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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 10069 [post_author] => 17 [post_date] => 2021-11-12 16:37:13 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-11-12 16:37:13 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We are so excited to journey with you this Advent for <strong>Hallow's third #Pray25 Challenge</strong>. The #Pray25 Challenge is an awesome way to ignite your prayer life and bring you into community with thousands around the world to pray and meditate on the birth of Jesus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This year, we will be seeing Advent through the eyes of Mary. As the mother of Jesus, she has a special place in the story of his birth at Christmas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">During the first three weeks of Advent:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>We'll explore the themes of Hope, Faith, and Joy, leaning on Scripture to help us grow in these areas.</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>We’ll consider how Mary is an example for us, and ask for her help to open our hearts to Jesus.</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>We will also pray with alongside incredible Saints, and reflect using multiple types of prayers and methods, like Litanies, Imaginative Prayer, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-lectio-divina/">Lectio Divina</a>, and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-examen/">Examens</a>.</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><em>We will also release <strong>exclusive Advent &amp; Christmas music</strong> and <strong>Christmas Bible Stories</strong>, including <strong>two new kids Bible Stories</strong>!</em></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Then, for the final 7 days of Advent, Mary will lead us, as she always does, to her Son. We’ll reflect on who Christ is through his titles in the traditional "O Antiphons" as we bid him to come into our lives and into our world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We are also incredibly excited to share that this year, <strong>for every person who joins the #Pray25 Challenge by December 3, 2021, Hallow will give $1 to <a href="https://www.marysmealsusa.org/">Mary's Meals USA</a></strong>. Every dollar will provide 10 meals to a child in Liberia, a country on the West African coast.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Quick Links</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Skip To: <a href="#pray25-2021">About #Pray25 2021</a></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Skip To: <a href="#preview-pray25">Youtube Preview of #Pray25</a></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Skip To: <a href="#advent-calendar">Advent Calendar Infographic</a></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What is Advent? </strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Most people have heard of an Advent Calendar, and you probably have one, maybe even filled with chocolate!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you are new to Hallow, however, or Catholicism, Christianity, or religion in general, you might not know exactly what Advent is, or why we celebrate it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">According to the <a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/advent">USCCB</a>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>"The Advent season is a time of <strong>preparation </strong>that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and to the anniversary of Our Lord’s birth on Christmas. From the earliest days of the Church, people have been fascinated by Jesus’ promise to come back. But the scripture readings during Advent tell us not to waste our time with predictions. Advent is not about speculation. Our Advent readings call us to be alert and ready, not weighted down and distracted by the cares of this world (Lk 21:34-36</em>).<em>"</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In summary, Advent is a time not for passively awaiting Christ to come, but for active preparation through fasting, reading Scripture, and prayer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">Advent allows us to focus our minds and hearts on the true reason for the season - Christ, coming to redeem all of humanity. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>When is Advent? </strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Advent in 2021 starts on November 28th.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The first Sunday of Advent, which focuses on prophecy and preparation for the coming of Christ, is the start of the new year for the Catholic Church.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The season lasts for four weeks, and Advent culminates on December 24th. Then, it is followed by the Octave, or an eight day celebration, of Christmas!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How to celebrate Advent? What's an Advent Calendar or Advent Wreath?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Advent Calendar, which is seen all around the world come Christmas time, is a special calendar used to count down the days to Jesus's birth on Christmas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">These calendars became popular in the 19th century and nowadays can take on different forms such as standard paper calendars, wooden calendars with little cubby holes for small treats, puzzles and games, or social media &amp; infographic calendars. With all of these variations, you check off or open each day as it goes by, reflecting with a prayer or meditation on the coming of Jesus. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Another staple and tradition in many Catholic homes is the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/advent-candles-and-advent-wreaths/">Advent Wreath</a>, where a new candle is lit each Sunday to represent the themes of hope, faith, joy, and peace.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Your family might have other <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/advent-activities-customs-traditions/">Advent traditions</a> like bringing out the nativity set, listening to Advent music, and giving to charity. Advent is also celebrated in incredibly unique ways <a href="https://aleteia.org/2018/11/28/15-advent-traditions-from-around-the-world/">around the world,</a> for example with the celebration of St. Nicholas Day, the St. Andrew Novena, or Las Posadas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">At Hallow, we celebrate Advent with daily prayer and meditation counting down to Christmas with one of our largest and most anticipated community challenges: #Pray25.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"Hallow has made this my most spiritual Advent ever. <strong>It’s like opening a present every day.</strong>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Becca (Hallow User since 2019)</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="#advent-calendar">Download &amp; Share the Advent Calendar</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="preview-pray25"><a href="https://youtu.be/XPMn4_70rgs">Preview Day 1 of Advent #Pray25 Challenge with Jonathan Roumie</a></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/adventblog">Join #Pray25 Advent Challenge</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"20px"} --> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {"id":10095,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"custom","className":"is-style-default"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default" id="pray25-2021"><a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/adventblog"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hallow-Advent-2021-1024x768.png" alt="Pray Every Day during Advent with Hallow, #1 Catholic App" class="wp-image-10095"/></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How to Pray during Advent</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Why we Meditate with Mary</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Christmas is ultimately about the birth of Jesus, and who better to help us develop a deeper understanding and connection to him than his own mother.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary carried Jesus inside her womb for 9 months, and in the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">Hail Mary</a> we say, "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus." Mary was blessed beyond measure; she was born the Immaculate Conception; and her <em>fiat</em> (yes) to the Angel Gabriel brought the Savior of the World to us.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary experienced deeply and <meta charset="utf-8">knows intimately the themes we will dive into as part of this prayer challenge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"className":""} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hope</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Faith</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Joy</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>O Antiphons</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Hope through the eyes of Mary</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary was Jewish, and at the time under Roman rule, many Jewish people were hopeful that a Messiah would come to free them from oppression. Mary knew the scriptures and the prophecies of a coming Savior and clung fast to that hope.&nbsp; Her "yes" to bring Christ to the world stemmed from this unwavering hope in the promises of God that fill the Old Testament. Mary's knowledge of God's Word and memory of God's works gave her the courage to place her trust in Him above all else.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Throughout the New Testament, we see glimpses of Mary’s hope continuing to give her strength ... as when she is told by the prophet Simeon that a sword would pierce her heart, when she stands at the foot of the cross, when she sees her son killed, when she holds his body in her arms.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Her continued presence during Jesus’ childhood, ministry, and crucifixion is a model for all of us, encouraging us to hold fast to hope in God, no matter what is happening around us. For, as we see in Sacred Scripture, by Mary's perseverance in hope, she was witness to Jesus' Resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Faith through the eyes of Mary</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary's faith comes to life in Luke Chapter 1, verse 38:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"<em>Mary said, 'Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word</em>.'"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Catechism of the Catholic Church says this about Mary's faith:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"<em>The Virgin Mary most perfectly embodies the obedience of faith. By faith Mary welcomes the tidings and promise brought by the angel Gabriel, believing that "with God nothing will be impossible" and so giving her assent: 'Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your word.' Elizabeth greeted her: 'Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.' It is for this faith that all generations have called Mary blessed. Throughout her life and until her last ordeal when Jesus her son died on the cross, Mary's faith never wavered. She never ceased to believe in the fulfillment of God's word. And so the Church venerates in Mary the purest realization of faith</em>."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Joy through the eyes of Mary</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">After a long and dangerous journey to Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus would have brought immeasurable joy to Mary's life.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Gregory said: "Christ is born, glorify Him! Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him! Christ on earth, be exalted! Sing to the Lord all the whole earth; and that I may join both in one word, let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, for Him who is of heaven and then of earth. Christ in the flesh, rejoice with trembling and with joy; with trembling because of your sins, with joy because of your hope."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary's hope and faith ultimately led to her joy, born in the manger. But Mary also shows us that a life lived joyfully in love of God is not a life devoid of suffering. Just think of some of the moments of deep pain in Mary's life: watching her son grow apart from her, remaining at the cross, burying him. But this is why joy does not stand on its own. When we have hope, faith, and love - we can find joy even amidst suffering. If we remain in God's love, as Mary did, Jesus promises us a joy greater than anything the world can offer. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">There has been tremendous suffering the past two years, but Mary demonstrates what it is like to have hope, faith, and joy in the midst of suffering. She is not only the Mother of God, but she is our mother, given to us at the foot of the cross. Through Mary, we can truly understand what the story of Christmas really means. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What are the O' Antiphons and why are we praying with them?</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the final week of the #Pray25 Challenge, we will be praying and meditating on the "O Antiphons." In these prayers, we declare different titles of Christ and bid him to come into our world and into our hearts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Church has been praying the "O Antiphons" since at least the eighth century. These are the antiphons from the Magnificat Canticle of Evening Prayer from December 17th through the 23rd. The O Antiphons use biblical imagery drawn from the messianic hopes of the Old Testament. They proclaim the coming Christ as the fulfillment not only of these Old Testament hopes but of present ones as well. Their repeated use of "Come!" expresses our longing for the Messiah. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The most well-known antiphon is probably "O Come O Come Emmanuel." Emmanuel. God with us. The sacred name revealed by Isaiah of the Messiah to come was fulfilled in Jesus. God with us in the flesh, fully human and fully divine, and God who continues to be with us always, in our hearts, through His Spirit, and in the Eucharist at every Mass. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"20px"} --> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {"id":9915,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"custom","className":"is-style-default"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/adventblog"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-Advent-HDP-Banner-vBlog_Simple-1024x666.png" alt="Advent Pray Every Day with Hallow" class="wp-image-9915"/></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Advent is an incredibly powerful time for prayer and reflection, joy, peace, hope, faith, and love. It is the profession of God's love for us, in sending His Son: the Savior of the world as a pure and innocent baby at Christmas. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Join us for 25 days of prayer, meditation, and spiritual growth this Advent as we look toward the coming of Christ this Christmas. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God bless you, Happy Advent, and Merry Christmas!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/adventblog">Join #Pray25 Advent Challenge</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:spacer {"height":"40px"} --> <div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <!-- /wp:spacer --> <!-- wp:image {"id":10527,"width":"840px","height":"3386px","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":"is-style-default"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default" id="advent-calendar"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Infographic_V3-254x1024.png" alt="Advent Calendar 2021" class="wp-image-10527" style="width:840px;height:3386px" title=""/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> [post_title] => Advent 2021 - #Pray25 Journey with Mary to Christmas [post_excerpt] => Journey for 25 Days leading up to Christmas with Mary this Advent. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 9975 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2021-11-03 12:16:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-11-03 12:16:40 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We’re thrilled to share a ton of great news for the Hallow mission! We just passed 1.5 million downloads, 25 million prayers completed, 35,000 five star reviews, raised additional funding from some phenomenal new partners, added some world-class folks to our advisory board, and are hiring for a bunch of great new roles!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It is incredibly humbling to think of how far God has taken our mission of prayer in such a short time (for those who haven’t heard the Hallow story, it’s <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/the-hallow-story/">here</a>). Getting to journey alongside the Hallow community on the path to finding peace in God is the great privilege of our lives. And the stories that fellow community members have shared remind us each day of the amazing work that God is doing through this mission:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":9988,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"custom","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/a4fee390"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Double-Quote-1024x576.png" alt="" class="wp-image-9988"/></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><em>“Hallow, through God, has changed my life! I was on the brink of depression then I discovered meditation and your app and… I’m a different person. It’s such a beautiful feeling to feel happy, whole, abundant...free from chains of addiction, anger, resentment, sadness… I can’t even describe it!”</em></p></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Praise God. The last two and a half years have been an unbelievable ride. But the exciting news is that we’re just getting started: we’re growing as fast as we ever have with 700% more prayers started on the app this month than during the same time last year.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">And that means we have a lot more work to do. We believe that the idea behind Hallow - re-introducing the world to the beauty, peace, and centuries-old traditions of the Church’s spirituality - has the opportunity to change the world.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">More than ever, our world is tired. We’re exhausted by the pandemic, tired of politics, depressed by the suffering and pain in the world, stressed with juggling child care and work, made anxious by our addictions, large and small. We are looking for rest, for peace, for a light amidst all of this darkness.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The good news is that we believe there is a place to find this light: in silence.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><em>“In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you… Souls of prayer are souls of great silence”</em></p><cite>Mother Teresa</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">And it is in that silence and prayer, that God is reaching out to each of us - to those of us who are already praying each day but feel like we’re just going through the motions, to those of us who have fallen away from our faith, to those of us who might be interested in spirituality, but have never tried to pray, to those of us struggling with stress and anxiety or wading through grief and loss, God is there. He’s knocking on the door of our hearts - inviting us into a real and life-changing relationship with Him, inviting us into His peace.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:media-text {"mediaId":9981,"mediaLink":"https://hallow.com/?attachment_id=9981","linkDestination":"custom","mediaType":"image","mediaWidth":47,"mediaSizeSlug":"full","imageFill":true} --> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill" style="grid-template-columns:47% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media" style="background-image:url(https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Group-Mockup-1-1024x755.png);background-position:50% 50%"><a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/a4fee390"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Group-Mockup-1-1024x755.png" alt="" class="wp-image-9981 size-full"/></a></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"left","placeholder":"Content…","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-left">I’m incredibly proud of the Hallow team for what they've been able to add to the app so quickly: meditations on the Daily Gospel, Daily Saint, Daily Rosary, Fr. Mike’s Bible in a Year, Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons, peaceful music &amp; Gregorian Chant, Mental Health content from Sister Miriam &amp; Dr. Bob Schuchts, an Audio Bible by Jonathan Roumie from <em>The Chosen</em>, Novenas by Dr. Scott Hahn &amp; Leah Darrow, community challenges &amp; prayer groups, and Bible Stories for Sleep from Bobby &amp; Jackie Angel, Chris Stefanick, Jason Evert, Emily Wilson, Fr. Mark-Mary, Matt Fradd, David Henrie, Dr. Sri, Fr. Josh Johnson, Lizzie Velasquez, Laura Fanucci, and so many more. But we still have so much to do.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div> <!-- /wp:media-text --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Every day, we get an enormous number of requests from Hallow community members for more beautiful prayer and meditation content, more ways to connect as a community, more partnerships with amazing mission-driven creators, and especially for more languages and guide options.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Today, we’re excited to share that we’ve partnered with some amazing investors (Drive Capital, Peter Thiel, Susa Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Uncork Capital, Narya VC, Contrary Capital, General Catalyst, Jim Perry, and Scott Malpass - the only American appointed by Pope Francis to sit on the board of the Vatican Bank) in a new $40 million round of funding for Hallow. This Series B funding follows our $12 million <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/hallows-new-funding/">Series A</a> earlier this year led by General Catalyst, bringing the total raised this year to $52 million.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">With this new funding, we’re thrilled to be able to invest more quickly in building out a world-class app, adding more Hallow content, and in making more of the content available for free. We continue to build out a world-class, mission-driven team (<a href="https://hallow.com/about/">we’re hiring!!</a>), and to invest in reaching out to a broader audience of folks, not just those who go to Mass every week, but to anyone who’s searching for God - especially those who may have fallen away from their faith.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Every decision we’ve made, from our<a href="https://hallow.com/blog/why-we-made-hallow-a-public-benefit-corp/"> structure as a public-benefit corporation</a> to our <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/why-do-we-charge-for-hallow-plus/">pricing model</a> to this new round of funding, has been the result of deep prayer and consultation with our spiritual advisors to further our mission of helping the world to grow closer to God.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the spirit of this prayerful discernment and guidance, we’re thrilled to also be able to share our new advisory board led by Bishop Kevin Rhoades and made up of amazing folks like Fr. Kevin Grove &amp; Dr. John Cavadini from the University of Notre Dame, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Fr. Steve Gunrow from Word on Fire, Scott Malpass, Dean Abela from the Catholic University of America, Laura Fanucci, Lisa Hendey, and Sr. Jaime Mitchell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In building Hallow, our first goal is to act as a tool for the Church’s mission. We’ll continue to rely heavily on this board to make sure that Hallow always stays 100% authentically Catholic and aligned with the Church.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We believe there are a lot more people out there searching for a connection to something bigger, for a deeper sense of peace, or for a closer relationship with God. If we can help just one of them to start a conversation with God - to discover His love and His peace - it will have all been worth it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":9984,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"custom","className":"mt-3 mb-3","marginTop":3,"marginBottom":3} --> <figure class="mt-3 mb-3 wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/a4fee390"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Morning-Prayer-v2-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-9984"/></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:buttons {"contentJustification":"center"} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple","textColor":"white"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-hallow-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background" href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/a4fee390" target="_blank" rel="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/d0e45d75 noopener">Download Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">Pray with Hallow</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><li><a href="https://hallow.com/how-to-pray/">How to Pray</a></li><li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">How to Pray the Rosary</a></li><li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">Hail Mary Prayer</a></li><li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-jude-novena/">St. Jude Novena</a></li><li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-strength/">Prayers for Strength </a></li><li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/eucharist-holy-communion-adoration-prayer/">Eucharist Prayers</a></li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Series B, 1.5 Million Downloads, 25 Million Prayers, Advisory Board, & More! 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 9774 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2021-10-27 19:54:15 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-10-27 19:54:15 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a> in the ancient language of Latin with Fr. Matthew Schuster, associate pastor at St. John Cantius (Chicago, IL), on Hallow. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I take refuge, then, in prayer, and turn to Mary, and our Lord always triumphs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Therese of Lisieux</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-is-the-latin-rosary">What is the Latin Rosary?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Tradition holds that Mary appeared to St. Dominic in 1221 and revealed the Rosary to him in the Church's universal language: Latin. After Mary's apparition, St. Dominic shared this devotion with others to meditate on the mysteries of Christ's life. Many also believe that the <a href="https://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/BVM/Rosarium.html">historical origin</a> of the Rosary lies in the monastic practice of reciting 150 Psalms each week. Today, many believers pray the Rosary in their native tongues, but you can also pray it in its original language. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Pray the Latin Rosary on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-why-pray-the-latin-rosary">Why pray the Latin Rosary? </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">For centuries, millions of faithful people have asked the Blessed Mother to intercede in their lives by praying the Rosary. When we pray the Rosary in Latin, we remind ourselves of this universality of the devotion. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you're unfamiliar with Latin, try <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray/-christian-meditation/">meditating</a> on the beautiful rhythm of the words as you listen on Hallow. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-when-should-i-pray-the-latin-rosary">When should I pray the Latin Rosary?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You can pray the Latin Rosary in the morning, mid-day, evening, or night before falling asleep. If you're unfamiliar with Latin, you might find that the new words and sounds help you meditate on the mysteries or draw your focus to a particular part of the devotion. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-to-pray-latin-rosary">How to Pray: Latin Rosary</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While praying the Latin Rosary with Hallow, follow the Latin and English translations from the <a href="https://www.preces-latinae.org/index.htm">Thesaurus Precum Latinarum</a> below. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-signum-crucis-sign-of-the-cross">Signum Crucis (Sign of the Cross)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, the Son, and the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/">Holy Spirit.</a> Amen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-credo-the-creed">Credo (The Creed)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><em>Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae. Et in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis, inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, sanctorum communionem, remissionem peccatorum, carnis resurrectionem, vitam aeternam. Amen.</em></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-ascension-of-the-lord/">ascended</a> into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pater-noster-our-father">Pater Noster (Our Father)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ave-maria-hail-mary">Ave Maria (Hail Mary)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":10439,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":"is-style-default"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FB-Latin-Prayers-2-1024x538.png" alt="Hallow App - Latin Rosary - Ave Maria" class="wp-image-10439"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-gloria-glory-be">Gloria (Glory Be)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><em>Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen</em>.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory&nbsp;be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-oratio-fatimae-fatima-prayer"><strong>Oratio Fatimae</strong> (Fatima Prayer)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><em><em>Oh mi Jesu, dimitte nobis debita nostra, libera nos ab igne inferni, conduc in caelum omnes animas, praesertim illas quae maxime indigent misericordia tua.</em></em></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-salve-regina-hail-holy-queen">Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><em><em><em>Salve Regina, mater misericordiae, vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle.</em></em></em></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria. Amen.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><strong>V. </strong>Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><strong>R.</strong> Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail&nbsp;holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>V. </strong>Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>R.</strong> That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-oremus-let-us-pray">Oremus (Let us pray):</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:columns --> <div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Deus, cuius Unigenitus per vitam, mortem et resurrectionem suam nobis salutis aeternae praemia comparavit, concede, quaesumus: ut haec mysteria sacratissimo beatae Mariae Virginis Rosario recolentes, et imitemur quod continent, et quod promittunt assequamur. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column --> <div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Let us pray: O God, whose Only Begotten Son, by His Life, Death, and Resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that while meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We look forward to praying the Latin Rosary with you on Hallow. You can also pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father-in-aramaic/">Lord's Prayer in Aramaic</a> with Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in The Chosen. Hallow also offers various Chaldean prayers with Fr. Simon Esshaki. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Download Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-to-pray-more-prayers">How To Pray: More Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/our-lady-of-fatima/">Our Lady of Fátima</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">How to Pray the Rosary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/7-sorrows/">How to Pray the Seven Sorrows Rosary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/">How to Pray the Lord's Prayer</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">How to Pray the Hail Mary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/">How to Pray the St. Thérèse&nbsp;Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">How to Pray the Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-go-to-confession-the-sacrament-of-penance-reconciliation/">How to Go to Confession</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => How to Pray the Latin Rosary [post_excerpt] => Pray the Rosary in its original language: Latin. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 9547 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2021-09-21 03:33:53 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-09-21 03:33:53 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We're incredibly excited to launch, this year, our<strong>&nbsp;54 Day Rosary Novena Group Challenge</strong>: any in-app group that has the all of their group members&nbsp;complete the 54 Day Novena<strong>&nbsp;will be entered for a chance to receive a $10,000 donation to&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish or non-profit of their choice.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">What is the 54 Day Novena?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This novena originated in the late 19th century and is attributed to a girl in Naples, Italy who had been suffering from an illness that was thought to be incurable. After asking Mary for help, the Blessed Mother taught her this prayer and she was miraculously healed. To this day, Catholics around the world continue to pray this novena to seek help from our Mother. For more insight into what the 54 Day Novena is and how to pray it, visit <a href="http://hallow.com/54-day-novena">hallow.com/54-day-novena</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We know this is a long novena, and praying a Rosary every day is a big commitment.&nbsp;St. Thérèse of Lisieux (on whose feast day we begin this novena!) often struggled with the Rosary. But, she said: “I think that the Queen of heaven, since she is my mother, must see my good will and she is satisfied with it.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We hope you’ll join us. And together, we’ll pray as best we can, in the hope that through our prayers, we’ll grow closer to Jesus through Mary.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>The 54 Day Rosary Novena&nbsp;begins Friday, October 1st.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">What is the challenge?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When this novena first came up last year, we heard countless stories of folks who had tried to complete it in the past, only to fall off after a week, or even a month into the challenge. Upon completing the challenge, one thing we heard&nbsp;consistently was that praying everyday with a group brought the additional accountability needed to pray the entire&nbsp;novena (which, for many of our users, was their first successful completion of any challenge this long). Because of this, we wanted to encourage as many of you as possible to journey through this challenge with a group.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The challenge is simple: any group that's created in the app (either through your parish, friends, family, or anything) that gets all of their group members&nbsp;to complete the 54 Day Novena<strong>&nbsp;will be entered for a chance to win a $10,000 donation to&nbsp;the&nbsp;parish or non-profit of their choice.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While the goal would be to have as many people as possible complete each session on the day it is released, we understand that life can be unpredictable and we will not be strict in ensuring sessions are completed within the exact 24-hour period that a session is released. Nor will it count multiple times if one person completes each session two or three times. At the end of the day, any group with two or more members that has every member in its group complete all 54 Rosaries by November 15th will be entered into a chance to win a single $10,000 donation. The "leader" of the group (i.e., the user that created the group) will be the one to determine where the $10,000 is donated. The recipient of the donation can be any Catholic parish in the world, or a registered nonprofit that is aligned with Catholic values.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">How do I join the challenge?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">To participate in this challenge:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"className":""} --> <ol class=""><li><strong>Create a group</strong>&nbsp;in the app using the community (3 circles) icon in the top right of the Home tab</li><li><strong><strong>Invite</strong>&nbsp;friends &amp;&nbsp;family </strong>to your group (at least one other person so the group is two or more including yourself)</li><li>Encourage everyone in your group to&nbsp;<strong>pray every day of the 54 Day Novena</strong></li><li>Any group that has every group member complete every day of the 54 Day&nbsp;challenge will be entered for a chance to&nbsp;<strong>win a $10,000 donation</strong></li></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you already have a group in the app no need to create a new group, just encourage every member in your group to complete the 54 Day Novena!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":9548,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hallow-Group-Tutorial.001-1024x576.png" alt="" class="wp-image-9548"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:image {"id":9549,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hallow-Group-Tutorial.002-1024x576.png" alt="" class="wp-image-9549"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">How do I edit group settings?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You can invite new members by either sharing your code or link by using the big black plus button at the bottom of the Group Details screen. If your group gets too large (more than ~10 members), you can turn off alerts by flipping the Mute Alerts setting in Group Details to on (set at off in screenshot below).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":9550,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hallow-Group-Tutorial.003-1024x576.png" alt="" class="wp-image-9550"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">How do I join a group?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Click on the community icon (3 circles) in the top right of the Home tab, click Join Existing Group, and enter your group's code.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":9551,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hallow-Group-Tutorial.004-1024x576.png" alt="" class="wp-image-9551"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">What if I'm a free user?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You can still participate! Just join or create a group following the same steps above and have everyone in the group complete one of the free Rosaries on the app each day of the 54 Day Novena challenge. This will enter you into the chance to win in the same way that completing every day of the Novena will.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">How do I share?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The best way to share is to invite your friends or family via email or text, to speak with your local priest about sharing with your local parish at mass or over email, or to share with your other faith communities (e.g., Facebook groups, bible studies). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Be sure to share the 6 digit code to join your group. Seen above on the last screen after creating a group. To look up your code, you can go into your group, click the Details screen as shown above, click the black plus button in the bottom right, and then see your code in your link. It will be the last 6 digits. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We've put some more details below for you to use if helpful!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="">Sample email or text</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"I just created a group in an app called Hallow and would really love if you'd join. Hallow is a Catholic app that leads you through guided prayers and meditations like the Daily Gospel &amp; Rosary. It's helped me a ton to grow in my prayer life and I think you'd love it. They're launching a new 54 Day Rosary Novena challenge and whoever gets all the folks in their group to complete it gets a chance at a $10K donation to their parish or non-profit of their choice. All you&nbsp;need you to do is click&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/b6ece607" rel="noreferrer noopener">this link</a>&nbsp;to download and then tap the community button on the top right of the Home tab and enter in our code: [YOUR SIX DIGIT CODE]"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class=""><strong>FAQs</strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5,"className":""} --> <h5 class=""><em>How do I download the app and join a group?</em></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">First you have to download the app (<a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/b6ece607" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>), then:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><li>Go to the Community section (3 circle icon on the top right of the Home tab)</li><li>Click "Join Group" and enter in the group code: [YOUR SIX DIGIT CODE]</li></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5,"className":""} --> <h5 class=""><em>What is Hallow?</em></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow is a Catholic Meditation and Prayer app. It launched just over 2 years ago and is now the #1 Catholic App in the world with over 1 million downloads and an overall rating of 4.9 stars with 35,000 five star reviews. It leads you through Catholic meditation and contemplative prayer like meditations on the Daily Gospel, Saint, Rosary or&nbsp;Divine Mercy Chaplet, praylists on Calm, Humility or&nbsp;Letting Go,&nbsp;Fr. Mike's Bible in a Year Challenge, Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermons, challenges on the Saints or&nbsp;Works of Mercy, and minute meditations on Come&nbsp;Holy Spirit, or Jesus&nbsp;I trust in You. You can download it for free on the app store <a href="https://hallow.onelink.me/Q25Y/b6ece607">here</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5,"className":""} --> <h5 class=""><em>What is a Hallow Prayer Group?</em></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A Hallow Group&nbsp;is a tool in the app that we can use to create private groups with our parents, children, siblings, friends, bible studies, parishes, or all above the above :) We&nbsp;can share prayers we complete in the app, journal reflections, and prayer intentions. After you join the&nbsp;group, everything you do in the app can still remain completely private. You only share what you want.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5,"className":""} --> <h5 class=""><em>Do I have to pay for it?</em></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow is free to download,&nbsp;we offer many of our prayers for free, and&nbsp;the Hallow Group feature is free. There is the option of upgrading to Hallow Plus for $59.99 / year (or ~$5 / month) to unlock the rest of the 500+ prayers and meditations and it comes with a free 14 day trial that you can cancel any time and not get charged.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":5,"className":""} --> <h5 class=""><em>What are people saying about it?</em></h5> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"By far the best app on my phone."<br><br>"I hate quoting a old, over used cliche, but I've been very lost. And I think for the first time in a while I maybe found."<br><br>"A huge gift for Christians of all stripes craving a more meaningful prayer practice."<br><br>"I went from practically not praying at all to praying twice a day."<br><br>"I’ve felt closer to God than I ever have before"<br><br>"This is where my soul is finding peace for the very first time."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Download Hallow Today</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/challenge-terms-conditions/">Challenge Terms and Conditions</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => 54 Day Novena $10K Donation Challenge [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => 54-day-novena-10k-donation-challenge [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/challenge-terms-conditions/ [post_modified] => 2022-11-10 18:53:11 [post_modified_gmt] => 2022-11-10 18:53:11 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=9547 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8672 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2021-09-19 20:46:26 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-09-19 20:46:26 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Thérèse of Lisieux, often called The Little Flower, inspires us to live in simplicity and put love at the forefront of daily life. We pray the St. Therese Novena to grow our trust in God's love for us. <br><br>We celebrate St. Thérèse's feast day on October 1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Let us not grow tired of prayer: confidence works miracles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Thérèse of Lisieux (The Little Flower)</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Table of Contents </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#st-therese-of-lisieux">Who was St. Therese? </a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#st-therese-childhood">Childhood</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#st-therese-little-way">"The Little Way"</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#st-therese-canonization">Canonization </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#A-doctor-of-the-Church">A doctor of the Church</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#Why-pray-St-Therese-Novena">Why pray the St. Therese Novena? </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#when-to-pray-st-therese-novena">When should we pray the St. Therese Novena?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#How-to-Pray-St-Therese-Novena">How to pray the St. Therese novena </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#st-therese-morning-offering">Also pray: St. Therese Morning Offering</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="st-therese-of-lisieux">Who was St. Therese? </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="st-therese-childhood">Childhood</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Thérèse was born in 1873 in France to Zelie and Louis Martin. The youngest of five siblings, <a href="https://www.littleflower.org/st-therese/who-is-st-therese/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Thérèse</a> was stubborn but devout from a very young age. She was quite bright but often became bored at school because of it. Around age 9, Thérèse became ill with no working treatment; she prayed for a cure to her illness. Turning to a statue of the Virgin Mary smiling down on her, Therese was healed. She wrote, “Mary's face radiated kindness and love.” </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Her inclination towards religious life grew even more fervent after this healing, though she was still so young. She hungered to grow closer to Christ. By age 13, two of her old sisters had already entered the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux, and St. Therese longed to be there with them. She begged the local bishop, and even Pope Leo XIII,&nbsp;during a pilgrimage to Italy. He <a href="https://www.littleflower.org/st-therese/who-is-st-therese/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">told</a> her, “Go, go, you will enter if God wills it.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">She entered the Carmelite monastery in Lisieux in 1888 — at age 15. She grew in peace, humility, and love. In 1896, she fell ill with tuberculosis. She wrote the <em>Story of a Soul</em> during the months preceding her death. She passed away in 1897, praising God up until her last moment on earth. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="st-therese-little-way">“The Little Way” </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The rich spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux is known today as the “Little Way.” The modern <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-with-saints/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Saint</a> so easily resonates with many of us for the pure ordinariness of her life, though she lived it in an extraordinary way. Her "Little Way" towards Christ was made up of small steps to find holiness in everyday life. She devoted her life to spiritual simplicity — she focused on loving God. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Thérèse of Lisieux</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In devoting her <em>little way</em> to God, she truly lived out “blooming where you're planted.” </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="st-therese-canonization">Canonization</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Thérèse was canonized in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. At the time, she was the youngest Saint ever to be canonized — she passed away at the young age of 24. Her parents Zelie and Louis Martin were canonized, too. In 2015, Pope Francis <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2015/documents/papa-francesco_20151018_omelia-canonizzazioni.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">canonized</a> them as the first and only married couple to be made Saints together. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The holy spouses Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin practiced Christian service in the family, creating day by day an environment of faith and love which nurtured the vocations of their daughters, among whom was Saint Therese of the Child Jesus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Pope Francis</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="A-doctor-of-the-Church">A doctor of the Church</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Before this, however, St. Pope John Paul II honored St. Therese for her spiritual contribution to the Church. In 1997, he <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1997/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19101997.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">declared</a> St. Therese a doctor of the universal Church. A <a href="https://uscatholic.org/articles/200807/chronological-list-of-the-doctors-of-the-church/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">doctor of the Church</a> is a Saint whose writings and teachings are recognized by the Church to have contributed greatly to Catholicism. With this title, the Church deems the saint's work <em>true</em> and <em>beneficial</em>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Thérèse of Lisieux did not only grasp and describe the profound truth of Love as the centre and heart of the Church, but in her short life she lived it intensely. It is precisely this&nbsp;<em>convergence of doctrine and concrete experience</em>, of truth and life, of teaching and practice, which shines with particular brightness in this Saint, and which makes her an attractive model especially for young people and for those who are seeking true meaning for their life.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Pope John Paull II, October 19, 1997</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Pope John Paull II recognized that, though St. Therese died young, she understood the “divine Love that surrounds and penetrates every human venture.” Her unfaltering <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-trust/">trust</a> in God continues to inspire us in our daily lives today. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Today, there are 36 recognized doctors of the Church whom St. Thérèse sits among in Heaven. However, only four of them are <a href="https://blessedisshe.net/blog/female-doctors-church/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">female doctors of the Church</a> — St. Hildegard of Bingen, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-catherine-of-siena-feast-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">St. Catherine of Siena</a>, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-teresa-of-avila-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">St. Teresa of Ávila</a> (Hallow's patron saint), and St. Thérèse of Lisieux. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Why-pray-St-Therese-Novena">Why pray the St. Therese Novena?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We pray this <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a> to become more like St. Thérèse — to find beauty in the simplicity of life, to trust God wholeheartedly, and to live a life full of love. St. Thérèse was a remarkably humble and young follower and friend of Jesus. We pray in the footsteps of her<em> little way</em> to love God and seek goodness the way she did. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In a time like ours, so frequently marked by an ephemeral and hedonistic culture, this new doctor of the Church proves to be remarkably effective in enlightening the mind and heart of those who hunger and thirst for truth and love.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Pope John Paull II, October 19, 1997</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="when-to-pray-st-therese-novena">When should we pray the St. Therese Novena?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We can pray the St. Thérèse Novena whenever we need guidance to grow our trust in God's love for us. Whether it's to discover our own “Little Way” in this world or seek simplicity, we can pray this novena asking for St. Thérèse's intercession in our lives. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I take refuge, then, in prayer, and turn to Mary, and our Lord always triumphs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Thérèse of Lisieux</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The St. Thérèse Novena is commonly prayed before St. Thérèse's feast day on October 1, the day when she passed away from tuberculosis. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In partnership with the Pontifical Mission Socities, Hallow is releasing a special novena to St. Thérèse ahead of World Mission Sunday in 2024. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":68373,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/world-mission-sunday-logo-1-1024x717.png" alt="" class="wp-image-68373"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stthereseworldmissionsunday">Pray the St. Therese Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="How-to-Pray-St-Therese-Novena">How to Pray the St. Th<strong>é</strong>r<strong>è</strong>se Novena</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:yoast/how-to-block {"hasDuration":true,"days":"0","hours":"0","minutes":"15","jsonDescription":"\u003cstrong\u003e How to pray the St. Thérèse Novena \u003c/strong\u003e","steps":[{"id":"how-to-step-1639102580405","name":["Begin by making the Sign of the Cross."],"text":[" ",{"type":"em","props":{"children":["In the name of the Father, the Son, and the ",{"type":"a","props":{"href":"https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/","children":["Holy Spirit"]}},"."]}}," "],"jsonName":"Begin by making the Sign of the Cross.","jsonText":" \u003cem\u003eIn the name of the Father, the Son, and the \u003ca href=\u0022https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/\u0022\u003eHoly Spirit\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e "},{"id":"how-to-step-1639102715022","name":["Call on the Holy Spirit."],"text":[{"type":"em","props":{"children":["Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the faithful, and kindle in them the fire of divine love."]}}," "],"jsonName":"Call on the Holy Spirit.","jsonText":"\u003cem\u003eCome Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the faithful, and kindle in them the fire of divine love.\u003c/em\u003e "},{"id":"how-to-step-1639102939624","name":["Call on St. Thérèse. 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Amen.\u003c/em\u003e "}],"defaultDurationText":"Time needed:"} --> <div class="schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block"><p class="schema-how-to-total-time"><span class="schema-how-to-duration-time-text">Time needed: </span>15 minutes. </p><p class="schema-how-to-description"><strong> How to pray the St. Thérèse Novena </strong></p> <ol class="schema-how-to-steps"><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639102580405"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Begin by making the Sign of the Cross.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"> <em>In the name of the Father, the Son, and the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/">Holy Spirit</a>.</em> </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639102715022"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Call on the Holy Spirit.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of the faithful, and kindle in them the fire of divine love.</em> </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639102939624"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Call on St. Thérèse. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Dearest St. Thérèse of Lisieux, you said that you would spend your time in heaven doing good on earth.</em><br/><br/><em>Your trust in God was complete. Pray that He may increase my trust in His goodness and mercy as I ask for the following petitions ... [name your petitions]</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639102967359"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Ask St. Thérèse to pray for you. </strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Pray for me that I, like you, may have great and innocent confidence in the loving promises of our God. Pray that I may live my life in union with God’s plan for me, and one day see the Face of God whom you loved so deeply.</em><br/><br/><em>St. Thérèse, you were faithful to God even unto the moment of your death. Pray for me that I may be faithful to our loving God. May my life bring peace and love to the world through faithful endurance in love for God our savior.</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639103029768"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Talk with God.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Loving God, you blessed St. Thérèse with a capacity for a great love. Help me to believe in your unconditional love for each of your children, especially for me.</em> </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639103046955"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Say and rest with the day's prayer.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text">Your guide on Hallow will lead you through each day of the novena. Rest with today's intention to grow closer to God through the intercession of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639103092042"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Close with a Glory Be.</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.</em> </p> </li></ol></div> <!-- /wp:yoast/how-to-block --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css","className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This novena is one of our upcoming Community Challenges, and we couldn't be more excited to pray with you to grow our trust in God's love for us. In the meantime, you can pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/2022/09/21/how-to-pray-the-surrender-novena/">Surrender Novena</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-54-day-novena/">54-Day Novena</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">Divine Mercy Novena</a>,&nbsp;and other novenas on the app. Check out the "Novenas" tab to discover more 9-day prayers of intention. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="st-therese-morning-offering">Also pray: St. Thérèse Morning Offering </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>"O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all Eternity.</em> <meta charset="utf-8"><em>Amen."</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="more-prayers">How to Pray: More Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">How to Pray the Rosary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/7-sorrows/">How to Pray the Seven Sorrows Rosary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-jude-novena/">How to Pray the St. Jude&nbsp;Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">How to Pray the Hail Mary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">How to Pray the Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">How to Pray the Divine Mercy Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/HowtoPrayStTherese">Pray the St. Therese Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> [post_title] => How to Pray the St. Thérèse Novena [post_excerpt] => Pray this novena to grow your trust in God's love for you. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 9421 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2021-09-19 20:40:53 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-09-19 20:40:53 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Transitioning from work, late-night tasks, or even socializing to rest is often no easy feat at night. In fact, falling asleep can sometimes be the most frustrating part of the day ... We've all had those nights when we need rest the most, but our brains won't stop thinking about tomorrow's <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-prayer-helped-me-with-my-to-do-list-anxiety%EF%BB%BF/">to-do list</a>. Other times, we feel <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-anxiety/">anxious</a> about something going in our lives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As you return to rest each night, consider this transition a time to hear God's word or rest in His company. It might take some practice to turn from your to-do list to <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/drawing-comfort-from-scripture-mental-health-awareness-month-2021/">Scripture</a> or a <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-with-saints/">Saint's prayer</a>, but we hope these prayers for sleep will guide you towards peace in His presence as your last moments of the day are spent with God. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Jesus has shown me the only way that leads to the fire of divine love: it is that of a little child who, full of trust, falls asleep in its father's arms.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Therese of Lisieux</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bible-verses-to-guide-your-prayer-for-sleep">Bible verses to guide your prayer for sleep</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Throughout the Old and New Testaments, God leads his people to rest. He gives them peace, comfort and takes on their <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11%3A28-30&amp;version=NRSV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">burdens</a>. And He does the same for you each day and night. Rest with God's Word with these Bible verses for sleep. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-psalm-3-5">Psalm 3:5</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“I lie down and sleep;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I wake again, for the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;sustains me.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-john-14-27">John 14:27</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.<meta charset="utf-8">”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-philippians-4-6-7">Philippians 4:6-7</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8"><meta charset="utf-8">“<meta charset="utf-8">‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.<meta charset="utf-8">’” Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.&nbsp;And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<meta charset="utf-8">”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-matthew-11-28-30">Matthew 11:28-30</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">“<meta charset="utf-8">‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.&nbsp;Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.^&nbsp;For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.<meta charset="utf-8">’” </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-proverbs-3-24-26">Proverbs 3:24-26</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">“If you sit down,&nbsp;you will not be afraid;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.<br>^&nbsp;Do not be afraid of sudden panic,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or of the storm that strikes the wicked;<br>^&nbsp;for the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;will be your confidence<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and will keep your foot from being caught.<meta charset="utf-8">”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-psalm-23-1-3">Psalm 23: 1-3</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">“The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is my shepherd, I shall not want.<br>^&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He makes me lie down in green pastures;<br>he leads me beside still waters;<br>^&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he restores my soul.<br>He leads me in right paths<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for his name’s sake.<meta charset="utf-8">”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bible-stories-for-sleep">Bible stories for sleep</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On Hallow, you can fall asleep to a variety of Bible Stories from voices of all kinds of people. These Bible stories speak to our partners' personal faith journeys and relationships with God. These prayers for sleep are perfect for when you need comfort, you're looking to meditate on a particular moment in the Bible, or you're simply looking for a guide in prayer. Below are a few of the many <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/fall-asleep-with-7-new-bible-stories/">Bible bedtime stories</a> on Hallow. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Fall Asleep with a Hallow Bible Story Tonight</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-comfort-my-people-chika-anyanwu">Comfort, My People (Chika Anyanwu)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.chika.church/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chika Anyanwu</a>, a Catholic speaker and writer, prayerfully reads <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40-44&amp;version=NRSV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Isaiah 40-44</a> in this Bible Story. Listen on Hallow to hear God's promises as you fall asleep tonight. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is the everlasting God,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Creator of the ends of the earth.<br>He does not faint or grow weary;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;his understanding is unsearchable.<br>^&nbsp;He gives power to the faint,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and strengthens the powerless.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">(Isaiah 40:28-29)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-psalm-139-fr-mike-schmitz">Psalm 139 (Fr. Mike Schmitz)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm+139&amp;version=NRSV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Psalm 139</a>, read by <meta charset="utf-8">Fr. Mike Schmitz in this Bible Story, reminds us of God's infinite wisdom. Fall asleep hearing how God will never leave you. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">“<em>O&nbsp;Lord, you have searched me and known me.<br>^&nbsp;You know when I sit down and when I rise up;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you discern my thoughts from far away.<br>^&nbsp;You search out my path and my lying down,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and are acquainted with all my ways.</em><meta charset="utf-8">”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Psalm 139:1-3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-romans-dr-scott-hahn">Romans (Dr. Scott Hahn)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In this Bible Story, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/hallow-press-release-our-newest-partner-dr-scott-hahn/">Dr. Scott Hahn</a> leads us through a selection of writings from St. Paul the Apostle in his Letter to the Romans. Rest in the reminder of God's endless grace for you as you fall asleep with Romans tonight. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><meta charset="utf-8">“<em>Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.</em><meta charset="utf-8">” (Romans 6:4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-saint-prayers-for-sleep">Saint prayers for sleep</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-with-saints/">Saints</a> were and are professionals at resting in God's presence. Pray alongside these Saints as you fall asleep tonight with their words. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Pray with the Saints </a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-surrender-st-ignatius-of-loyola">Surrender (St. Ignatius of Loyola)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/saints/ignatius-loyola/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Ignatius</a> prompts us to surrender everything from today to God. As we fall asleep, we can return everything He has given us back to Him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,<br>My memory, my understanding,<br>And my entire will,<br>All I have and call my own.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>You have given all to me.<br>To you, Lord, I return it.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Everything is yours; do with it what you will.<br>Give me only your love and your grace,<br>That is enough for me.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-holy-rest-st-john-henry-newman">Holy Rest (St. John Henry Newman)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This prayer reminds us that God will watch us over as we rest tonight, and He will be with us all day tomorrow, too. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord, support us all the day long,<em><br>Until the shadows lengthen</em>,<br>And the evening comes,<br>And the busy world is hushed,<br>And the fever of life is over,<br>And our work is done.<br>Then in thy mercy,<br>Grant us a safe lodging and a holy rest,<br>And peace at last.<br>Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-surrender-novena">The Surrender Novena</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God gave Father Dolindo Ruotolo, who was St. Padre Pio's spiritual director, this short prayer which we repeat nine times as a <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a>. As we say this prayer for sleep, we seek the virtue of humility — to trust that Jesus will take care of everything. Pray this novena on Hallow with Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in The Chosen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“O Jesus, I surrender myself to You, take care of everything!”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We hope these prayers for sleep help you end your day in peace with God and fall asleep easily tonight. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-prayers"><strong>More Prayers</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-strength/">Prayers for Strength</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-healing/">Prayers for Healing</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/2022/09/02/prayers-for-hope/">Prayers for Hope</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-anxiety/">Prayers for Anxiety</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-sleep/">Bible Verses for Sleep</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Prayers for Sleep [post_excerpt] => We hope these prayers help you end your day in peace with God. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8847 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2021-08-10 21:52:43 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-08-10 21:52:43 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We can all identify areas where we need healing in our lives. Whether we suffer from physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental pain, sometimes finding the words to talk with God about our struggles is difficult. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We hope these healing prayers guide you in prayer for your personal healing or your prayer for the healing of a family member or another loved one. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-healing-bible-verses-to-guide-your-prayer">Healing Bible verses to guide your prayer</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We know prayer doesn't always heal your sickness, relieve your struggle, or mend what is broken immediately. However, keeping a Bible verse at the top of your mind and heart (or even as your phone screensaver) might relieve some of your daily struggles. We hope these verses remind you to rely on the Lord for strength in our times of pain, sickness, and healing from wounds of all kinds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-mark-6-56">Mark 6:56</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-matthew-11-28-30">Matthew 11:28-30</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,&nbsp;and I will give you rest.&nbsp;Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.&nbsp;For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-isaiah-40-29">Isaiah 40:29</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>He gives power to the faint,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;abundant strength to the weak.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-psalm-147-3-6">Psalm 147:3-6</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>Healing the brokenhearted,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and binding up their wounds.<br>He numbers the stars,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and gives to all of them their names.<br>Great is our Lord, vast in power,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with wisdom beyond measure.<br>The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;gives aid to the poor,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but casts the wicked to the ground.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-philippians-4-6-7">Philippians 4:6-7</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.&nbsp;Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-revelation-21-4">Revelation 21:4</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, [for] the old order has passed away.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-healing-prayers">Healing Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Return to these prayers for healing when you struggle to find the words on your own, or you're looking for a guide in prayer. You can pray with all of these meditations and prayers on <a href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Hallow</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In Easter Hallow, Hallow explored miracles, including miraculous healing stories, as part of a daily miracle meditation. These meditations and more healing prayers are available in the Hallow app.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-morning-prayers-for-healing">Morning Prayers for Healing</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin your day by offering both the joys and sorrows of the day ahead to God. Lift up your hopes for healing to God at this time to help you find gratitude in God's healing process, no matter what pains you, whether you need physical healing, spiritual healing, or any other sort. This morning offering was written by <em>Fr. François-Xavier Gautrelet</em> in 1844. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, <br>O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,<br>I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day<br>for all the intentions of your <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-sacred-heart-novena/">Sacred Heart</a>,<br>in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world,<br>for the salvation of souls, the reparation of sins, the reunion of all Christians,<br>and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father this month.<br>Amen.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-st-teresa-of-avila">St. Teresa of Ávila </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">To find comfort and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/patience/">practice patience</a> in resting with the Lord as you heal, say this prayer by St. Teresa of Ávila. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>Let nothing disturb you,&nbsp;<br>Let nothing frighten you,&nbsp;<br>All things are passing away:&nbsp;<br>God never changes.&nbsp;<br>Patience obtains all things.<br>Whoever has God lacks nothing;&nbsp;<br>God alone suffices.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><em>READ MORE: <a href="https://hallow.com/2022/10/12/st-teresa-of-avila-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">ST. TERESA OF ÁVILA</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-litany-of-supplication">Litany of Supplication</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Francis led the world through this litany for the world's healing of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this litany, we humbly pray for God to deliver us from what we are struggling with individually or as a community. The following is an excerpt from the litany, but you can pray it in full <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/litany-supplication-urbi-et-orbi-pope-francis.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>Deliver us, O Lord<br> From the power of Satan and the seductions of the world<br>Deliver us, O Lord<br> From the pride and presumption of being able to do anything without you<br>Deliver us, O Lord<br> From the deceptions of fear and anxiety<br>Deliver us, O Lord<br> From unbelief and desperation<br>Deliver us, O Lord<br> From hardness of heart and the incapacity to love<br>Deliver us, O Lord</em>.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-st-michael-the-archangel">St. Michael the Archangel </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We pray for the intercession of <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-st-michael-chaplet/">St. Michael the Archangel</a> when we need protection, strength, or reassurance that there is an army of Saints behind us. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“<em>St. Michael the Archangel,&nbsp;<br>Defend us in battle.&nbsp;<br>Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.&nbsp;<br>May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,&nbsp;<br>And do thou,&nbsp;O Prince of the heavenly hosts,&nbsp;<br>By the power of God,&nbsp;<br>Cast into hell Satan,&nbsp;and all the evil spirits,&nbsp;<br>Who prowl about the world&nbsp;seeking the ruin of souls. <br>Amen.</em>”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><em>ALSO PRAY:</em></strong> <a href="https://hallow.com/2022/09/15/padre-pio-prayers-feast-day/#Padre-Pio-Healing-Prayer">Padre Pio Healing Prayer</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-novena-prayers">Novena prayers</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Many people say novena prayers as a way to ask God for healing. Hallow has a full breakdown on novena prayers. Learn how to pray a <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena prayer</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-st-paul-s-second-letter-to-the-corinthians">St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Corinthians 2 is rich with reminders that God will always heal us — we just need to have faith. On Hallow, you can pray with selected verses from Paul's letter with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/littlelizziev/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lizzie Velasquez</a>, a motivational author and speaker. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“... but he said to <em>me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.<meta charset="utf-8">’ I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses,&nbsp;in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me.<meta charset="utf-8">”</em> (2 Corinthians 12:9)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As many of you know, things over the last year have been very difficult. Isolating alone has been tough. I didn’t realize how much I needed to feel as if someone were here with me. The Hallow app helped me open up my front door to Jesus and reminded me I have never and will never be alone thanks to Him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Lizzie Velasquez</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css","className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We hope these Bible verses and prayers for healing support you in resting with God throughout your healing journey. Never be afraid to ask Jesus Christ for help in healing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <h3 class="">Related Prayers</h3> <p><!-- /wp:heading --></p> <p><!-- wp:list --></p> <ul class=""> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-strength/">Prayers for Strength</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-anxiety/">Prayers for Anxiety</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/2022/09/02/prayers-for-hope/">Prayers for Hope</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">How to Pray Rosary</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/7-sorrows/">The Seven Sorrows Rosary</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/">The Lord's Prayer (Our Father)</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/">The St. Thérèse Novena</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-health/">Bible Verses for Healing</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-peregrine-novena/">St. Peregrine Novena</a></li> </ul> <p><!-- /wp:list --></p> [post_title] => Prayers for Healing [post_excerpt] => Return to these prayers in times of pain, struggle, and whenever you need healing. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8880 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2021-08-10 18:28:47 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-08-10 18:28:47 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We are so excited to announce our newest Hallow partner, <a href="http://www.scotthahn.com/">Dr. Scott Hahn</a>, who prays the Rosary and the Litany of Loreto on the app.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">About Dr. Scott Hahn</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dr. Hahn serves as the Fr. Michael Scanlan Professor of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is also the founder and president of the <a href="https://stpaulcenter.com/">St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology</a>. Additionally, Hahn has authored many books on Sacred Scripture, Catholic tradition, marriage and family life, and more.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Educational background</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hahn attended undergrad at Grove City College, where he studied Theology, Philosophy, and Economics. He continued his theology studies at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, earning his Master's of Divinity. He then began as an associate pastor at a Presbyterian church in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1982. Just four years later, Hahn and his wife, Kimberly, entered the Catholic Church. Dr. Hahn then received his Ph.D. in Biblical Theology at Marquette University in 1995. Today, Dr. Hahn is a celebrated Scripture scholar, author, speaker, and president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Rome Sweet Home</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Throughout his life, Dr. Hahn has written over 50 books and developed multiple Ignatian Study Bibles. One of his most popular books, <em>Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism</em>, is co-authored with Kimberly and details their conversion to Catholicism. Dr. Hahn largely credits his conversion to a renewed understanding of the covenant, what he calls “kinship with God.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">Hallow and Dr. Scott Hahn</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dr. Hahn has studied and worked to help people read the Bible “from the heart of the church” for many years. We hope our partnership with Dr. Hahn helps all listeners find truth, deepen their study of God’s Word, and love Jesus more through this discovery of the beautiful gift of the Bible. Dr. Hahn’s impactful and insightful reflections on Scripture are an inspiration to the team at Hallow, and we hope you enjoy praying with him on the app. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>“If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories. Hallow is a great resource to help you pray more.”</p><cite>Dr. Scott Hahn </cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">Dr. Hahn's Hallow Content</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dr. Hahn will lead us through the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a> (Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous, and Glorious mysteries), the St. Jude Novena, and various readings from Romans. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">St. Jude Novena</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The St. Jude Novena leads us in prayer for hope and strength in times of struggle, pain, and challenge. St. Jude is often called the patron saint of “the impossible.” We are so excited that Dr. Hahn will lead us through this <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a>, which is prayed for hopeless causes and during desperate situations.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Bible Story: Letter to the Romans</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dr. Hahn's reading of St. Paul's Letter to the Romans is a testament to his personal conversion to Catholicism. Dr. Hahn also authored the commentary on Romans for the Catholic Commentary on the Sacred Scripture <a href="https://www.catholiccommentaryonsacredscripture.com/">series</a>. In this letter, St. Paul writes of his conversion to the faith, the grace God bestowed upon him (and us), and how to love Christ every day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“First, I give thanks&nbsp;to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is heralded throughout the world.” (Romans 1:8)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dr. Hahn’s Bible Story includes various chapters throughout the epistle. In Dr. Hahn’s reading from Romans, we are reminded that Christ died for our sins so that “we might live in newness of life” (Romans 6:4) to love God and our neighbors. Dr. Hahn's Bible Story includes the following verses: <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A1-15&amp;version=NABRE">1:1-15</a>; <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+6-8&amp;version=NABRE">6-8</a>; <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+14-15%3A13&amp;version=NABRE">14-15:13</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">About Hallow</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/">Hallow</a> is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that helps users deepen their relationship with God through audio-guided prayer and music. The app has over 2,000 sessions including several novenas, the Rosary, daily Examens, litanies, music, Bible stories, Praylists focused on themes like love and humility, and so much more. In addition to this permanent content, Hallow offers several seasonal challenges each year for the Hallow Community to pray together. Launched in December 2018, Hallow is the #1 Catholic app in the US and Canadian app stores. Over 10 million prayers have been prayed using the app in over 150 countries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"contentJustification":"center"} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Download the Hallow App</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> [post_title] => Hallow Press Release: Our Newest Partner, Dr. Scott Hahn [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => hallow-press-release-our-newest-partner-dr-scott-hahn [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/2019/09/23/how-to-pray-the-rosary/ https://hallow.com/2020/05/01/how-to-pray-novenas/ [post_modified] => 2021-10-09 20:35:16 [post_modified_gmt] => 2021-10-09 20:35:16 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=8880 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8591 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2021-08-03 18:52:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-08-03 18:52:14 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We can all feel “knotted” at times. Pray the Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena to help you get untangled.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Even the most tangled knots are loosened by His grace. And Mary, whose “yes” opened the door for God to undo the knot of the ancient disobedience, is the Mother who patiently and lovingly brings us to God, so that He can untangle the knots of our soul by His fatherly mercy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Pope Francis (October 12, 2013)</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">What is the Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We pray this <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a> when there are knots, tangles, and problems in our lives that we can't undo, untangle, or fix on our own. It could be a knot in your spiritual life, in your relationship, or perhaps for a knot in the life of someone close to you.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">A Marian devotion</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Throughout history, Mary has made herself known — meeting people in their doubt, pain, thanksgiving, and more — to guide them in faith and love. Sometimes, she physically appears to people; this is what we call a Marian apparition. Mary also often intercedes on someone's behalf and provides them with a prayer or calls on them to pray for a certain intention; this is what we call a Marian intercession. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Out of these two experiences with the Blessed Mother comes prayers to pray with her, called <a href="https://www.catholicherald.com/News/Local_News/What_are_Marian_devotions_and_how_can_they_enrich_your_faith_/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marian devotions</a>. Some of these devotions have been prayed for centuries! For example, the traditional <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a> and the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/7-sorrows/">7 Sorrows Rosary</a> are both Marian devotions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Tradition holds that the Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena originated out of Marian intercession to a German couple on the brink of divorce. However, the theology and teaching behind this Marian devotion that asks the Blessed Mother to guide us to God and whose grace loosens the many knots in our lives, can be traced all the way back to the second century. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">St. Irenaeus</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In October of 2013, Pope Francis <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2013/october/documents/papa-francesco_20131012_preghiera-mariana.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">delivered</a> a message on Mary's faith, quoting <a href="http://St. Iranaeus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Irenaeus</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The knot of Eve’s disobedience was untied by the obedience of Mary; what the virgin Eve bound by her unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosened by her faith.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Ireneaus</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the second century, St. Irenaeus was already speaking of Mary as the undoer of the original knot of disobedience in the Garden of Eden. And just as Mary's devotion to God (her constant “yes, Lord”) untied Eve's knot, she continues to guide us to faith in the untying of our own knots, too. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Wolfgang &amp; Sophie — a reconciled marriage</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the early seventeenth century, there was a German couple of nobility on the brink of divorce — Wolfgang Langenmantel and Sophie Imoff. With the hope of saving his marriage, Wolfgang decided to turn to Father Rem, a Jesuit priest at the University of Ingolstadt. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">According to <a href="https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/u/untier-of-knots.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Richard Lenar</a>, Wolfgang visited Fr. Rem several times to pray with the Virgin Mary. For their last visit, Wolfgang brought his wedding ribbon (a German tradition to physically symbolize the bride and groom's “tying together” at their marriage ceremony) to pray with Fr. Rem before a painting of the Virgin Mary. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:columns {"verticalAlignment":"center"} --> <div class="wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center"><!-- wp:column {"verticalAlignment":"center","width":"33.33%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":8624,"width":202,"height":347,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":"p-1 is-style-rounded","padding":1} --> <figure class="p-1 wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Johann_Georg_Schmidtner__by_Johann_Georg_Schmidtner-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-8624" width="202" height="347"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner (1625-1705), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --></div> <!-- /wp:column --> <!-- wp:column {"verticalAlignment":"center","width":"66.66%"} --> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center" style="flex-basis:66.66%"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“In a solemn ritual act, Father Rem took Wolfgang’s wedding ribbon and lifted it up, while at the same time untying the knots of the ribbon one by one. As Father Rem smoothed out the ribbon, it became intensely white. Because of this happening, Wolfgang and Sophie were able to avoid a divorce and continue their marriage.”</em> - Richard Lenar</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Almost a century later, the Langenmantel family commissioned German artist Johann Melchior Georg Schmittdner&nbsp;to paint a scene for their family altar. He painted a beautiful portrait of Mary, untying the white ribbon of Wolfgang and Sophie's marriage. You can also see her foot atop a snake curled in knots, suppressing evil. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We can meditate on the image of Mary as she unties the knots in our lives — in our relationships with others and God and of anything else in our lives that might be a bit tangled.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></div> <!-- /wp:column --></div> <!-- /wp:columns --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Modern popularity</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Francis encountered the devotion via Schmittdner's painting in Germany, taking this prayer to the Virgin Mary back to Argentina. In his papacy, he has made this devotion even more popular in the Christian world. In May of 2021, Pope Francis <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247848/pope-francis-turns-to-mary-undoer-of-knots-at-end-of-rosary-marathon-for-end-to-pandemic" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">called</a> on Mary, Undoer of Knots, for her intercession at the end of the global Rosary to end the pandemic. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Tonight we gather before you, our Virgin Mother, venerated in this image as the one who unties knots. In fact, there are many knots that bind our lives and our activities. They are knots of selfishness and indifference, economic and social knots, knots of violence and war ... We pray to you, Holy Mother, untie the knots that oppress us materially and spiritually, so that we may joyfully bear witness to your Son and our Lord, Jesus Christ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Pope Francis (May 31, 2021)</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We will pray this devotion to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, as a <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a> for nine days straight on Hallow, leading up to the feast of the Assumption and led by <a href="https://jpiihealingcenter.org/team-members/sr-miriam-james-heidland/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sr. Miriam James Heidland.</a> The novena will remain on the app, and can be a prayer you turn to whenever you want to ask Mary for her intercession.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/MaryUndoer">Pray with Mary, Undoer of Knots</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">Why do we pray the Mary, Undoer of Knots novena?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You can pray this novena for any kind of knot in your life. No matter your intention for prayer, the Blessed Mother always intercedes on our behalf. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You, who know how to untie the knots of our existence, and know the desires of our hearts, come to our aid. We are certain that, as in Cana of Galilee, you will ensure that joy and celebration will return to our homes after this time of trial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Pope Francis (May 31, 2021)</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Francis reminds us of Mary's intercession at the Wedding at Cana when she noticed that there was no more wine. In turn, Jesus performed his first miracle: turning water into wine. Just as Mary noticed this, she, too, notices the knots in our lives and desires to undo them. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">When do we pray the Mary, Undoer of Knots novena?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You pray this novena whenever a knot in your life needs undoing with Mary's guidance and God's grace. However, this novena is commonly prayed around a Marian feast day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">How to Pray: Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":8802,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/How-to-Pray-Mary-Undoer-of-Knots-2-1024x536.png" alt="Hallow App - How to Pray Mary Undoer of Knots Novena " class="wp-image-8802"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Reflect on the “knots” in your life </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Consider the following questions before you begin this novena:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>What is getting in the way of my growing closer to Jesus?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Is there a problem in my life I can't seem to fix? </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>How can I rely on Mary's ability to untangle the knots in my life and lead me to God's grace?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It might even be helpful to journal about the knots in your life. You could even draw a ribbon to visualize Mary undoing the knots in your life as you pray this novena. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Make the Sign of the Cross</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>In the name of the Father, the Son, and the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/">Holy Spirit</a>. </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Reflect with the daily meditation</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In this novena, we will pray with a different daily <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-christian-meditation/">meditation</a> each day on God's mercy, grace, and love. In Hallow, we will guide you to meditate peacefully on the undoing of the knots in your life. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The first day's meditation goes as follows: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Dearest Holy Mother, Most Holy Mary, you undo the knots that suffocate your children, extend your merciful hands to me. I entrust to You today this knot and all the negative consequences that it provokes in my life: (pause)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mary, Undoer of Knots, pray for me.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Say or listen to the main prayer of the novena</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Virgin Mary, Mother of fair love, Mother who never refuses to come to the aid of a child in need, Mother whose hands never cease to serve your beloved children because they are moved by the divine love and immense mercy that exists in your heart, cast your compassionate eyes upon me and see the snarl of knots that exist in my life.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>You know very well how desperate I am, my pain and how I am bound by these knots.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mary, Mother to whom God entrusted the undoing of the knots in the lives of His children, I entrust into your hands the ribbon of my life.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>No one, not even the evil one himself, can take it away from your precious care. In your hands there is no knot that cannot be undone.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Powerful Mother, by your grace and intercessory power with Your Son and My Liberator, Jesus, take into your hands today this knot...I beg you to undo it for the glory of God, once for all, You are my hope.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O my Lady, you are the only consolation God gives me, the fortification of my feeble strength, the enrichment of my destitution and with Christ the freedom from my chains.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Hear my plea.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Keep me, guide me, protect me, o safe refuge!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="">Conclude with the Sign of the Cross</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css","className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This novena is one of our upcoming Community Challenges, and we couldn't be more excited to pray with you to untie the knots in our lives. In the meantime, you can pray the Surrender Novena, the&nbsp;<a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-54-day-novena/">54 Day Novena</a>, the St. Joseph Novena, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">Divine Mercy Novena</a>&nbsp;and the Sacred Heart Novena with Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in <em>The Chosen</em>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/MaryUndoer">Pray Novenas on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <h3 class="">Related Prayers</h3> <p><!-- /wp:heading --></p> <p><!-- wp:list --></p> <ul class=""> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">How to Pray the Rosary</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/7-sorrows/">The Seven Sorrows Rosary</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/">The Lord's Prayer (Our Father)</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/">The St. Thérèse Novena</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">Divine Mercy Novena</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-humility/">How to Pray the Litany of Humility</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-trust/">How to Pray the Litany of Trust</a></li> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-prayers-celebrations/">Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe</a></li> </ul> <p><!-- /wp:list --></p> [post_title] => How to Pray the Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena [post_excerpt] => Pray this novena to help untangle the "knots" in your life. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8030 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2021-07-16 18:29:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-07-16 18:29:14 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#intro">Introduction</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#bible-verses">Bible Verses/Prayers for Anxiety</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#saints">Prayers for Anxiety and Stress from Saints</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#other-prayers-nervousness">Other Prayers for Anxiety and Nervousness</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#mental-health">Mental Health and Prayer</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#related-prayers">Related Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="intro">We all feel anxiety at times for different kinds of reasons. At Hallow, we believe prayer is a component of supporting and strengthening mental health, but we also know it isn't a standalone solution. If you are experiencing severe depression, severe anxiety, or simply need support, we urge you to reach out to a mental health professional in your area. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This being said, we hope these prayers for anxiety might help provide solace, consistency or lead you out of moments of pain, suffering, or discomfort. Most importantly, we hope these prayers remind us that we are never alone in this world — we always have God and an army of <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/praying-with-saints-mental-health-awareness-month-2021/">Saints</a> behind us. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Anxiety doesn't go away with a prayer like magic, but it might help us find support and love in our faith — to ultimately lighten our burdens. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="bible-verses">Bible verses to ease your anxiety and nervousness</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We know praying with a verse might not make something you’re struggling with instantly go away. However, we hope these verses remind you that God is always with you — in good times and in bad. Consider choosing a verse each day, week, or month to memorize or reread multiple times. It might not relieve anxiety away in full, but it might help relieve it at the moment. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">1 Peter 5:6-7</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time.^&nbsp;Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Romans 8:38-39</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,&nbsp;nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Romans 8:28</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"We know that all things work together for good&nbsp;for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Jeremiah 29:11</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the&nbsp;Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">John 14:27</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Philippians 4:13</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Psalm 23:1-4</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is my shepherd, I shall not want.<br>^&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He makes me lie down in green pastures;<br>he leads me beside still waters;<br>^&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he restores my soul.<br>He leads me in right paths<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for his name’s sake.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">^&nbsp;Even though I walk through the darkest valley,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I fear no evil;<br>for you are with me;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;your rod and your staff—<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;they comfort me."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="saints"><strong>Prayers for anxiety</strong> and stress from Saints</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then, when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called TODAY, and then, we will think about it.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>St. Francis de Sales</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When you say these prayers for anxiety, remember that you are never alone. There are thousands of others praying them with you, as well as the Saints who wrote them in their own moments and seasons of struggling and feeling overwhelmed. All of these Saint prayers for anxiety can be found in the Saints Challenge on Hallow. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/PrayersAnxiety">Pray with the Saints on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Let Nothing Disturb You (St. Teresa of Avila)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This prayer reminds us that this earthly life is temporary; everything in this life shall pass, but God is eternal. Pray this prayer for calmness when you feel overwhelmed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Let nothing disturb you,&nbsp;<br>Let nothing frighten you,&nbsp;<br>All things are passing away:&nbsp;<br>God never changes.&nbsp;<br>Patience obtains all things.<br>Whoever has God lacks nothing;&nbsp;<br>God alone suffices.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><em>READ MORE: <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-teresa-of-avila-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">ST. TERESA OF ÁVILA</a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Surrender (<a href="https://hallow.com/saints/ignatius-loyola/">St. Ignatius</a> of Loyola)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray this prayer when you feel overcome by stress or worry. It reminds us that God gave us everything, and it is to Him that we can return it all. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,<br>My memory, my understanding,<br>And my entire will,<br>All I have and call my own.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>You have given all to me.<br>To you, Lord, I return it.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Everything is yours; do with it what you will.<br>Give me only your love and your grace,<br>That is enough for me.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Be at Peace (St. Francis de Sales)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In this prayer, St. Francis de Sales helps us remember that God is with us today, and He will be with us tomorrow, too. This is a prayer to help us grow our trust in God and give over our anxieties to Him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Be at peace. </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Do not look forward in fear to the changes in life;<br>Rather look to them with full hope that as they arise,<br>God, whose very own you are, will lead you safely through all things.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>And when you cannot stand it, God will carry you in His arms.<br>Do not fear what may happen tomorrow;<br>The same everlasting Father who cares for you today<br>Will take care of you then and every day.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>He will either shield you from suffering,<br>Or give you unfailing strength to bear it.<br>Be at peace,<br>And put aside all anxious thoughts and imagination.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Stay With Me, Lord (St. Padre Pio)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This prayer from Pio is our call on God to simply be present with us. As we <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray/">pray</a>, we recognize that we were never, are never, and never will be alone — God is always with us. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><em>Stay with me, Lord,&nbsp;for it is necessary to have You present&nbsp;so that I do not forget You.&nbsp;You know how easily I abandon You.</em><br><em>Stay with me, Lord,&nbsp;because I am weak&nbsp;and I need Your strength,&nbsp;that I may not fall so often.</em><br><em>Stay with me, Lord,&nbsp;for You are my light and without You&nbsp;I am in darkness.</em><br><em><em>Stay with me, Lord,&nbsp;to show me Your will.</em><br><em>Stay with me, Lord,&nbsp;so that I hear Your voice&nbsp;and follow You.</em><br><em>Stay with me, Lord,&nbsp;for I desire to love You very much&nbsp;and to be in Your company always.</em><br><em>Stay <em><em>with me, Lord,&nbsp;if You wish me to be faithful to You</em>.<br>Stay with me, Lord,&nbsp;for as poor as my soul is&nbsp;I want it to be a place of consolation for You,&nbsp;a nest of Love.</em></em></em></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><em>ALSO PRAY:</em></strong> <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/padre-pio-prayers-feast-day/">Padre Pio Healing Prayer</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Holy Spirit, Come Into My Heart (St. Catherine of Siena)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When we are at a loss for words, we can always call on the Holy Spirit. This prayer for love and guidance is similar to a short prayer we say at Hallow often: "Come, Holy Spirit."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><em>Holy Spirit, come into my heart;</em><br><em>Draw it to Thee by Thy power, O my God,</em><br><em>And grant me charity with filial fear.</em></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><em>Preserve me, O beautiful love, from every evil thought;</em><br><em>Warm me, inflame me with Thy dear love, <em><br><em>And every pain will seem light to me.</em><br><em>My Father, my sweet Lord, help me in all my actions.</em></em></em></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em><em>Jesus, love.&nbsp;</em><br><em>Jesus, love.&nbsp;</em></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong><em>READ MORE:</em></strong> <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/">Prayers to the Holy Spirit</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="other-prayers-nervousness">Other prayers for anxiety and nervousness</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">These prayers, meditations, and methods might ease your anxiety or lead you to a clearer understanding of both mind and heart. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Lectio Divina</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-lectio-divina/">Lectio Divina</a> is a meditative way of reading Scripture in which we focus on listening rather than speaking while we rest with God. In times of anxiety, praying Lectio Divina with relevant Scripture might help ease pain or discomfort. You can read more on drawing comfort from Scripture <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/drawing-comfort-from-scripture-mental-health-awareness-month-2021/">here</a> and hear some suggestions that might speak to you. (Hint: the Psalms, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-gospels/">the Gospels</a>, and the Book of Job are all good places to start.) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Daily Examen</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-examen/">Daily Examen</a> is a reflective prayer that helps us notice where God moved throughout our day. For this reason, it's usually prayed at night. However, depending on when a prayer for anxiety might work best for you, you can adapt it to fit your needs. For Mental Health Awareness month, Hallow <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/the-examen-mental-health-awareness-month-2021/">recognized</a> the Examen as a tool for strengthening mental health. Exchanging anxiety for gratitude isn't easy, and we recognize that. However, we believe that this practice grows our capacity to slow down, reflect, and appreciate where God moves throughout our daily lives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In Hallow, we offer several Examens in our various Praylists, praying for Calm, Hope, Humility, Gratitude, and more. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/PrayersAnxiety">Pray the Daily Examen with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Before sleep</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Do you ever have trouble <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/falling-asleep-with-god/">falling asleep</a> at night? From making tomorrow's <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-prayer-helped-me-with-my-to-do-list-anxiety%EF%BB%BF/">to-do list</a> or ruminating on moments from today, finding peace before sleep is something many of us struggle with daily. For many, time before sleep is the most-anxiety producing time of the day. We encourage you to pray when your head hits the pillow. It might not immediately stop or prevent your anxiety, but it might remind you that you are never alone. If you find solace in praying with Mary, you can always repeat a decade of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a> or simply repeat the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">Hail Mary prayer</a> until you fall asleep. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Hail, Mary, full of grace,<br>the Lord is with thee.<br>Blessed art thou amongst women<br>and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.<br>Holy Mary, Mother of God,<br>pray for us sinners,<br>now and at the hour of our death.&nbsp;<br>Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css","className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We hope these methods and prayers for anxiety support you in truly resting with God. Remember, He always meets us where we are. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/PrayersAnxiety">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="mental-health"><em><strong>Please note: While prayer is an important part of strong mental health, it is not a standalone solution to severe mental illness such as depression, addiction, severe anxiety, etc. If you are experiencing any of these, we urge you to reach out to a mental health professional in your area.</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="related-prayers"><strong>Related Prayers</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-strength/">Prayers for Strength</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-healing/">Prayers for Healing</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-sleep/">Prayers for Sleep</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/2022/09/02/prayers-for-hope/">Prayers </a><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-hope/">for </a><a href="https://hallow.com/2022/09/02/prayers-for-hope/">H</a><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-hope/">ope</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Updated June 2022*</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => Prayers for Anxiety and Fear [post_excerpt] => We hope these prayers remind you that you are always loved and never alone. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8160 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2021-07-09 20:12:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2021-07-09 20:12:05 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow announced today that they will release the first installment of the app's Audio Bible with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonathanroumieofficial/?hl=en">Jonathan Roumie</a>, the actor who plays Jesus in <em>The Chosen</em>. Alongside daily Gospel readings, users can enjoy introductions and commentary for each Gospel from theologian and author <a href="https://edwardsri.com/about-dr-sri/">Dr. Edward Sri</a>, as well as speaker and biblical scholar <a href="https://www.drmaryhealy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Mary Healy</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The challenge was designed with flexibility in mind. Each session covers a few chapters in about twenty minutes. Listeners can pray at the same time each day with Hallow’s recently launched Routines functionality, or whenever they get the chance while on vacation or with family and friends. Overall, the Hallow team hopes this Gospel challenge reignites daily prayer routines this summer through listening and meditating on the Word of God.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">The 30-Day Gospel Challenge</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow's Gospel Challenge guides listeners through all four of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-gospels/">Gospels</a> in just thirty days. The Challenge follows the traditional Biblical order of the Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each day, Jonathan Roumie narrates a few chapters of the Gospels from users to reflect on, meditate with, and grow in their walk with Jesus. Furthermore, Hallow is offering a downloadable Study Guide for individual or group study of the Gospels to support reflection outside of prayer time. Anyone can download the guide <a href="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/30-Day-Gospel-Challenge-Study-Guide.pdf">here</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"contentJustification":"center"} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Join the 30-Day Gospel Challenge</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">Partnership with Jonathan Roumie</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>Hallow has been transformative not only for me but for so many others. There’s something for EVERYONE – meditations, prayers, music, the saints – making it impossibly easy to pray more!</p><cite>Jonathan Roumie</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Hallow has been transformative not only for me, but for so many others. There’s something for EVERYONE – meditations, prayers, music, the Saints – making it impossibly easy to pray more!” said Jonathan Roumie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow has partnered with Jonathan Roumie several times in the past, including to record the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray/-divine-mercy-chaplet/">Divine Mercy Chaplet</a>, Sacred Heart Novena, and the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father-in-aramaic/">Lord's Prayer in Aramaic</a>. A trained narrator and experienced actor, Jonathan Roumie has a captivating yet calming voice to guide the Hallow Community through the life of Christ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“We couldn't be more excited about our partnership with Jonathan for this audio-guided experience of the Gospels. Our hope is that it helps people deepen their relationship with God, who we believe wants to get to know each and every one of us through His Word,” said Hallow CEO &amp; Co-Founder, Alex Jones.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="">About Hallow</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/">Hallow</a> is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that helps users deepen their relationship with God through audio-guided prayer and music. The app has over 2,000 sessions including several novenas, the Rosary, daily Examens, litanies, music, Bible stories, Praylists focused on themes like love and humility, and so much more. In addition to this permanent content, Hallow offers several seasonal challenges each year for the Hallow Community to pray together. Launched in December 2018, Hallow is the #1 Catholic app in the US and Canadian app stores. Over 10 million prayers have been prayed using the app in over 150 countries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"contentJustification":"center"} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Download the Hallow App</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> [post_title] => Hallow Launches 30-Day Gospel Challenge with Jonathan Roumie from The Chosen [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => hallow-press-release-30-day-gospel-challenge-with-jonathan-roumie-from-the-chosen [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/2021/06/30/how-to-pray-the-gospels/ https://hallow.com/2021/02/16/how-to-pray-our-father-in-aramaic/ https://hallow.com/2020/03/08/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/ [post_modified] => 2021-09-21 19:41:44 [post_modified_gmt] => 2021-09-21 19:41:44 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=8160 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )