September 2026 Novenas and Prayers

Welcome Novena pray-ers of the St Faustina Shrine/Society to the month of September as we celebrate theOur Lady of Sorrows. We always have a lot to be thankful for and to pray for. Thank you again for praying with us. I hope everyone is safe and well. 

 1. ‎Saturday Sept 5 St Mother Teresa Feast Day

Let us read a quote by her:

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway. -  St Mother Teresa

2. Next Starting Sunday Sept 6 thru 14 let us pray this Novena prayer leading to the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows Feast Day on Sept 15:

Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows from Association of the Miraculous Medal

Our mother of sorrows, with strength from above you stood by the cross, sharing in the sufferings of Jesus, and with tender care you bore him in your arms, mourning and weeping. 

We praise you for your faith, which accepted the life God planned for you. We praise you for your hope, which trusted that God would do great things in you. We praise you for your love in bearing with Jesus the sorrows of his passion.

Holy Mary, may we follow your example, and stand by all your children who need comfort and love.

Mother of God, stand by us in our trials and care for us in our many needs. Pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen!

3.  Next Starting Friday Let us do a Triduum Sept 11-13 with the Feast of the Exultation /Triumph of the Cross Sept 14.

+O my Jesus, my only hope, thank You for the book which You have opened before my soul's eyes. That book is Your Passion which You underwent for love of me. It is from this book that I have learned how to love God and souls. In this book there are found for us inexhaustible treasures. O Jesus, how few souls understand You in Your martyrdom of love! Oh, how great is the fire of purest love which burns in Your Most Sacred Heart! Happy the soul that has come to understand the love of the Heart of Jesus!

It is my greatest desire that souls should recognize You as their eternal happiness, that they should come to believe in Your goodness and glorify Your infinite mercy. (Diary of St Faustina 304-305)

4. Remember Fatima will be Monday Sept 14 3-4pm. I will send the prayers soon. Send prayer requests divinemercy24hr@msn.com. You can pray them the 13th or 14th.

5. Next Starting Monday Sept 14 thru 22 with the Feast Day of ST Padre Pio on Sept 23.

Say these quotes: “Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”

― Padre Pio

“Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God’s heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact, on certain occasions, you should only speak to Him with your heart.” ― Padre Pio

“My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.” ― Padre Pio

6. Sept 21 Monday Feast of St Matthew. Pray this prayer especially for financial hardship:

One prayer to St. Matthew that could be combined with a personal request for the saint’s intercession concerning financial hardships :

O Glorious St. Matthew, in your Gospel you portray Jesus as the longed-for Messiah who fulfilled the Prophets of the Old Covenant and as the new Lawgiver who founded a Church of the New Covenant. 

Obtain for us the grace to see Jesus living in his Church and to follow his teachings in our lives on earth so that we may live forever with him in Heaven.

*** Sept 24 Thursday: Special prayers for the Beatification of then Bl Fulton Sheen. 

4 Prayers:

 The "Prayer for Trouble"

"Lord, send me trouble, only give me the grace to bear it." Bl Fulton Sheen

 Prayer for a Favor:

Eternal Father, You alone grant us every blessing in heaven and on earth, through the redemptive mission of Your Divine Son, Jesus Christ, and by the working of the Holy Spirit.

If it be according to Your Will, glorify Your servant, Blessed Fulton J. Sheen, by granting the favor I now implore through his prayerful intercession:

(Pause for a moment of silence for your request here)

I make this prayer confidently through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

The "Never Fails" Prayer

Unlike typical prayers that ask for personal relief, Bl Fulton Sheen's prayer intentionally asks for personal hardship so that God may use that suffering to directly benefit someone else in desperate need. The prayer to our Lord is:

"I want You to send me some trouble, some inconvenience, something that will be very hard for me, and because of it, somebody else will be helped very, very much." Amen. Bl Fulton Sheen 

Why It "Never Fails"

Sheen noted that God always answers this prayer immediately because it perfectly mirrors the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ on the Cross. It shifts the focus entirely off of oneself and opens the soul to be used as an instrument for another person's healing, conversion, or comfort. 

Prayer for Canonization

Heavenly Father, source of all holiness, You raise up within the Church in every age men and women who serve with heroic love and dedication. You have blessed Your Church through the life and ministry of Your faithful servant, Blessed Fulton J Sheen. 

He has written and spoken well of Your Divine Son, Jesus Christ, and was a true instrument of the Holy Spirit in touching the hearts of countless people.

If it be according to Your Will, for the honor and glory of the Most Holy Trinity and for the salvation of souls, we ask You to move the Church to proclaim him a saint. We ask this prayer through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. IMPRIMATUR+ Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., Bishop of Peoria

7. Sept 29 Let us pray this quote about the Archangels: 

When you are before the altar where Christ reposes, you ought no longer to think that you are amongst men; but believe that there are troops of angels and archangels standing by you, and trembling with respect before the sovereign Master of Heaven and earth. Therefore, when you are in church, be there in silence, fear, and veneration.  by Saint John Chrysostom

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Thank you for praying. Let us pray for all the requests sent to us and in our Divine Mercy Prayer Journals. For all the sick, dying, and poor sinners. And for all your special intentions. This will add to our huge spiritual storehouse for souls so as to help satisfy Jesus' thirst for the salvation of souls

And let us pray for love of God and Neighbor. Be kind and merciful to each other.

Jesus to St Faustina and us: "When a soul praises My goodness, Satan trembles before it and flees to the very bottom of hell." 

So say with me as we pray during our perpetual Holy Hour of Mercy: 

We praise and glorify Jesus' goodness and mercy.

Jesus, I trust in You. 

Jay Hastings www.divinemercyshrine.site

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