Praying with Jeanne Jugan

NOVENA PRAYER TO JEANNE JUGAN
Jesus, you rejoiced and praised your Father for having revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. We thank you for the graces granted to your humble servant, Jeanne Jugan, to whom we confide our petitions and needs. (pause to voice your personal needs and intentions)

Father of the poor, you have never refused the prayer of the lowly. We ask you, therefore, to hear the petitions that she presents to you on our behalf.

Jesus, through Mary, your Mother and ours, we ask this of you, who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen.

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“My Jesus, I have only you.”
Jeanne’s prayer was Christocentric – centered on the love of Christ! She especially appreciated Eucharistic devotion and the Stations of the Cross. Great advice from our foundress…

“Jesus is waiting for you in the chapel. Go and find him when your strength and patience are giving out, when you feel lonely and helpless. Say to him: ‘You know well what is happening, my dear Jesus. I have only you. Come to my aid ...’ And then go your way. And don’t worry about knowing how you are going to manage. It is enough to have told our good Lord. He has an excellent memory.”

Mary of the Cross
“For as long as she was able, she made her Way of the Cross,” Little Sisters who knew her remembered many years later. “We would support her by giving her our arm. At the eleventh Station we used to hear her say that she was attached to the Cross with the Savior, and that she wanted to carry it joyfully until death.”

• Click here for the Stations of the Cross. (pdf)
• Click here for other testimonies from those who knew Jeanne Jugan.

“The Hail Mary will take us to heaven.”
The Hail Mary and the Memorare were Jeanne’s favorite prayers. Those who knew her said that she was never seen without her rosary in hand.

• Click here for Jeanne’s favorite prayers to Our Blessed Mother. (pdf)
• Click here to pray the rosary with Jeanne Jugan’s sayings. (pdf)
• Click here for the sayings of Jeanne Jugan. (pdf)

St. Joseph, image of God the Father
Jeanne was drawn to the silent and humble soul of St. Joseph. She chose him as the patron and protector of our Congregation and he never lets us down!

• Click here for prayers to St. Joseph. (pdf)

Praying the Scriptures with Jeanne Jugan
Through the charism given by the Holy Spirit, each founder or foundress in the Church manifests the Gospel in a unique way. Little Sisters from around the world have suggested Biblical passages as ones that express the spirituality of our foundress in a special way.

Click here for a list of Biblical passages. (pdf)