So understanding that a novena is a prayer of fasting and of mourningfor intercession over a period of nine days, one can begin to seethe spiritual benefit of this practice come to light.Keep in mind, any holy soul, not just Jesus and Mary,whether in Purgatory or in Heaven may be fit...
Excerpt from Novena: The Power of Prayer—Novena to The Infant of Prague Posted onJune 5, 2015 1 The Feast of the Infant of Prague is the same day as The Holy Name of Jesus, January 14. Appeal to the Infant of Prague in times of desperation, to stop an epidemic or for abundance ...
O most holy heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore you, I love you and with lively sorrow for my sins I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, Good Jesus, that I may live in you and for you. Protec...
Ascension Novena - Though Jesus ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father, He promised that He would be with us always. Assumption Novena - When Mary was assumed into heaven at the end of her earthly life. Bereavement Novena - During times of bereavement, when the we...
The Birth of the Holy Infant MarySaint Anne Gave Birth to the Holy Infant Mary Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, Infant Jesus, hear us, Infant Jesus, graciously hear us, God the Father of heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the World, ...
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“…I hoped the world would begin to be converted on its own….” It did not, so God intervenes with emergency measures to resuscitate a world which, on its own, will no longer live. Jesus, the Holy Physician, sends His best to intensively nurse back a lifeless world. Every prayer, ...
The Novena of Grace in honour of St. Francis Xavier (March 4–12) is among the best known. Other patrons commonly invoked in novenas are Mary, St. Jude, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and St. Joseph. The novena typically consists of a direct petition of a specific patron; that prayer ...
Lord’s Prayer, Christian prayer that, according to tradition, was taught by Jesus to his disciples. It appears in two forms in the New Testament: the shorter version in the Gospel According to Luke (11:2–4) and the longer version, part of the Sermon on the Mount, in the Gospel Acco...
He was so devoted to his Lord and Saviour that he was always pronouncing the name of Jesus with unspeakable sweetness. He had also an extraordinary pleasure in saying the Creed, and he was so fond of the “Our Father” that he lingered on each petition in such a way that it seemed as...