Prayers for Financial Help
Christ's teaching on money worries in Matthew 6 is bracingly practical: seek first the kingdom, and trust the rest to the Father who knows what you need. The Church pairs it with St. Joseph, who managed a poor household's accounts.
Traditional prayers
Memorare
that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother;
to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions,
but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
From Scripture
31Be not solicitous therefore, saying: What shall we eat: or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed?
32For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things.
33Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.
— Matthew 6, vv. 31-33, Douay-Rheims · read the full chapter
1A psalm for David. The Lord ruleth me: and I shall want nothing.
— Psalm 22 (23), vv. 1, Douay-Rheims · read the full chapter
19And may my God supply all your want, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
— Philippians 4, vv. 19, Douay-Rheims · read the full chapter
Psalm numbers follow the Douay-Rheims (Vulgate) numbering; the common Hebrew numbering appears in parentheses.
Pray a novena
How to use these prayers
If the crisis is immediate, call your local parish or its St. Vincent de Paul Society — material help for exactly this is one of the Church's oldest ministries.