| Novena Starts: | December 18 |
| Feastday: | December 27 |
| Birth: | 6 |
| Death: | 100 |
Patron saint of love, loyalty, friendships, authors, booksellers, burn-victims, poison-victims, art-dealers, editors, publishers, scribes, examinations, scholars, and theologians
St. John the Apostle Novena
St John the Apostle was one of Jesus’ closest disciples. Pray this novena for love, loyalty, friendships, authors, booksellers, burn-victims, poison-victims, art-dealers, editors, publishers, scribes, examinations, scholars, and theologians.
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Day 1
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“I passed my certification examination just before I had even finished the Novena! Glory to God and thank you St John the Beloved Apostle. x”
Day 2
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“God provided me with new friends”
Day 3
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Took exam and failed 3x.. I prayed to St. John and then passed the exam 🙏”
Day 4
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“I passed my certification examination just before I had even finished the Novena! Glory to God and thank you St John the Beloved Apostle. x”
Day 5
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“God provided me with new friends”
Day 6
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Took exam and failed 3x.. I prayed to St. John and then passed the exam 🙏”
Day 7
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“I passed my certification examination just before I had even finished the Novena! Glory to God and thank you St John the Beloved Apostle. x”
Day 8
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“God provided me with new friends”
Day 9
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
O glorious Apostle, who, on account of thy virginal purity, wast so beloved by Jesus as to deserve to lay thy head upon His divine breast, and to be left, in His place, as son to His most holy Mother:
I beg thee to inflame me with a most ardent love toward Jesus and Mary.
Obtain for me from our Lord that I, too, with a heart purified from earthly afflictions, may be made worthy to be ever united to Jesus as a faithful disciple, and to Mary as a devoted son, both here on earth and eternally in heaven.
(mention request here…)
Amen.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St John the Evangelist, pray for us!
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Answered Prayers from the Community
“Took exam and failed 3x.. I prayed to St. John and then passed the exam 🙏”
Answered Prayers from the Community
Shared by people who prayed with the Intercede app and saw their prayers answered.
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More About St John the Apostle
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