The evolution of professions, economic crises, company reorganizations, changes in career paths, relocations… all this means that at some point we have to look for a new job. Sometimes this happens repeatedly during our professional lives. Having a job is essential to supporting ourselves and our families, but as Pope Francis reminds us, work is also a important element of our social and spiritual being. Therefore, it is necessary that we pray for the work, so that it is accessible to all and respects each of these dimensions.
Are student, unemployedyou are in professional reorientation?: let us pray to the Lord to guide us towards a job that allows us to live with dignity, and put at the service of the world the gifts that God has placed in each one of us.
Two sentences to find a job
Prayer to Saint Joseph to look for work
“Oh dear Saint Joseph, my blessed escort and only guardian, the most judicious and kind man with such a noble heart and a harmonious and glorious soul full of affection. I come to you in my distress to ask for your help. Put your loving hands on my critical work problem and ask the Creator God that with his inexhaustible kindness spread his Holy Spirit on me and that by his majestic disposition save me and give a solution to such a desperate situation.
Saint Joseph, head and leader of the holy family, the most trusting and obedient to the will of God, with impeccable fidelity as a husband and the most honorary adoptive father, who with the sweat and scratches of your hands gave food to your family, Because of the deep love that you kept for the Divine Child and the Virgin Mary, I implore you to use your intercessory power and be present in my complicated problems and free me from this despair that overwhelms me. Pray for me so that the doors are opened for me and that I urgently get my own job or business to support me and help me get out of such a serious complication. A decent, honorable, stable and well-paid job with which I am able to take care of my family’s expenses, a job in which I use my skills, that helps me explore and experiment, to increase my development as a human being and allow me to continue to have a relationship with my almighty God.
You, who put the unattainable within our reach. You, who know my bodily, spiritual and material requirements, help me so that you are the one who helps me get out of these bad times. From your pantry of measures for problems, give me a little of what I need to solve everything that distresses my family. Make my motivations and efforts to want to move forward be promptly rewarded with a job that has the ability to bring me abundant riches and continued prosperity.
Oh, my dear Saint Joseph, do not disappoint me. Communicate with God so that I can achieve what I ask with simplicity and with great faith with all my heart:
(Ask with fervor and confidence what you want to obtain)
Saint Joseph, praised and dear shepherd of mine. You who are the one who distributes the joys of the King of kings, let me learn from you to love, adore, praise and be a faithful servant of our Creator God, Son Savior and Holy Spirit glorifier and intercessor of the Blessed Mother Virgin Mary, just like you, With your devoted dedication, you managed to do it. Protect me, protect me, help me, take care of me and bring down from the Heavens what I so urgently need. Give me strength in the face of so much famine and decadence; give me care and silence to succeed in the despair and complications of my life; and first of all, give me your infinite security so that, motivated by you and willing to follow in your footsteps, I may be able to live harmoniously and in charity with other people, in order to achieve the perpetual joy that only the heavenly homeland knows how to give Through Jesus, my Lord and Savior. Amen.”
Pope Francis prayer for the unemployed
“Lord God, look at us, look at this city, look at our families.
Mister! You have been a carpenter, you never lacked work. You were happy.
Sir, we need the job.
Idols want to rob us of our dignity.
Unjust systems want to rob us of hope.
Lord, do not leave us alone, teach us to help each other.
That we forget selfishness a little and feel in our hearts the “we”, that “we” of the people who want to get ahead.
Lord Jesus, you do not lack work, give us one and teach us to fight for work. Bless us all. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.“
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Pray to Saint Joseph and Saint Anthony to find work
There are two wonderful saints who can especially help us in our job search.
For example, we have St. Joseph the worker, employer of workers, who is often prayed to for all matters related to work. Regardless of the difficulties we encounter in the management of our daily lives and professional activities, we can find in Him a compassionate ear, and a mighty protector, who will know how to intercede for us before God. Don’t hesitate to pray to him for guidance and support through:
We also have Saint Anthony of Padua, the “saint of miracles”, well known for finding what has been lost: for this reason, he is the ideal one to help us after a job loss. Let us pray and deliver our petitions to him through:
With , give the employer of the workers your job search and all those who need a job!
Discover with a beautiful novena to Saint Joseph the worker to find work, for yourself or for one of your relatives.
You can also pray this novena to Saint Joseph, and give it to all the people who suffer as a result of the difficult economic situation we are experiencing, or who struggle to enter the labor market that is sometimes so inaccessible. This will be the occasion to pray to Saint Joseph and entrust to him, not only our professional requests, but also our personal ones. He is the patron saint of workers and the family!