Novena to St. Matthew - SHARE this Prayer - Patron of Money, Bankers and Tax Collectors

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Opening Prayer
God of mercy you chose a tax collector, Saint Matthew, to share the dignity of the apostles. By his example and prayers help us to follow Christ and remain faithful in your service. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Day One
Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.”  (Matthew 5:3)
Dear Jesus, I have sinned against God and you.  I have gone against you and hurt you with each and every sin I have committed.  I am not worthy of your love, but you are my only hope.  Please save me, and please forgive me, for I am lost without you.
Saint Matthew, as you were one of the lucky twelve who walked the Earth with Jesus by your side, you were continually made aware of your own nothingness before his greatness and saw many evidences of God’s immense grace.  Help me to be so poor in spirit that I acknowledge my own nothingness before God on a moment-by-moment basis, and please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST).
Amen.
Day Two
Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)
Dear Jesus, even though I have committed such grave offenses against you and God, you still loved me enough to give your life for me so I could be free in Heaven.  With all my heart, please forgive me for ever having offended you.  I know it was my sins that condemned you to die.  I love you more than I love myself, and can do nothing without you.  All that I am and all that I hope to be is solely because of your grace and mercy and nothing else.
Saint Matthew, as a former tax-collector, you were considered one of the worst sinners, but Jesus called you anyway to be one of his apostles.  Help me to truly mourn for all the sins I have committed and please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST). 
Amen.
Day Three
Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.”(Matthew 5:5)
Dear Jesus, I know that I can do all things through you who gives me strength, but not according to my will, but yours.  Therefore, I submit my will totally to you.  Although evil may seem to triumph, these are temporary triumphs indeed, because the meek, not the wicked, shall inherit the Earth.
Saint Matthew, you gave up a life of worldly pleasures to follow God’s word made flesh in Jesus, trusting that he would take care of all your needs.  This must not have been easy, since you came from a life of privilege.  Please help me to have the quality of meekness before God constantly being produced within me, relying on his strength for every move I make and every action I take, and please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST).
Amen.
Day Four
Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” (Matthew 5:6)
Dear Jesus, I want to be just like you.  Please lead and guide me so I can live my life completely in conformity with the will of God, going contentedly wherever his will takes me.  Help me to do everything just as you would.
Saint Matthew, you left behind a very financially lucrative career and the ways of the world to follow Jesus’s way instead.  Help me to constantly hunger and thirst for righteousness just as you did, and please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST). 
Amen.
Day Five
Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” (Matthew 5:7)
Dear Jesus, thank you for the mercy you have shown me time and time again, even when my actions have not merited it.  Thank you for comforting me in times of sickness and trouble.  Help me to look at everyone I come across with a tender heart, truly feeling in my heart the pain and suffering of others.  Help me to always make the effort to ease the pain and suffering of others, with an ever ready, always affectionate, and joyful heart.
Saint Matthew, as an apostle, you were an extension of Jesus in the world.  You got to see his kindness and mercy displayed firsthand and then were asked to emulate it.  Help me to emulate Jesus by demonstrating true kindness and mercy to others, just as Jesus did, and please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST).
Amen.
Day Six
Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”(Matthew 5:8)
Dear Jesus, I have so often let you down because of my impure heart; please forgive me.  Help me to be pure in my imagination, in my thoughts, in my words, in my decisions, and in my desires.  Help me to think how God thinks, desire what God desires, hate what God hates, and love only what God loves.  Please make my heart completely free of all evil thoughts.
Saint Matthew, I know you understand what it means to struggle with maintaining a pure heart because you were a man and struggled with the desires of the flesh just as I do.  Help me to remain truly pure in heart, and please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST).
Amen.
Day Seven
Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.” (Matthew 5:9)
Dear Jesus, first and foremost, help me to find peace with God, for only then can I find true peace with others.  Help me to do whatever it takes to create peace wherever I go, although my efforts may often meet with failure.  Help me to love, desire, and delight in peace.  Forgive me for all of the times my actions have resulted in discord and dissention, whether intentional or unintentional.
Saint Matthew, you made your peace with God through Jesus, now please help me to make mine.  Help me also to sow peace wherever I may go, just as you did, as a witness to Jesus Christ, and please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST).
Amen.
Day Eight
Jesus said, “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 5:10)
Dear Jesus, please show me how to persevere in this struggle for things which are holy and honorable, because I fall down and grow weak so often.  Help me to be faithful to you in all things, so that your will may be done in and through my life.  Help me to be bold in my steady struggle for faith and unwavering in my commitment to all Godly things.
Saint Matthew, please guide me to be courageous like you in standing on the side of God’s truth, even in the face of being persecuted for righteousness, and please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST).
Amen.
Day Nine
Jesus said, “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.”(Matthew 5:11)
Dear Jesus, as the times in which we live become darker and darker, living by your ways and following you is branding me in such a way that invites persecution and insult, just as it did you.  If I live by your ways and love you with my whole being, I live by the light and provide a target for those who do not live by the light.  Sinning is what gives most people pleasure, but I can no longer live that way, because I am aware of how much you sacrificed for me in love by dying on the cross.  For all that you have done for me, I no longer desire to live in the darkness.  Each time I receive an insult for belonging to you, please help me to bear it with great patience.
Saint Matthew, in being given the awesome honor of being chosen to be an apostle, you were persecuted just as Jesus was persecuted.  You felt, however, the persecution you experienced was also a great honor, because Jesus was not just a man, but he was indeed God.  Help me to be strong enough to love Jesus’s light and to run from the darkness of sin and then, when persecution comes, to be strong enough to handle that as well.  And please intercede with Jesus in asking him to grant my desperate request, (STATE REQUEST).
Amen.

Comments

Unknown said…
Please pray for my financial problems.
Anonymous said…
Done - same here thanks
mialian said…
please pray that I am able to get out of debt. I am able to manage as long as I dint get any unforeseeable misfortunes. God Bless all.
Bernadette said…
I am Praying this Novena for ALL who are truly struggling and deeply worried about their situations. May The Merciful and Loving Lord Jesus give aid and comfort to ALL of YOU in your desperate needs.God Bless EACH of YOU.
Unknown said…
Please pray for my financial woes. My husband is forced to retire and I am so worried how we are going to manage this.
Anonymous said…
Praying for a financial breakthrough..Thank you.
Anonymous said…
Please pray for financial help for my son. He works super hard but struggles to make ends meet. He just needs a break.
Anonymous said…
Lord through the intercession of St matthew I pray please help us be able to do repairs to our home with your financial help and be debt free be financially stable.
Unknown said…
May the Lord grant me financial help in order to solve my immediate problems and to be independent and set my family
Unknown said…
Dear Lord please help me financially. I desperately need to pay my debt off and be able to get a car so I can take care of my 92 year old Ailing Dad and be able to go to work. Thank you for always being there for me and loving me
Lisa said…
Please lord and Saint Matthew hear our family prayer help us financially to get back on our feet to be able to pay rent and bills and to get out of debt to be able to provide a stable home for our family. Thank you for all the blessings and the ones to come
matthew Fidelis said…
Oh saint Matthew,help and pray for me that God shall Grant me financial help to solve my immediate problems and so i can help those that lack
Amen
Mz B said…
Please pray for me & my family. So much hate & anger. They are suing me now.
Mz B said…
Please pray for me. God knows my needs
Anonymous said…
Still praying for everyone and asking for the same for financial help for medical bills and situations - thank you
Unknown said…
Pray for me,my boss wants to reduce my salary.Thanks God bless you
Anonymous said…
Please pray that my daughter will be able to handle all her tinancial challenges ..especially for her coming surgery..thank you & may God bless us all continuosly...stay safe
Unknown said…
Dear St Matthew please help me for my financial challenges. Please help me to get out of tough financial situation. Please help me oh Lord🙏
Unknown said…
Please Lord Jesus Christ help me get a stable paying job to pay all our needs and a cash amount to repay what I have borrowed and to pay for repairs to our home. Please Lord.
Liz said…
My Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and saint Matthew, I pray to you today for help with my finances. I have an overwhelming dept. my husband is working so hard to help me. thank you for sending me this man my Lord. Please help us get over this hump.
Amen
Anonymous said…
Amen, thank you and god bless you
Unknown said…
Please help me with my financial problem so I can get my own apt..thank you
Hazel said…
Thank you so much Bernadette your prayers mean so much to me
A da said…
Dear God, grant me divine provision through the riches of your son Jesus Christ that my small business will yield fruit by means of patronage in Jesus Christ name amen.
Anonymous said…
Dear St Matthew please help me for my financial challenges. Please help me to get out of tough financial situation. Please help me oh Lord��
Anonymous said…
Dear St. Matthew asking for intercession for financial help, bless my husband who is working really hard for us, and to find a healthy home in this difficult time
Paulina said…
Take us out off all debts. God may Marcy on my family. Help us financially and spiritually.
Williams said…
St. Michael please pray for me that I be delivered from debt and the spirit of borrowing. Let me be a giver and not a borrower. Amen
Anonymous said…
Please help my daughter’s financial situation she is a single Mom trying to raise two children without help. Help to get debt free
Anonymous said…
Dear lord and St Mathew Please help me to get out of my financial situation. I think you know already because I have been mentioning my plea every night in my prayers that never failed. Please grant my wish. Thank you lord. Thank you St Mathew. Amen
Anonymous said…
Dear Lord & St Mathew, pray for me for a finacial breakthrough
Joyce said…
St. Mathew thank you so much for your intercession, I'm so very thankful to you for my financial burden being lifted. please help me to help others as I go thlife and to remember always how you helped me. I will always say thank you to you in my morning prayers and always remember how you helped. ❤️ Joyce
Anonymous said…
I pray for everyone who is in desperate financial need. I pray to god and St. Mathew for guidance and direction to help me become financially secure for my children and the care we provide for my mom. I need forgiveness for my failures. I am in desperate need for and strength, courage and wisdom to endure this time of my life. I feel so alone and hopeless. I hope for better brighter better days. Help me get there,please.
Anonymous said…
Please pray for me , I'm an alcoholic I need prayer for sobriety. May God grant me mercy and grace to stop drinking. In Jesus Name I Pray ��. Amen
Anonymous said…
Please pray that I may have enough money for tickets and other expenses to travel to a family wedding in another country.
Unknown said…
Please pray for my financial burdens. I want to get out of debt, our house needs to be remodeled and need money for all the expenses we are going to have. AMEN!
Unknown said…
Please St. Matthew help my gamily get out of debt. Pray that we be relieved of our financial burdens. Help to be able to be givers instead of borrowers. My husband is not well and we need all the help we can get. I promise to do good if we are rewarded with a large amount but at least help us get out of our own debt. Thank you for your assistance.
Anonymous said…
Thank you St Matthew for all your intercessory prayers and help and please continue to pray for us - my husband has cancer and is trying to work still and we need help with finances and make the best decisions for both of us to heal and where to live - thank you amen - praying for all intentions as well
Anonymous said…
Thank you Saint Matthew for hearing my prayers and thoughts prayers I can heal with Jesus besides me and you st Matthew
Amen
Unknown said…
I'm Christopher downey St Matthew please pray for a financial miracle immediately in my life.
Anonymous said…
I pray I come back here with a testimony of my family's financial breakthrough.


Anonymous said…
I pray for a financial breakthrough. Amen