| Novena Starts: | October 4 |
| Feastday: | October 13 |
| Birth: | c. 1003 |
| Death: | 1066 |
Patron saint of kings and rulers, difficult marriages, separated spouses, and the English royal family
St. Edward the Confessor Novena
St. Edward the Confessor (c. 1003-1066) was the last Anglo-Saxon king of the House of Wessex, remembered for his deep piety, his justice, and his tender care for the poor. Once a patron saint of England, he is invoked for peace in troubled marriages, wise and gentle leadership, and trust in God’s providence. Pray this novena to serve the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity, and for the favor you most need.
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Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O most glorious Saint Edward, holy king and faithful servant of God, through the long years of exile and the cares of the crown you kept your heart fixed upon heaven, ruling your people with gentleness, defending the weak, and pouring out your treasure upon the poor. You sought not your own glory but the Kingdom of God, and you wore your earthly crown as one who longed above all for the crown of everlasting life.
Look kindly upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to imitate your virtues. Teach us to be patient in trial, gentle in dealing with others, and generous toward all who are in need. Bring peace to troubled homes and reconciliation to those who are divided, and help every ruler and every family to seek first the will of God.
With confidence in your intercession, we make our own the prayer of those who love you:
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness and generosity. Like you, may I serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
And now, dear Saint Edward, we lay before you the particular favor we ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to serve our Lord faithfully to the end, that we may one day share with you the joys of His eternal Kingdom.
Amen.
O God, who crowned the holy king Saint Edward the Confessor with the glory of an unfading kingdom, grant that we, who venerate him upon earth, may be helped by his prayers to reign one day with you in heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us!
Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Mary forced the evil to truly reveal it self. In my life.”
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