Novena
Novena to the Holy Family
Nine-day novena to Saint Joseph · begins The nine days before the Feast of the Holy Family, in the Christmas octave
Nine days of prayer to Jesus, Mary and Joseph for one's own household, kept in the days before the feast of the Holy Family at the end of the Christmas octave. The received novena is a single set of petitions repeated daily, each asking for a grace the family is meant to hand on: love of the Church, courage in professing the faith, charity at home, and obedience to God's law.
Background
The devotion belongs to the family consecrations encouraged by Leo XIII and his successors, who set the household of Nazareth before Christian families as their model and patron. It is a private devotion. The prayer below is said in full on each of the nine days; the received form gives no separate day-texts, so the day-by-day subjects here are editorial and the prayer is unchanged. A dedication of one's family and a closing prayer for perseverance are printed with it in the cited source and may be added.
Days
Intention
the peace, unity and holiness of one's own household
Usually begun
The nine days before the Feast of the Holy Family, in the Christmas octave
Structure
nine_days
Duration
9 days
Content subtype
full_novena