PRAYERS TO ST.
JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO THIRD DAY:
Dear St. Joseph of Cupertino, who by your prayer retain from
God the Grace to be asked in your examination only by the
question you know. Grant me the favor which I am about to
take. I am restrains; I promise to make you know and loved.
Please St. Joseph of Cupertino teach me the right answer in the
examination without fear and doubt. Give me a retainable mind
to recall the things I have learned and reviewed previously to
feel secure. Enlighten me and bless my pen, My St. Joseph of
Cupertino that I will choose and write the right answer. Please
stay on my side. Guide me for I trust in your divine power and
knowledge.
Bless also the examiners and correctors that they will be
considerate in my papers so as to aid my passing in the
examination given. Thank you very much O St. Joseph of
Cupertino, pray for me. Give me more strength, help me to
recall whatever necessary for the board questions, and please
help me to avoid mental blocks.
St. Joseph of Cupertino, please help me too, that I may succeed
in the examination for greater Glory of God, Amen.
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 eg. History paper I
) 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.
NINE DAY NOVENA
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
God’s 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.
PRAYER BEFORE EXAMS
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 God’s 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 wasn’t easy for
you, this didn’t 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 God’s 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.
Prayer 1
Dear St. Anthony of Padua today I will have my examination.
You know how important they are to me. So I am humbly asking
for gracious help and divine assistance. I pray to you, my dear St.
Anthony of Padua, please never let me panic nor get nervous, just
let me be at ease and give me my very vest. Please never let me
guess nor rely on pure luck but enlighten my mind and let me
think clearly. Please never let me resort to chances nor to
dishonesty, but let me work to the fullest of my ability.
I pray for your guidance that as I think, I may find the right
solutions, I may be able to correctly answer the questions, I may
solve those difficult problems. I ask, O St. Anthony of Padua your
intercession, that as I write I may not be careless nor
overconfident, I may not be distracted but be more concentrated
and that I may not be in a hurry nor take the exam too lightly.
Today, O St. Anthony of Padua. Let me, with your help, give my
best effort. Let me, because of you, receive the best and fruitful
results. AMEN.
Prayer 2
Dear Lord, as I take this exam I thank You that my value is not
based on my performance, but as Your great love for me. Come
into my heart so that we can walk this time together. Help me, not
only with this test, but the many tests of life that are sure to come
my way. As I take this exam, bring back my mind everything I
studies and be gracious with what I have overlooked. Help me to
remain focused and calm, confident in the facts and in my ability
and firm in the knowledge that no matter what happens today You
are with me. AMEN.
Prayer 3
Jehovah Nissi, give us supernatural recall and revelation
knowledge as You guide us as we write our exams. Invade our
minds and move our hands as we apply he correct answers to our
papers. Help us to be calm and relaxed so all nervousness will fall
away at the thought of Your great name. Assist us in becoming
successful, not only in exams but our future as well. AMEN