Novena to St.

Joseph Cupertino and Special Prayer for Exams

- Patron of Students, Pilots and Disabled
EXAM PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH CUPERTINO
First Prayer O Great St. Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain from
God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew,
obtain for me a like favour in the examinations for which I am now preparing. In
return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked. Through Christ
our Lord. St. Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for us. Amen.
Second Prayer O St. Joseph of Cupertino who by your prayer obtained from God
to be asked at your examination, the only preposition you knew. Grant that I may
like you succeed in the (here mention the name of Examination) examination.
In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked. O St.
Joseph of Cupertino pray for me O Holy Ghost enlighten me Our Lady of Good
Studies pray for me Sacred Head of Jesus, Seat of divine wisdom, enlighten me.
Remember, when you succeed in the exams then you should thank St. Joseph of
Cupertino. Image Source: Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium.
NOVENA TO ST. JOSEPH CUPERTINO
FIRST DAY:
Dear St Joseph, you were an unwanted child and were thought worthless even by
your own mother. Intercede for all unwanted children that they may come to
know they were born out of Gods love for them. We pray especially for (mention
your request). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
SECOND DAY:
Dear St Joseph, you were an angry, frustrated child. We pray for all who struggle
to express themselves, and that you help us overcome sins of anger. We pray
especially for (mention your request). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
THIRD DAY:
Dear St Joseph, you experienced no love in your family and were considered of
little account by all who knew you. We pray for all who have experienced the
same. May we learn to treat everyone as having the worth they have in Gods eyes.
We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
FOURTH DAY:

Dear St Joseph, you suffered because you found it difficult to learn. We pray for
all those who struggle at school. May they take comfort from the fact that
although learning wasnt easy for you, this didnt stop you from becoming a saint.
We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
FIFTH DAY:
Dear St Joseph, you did the best with the intelligence you did have and put the
rest in Gods hands. That way you passed all your exams and became a priest. We
pray for all those struggling with exams. May we also do our best in everything
and trust in God to guide our lives. We pray especially for (mention your request.
Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
SIXTH DAY:
Dear St Joseph, even the thought or mention of anything holy made you levitate
in ecstasy. Grant us something of the understanding and reverence for God and
his saints that you had. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
SEVENTH DAY:
Dear St Joseph, only when your superior ordered you to, were you able to come
back down to earth. May we too have a love for and obedience to the teachings of
the Church. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
EIGHTH DAY:
Dear St Joseph, you were unjustly suspected, confined to your room and
neglected by those charged with looking after you. You accepted all this with
humility. We pray for all those unjustly imprisoned, and that we too may have the
humility to accept injustice for the love of Christ. We pray especially for (mention
your request). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.
NINTH DAY:
Dear St Joseph, because you could levitate you are the patron of travellers,
especially air travellers. We pray for all those travelling that they may safely reach
their destinations. We pray especially for (mention your request). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.