Third Day of the Novena in honour of St Cajetan, Patron Saint of the unemployed and job seekers

The Apparition of the Virgin Mary to St Cajetan



Daily Preparatory Prayer

Omnipotent and Eternal God, who crowned St Cajetan with abundant heavenly favours because of his trust and dependance on your Divine Providence and rejection of worldly things; graciously grant that we who beseech the help of your Providence may be helped in our necessities through his holy intercession. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen

Third Day

O Glorious St Cajetan, whose ardent devotion to Mary gained for you her special protection, especially at the hour of your death, when she appeared before you and spoke words of sweetness, saying; "Cajetan, come with me, my Son is waiting for you"; grant that through your prayers to that Most Merciful Mother,  we may invoke her always in every necessity of life, that by doing so she may assist us now and at the hour of our death. Amen

conclude with the final prayers

(Pray Three Our Fathers in honour of the Most Holy Trinity)

Concluding Daily Prayers

A Prayer Composed By St Cajetan

Look down, O Lord, from Thy sanctuary, from Thy dwelling in heaven on high, and behold this sacred Victim which our great High Priest, Thy Holy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, offers up to Thee for the sins of His brethren and be appeased despite the multitude of our transgressions. Behold, the voice of the Blood of Jesus, our Brother, cries to Thee from the cross. Give ear, O Lord. Be appeased, O Lord. Hearken and do not delay for Thine own sake, O my God; for Thy Name is invoked upon this city and upon Thy people and deal with us according to Thy mercy. Amen.

Most Holy Lord, protector of those who trust in you and without whom nothing good or holy exists; copiously shed your mercy upon us that following St Cajetan's example, we may use our worldly possessions in such a way that we do not lose sight of the eternal things of Heaven.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen




The Newborn St Cajetan is dedicated to the Holy Virgin by his mother.
(A Vaccaro, Museo Del Prado)

O Glorious St Cajetan, Father of Providence,

give us your miraculous assistance each and every day!

Second Day of the Novena in honour of St Cajetan, Patron Saint of the unemployed and job seekers



Daily Preparatory Prayer

Omnipotent and Eternal God, who crowned St Cajetan with abundant heavenly favours because of his trust and dependance on your Divine Providence and rejection of worldly things; graciously grant that we who beseech the help of your Providence may be helped in our necessities through his holy intercession. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen

Second Day

Glorious St Cajetan, whose love for Jesus in the Holy Sacrament inspired you to build him beautiful shrines, adorning them with magnificence to reflect the glory of Heaven, and who exhorted the faithful to receive Holy Communion frequently and with piety; grant that through love for the Most Holy Sacrament we may always hear Mass with devotion and modesty, and that through our devout reception of Holy Communion we may merit Eternal Life. Amen

conclude with the final prayers

(Pray Three Our Fathers in honour of the Most Holy Trinity)

Concluding Daily Prayers

A Prayer Composed By St Cajetan

Look down, O Lord, from Thy sanctuary, from Thy dwelling in heaven on high, and behold this sacred Victim which our great High Priest, Thy holy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, offers up to Thee for the sins of His brethren and be appeased despite the multitude of our transgressions. Behold, the voice of the Blood of Jesus, our Brother, cries to Thee from the cross. Give ear, O Lord. Be appeased, O Lord. Hearken and do not delay for Thine own sake, O my God; for Thy Name is invoked upon this city and upon Thy people and deal with us according to Thy mercy. Amen.

Most Holy Lord, protector of those who trust in you and without whom nothing good or holy exists; copiously shed your mercy upon us that following St Cajetan's example, we may use our worldly possessions in such a way that we do not lose sight of the eternal things of Heaven.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen

O Glorious St Cajetan, Father of Providence,

give us your miraculous assistance each and every day!

First Day of the Novena in honour of St Cajetan, Patron Saint of the unemployed and job seekers

St Cajetan praying and offering his heart to God

Daily Preparatory Prayer

Omnipotent and Eternal God, who crowned St Cajetan with abundant heavenly favours because of his trust and dependance on your Divine Providence and rejection of worldly things; graciously grant that we who beseech the help of your Providence may be helped in our necessities through his holy intercession. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen

First Day

Glorious St Cajetan, you prized the practice of frequent prayer above all else and spent eight hours a day praying, thereby making your life a continual prayer; help us to realise that everything is possible through prayer and that without it our efforts are futile. Help us that we may crown all our prayers with ardent faith, reverent attention, profound humility, childlike trust and unceasing perseverance. Amen

conclude with the final prayers

(Pray Three Our Fathers in honour of the Most Holy Trinity)

Concluding Daily Prayers

A Prayer Composed By St Cajetan

Look down, O Lord, from Thy sanctuary, from Thy dwelling in heaven on high, and behold this sacred Victim which our great High Priest, Thy holy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, offers up to Thee for the sins of His brethren and be appeased despite the multitude of our transgressions. Behold, the voice of the Blood of Jesus, our Brother, cries to Thee from the cross. Give ear, O Lord. Be appeased, O Lord. Hearken and do not delay for Thine own sake, O my God; for Thy Name is invoked upon this city and upon Thy people and deal with us according to Thy mercy. Amen.

Most Holy Lord, protector of those who trust in you and without whom nothing good or holy exists; copiously shed your mercy upon us that following St Cajetan's example, we may use our worldly possessions in such a way that we do not lose sight of the eternal things of Heaven.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen

Holy Hope, which no prayer may be without!

O Glorious St Cajetan, Father of Providence,

give us your miraculous assistance each and every day!

Hymn To St Cajetan/Himno A San Cayetano

Giovanni Maria Delle Piane
"St Cajetan Receives The Christ Child From The Arms Of The Holy Virgin"
late 17th century

Himno A San Cayetano/Hymn to St Cajetan

Padre glorioso, San Cayetano traigo en mis manos mi corazón,

con la esperanza y la confianza abro mi alma con mi oración.

San Cayetano danos la paz, danos trabajo, danos el pan.

Siempre vivamos en alegría en la justicia y en el amor.

Cuando en mi alma sienta tristeza, cuando mi alma sienta dolor,

dame paciencia, dame tu fuerza, ayúdame mi protector.

Muéstrame siempre, San Cayetano, al Niño Dios, mi Salvador,

que en su mirada vea el amor y en sus bracitos, paz y unión.

Siempre tú fuiste, San Cayetano, desde el cielo, mi protector,

no me olvides en esta vida, dame siempre tu bendición.

Glorious Father, St Cajetan, I bring you my heart in my hands,

With hope and trust I open my soul to you in prayer.

St Cajetan give us peace, give us work, give us bread.

We will always live happily with justice and love.

When my soul weighs heavy with sadness, when it feels pain,

give me patience, give me your strength, help me holy protector!

Hold always before my eyes, St Cajetan, the infant Lord, my Saviour,

so that in his gaze I might see love, and in his arms peace and togetherness.

You have always been my protector in Heaven, St Cajetan,

do not forget me in this life, but always give me your blessing.

Monthly Commemoration of St Cajetan

An Italian Holy Card from 1947 commemorating

the 400th Anniversary of the Theatine Order

Only one month to go until St Cajetan's Feast on the 7th August!
The Novena will start on the 29th July to end on the eve of the feast.


St Cajetan on his monthly day of commemoration asks us to have hope and to trust in God's bounty, to look to the future and not to surrender to our doubts and fears.

O Glorious St Cajetan, Father of Divine Providence, help all those who are unemployed, who search for employment and who fear for their jobs, lead them towards what they are looking for and pray for us all that we may be courageous in the face of adversity