Feast Of St Cajetan, 7th August

 NOVENA PRAYER TO SAINT CAJETAN

Glorious Saint Cajetan, acclaimed by all people to be the father of providence because you provide miraculous aid to all who come to you in need, I stand here before you today humbly asking that you present to the Lord the requests that I confidently deposit in your hands. May these graces that I now request help me to always seek the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, knowing that God — Who dresses with beauty the flowers of the field and abundantly feeds the birds of the sky — will grant me all other things. Amen.
Saint Cajetan, pray for us!
Mention here the graces desired. Pray for nine consecutive days, reciting three times each the OUR FATHER, HAIL MARY and GLORY BE

A Portrait of St Cajetan

"Omnia ergo quaecumque dixerint vobis servate et facite 

secundum opera vero eorum nolite facere dicunt enim et non faciunt"

"All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do,

 but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do."

Matthew 23:3

"Alligant autem onera gravia et inportabilia et 
inponunt in umeros hominum digito autem suo nolunt ea mover"

"For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, 
and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves 
will not lift a finger to help them"
Matthew 23:4

Hail Glorious St Cajetan! Feast Day 7th August

Glorious Saint Cajetan, acclaimed by

all people to be the father of providence

because you provide miraculous aid to

all in need, I stand here before you today,

asking that you present to the Lord our God

the requests that I confidently deposit

in your hands today.

May these graces that I now request
help me to always seek the Kingdom
of God and his Righteousness,
knowing that God — who dresses with
beauty the flowers of the field and
abundantly feeds the birds of the
sky — will give me all other

things. Amen.

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.

St Cajetan on his Feast day 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.

The death of St Cajetan from a fresco in S. Paulo Maggiore, Naples

Imitate St. Cajetan's devotion to Our Blessed Lady, 

by invoking her aid before every work.

VIVA SAN CAYETANO/HAIL TO YOU GLORIOUS ST CAJETAN!

A 19th century print of St Cajetan from Valencia, Spain

A 17th century Italian print of the death of St Cajetan,
from an account of his life and miracles

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

The Vision of St Cajetan

Daily Preparatory Prayer

Omnipotent and Eternal God, who crowned St Cajetan with abundant heavenly favours because of his trust and dependence 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

Ninth Day


O Glorious St Cajetan, whose perfect chastity made you worthy to receive the Child Jesus from the arms of the Blessed Virgin and after death caused your body exuded a celestial perfume; grant that we may reject sin and temptation remembering that we are temples of the Holy Spirit and that we are made in the image of God. 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!

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

The Processional Statue of St Cajetan
from his shrine in Hamrun, Malta

Daily Preparatory Prayer

Omnipotent and Eternal God, who crowned St Cajetan with abundant heavenly favours because of his trust and dependence 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

Eighth Day
O Glorious St Cajetan, who patiently and humbly endured much suffering throughout your life, particularly during the Sack of Rome when you were unjustly imprisoned and tortured by cruel soldiers;
grant us the necessary grace to be able to patiently endure the adversities of this life,
and to thus gain for ourselves a glorious crown in Heaven. 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!