| Novena Starts: | March 25 |
| Feastday: | April 3 |
| Birth: | 1197 |
| Death: | 1253 |
Patron saint of coachmen, the Diocese of Chichester, and Sussex, England
St. Richard of Chichester Novena
St. Richard of Chichester (1197-1253) was an English bishop renowned for his learning, holiness, and care for the poor, who bore opposition and exile for the sake of the Church. He is remembered above all for the tender prayer he composed to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly, day by day. Pray this novena for a deeper love of Christ, perseverance in trial, and 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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 glorious Saint Richard of Chichester, holy bishop and faithful shepherd of the flock of Christ, from your youth you loved learning and prayer and gave yourself wholly to the service of God and His Church. Though you suffered opposition, poverty, and exile for the sake of justice, you never wavered in your devotion to the Lord, but governed your people with a father’s heart, defending the poor, correcting the erring, and reverencing above all the Holy Sacrifice of the altar.
Look down upon us who honor your memory, and obtain for us the grace to serve God with the same singleness of heart. Teach us to love the learning that leads to holiness, to bear our trials with patience, and to seek in all things the will of our Heavenly Father.
O Saint Richard, who left to the Church that most tender prayer to our Redeemer, help us now to make it our own:
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, may I know Thee more clearly,
love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly, day by day.
Amen.
Confident in your powerful intercession, we lay before you the particular favor we now ask through your prayers.
(mention request here…)
Obtain this for us, dear Saint Richard, if it be for the greater glory of God and the good of our souls, and above all obtain for us the grace to know, love, and follow Christ more nearly every day of our lives.
Amen.
O God, who gave to Saint Richard of Chichester a burning love for you and a tireless zeal for the souls entrusted to his care, grant that we, helped by his prayers, may know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, until we come at last to the vision of your glory. Through Christ our Lord.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
St. Richard of Chichester, 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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