to the church, that she may always be fortified with spiritual assistance and deserve to enjoy eternal reward. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Source: Clementinus Deymann, O.S.F., Devotion to St. Anthony of Padua; or, A Novena in His Honor, 3rd ed. (San Francisco: A. Waldteufel, 1888), pp. 14–16 · view the page scan

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When to pray it

Next: Friday, June 4 to Saturday, June 12, 2027, ending on the eve of St Anthony of Padua (June 13).

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Frequently asked

What is a novena?

A novena is nine consecutive days of prayer for a particular intention, after the pattern of the apostles who prayed for nine days between the Ascension and Pentecost.

How do I pray the Novena to St. Anthony of Padua?

Pray the prayers given here on nine days in a row, as the source book directs; the text is printed exactly as it appears there.

Can I pray a novena for any intention?

Yes. Bring whatever intention is on your heart and entrust it to the prayers of St. Anthony of Padua.

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