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

Praying to St Cajetan for Work

A picture of worshippers outside the Church of St Cajetan in Liniers, Buenos Aires.

The text accompanying the photo reads: "Praying For Work - People line up to enter the church of San Cayetano in suburban Buenos Aires on Thursday to pray to the Patron Saint of Employment.

With Argentina's economy crumbling, the worshippers, estimated at up to 100,000 strong, 

appeared more fervent than usual."

Whilst this photo dates from 1975, the situation it describes could be today! But do we have the same faith now? Would it not be a very good thing, if not life changing, to have a heavenly intercessor to help us through our present woes? St Cajetan offers his prayers and help from Heaven, he knows our needs and can see our situation and wishes to aid us. He wishes to bless each covering letter and CV we send out, he wishes to accompany us in each step we take when pounding the streets in search of a job, he wishes to give strength and patience to those who fear for their jobs and above all he wishes to give us hope that in the end all will be well. Is this not an invitation we wish to accept?

A Miracle Through St Cajetan's Intercession

Father John Madigan, O.M.I., Director of the Missionary Association of Mary Immaculate in Belleville, Illinois shared the following e-mail message he received recently from a benefactor:

“I ordered a rosary and prayer to (St. Cayetano), the patron saint of unemployed – I did not know there was one. I mailed it to my cousin who lives in Southern California who had been out of work for 18 months.“A single woman, she was getting desperate as unemployment (benefits were) running out. As you know, the economy there is really bad. She had no prospects despite diligently working to find a job. She started saying the prayer and carrying the beads and prayer with
her when visiting agencies or going on interviews.

“About two weeks after she began saying the prayers, she received a phone call offering her a one-year contract position! She can only attribute it to St. Cayetano – it was the only change she had made. Greatest thanks for making us aware of him and for his speedy work on behalf of a desperate supplicant.”

– Kathy G. of Pennsylvania

Glorious St Cajetan, Saint of Divine Providence,
intercede for us that in our homes we may
never lack bread and work.

The Little Crown/Chaplet Of St Cajetan

O Glorious St Cajetan, Father of Providence,

give us your miraculous assistance each and every day!

+ In The Name of The Father........

O God, come to my assistance (Deus in adjutorium meum intende)

O Lord, make haste to help me (Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina)

Glory be to The Father…

1.  O Glorious St Cajetan, who from the cradle was cared for by angels and adopted as a treasured son of the Blessed Virgin, I beg you to have charge of, console and protect my immortal soul.
 -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be 
2.   O Glorious Saint, who overflowing with charity whilst still only a child, saw the bread of which you had deprived yourself and hidden in order to help the poor, changed into flowers when challenged by those who demanded to see what you carried, grant that I may emulate you and always grow in charity towards my fellow man.
  -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be
3.   O Glorious Saint, who received the gift of peace from the Holy Spirit who appeared to you in the form of a dove, I pray that you will calm my passions and console me in my difficulties.
  -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be 
4.   O Glorious Saint who received the Child Jesus into your arms from the hands of the Virgin Mary, I pray that you will grant me an ever growing love for God..
  -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be 
5.   O Glorious Saint, whose complete trust and abandonment to Divine Providence caused angels to come to your aid in difficulties, I pray that you will obtain for me an ever growing trust in the Lord.
  -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be
6.   O Glorious Saint, who was so immersed in prayer and Divine contemplation that you had a vision of your heart flying on fiery wings to our Blessed Saviour, I pray that you will obtain for me a desire to cling more closely to God and reject the inconstant things of this world.
  -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be
7.   O Glorious Saint, who was transported in ecstacy during prayer and was granted the privilege of enjoying the spiritual sweetness and blessings of the Heart of Mary and the immense graces flowing from the open side of Our Lord, I pray that you will obtain for me purity of heart and tranquility of mind.
  -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be
8.   O Glorious Saint, who whilst transported by Divine Grace gained the privilege of sharing in a small part of the bitter sufferings of Christ on the Cross, grant me a burning desire to offer up my sufferings in union with the Crucified Christ for the good of my soul and his greater glory.
  -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be
9.   O Glorious Saint, who worn out by the sufferings and tribulations of this World, gave up your soul into the arms of the Holy Virgin who conducted you to Heaven, where in perfect bliss you ceaselessly sing God's praises, obtain for me a sincere sorrow for my sins, by your Holy Intercession gain for me the graces which I now ask of you and grant that I may merit the Joys of Heaven.
 -  Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be

O St Cajetan, through your miraculous intercession,

obtain for us from God, the help of his Divine Providence.

The Little Crown or Chaplet Of St Cajetan

Seventh 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 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

Seventh Day

O Glorious St Cajetan, whose profound humility caused you to renounce your position at the papal court and to consider yourself unworthy of the Priesthood which you received, grant that we may flee from the sin of pride and may instead gain God's mercy and blessings through sincere humility and contrition of heart. 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!

Gozos de San Cayetano



"Gozos" de San Cayetano, publicado en Valencia, Siglo XVIII



¿Qué es un Gozo?

Los Gozos, Goigs o Gojos, son composiciones poéticas populares que se cantan en honor de la Virgen, Cristo o los santos. Se cantan en el marco de un acto religioso importante como es una Misa de fiesta mayor , una procesión o bendición de una imagen, etc,... Su finalidad consiste en dar gracias por bienes recibidos o como plegaria para una petición de protección contra los males.

De carácter oral o escrito , su origen arranca en la Edad Media y se plasman en muchos casos en documentos de gran valor artístico.

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

St Cajetan renounces worldly riches

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

Fifth Day

O glorious St Cajetan, whose life was such a shining example of the virtue of hope, that you rejected all noble dignities and the help offered by those in power, preferring to free yourself from wordly things and to rely on Divine Providence alone to sustain yourself and your Theatine brothers; grant that we may live with the unshakeable hope that by the merits of Christ Jesus we may attain Eternal Life, and the confidence that God will provide us with the things of this world which are necessary to live with honour and dignity. 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

A. Vaccaro "El Desinteres de San Cayetano"

Museo Del Prado

O Glorious St Cajetan, Father of Providence,

give us your miraculous assistance each and every day!





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



An 18th century baroque wooden bust
of St Cajetan from Sicily



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

Fourth Day

O Glorious St Cajetan, whose life was spent in passionate defence of the Faith against the errors of heresy and falsehood; grant that we may come to fully understand the inestimable value of faith, without which it is impossible to come close to God, and that we may firmly and swiftly reject all the subtle persuasions of error and falsehood. 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!



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!

A Baroque altar of St Cajetan from Seville



The altar of St Cajetan in the church of San Roman, Seville.
Sculpted in 1774 by Cristobal Ramos, it depicts the Holy Virgin
placing the Christ Child in the arms of St Cajetan.

 

Detail of the sculpture of the vision of St Cajetan





An Agnus Dei depicting St Cajetan

An "Agnus Dei" depicting St Cajetan from the Pontificate of Benedict XIV (1740-1758)

A Miracle Worked by St Cajetan
When St. Cajetan sailed from Venice to Naples, a terrible storm arose, and all on board expected the boat to sink every moment. Cajetan took his Agnus Dei and threw it into the sea, which immediately became calm.


Agnus Deis


The name Agnus Dei has been given to certain discs of wax 
impressed with the figure of a lamb and blessed at stated seasons by the Pope. 
They are sometimes round, sometimes oval in diameter. 
The lamb usually bears a cross or flag, while figures of saints or the name and arms of the Pope are also commonly impressed on the reverse. 
These Agnus Deis may be worn suspended round the neck, or they may be preserved as objects of devotion. In virtue of the consecration they receive, they are regarded, 
like holy water, blessed palms, etc., as "Sacramentals".


The symbolism of the Agnus Deis is best gathered from the prayers used at various epochs in blessing them. As in the paschal candle, the wax typifies the virgin flesh of Christ, the cross associated with the lamb suggests the idea of a victim offered in sacrifice, and as the blood of the paschal lamb of old protected each household from the destroying angel, so the purpose of these consecrated medallions is to protect those who wear or possess them from all malign influences. In the prayers of blessing, special mention is made of the perils from storm and pestilence, from fire and flood, and also of the dangers to which women are exposed in childbirth. It was formerly the custom in Rome to accompany the gift of an Agnus Dei with a printed leaflet describing its many virtues. Miraculous effects have been believed to follow the use of these objects of piety. Fires are said to have been extinguished, and floods stayed.


Agnus Deis have not been produced since the Pontificate of Blessed John XXIII (1958 - 1963)

Monthly Day of St Cajetan

Grateful thanks to St Cajetan for his intercession for a friend who has just got a very good job after four months of searching. He suffered much anguish during his search which was often dispiriting but never lost hope in God's mercy and faith in his own qualities.

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

 

St. Cajetan, pray for us!

St Cajetan, patron of the unemployed & jobseekers in London

In these difficult times of unemployment and job insecurity it may be a comfort to know that there is a Patron Saint devoted to this special cause who is becoming increasingly popular . 

St Cajetan of Thiene, known as the "Saint of Divine Providence", founded both the Theatine order and the Naples "Monte Pio" (a bank which offers loans without interest) to help the poor and offer an alternative to usurers (loan sharks). His concern for the unemployed, giving them the necessary financial help in their time of need, made him their patron.

This prayer card is available from the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, St Paul's & CTS Bookshops, Victoria and the Padre Pio Bookshop on Vauxhall Bridge Road

A Supplication

O San Cayetano, Padre de Providencia

Otorganos a diario tu milagrosa asistencia

Oh God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; when I have work, help me remember the jobless; when I have a warm home, help me to remember the homeless; when I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer; and in remembering, help me to destroy my complacency and bestir my compassion. Make me concerned enough to help, by word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted. Amen

Oracion a San Cayetano para que no nos falte el pan y trabajo de cada dia

Dios de todo consuelo, Padre Misericordioso que ves en lo secreto

y conoces nuestras necesidades, que alimentas los pajaros del cielo y vistes

los lirios del campo, te pedimos por intercesion de San Cayetano que nos des fuerzas

para arrepentirnos de nuestros pecados, de modo que viviendo

en amistad con Dios y nuestros hermanos no nos falte

el pan y el trabajo de cada dia.

Te lo pedimos por Cristo Nuestro Señor.

Amen