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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 48711 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-12-21 05:40:56 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-12-21 05:40:56 [post_content] => <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Introduction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#purpose">Purpose of the Holy Family Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#how-to">How to Pray the Holy Family Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#more">Related Novenas</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center">“The Redeemer of the world chose the family as the place for his birth and growth, thereby sanctifying this fundamental institution of every society”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Pope St. John Paul II</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray Holy Family Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to remember the Holy Family’s example of love, sacrifice, and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-humility/">humility</a>. Despite facing potential ostracism by others, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/solemnity-of-mary-mother-of-god/">Mary</a> and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-litany-of-st-joseph/">Joseph</a>’s willing cooperation with God’s plan changed the course of humanity forever.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-litany-of-st-joseph/">St. Joseph</a>, while not the biological father of Jesus, was chosen to be “<a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_15081989_redemptoris-custos.html">Guardian of the Redeemer</a>,” guided by the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/guardian-angel-prayers/">angel </a>Gabriel to care for Jesus and Mary.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Church considers the Holy Family as the ultimate model for family life. <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/john-paul-ii/">Pope St. John Paul II</a> writes,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“For every believer, and especially for Christian families, the humble dwelling place in Nazareth is an authentic school of the Gospel. Here we admire, put into practice, the divine plan to make the family an intimate community of life and love; here we learn that every Christian family is called to be a small "domestic church" that must shine with the Gospel virtues. Recollection and prayer, mutual understanding and respect, personal discipline and community asceticism and a spirit of sacrifice, work and solidarity are typical features that make the family of Nazareth a model for every home.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="purpose"><strong>Purpose of the Holy Family Novena</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a>, typically recited for nine consecutive days leading up to the feast day of the Holy Family, encourages us to ask for their intercession to increase our virtues of humility, obedience, and compassion.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Celebrated on the Sunday after Christmas, this day is meant to bring us closer to the Holy Family. Their example of love and sacrifice can even <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-talk-to-your-family-and-friends-about-prayer/">inspire families</a> to grow closer and build stronger relationships through prayer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s a great occasion to reflect on the ways that our own families can better model after the Holy Family. For mothers, how can you grow more in humility and love to resemble the heart of Our Lady? For fathers, how can you learn from St. Joseph regarding the virtues of self-sacrifice and courage?&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">How can we all honor our earthly parents and grandparents like Christ honored His Father? This novena will help you ponder on these questions and inspire peace in your family life.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to"><strong>How to Pray the Holy Family Novena</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 1: For the Gift of Children</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Letter to the Phillippians:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"left","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-left">Jesus, you became a little child and entrusted yourself to the care of your mother Mary and your foster-father Joseph, depending on them entirely in your infancy. We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of children--in our own family and in the families around us. Renew in us a sense of wonder and joy in the presence of little children, especially those whom you have entrusted to our care.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel . Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 2: For the Gift of Mothers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel of Luke:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"left","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-left">Mary, you said “Yes” to God with your whole being, allowing the Word of God to dwell within you. We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of mothers---in our own family and in the families around us. Mother Mary, pray for those called to the vocation of spiritual or physical motherhood; may they, like you, always lead their children to the loving arms of your Son, Jesus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 3: For the Gift of Fathers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Joseph, chaste spouse and loving foster-father, you safe-guarded Mary and Jesus from harm and provided for their needs. We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of fathers---in our own family and in the families around us. St. Joseph, pray for those called to the vocation of spiritual or physical fatherhood; may they, like you, provide for their families with deep tenderness and unfailing diligence.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 4: For Those Longing for or Expecting Children</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to Luke:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us. So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.”” </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary and Joseph: you rejoiced at the birth of Jesus and shared that joy with all who came to adore him--shepherds, magi, and angels alike. Be with all couples who long for the gift of children and with parents currently waiting for the birth of their child. Pray that they may know the joy you experienced that night in Bethlehem when you held the infant Jesus in your arms.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 5: For Families Facing Hardship</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, &nbsp;and remained there until the death of Herod.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary and Joseph; to escape Herod’s jealous wrath, you fled to Egypt with the newborn Jesus and lived there, far from family, until it was safe to return home. We pray in a special way for families who, like you, find themselves raising children in trying circumstances; for those fleeing war or famine, those facing financial hardship, or those isolated from loved ones. Intercede on their behalf and help lead them to a place of safety where their families may flourish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 6: For Lost Children</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to Luke:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother Mary, the prophet Simeon foretold of the sorrows that would pierce your heart throughout Jesus’ life---from losing the Christ Child in Jerusalem to witnessing his crucifixion at Calvary. Intercede on behalf of all parents who suffer for the love of their children who seem lost or in harm’s way. May they draw close to your own sorrowful heart and may they, like you, one day know the joy of the Resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 7: For Children away from Home</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to John:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.”&nbsp; His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.””</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary, at Cana you encouraged and witnessed Jesus’ first miracle before your son set out to begin his public ministry. Pray for our children who have left home to pursue the lives that God has called them to; may the foundation of love and faith they received in childhood continue to guide and strengthen them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 8: For Families Facing Grief</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the book of Sirach:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as long as he lives. Even if his mind fail, be considerate of him; revile him not all the days of his life; kindness to a father will not be forgotten, firmly planted against the debt of your sins —a house raised in justice to you.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, you were no strangers to loss and suffering. Tradition tells us that St. Joseph died sometime before Jesus began his public work and that he died as we all hope to die: in the arms of Mary and Jesus. Intercede on behalf of all families who have known similar grief; may they know the comfort and peace of Christ’s presence amidst their sorrow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 9: For the Intercession of the Holy Family</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making the sign of the cross: in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the First Letter of John:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Beloved: See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. And so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, be near to our family and help us to follow your example of love. May our home be a place where each of us is known, loved, and cherished, and may the love we share with one another reflect the love of ourHeavenly Father.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="more"><strong>More Novenas</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you are interested in praying more novenas, check these out below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-novena-to-st-nicholas/">Novena to Saint Nicholas</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">Saint Joseph the Worker Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-saint-lucy-novena/">St. Lucy Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-st-andrew-christmas-novena/">Saint Andrew Christmas Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/immaculate-conception-novena/">Immaculate Conception Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-family-unity/">Bible Verses for Family Unity</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-family/">BIble Verses for Family</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => How to Pray the Holy Family Novena [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => holy-family-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/ [post_modified] => 2024-05-16 16:24:08 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-05-16 16:24:08 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=48711 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 48241 [post_author] => 54 [post_date] => 2023-12-13 16:16:57 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-12-13 16:16:57 [post_content] => <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Introduction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#purpose">Purpose of St. Lucy Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#how">How to Pray the Novena to St. Lucy</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#more">Related Novenas</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"textAlign":"center","backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/lucy-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>“Those whose hearts are pure are temples of the Holy Spirit.”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>-St. Lucy</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Lucy was a young woman who lived in the 4th century, during the time of Christian persecution by Emperor Diocletian. Her name means “light.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">According to the most prominent legend, Lucy desired to be a virgin and consecrate her life to Christ, but her mother arranged a marriage for her with a pagan nobleman. Lucy <a href="https://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&amp;gid=609&amp;calcid=53508&amp;calpgid=61&amp;pgid=12433&amp;crid=0">delayed</a> the wedding and prayed for her mother at the tomb of St. Agatha. Lucy’s mother was miraculously cured of an ailment she had been suffering from, and she was persuaded to donate Lucy's dowry to the poor and allow Lucy to remain unmarried.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lucy's betrothed grew angry, and he reported Lucy’s faith to the chief official. He had her thrown into a brothel, but God protected her. After many attempts on her life, Lucy finally suffered martyrdom. St. Lucy is the patron saint of blindness because one legend has it that her eyes were miraculously <a href="https://stlucybronx.org/about-saint-lucy">restored</a> after being removed during persecution.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"textAlign":"center","backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/lucy-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="purpose"><strong>Purpose of the St. Lucy Novena</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a>, typically recited for nine consecutive days leading up to Saint Lucy’s feast day on December 13, serves as a helpful prayer for those who suffer from eye ailments or those who would like the grace to align their vision to Christ’s to use it for the glory of God and the salvation of the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how"><strong>How to Pray the Novena to St. Lucy</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Saint Lucy's life story is one of remarkable courage and faith. She refused to renounce her Christianity despite facing threats and torture. She is an incredible role model for those facing difficulties or seeking to strengthen their faith.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by reciting this prayer every day for nine days.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Saint Lucy, your beautiful name signifies light. By the light of faith which God bestowed upon you, increase and preserve this light in my soul so that I may avoid evil, be zealous in the performance of good works, and abhor nothing as much as the blindness and darkness of evil and sin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">By your intercession with God, obtain for me perfect vision for my bodily eyes and the grace to use them for God’s great honor and glory and the salvation of all men.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr, hear my prayers and obtain my petitions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Mention your personal request here…)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- 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.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and forever shall be, world without end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center">St. Lucy, pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center">(<a href="https://www.stlucychurch.org/">Source</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="more"><strong>More Novenas</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you are interested in praying more novenas, check these out below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"textAlign":"center","backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/lucy-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-surrender-novena/">Surrender Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-st-andrew-christmas-novena/">St. Andrew Christmas Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-sacred-heart-novena/">Sacred Heart Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">St. Joseph the Worker Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-novena-to-st-nicholas/">St. Nicholas Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => How to Pray the St. Lucy Novena [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => how-to-pray-the-saint-lucy-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-12-13 16:17:02 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-12-13 16:17:02 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=48241 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 47673 [post_author] => 54 [post_date] => 2023-12-06 18:10:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-12-06 18:10:44 [post_content] => <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Introduction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#purpose">Purpose of Immaculate Conception Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#how-to">How to Pray the Immaculate Conception Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#more">Related Novenas</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"The Immaculate Virgin however invites us not to fix our eyes on her but to pass beyond, and as much as possible, to enter into the mystery in which she was conceived: the mystery of God who is One and Three, full of grace and fidelity. As the moon shines with the light of the sun, so the immaculate splendor of Mary is totally relative to that of the Redeemer. The Mother leads us to her Son; passing through her, we reach Christ"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Pope St. John Paul II</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/immaculate-conception-novena">Pray this Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We celebrate the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-immaculate-conception-church-teaching-prayers/">Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception</a>, based on the doctrine that proclaims Mary was conceived without original sin. Mary is the one from whom Jesus received His perfect humanity, so she needed to be without sin from the moment of her <a href="https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/i/immaculate-conception-theological-significance.php">conception</a>. In scripture, Angel Gabriel tells Mary she is full of grace (Luke 1:29).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">She was <a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/08/15/the-blessed-virgin-mary-sinless-by-grace-saved-by-grace-assumed-by-grace/">saved</a> by her Son, Jesus, in an extraordinary way, and this gift was given to her freely. God filled her with His grace and His love, and she experienced full communion with Him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Throughout the whole of her earthly life, Mary willingly cooperated with God’s grace and remained sinless, as she said in scripture, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). The Immaculate Conception teaches us that God’s promises are always fulfilled and that His grace can bring forth true faith within us.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Early Church widely accepted Mary’s holiness, especially after the <a href="https://www.papalencyclicals.net/councils/ecum03.htm">Council of Ephesus </a>declared her the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/solemnity-of-mary-mother-of-god/">Mother of God</a>. The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception was officially proclaimed by Pope Pius IX in 1854.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="purpose"><strong>Purpose of Immaculate Conception Novena</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a>, typically recited for nine consecutive days leading up to the feast day of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, serves as a spiritual preparation for this momentous occasion. It is a time for fervent prayer, reflection, and seeking Mary's intercession in various aspects of life.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to"><strong>How to Pray the Immaculate Conception Novena</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Throughout the novena, we are encouraged to cultivate a spirit of <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-humility/">humility</a>, repentance, and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-trust/">trust </a>in Mary's intercession. We can present our personal intentions, seeking her guidance and assistance in overcoming challenges and achieving their spiritual goals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">First, begin by reciting this prayer at the start of each day and follow it with the specific prayer of that day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/immaculate-conception-novena">Pray this Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Prayer to be said Before Each Day</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O God, who by the Immaculate Conception<br>of the Blessed Virgin Mary,<br>did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,<br>we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve Her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through Her intercession, to come unto You.<br>Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.<br>Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 1</strong><br>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O most Holy Virgin, who was pleasing to the Lord and became His mother, immaculate in body and spirit, in faith and in love, look kindly on me as I implore your powerful intercession. O most Holy Mother, who by your blessed Immaculate Conception, from the first moment of your conception did crush the head of the enemy, receive our prayers as we implore you to present at the throne of God the favor we now request:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, Mother of Our Saviour, keep us close to you every moment of our lives.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">[ Pray on Hallow ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/immaculate-conception-novena">Pray this Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve Her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through Her intercession, to come unto You. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, Mother of Our Saviour, keep us close to you every moment of our lives.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 3</strong><br>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O Mary, ever blessed Virgin, Mother of God, Queen of angels and of saints, we salute you with the most profound veneration and filial devotion as we contemplate your holy Immaculate Conception, We thank you for your maternal protection and for the many blessings that we have received through your wondrous mercy and most powerful intercession. In all our necessities we have recourse to you with unbounded confidence. O Mother of Mercy, we beseech you now to hear our prayer and to obtain for us of your Divine Son the favor that we so earnestly request in this novena...&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.<br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O Blessed Virgin Mary, glory of the Christian people, joy of the universal Church and Mother of Our Lord, speak for us to the Heart of Jesus, who is your Son and our brother. O Mary, who by your holy Immaculate Conception did enter the world free from stain, in your mercy obtain for us from Jesus the special favour which we now so earnestly seek.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.<br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O Lord, who, by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, did prepare a fitting dwelling for your Son, we beseech you that as by the foreseen death of your Son, you did preserve her from all stain of sin, grant that through her intercession, we may be favored with the granting of the grace that we seek for at this time...&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.<br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">[ Pray on Hallow ]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glorious and immortal Queen of Heaven, we profess our firm belief in your Immaculate Conception preordained for you in the merits of your Divine Son. We rejoice with you in your Immaculate Conception. To the one ever-reigning God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three in Person, one in nature, we offer thanks for your blessed Immaculate Conception. O Mother of the Word made Flesh; listen to our petition as we ask this special grace during this novena.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.<br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of God, and my mother, from the sublime heights of your dignity turn your merciful eyes upon me while I, full of confidence in your bounty and keeping in mind your Immaculate conception and fully conscious of your power, beg of you to come to our aid and ask your Divine Son to grant the favor we earnestly seek in this novena... if it be beneficial for our immortal souls and the souls for whom we pray.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.<br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O Most gracious Virgin Mary, beloved Mother of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, intercede with him for us that we be granted the favor which we petition for so earnestly in this novena… O Mother of the Word Incarnate, we feel animated with confidence that your prayers in our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God. O Glorious Mother of God, in memory of your joyous Immaculate Conception, hear our prayers and obtain for us our petitions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.<br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O Mother of the King of the Universe, most perfect member of the human race, "our tainted nature’s solitary boast," we turn to you as mother, advocate, and mediatrix. O Holy Mary, assist us in our present necessity. By your Immaculate Conception, O Mary conceived without sin, we humbly beseech you from the bottom of our heart to intercede for us with your Divine Son and ask that we be granted the favour for which we now plead.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(State your intention here... )</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>O Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your Divine Son while upon this earth; you have the same influence now in heaven. Pray for us and obtain for us from him the granting of my petition if it be the Divine Will.<br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(<a href="https://www.catholicenfield.org/files/2016/11/NOVENA-TO-IMMACULATE-CONCEPTION.pdf">Source</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/immaculate-conception-novena">Pray this Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="more"><strong>More Novenas</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you are interested in praying more novenas, check these out below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-surrender-novena/">Surrender Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-st-andrew-christmas-novena/">St. Andrew Christmas Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-sacred-heart-novena/">Sacred Heart Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">St. Joseph the Worker Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-family-novena/">Novena to the Holy Family</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-anne-novena/">St. Anne Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/immaculate-heart-of-mary/">Immaculate Heart of Mary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => How to Pray the Immaculate Conception Novena [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => immaculate-conception-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-06-07 21:34:05 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-06-07 21:34:05 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=47673 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 45695 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2023-11-19 22:09:41 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-11-19 22:09:41 [post_content] => [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text]<!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas Novena: Table of Contents</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- divi:list-item --> <li>Intro and Early Life</li> <!-- /divi:list-item --> <!-- divi:list-item --> <li><a href="#tolentino">St. Nicholas of Bari and St. Nicholas of Tolentino</a></li> <!-- /divi:list-item --> <!-- divi:list-item --> <li><a href="#history">Early References to St. Nicholas Novena</a></li> <!-- /divi:list-item --> <!-- divi:list-item --> <li><a href="#how-to-pray">How to Pray the St. Nicholas Novena</a></li> <!-- /divi:list-item --> <!-- divi:list-item --> <li><a href="#more-novenas">Related Novenas</a></li> <!-- /divi:list-item --></ul> <!-- /divi:list --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Many children learn of St. Nicholas through the tradition of Santa Claus, but the bishop and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.com/saints/" rel="noreferrer noopener">saint</a>&nbsp;has inspired the faith life of adult Christians for 2000 years, often through the St. Nicholas Novena.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas is the inspiration for the modern concept of Santa Claus. The name Santa Claus comes from the Dutch form of his name, "Sinterklaas." As such, he's an important part of the Advent season leading into Christmas.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It's during this time that the novena to St. Nicholas is most popular.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas (sometimes called Nicholas of Bari or Nicholas of Myra) was born in 270 A.D. in modern-day Turkey.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Born in a Christian family, Nicholas was orphaned at a young age, but he used his inheritance&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/12/06/saint-nicholas-of-bari--bishop-of-myra.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">to assist the poor.</a></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">He eventually became bishop of Myra before dying in 343 A.D., not before establishing an unmatched reputation for generosity and gift-giving, along with a bevy of miracles.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- divi:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stnicholasnovena">Pray Novenas on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /divi:button --></div> <!-- /divi:buttons --> <!-- divi:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="tolentino">Nicholas of Bari and St. Nicholas of Tolentino</h2> <!-- /divi:heading --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas has long been known as a patron saint of children and those facing fertility challenges.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas of Tolentino is named after St. Nicholas of Bari. The former's parents struggled to have a child and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Praying_with_the_Saints_for_the_Holy_Sou/dmj8CwAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1" rel="noreferrer noopener">offered the following</a>&nbsp;up to God.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"If God, through your intercession, would grant us a son, we would be very pleased if he would want to become a religious; if however, it would be a girl, may she become a cloistered nun."</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Nine months after they made a pilgrimage to Bari, they gave birth to Nicholas.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="history">History of St. Nicholas Novenas</h2> <!-- /divi:heading --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/" rel="noreferrer noopener">Novenas</a>, or nine days of prayer, often leading up to a feast day, have a long history in the Church. The St. Nicholas novena is no exception.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While novenas have been popular for centuries, we have written records of a St. Nicholas novena dating back to the mid-19th century.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 1848, the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Roman_advertiser_No/WLUOAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;bsq=nicholas" rel="noreferrer noopener">Roman Advertiser</a>&nbsp;referenced a Novena to St. Nicholas beginning on Monday, November 27–nine days before the feast of St. Nicholas on December 6.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The novena was scheduled to begin "two hours before the Ave Maria" at St. Nicholas dei Prefetti Church, a small church in Rome, still around today, that was rebuilt in 1729.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to-pray">How to Pray the St. Nicholas Novena</h2> <!-- /divi:heading --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Unlike prayers like the&nbsp;<a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Our Father</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hail Mary</a>, which contain a precise set of words that are prayed the same way, novena prayers can vary. The words in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stnicholascenter.org/how-to-celebrate/resources/liturgical/prayers/novena-rosary-chaplet-caminata/novena-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">one version</a>&nbsp;can differ from the words&nbsp;<a href="https://oneintheirhearts.wordpress.com/2016/11/27/novena-to-st-nicholas/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">in another</a>. Some novenas repeat the&nbsp;<a href="https://ascensionpress.com/pages/novena-to-st-nicholas" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">same prayer</a>&nbsp;for nine straight days; others have slightly different words for each day.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>St. Nicholas Novena - Day 1</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Nicholas, patron saint of sailors, I humbly beseech you to help guide me through your intercession. Pray for me that I can navigate the challenges in my life with love and kindness that are your hallmark. May your intercession help me overcome any choppy waters in my life. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 2</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, you were known for your love of children. Pray that I may approach my day with a fraction of the generosity you showed. Pray that I may seek the wonder of God through eyes like those of children, eager to accept the love of my Father. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 3</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Nicholas, you were orphaned as a child. Pray for me in moments I feel alone or abandoned. I ask for your intercession especially in times when I drift towards sin and poor decisions. Help me to remember that God is always by my side, a light in my life when I feel alone and when things seem dark and hopeless. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 4</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Most righteous St. Nicholas, whose reputation for generosity has inspired millions across centuries, I come to you today to ask for your prayers. Intercede on my behalf that I may seek to feed the hungry, whether it be those with a physical need or my brothers and sisters with mental, emotional, or spiritual hunger. Guide me to give not of my excess but from my most cherished treasures, should it help build God's kingdom here on earth. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 5</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, faithful servant of Christ, you went from bishop to prisoner, unflagging in your faith despite facing persecution because of God. In moments when I feel powerful, pray that I remain humble, remembering Jesus's words. In moments when we feel weak or defeated, pray that I allow God's love to uplift me, knowing the prize of heaven that I strive toward. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 6</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, known for your miracles, inspire me today to see the small miracles in my day. The warmth of the sunrise. The beauty of your creation. The love of those who care for me. The most amazing miracle of Jesus's presence in the the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.com/blog/eucharist-holy-communion-adoration-prayer/" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eucharist</a>&nbsp;at Mass each day. Through your intercession, may God bless me and open my eyes to the many miracles, big and small, that I sometimes take for granted. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- divi:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stnicholasnovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /divi:button --></div> <!-- /divi:buttons --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 7</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, as a boy, you made a journey to the holy land to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Through your intercession, may I follow in Jesus's path today and every day, demonstrating love, kindness, strength and sacrifice. May I look to you as an example. Pray that I have the courage to seek Jesus, to follow in His footsteps, and to pursue whatever path He lays out for my life. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 8</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, your body continues to exude a special "manna" to this day. Your ability to heal is well-known. Pray for me, my health, and the health of my loved ones. Through your intercession, keep me free of disease and illness, both physical and non-physical. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 9</strong></p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Nicholas, every December, you help point us toward the true meaning of Christmas, not the commercial interpretation we so often find surrounding us when the calendar turns to November. You help remind us of what Christmas means and how the world changed forever when Jesus entered it. Pray that we may be inspired by you to see the true "meaning" behind each day. Work, family, school. They can all be stressful and challenging. Pray that we find peace in Jesus, knowing He was born for us and saved us. Through your intercession, I ask for the peace that only Jesus offers as the Way, Truth, and Life. May your example help me to hallow and make holy my life.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I also lift up these special intentions today (list your intention for the novena.)</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Nicholas, pray for me!</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="more-novenas">More Novenas</h2> <!-- /divi:heading --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">For guided novenas, sign up for Hallow today:</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- divi:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stnicholasnovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /divi:button --></div> <!-- /divi:buttons --> <!-- divi:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Learn more about other novenas:</p> <!-- /divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- divi:list-item --> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-jude-novena/" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Jude Novena</a></li> <!-- /divi:list-item --> <!-- divi:list-item --> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-st-andrew-christmas-novena/" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Andrew Christmas Novena</a></li> <!-- /divi:list-item --> <!-- divi:list-item --> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-54-day-novena/" rel="noreferrer noopener">54-Day Novena</a></li> <!-- /divi:list-item --> <!-- divi:list-item --> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Therese Novena</a></li> <!-- /divi:list-item --></ul> <!-- /divi:list -->[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section] [post_title] => How to Pray the Novena to St. Nicholas [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => how-to-pray-the-novena-to-st-nicholas [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-03-20 15:24:18 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-03-20 15:24:18 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=45695 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 45419 [post_author] => 54 [post_date] => 2023-11-16 18:51:56 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-11-16 18:51:56 [post_content] => <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“How great the dignity of the soul, since each one has from his birth&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>an angel commissioned to guard it.”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>- St. Jerome</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Guardian Angel Prayers - Table of Contents</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Overview</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#scripture">Angels in Scripture</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#examples">Guardian Angel Prayers</a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#angele-dei">Angele Dei</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#healing">Guardian Angel Prayer for Healing</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#trip">Prayer to Guardian Angels Before a Trip</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#protection">Prayer to Guardian Angel for Protection from all Evil</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#gertrude">St. Gertrude’s Prayer to One’s Guardian Angel</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#padre-pio">Padre Pio’s Prayer to Guardian Angel</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#children">A Mother’s Prayer to her Children’s Guardian Angels</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></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=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Many believers are familiar with the idea of <a href="https://diobr.org/news/do-we-have-guardian-angels">angels</a>. God has assigned a guardian angel to every human soul from the beginning of our earthly lives until the hour of our death. Guardian angels show us how near God is to His people and how active He is in human history (<a href="http://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/88/">Catechism of the Catholic Church 336</a>).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While accompanying us on earth, angels constantly look upon the face of God. In doing so, they worship Him and intercede for us in times of temptation and trial, helping us on our pilgrim journey to Heaven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <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/guardianangels">Pray the Guardian Angel Prayer on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Thomas Aquinas <a href="https://opusangelorum.org/commonly-asked-questions-on-the-angels/">explains</a> that angels cannot impact us directly, given our nature as free beings. Still,&nbsp;they can place sentiments and images in our imagination that direct us away from sin and inspire us toward God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"From its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession. Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life. Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels and men united in God." (CCC 336)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Devotion to the Holy Angels brings grace to your life through devout gratitude to God for gifting heavenly angels at our service, peace in facing troublesome life circumstances, and protection in pursuing the Lord. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Guardian angel prayers have their roots in Scripture.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="scripture"><strong>Angels in Scripture</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">There are numerous references to angels that appear in many places in the Bible:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>In the Book of Daniel, Michael is described as “the great prince who has charge of your [Daniel’s] people” (Dan. 12:1).</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>In the Gospels, Jesus indicates that there are guardian angels for individuals, including little children. “He says: see that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven” (Matt. 18:10).</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>In the Book of Revelation, Michael is referred to as the angel who threw Satan down from heaven, and he is known as our defender in spiritual battle. “Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven.” (Revelation 12:7-9)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Following in the footsteps of generations of faithful, including saints, many people today draw strength by asking for the intercession of their guardian angel through prayer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="examples">Guardian Angel Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Angele Dei Prayer</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">To pray for your guardian angel’s intercession, protection, and guidance, pray the Angele Dei</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Angel of God,</em><em><br></em><em>my guardian dear,</em><em><br></em><em>to whom God's love</em><em><br></em><em>commits me here,</em><em><br></em><em>ever this day,</em><em><br></em><em>be at my side,</em><em><br></em><em>to light and guard,</em><em><br></em><em>rule and guide.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="healing"><strong>Guardian Angel Prayer for Healing</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br><em>Glorious Archangel St. Raphael, great prince of the heavenly court, you are illustrious for your gifts of wisdom and grace. You are a guide of those who journey by land or sea or air, consoler of the afflicted, and refuge of sinners. I beg you, assist me in all my needs and in all the sufferings of this life, as once you helped the young Tobias on his travels. Because you are the “medicine of God” I humbly pray you to heal the many infirmities of my soul and the ills that afflict my body. I especially ask of you the favor (here mention your special intention), and the great grace of purity to prepare me to be the temple of the Holy Spirit.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="trip"><strong>Guardian Angels Prayer Before a Trip</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br><em>Dear St. Raphael, your lovely name means “God heals.” The Lord sent you to young Tobias to guide him throughout a long journey. Upon his return you taught him how to cure his father’s blindness. How natural, therefore, for Christians to pray for your powerful help for safe travel and a happy return. This is what we ask for ourselves as well as for all who are far from home.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.amm.org/praywithus/St%20Raphael.aspx">(Source)</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="protection"><strong>Guardian Angel Prayer for Protection from all Evil</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br><em>Most Holy Mother, Queen of the Angels and Archangels, send me your Champion, the Archangel Saint Raphael, let him heal me of all my spiritual and physical ailments in JESUS’ HOLY NAME. May he protect me from satan and all the evil spirits. Saint Raphael be my guide and protector on my journey through life. O’ glorious Saint Raphael the Archangel, herald of blessings, pray for us!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><br>Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(<a href="https://www.virgosacrata.com/healing-prayer-to-saint-raphael-the-archangel.html">Source</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="gertrude"><strong>St. Gertrude’s Prayer to One’s Guardian Angel</strong><br><em><a href="https://aleteia.org/2018/10/02/here-is-a-powerful-guardian-angel-prayer-written-by-st-gertrude-the-great/">Written by</a> St. Gertrude in the 14th century</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O Most holy Angel of God, appointed by God<br>to be my guardian, I give thee thanks for all the<br>benefits which thou hast ever bestowed on me in<br>body and soul. I praise and glorify thee that thou<br>condescended to assist me with such patient<br>fidelity, and to defend me against all the<br>assaults of my enemy. Blessed be the hour in<br>which thou were assigned me for my guardian,<br>my defender and my patron. In acknowledgment<br>and return for all thy loving ministries to me, I<br>offer thee the infinitely precious and noble Heart<br>of Jesus, and firmly purpose to obey thee<br>henceforward, and most faithfully to serve<br>my God.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="padre-pio"><strong>Padre Pio’s Guardian Angel Prayer</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Oh, my Holy guardian Angel, care for my soul and my body.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Enlighten my mind that I may better know the Lord my God and love Him with all my heart.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Watch over me when I pray so I won't give into life's distractions.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>​Sustain me with your counsel as I live as righteous Christian, and help me to do good works with a giving heart.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Protect me from the cunning of the adversary, and lift me up when I am being tempted so I may win the fight against evil.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Stay beside me at all times, never stop watching over me until I'm called back to the father's house, where we will praise together our Great God for all eternity. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(<a href="https://www.padrepiodapietrelcina.com/en/prayer-guardian-angel-padre-pio/">Source</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <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/guardianangels">Pray on Hallow Today</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="children"><strong>A Mother’s Prayer to her Children’s Guardian Angels</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>I humbly salute thee,</em><em><br></em><em>O thee faithful,</em><em><br></em><em>Heavenly Friends of my children!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>I give thee heartfelt thanks</em><em><br></em><em>for all the love and goodness thou hast shown them.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>At some future day I shall,</em><em><br></em><em>with thanks more worthy than I can now give, repay your care for them,</em><em><br></em><em>and before the whole heavenly court</em><em><br></em><em>acknowledge their indebtedness to thy guidance and protection.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Continue to watch over them, I beseech thee and provide for all their needs of body and soul.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Pray, likewise, for me, for my husband,</em><em><br></em><em>and my whole family, that we may all one day rejoice in thy blessed company.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55385/a-mothers-prayer-to-the-guardian-angels-of-her-children">Source</a>)</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/how-to-pray-the-st-michael-chaplet/">How to Pray the St. Michael Chaplet</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/night-prayer-bedtime/">Night Prayers Before Bed</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/">Prayers to the Holy Spirit</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-protection/">Bible Verses for Protection</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Guardian Angel Prayers: Catholic Prayers for Healing, Protection, Children and More [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => guardian-angel-prayers [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-05-16 16:18:33 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-05-16 16:18:33 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=45419 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 43777 [post_author] => 54 [post_date] => 2023-11-01 22:46:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-11-01 22:46:34 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Prayers for the Dead Table of Contents:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Overview</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#why">Why Pray for Souls?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#how-to">How to Pray for the Dead</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#bible-verses">Bible Verses to Help Pray for the Dead</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#related-prayers">Related Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.” </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Catechism of the Catholic Church 1030</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-overview"><strong>Overview</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Praying for the souls of our loved ones is a beautiful and important way to show our love and support for them, even after they have passed away. The Church believes that death is not the end, but rather a transition to eternal life. Our prayers can help to purify the souls of those who are in purgatory, so that they can more quickly enter into Heaven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On All Souls’ Day, we celebrate, honor, and pray for all those who have died. While it is important to pray for souls everyday, November 2 is a particularly special day for prayers for the dead.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:block {"ref":42529} /--> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="why"><strong>Why Pray for the Souls of our Loved Ones?</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">First and foremost, we should pray for our loved ones’ souls to show our love and support for them, even after they have passed away. Our prayers can help to comfort them and strengthen their souls on the way to Heaven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Second, our prayers can help to purify the souls of those who are in <a href="https://prayforsouls.org/library/documents/what-the-catechism-of-the-catholic-church-teaches">purgatory</a>. Purgatory is a place of temporary purification where souls go to be cleansed of their remaining sins before entering <a href="http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a12.htm">Heaven</a>. Our prayers can help to shorten their time in Purgatory and bring them closer to eternal <a href="https://www.sfcatholic.org/bishopsbulletin/why-do-we-pray-for-the-souls-in-purgatory/">life</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Finally, praying for the souls of our loved ones is a way to grow in our own faith. When we pray for others, we are reminded of our own mortality and the importance of living a good and virtuous life.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Catechism of the Catholic Church mentions the communion of all the faithful of Christ, including those living on earth, the dead who are being purified in purgatory, and the blessed in heaven (CCC 962). This is also known as the <a href="https://www.archstl.org/pray-church-militant-suffering-and-triumphant-5180#:~:text=Traditionally%2C%20these%20three%20states%20have,Church%20Expectant)%20and%20Church%20Triumphant.">Church Militant</a>, Church Penitent, and Church Triumphant.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to"><strong>How to Pray for the Souls of the Dead</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed">There is no right or wrong way to pray for the souls of our loved ones as long as you pray with sincerity and from the heart. We can offer any specific prayer for our loved ones, including the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a>, the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">Divine Mercy Chaplet</a>, novenas, and especially the Holy Mass.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Francis reminds us of the power of having a Mass offered for a deceased loved one.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Church tradition has always urged prayer for the dead, in particular by offering the celebration of the Eucharist for them: it is the best spiritual help that we can give to their souls, particularly to the most abandoned ones,” <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/francis-chronicles/pope-s-quotes-remember-dead">he said</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You don’t need to formally arrange a <a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/general-instruction-of-the-roman-missal/girm-chapter-8">Mass offering</a> to pray for someone who has died. Simple prayers and intentions, in conversation with God, are all it takes. Some good intentions might be for deceased loved ones to be forgiven of their sins, to be healed of any spiritual wounds, and to be given the grace to enter Heaven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Some simple prayers you can say are:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Eternal Rest Prayer</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and let perpetual light shine upon them.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>May they rest in peace. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(<a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/prayers/eternal-rest.html">Source</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Prayer for Our Faithful Departed</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Like the seed buried in the ground, you have produced the harvest of eternal life for us; make us always dead to sin and alive to God. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(<a href="https://gateofheaven.org/2021/06/prayer-for-our-faithful-departed-buried-may-2021/">Source</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>St. Gertrude’s Prayer</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners every where, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(<a href="http://midletonparish.ie/prayer-of-st-gertrude-for-all-the-holy-souls-in-purgatory-2/#:~:text=Eternal%20Father%2C%20I%20offer%20Thee,Amen.">Source</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <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/prayersforthedead">Find peace through prayer. Try Hallow.</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="bible-verses"><strong>Bible Verses to Help You Pray for the Dead</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When we think about those who have passed away, Scripture can help unite us to our deceased loved one–and bring us God’s peace.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Here are some Bible passages that will help lift up deceased loved ones to God while also providing comfort to those who mourn their absence here on earth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Psalm 91:1-7:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;who abide in the shade of the Almighty,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;Say to the Lord, “My refuge and fortress,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;my God in whom I trust.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;He will rescue you from the fowler’s snare,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from the destroying plague,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;He will shelter you with his pinions,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and under his wings you may take refuge;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;his faithfulness is a protecting shield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;You shall not fear the terror of the night</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;nor the arrow that flies by day,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;Nor the pestilence that roams in darkness,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;nor the plague that ravages at noon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Though a thousand fall at your side,</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ten thousand at your right hand,</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;near you it shall not come.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>1 Thessalonians 13-18:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep. Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first.</strong> Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore, console one another with these words.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Isaiah 41: 10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Do not fear: I am with you;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;do not be anxious: I am your God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>I will strengthen you, I will help you,</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Praying for the souls of our loved ones is a beautiful and important way to help their souls, as well as grow in our own faith and to draw closer to God. If you have lost a loved one, we encourage you to pray for them regularly. Your prayers will make a difference.</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-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-surgery-and-recovery/">Prayers for Surgery and Recovery</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-hope/">Prayers for Hope</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/all-saints-day-faq-origin-celebrations-and-prayers/">All Saints Day</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/all-souls-day-prayers-for-2022/">All Souls Day</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-funerals/">Bible Verses for Funerals</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-loss/">Bible Verses for Loss</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-mourning/">Bible Verses for Mourning</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <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/prayersforthedead">Pray in the Hallow App</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> [post_title] => Prayers for the Dead: Catholic Prayers to Remember Those Deceased [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => prayers-for-the-dead [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2025-06-05 15:09:47 [post_modified_gmt] => 2025-06-05 15:09:47 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=43777 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 43601 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-11-01 12:00:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-11-01 12:00:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Leading Catholic children’s podcast available immediately on Hallow.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>CHICAGO, Nov. 1, 2023 -</strong> Saints Alive, the leading Catholic podcast for kids, is joining forces with Hallow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">All episodes of the popular children’s audio dramas are available immediately on Hallow, and future episodes also will publish on Hallow, the No. 1 prayer app.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Saints Alive podcast <a href="https://osvinstitute.com/osv-institute-for-catholic-innovation-announces-winners-of-2022-osv-challenge/">captured the top prize</a> for in 2022 OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation Challenge</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Melissa and Alex Dee, who created Saints Alive with Tanner Kalina, will continue to produce the radio theater show, which has spotlighted saints such as St. Mother Teresa, St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Therese of Lisieux.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Since the beginning, the mission of Saints Alive has been to inspire the next generation through truth and beauty,” said Melissa Dee, co-creator of Saints Alive. “We’re thrilled to join the Hallow family and continue helping children come to know God through the beautiful and very real lives of saints.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Saints Alive podcast is the latest prayer resource on Hallow specifically for children and their parents.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In September, Hallow announced the launch of <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/hallow-launches-kids-prayer-curriculum-daily-virtue/">Kids’ Prayers, Curriculum and Daily Virtue</a>, aimed at children in second through fifth grade.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow already offers a daily “Guess That Saint” trivia series for children of all ages as well as athlete prayers popular with teens.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Bedtime Prayers offering for kids helps children develop a habit of nightly prayer with simple night time reflections and meditations.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Saints Alive episodes further bolster the library of prayer resources for children that Hallow offers. The <a href="https://www.saintsalivepodcast.com/episodes/saint-john-paul-ii">latest Saints Alive episode</a> features St. Pope John Paul II and is available now.<br><br><strong>About Hallow</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3628876-1&amp;h=568891511&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fhallow.com%2F&amp;a=Hallow">Hallow</a>&nbsp;helps people deepen their relationship with God through audio-guided prayers, sleep meditations, Bible readings, meditations, and music. The app has more than 10,000 sessions including a daily Rosary, daily Gospel, daily saint, novenas, examens, Father Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year, The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie’s audio Bible, Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons, peaceful Christian music, Gregorian chant, and so much more. Launched in December 2018, Hallow is now the #1 Catholic app in the world and has been downloaded 10 million times and used to pray over 300 million times across 150-plus countries.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Media Contact:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Stephen Spiewak, Hallow</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="mailto:stephen@hallow.app">stephen@hallow.app</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => Hallow Adds Saints Alive Podcast to Library of Sessions for Kids [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => saints-alive-joins-hallow [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-11-01 13:06:05 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-11-01 13:06:05 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=43601 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 43277 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-10-25 14:26:27 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-10-25 14:26:27 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>CHICAGO, Oct. 25, 2023 </strong>- Hallow, the No. 1 Christian prayer app, today announced a partnership with Saint Francis University (Loretto, Pa.) to support the spiritual lives and mental health of the school’s community.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The new relationship will bring access to Hallow’s entire library of prayer, meditation, sleep and music resources free of charge for students and faculty at Saint Francis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"Saint Francis University is excited to partner with Hallow in offering our community members access to this transformative app,” said Fr. Stephen Mary Waruszewski, Director of Campus Ministry. “As an institution guided by the principles of St. Francis of Assisi, we recognize the importance of nurturing the mind, body, and spirit of our students, faculty, and staff.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow continues to rise in popularity with young people and those of all ages, becoming the No. 3 most downloaded app in the App Store during Ash Wednesday earlier this year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The app offers a wide range of resources, including:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Daily prayer series focused on Scripture, to help establish daily prayer habits</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Content developed by Catholic mental health professional on topics such as stress, anxiety, relationships, grief and addiction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Prayers for athletes, featuring Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs and others</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mental health content developed with Catholic experts on social and emotional well-being</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Inspirational reflections on Scripture from Fr. Pete McCormick, C.S.C., Director of Campus Ministry at the University of Notre Dame</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“We are incredibly excited to be able to support the oldest Catholic-Franciscan college in the United States in continuing to develop a culture focused on faith, respect, and joy,” said Hallow co-founder Alessandro DiSanto. “Building a life focused on both contemplation and action is one of the central aspects of Franciscan spirituality and is exactly what the Hallow app aims to help inspire in the life of our users.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As one of the oldest Catholic universities in the United States, Saint Francis University has been educating students with a focus on Franciscan values since 1847.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Saint Francis becomes one of the latest universities to partner with Hallow, which previously launched successful partnerships with Franciscan University of Steubenville and the University of Notre Dame.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>About Hallow</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3628876-1&amp;h=568891511&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fhallow.com%2F&amp;a=Hallow">Hallow</a> helps people deepen their relationship with God through audio-guided prayers, sleep meditations, Bible readings, meditations, and music. The app has more than 10,000 sessions including a daily Rosary, daily Gospel, daily saint, novenas, examens, Father Mike Schmitz's Bible in a Year, The Chosen's Jonathan Roumie's audio Bible, Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermons, peaceful Christian music, Gregorian chant, and so much more. Launched in December 2018, Hallow is now the #1 Catholic app in the world and has been downloaded 10 million times and used to pray over 300 million times across 150-plus countries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>About Saint Francis University</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://francis.edu/">Saint Francis University</a> in Loretto, Pa., is the oldest Catholic-Franciscan college in the United States. Its mission is to help students grow into compassionate, successful professionals through a culture of faith, generosity, respect, discovery, and joy. Saint Francis University offers traditional campus-based learning and competitive online and graduate degree offerings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Media Contact:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Stephen Spiewak, Hallow</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="mailto:stephen@hallow.app">stephen@hallow.app</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Erin McCloskey, Saint Francis University</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="mailto:EMcCloskey@francis.edu">EMcCloskey@francis.edu</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => Hallow Partners With Saint Francis University to Support Faith Lives of Students, Teachers and Administrators [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => hallow-partners-with-saint-francis-university [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-10-25 15:18:01 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-10-25 15:18:01 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=43277 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 8588 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2023-10-17 16:50:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-10-17 16:50:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Jude Thaddeus is often called the patron saint of “the impossible.” Pray this <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a>, with <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/hallow-press-release-our-newest-partner-dr-scott-hahn/">Dr. Scott Hahn</a> as your guide, during seasons of struggle, pain, and challenge in your life. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, ‘Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.’</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>John 14:22-23</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="#who-was-st-jude">Who was St. Jude? </a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#jude-the-disciple">One of the twelve disciples</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#st-jude-medalion">St. Jude’s medallion</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#st-jude-martyr">Martyrdom and modern popularity</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#why-pray-st-jude-novena">Why pray the St. Jude Novena?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#when-to-pray-st-jude-novena">When should we pray the St. Jude Novena?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#how-to-pray-st-jude-novena">How to Pray the St. Jude Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#related-prayers">Related prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="who-was-st-jude">Who was St. Jude?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="jude-the-disciple">One of the twelve disciples</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Jude is the patron saint of hopeless causes and desperate situations. He was one of Jesus’s twelve disciples, though he is only <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14%3A22-23&amp;version=NRSV">quoted</a> once in the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-gospels/">Gospels</a> (see above). While called Judas in the Gospel of John, he is known by Jude to avoid confusion with Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus, as John points out in his Gospel. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Many people have become more familiar with St. Jude through watching the popular TV show "The Chosen," in which actor <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4544348/">Giavani Cairo</a> portrays Jude Thaddeus. Cairo leads the St. Jude Novena on 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/stjudenovena">Pray the St. Jude Novena with Jude from The Chosen</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="st-jude-medalion">St. Jude’s medallion </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Tradition <a href="https://shrineofstjude.org/the-shrine/st-jude/st-jude-thaddeus-symbols/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">holds</a> that while Jesus was still alive, King Abgar of Edessa (modern-day Turkey) was sick with an incurable disease. He wrote Jesus a letter, asking for a miracle. Jesus responded to King Abgar that he would send one of his disciples to heal him. Then, Jesus impressed his face onto a cloth for St. Jude to transport to King Abgar. Upon receiving the cloth, King Abgar was healed. Today, St. Jude is often depicted with the same “image of Edessa” on a medallion around his neck.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="st-jude-martyr">Martyrdom &amp; modern popularity</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Jude continued ministering in Persia and was martyred in Persia alongside St. Simon. The two Saints share the same feast day (October 28th) and are buried together in the crypt beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">He was <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Jude-Apostle" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">popularized</a> in prayer for desperate causes in the late 18th century in western Europe. Nowadays, many know St. Jude as the namesake of children’s research hospitals across the United States. In the fall of 2023, a relic of St. Jude toured the U.S., <a href="https://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/articles/st-jude-relics-visit-immaculate-conception/">making stops in 100 different cities</a>. The tour, organized by the Treasures of the Church apostolate, <a href="https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/meeting-the-apostle-of-hope-thousands-venerate-major-relic-of-st-jude-thaddeus">helped bring the St. Jude relic</a> to crowds of thousands at some stops.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="why-pray-st-jude-novena">Why pray the St. Jude Novena? </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We pray the St. Jude Novena to lead us in prayer for hope and strength during difficult times in our lives and in the lives of others. St. Jude sought to love the Lord through challenging times, so we strive to imitate this same unwavering faith. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="when-to-pray-st-jude-novena">When should we pray the St. Jude Novena?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The St. Jude Novena is commonly prayed in preparation for the Saint’s feast day on October 28th. Some <a href="https://www.newsitem.com/news/local/our-lady-of-hope-slated-to-host-st-jude-novena-next-week/article_93b5a9b3-0814-5040-bf9d-161ca2a03298.html">parishes organize</a> communal prayer of the St. Jude Novena. However, you can pray this novena during any season of struggle when you’re in need of the Saint’s comfort. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to-pray-st-jude-novena">How to Pray the St. Jude Novena </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":9823,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/How-to-Pray-Mary-Undoer-of-Knots-3-1024x536.png" alt="Hallow App - How to pray - St. Jude Novena" class="wp-image-9823"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:yoast/how-to-block {"hasDuration":true,"days":"0","hours":"0","minutes":"15","jsonDescription":"\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Pray the St. Jude Novena\u003c/strong\u003e","steps":[{"id":"how-to-step-1639099551732","name":["Begin by making the sign of the cross"],"text":[{"type":"em","props":{"children":["In the name of Father, and of the Son, and of the ",{"type":"a","props":{"href":"https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/","children":["Holy Spirit"]}},", Amen. 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You can choose one intention to pray with for the entire nine days, or you can name a different one each day of prayer.<br/><br/>Whether it is a physical, mental, or spiritual struggle you or a loved one endures, you can name these intentions of your heart in prayer.</p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639100014504"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Pray the St. Jude novena prayer</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>“St. Jude, you are the patron of the impossible. Pray for me and my intentions! O St. Jude, pray that God’s grace and mercy will cover my intentions. Pray for the impossible if it is God’s will.</em><br/><br/><em>Pray that I may have the grace to accept God’s holy will even if it is painful and difficult for me.”</em></p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639100044625"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Rest with the daily meditation</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"> The daily meditation focuses on a different theme each day, including faith, sacrifice, and hope. The first day of the novena asks St. Jude to lead us in loving God: <em>“St. Jude, you loved our Lord, help me to love Him more.”</em> </p> </li><li class="schema-how-to-step" id="how-to-step-1639100083629"><strong class="schema-how-to-step-name">Close with the Sign of the Cross</strong> <p class="schema-how-to-step-text"><em>In the name of Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. </em> <br/><br/>Repeat this prayer with St. Jude for eight more days to complete the novena.</p> </li></ol></div> <!-- /wp:yoast/how-to-block --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You can pray the St. Jude Novena with Dr. Scott Hahn on Hallow. On behalf of the Hallow Team, we hope this novena supports you in praying through challenging times in your life. </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/stjudenovena">Join the Novena for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="related-prayers">Related Prayers</h3> <!-- /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-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 Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-teresa-of-avila-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">St. Teresa of Ávila prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-family-novena/">How to Pray the Holy Family Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-peregrine-novena/">Novena to St. Peregrine</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Article updated Oct. 19, 2023</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => St. Jude Novena: How to Pray the Novena to St. Jude [post_excerpt] => Pray this novena to lead you through times of struggle, pain, and challenge. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 42273 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2023-10-09 20:02:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-10-09 20:02:45 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Our Lady of Aparecida Table of Contents</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#history">History</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#popularity">Popularity</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#pilgrimages">Pilgrimages</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#feast-day">Feast Day</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#prayers">Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady of Aparecida: History, Prayers, Feast Day, Miracles and More&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady of Aparecida is the patron of Brazil, and her feast day represents a national holiday in the country of more than 200 million people, many of whom are Catholic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Virgin of Aparecida has been associated with many miracles spanning centuries. She remains an important part of the faith of Brazilian Catholics as well as believers scattered throughout the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Her face is the face of the Brazilian people,” <a href="https://aleteia.org/2013/07/25/whats-so-important-about-the-virgin-of-aparecida/">said Father Jose Arnaldo Juliano dos Santos</a>, a Catholic historian. “She’s the great unifier of Brazil, who reaches across all sorts of divisions of race, class, region, and religion, and brings us all together as a people.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Learn more about Our Lady of Aparecida (which means: Our Lady Revealed) and how she might inspire your faith today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/call-to-action {"name":"acf/call-to-action","data":{"title":"Build a Habit of Prayer. 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It was not a peak season for fishing, so the trio prayed for the intercession of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While pulling in their nets at the end of a long day, they realized they had “caught” a headless wooden statue of the Virgin Mary, which had somehow ended up in the river–and the nets of the fishermen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Throwing the nets back in the water, they pulled in a wooden head that they quickly realized belonged to the body of the statue they previously netted.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Tossing their nets into the water once more, they suddenly had more fish than they could handle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary didn’t appear that day the same way she appeared in <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-prayers-celebrations/">Guadalupe</a> or Fatima, but her presence was clearly felt and word of the miraculous occurrence rapidly spread throughout Brazil.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="popularity">Growth in Popularity</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Word of the statue’s discovery–and subsequent miraculous fishing hauls–spread quickly throughout Brazil.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">People traveled to see the statue, held in a small hut where one of the fishermen lived. A small chapel was built to house it more properly, but by 1737, <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/10/12/our-lady-of-aparecida.html">a larger chapel replaced it</a>, to better accommodate its growing popularity.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">By 1888, a larger cathedral, now <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-pope-basilica/brazils-giant-basilica-is-backdrop-for-pope-visit-idUSN0236838720070506">known as the Old Basilica</a>, was finished after 50 years of work. For Latin America’s most popular shrine, it was still not large enough.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 1930, Pope Pius XI declared Our Lady of Aparecia the Patroness of Brazil. In 1955, work began on the current Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/saints/john-paul-ii/">Pope John Paul II</a> <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/1980/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19800704_aparecida-brazil.html">visited and inaugurated the current basilica</a>, the second largest basilica in the world, beind only St. Peter’s in Rome, in 1980.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Devotees of Our Lady and pilgrims to Aparecida present here, and you who follow us on radio and television, preserve jealously this tender and trusting love for the Virgin, which is characteristic of you,” he said during his address that day. “Never allow it to become lukewarm! Let it not be an abstract love, but an incarnate love.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="pilgrimages">Pilgrimages to Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Millions of people from around the world make the trek to Aparecida each year, inspired by Our Lady and to visit her shrine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s become such a popular destination that it spawned the creation of a <a href="https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/look-ahead-benedict-brazil">massive religious theme park</a> that opened in 2000.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Groups like <a href="https://famvin.org/en/2022/07/21/the-historic-50th-pilgrimage-to-aparecida-brings-together-13000-people/">Society of Saint Vincent de Paul</a> plan large trips there each year. <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2007/may/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20070513_conference-aparecida.html">In 2007</a>, Pope Benedict chose Aparecida as the site of the Fifth General Conference of Bishops.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the middle of February each year, a group of men <a href="https://www.cnbb.org.br/cresce-o-terco-dos-homens-no-brasil/">gather to pray the Rosary</a> at the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida. The gathering began in 2009 with 600 men but <a href="https://www.a12.com/redacaoa12/igreja/o-fenomeno-terco-dos-homens">exploded to more than 80,000 men in 2019</a>, before the pandemic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="feast-day">Our Lady of Aparecida Feast Day</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Feast for Our Lady of Aparecida occurs each year on October 12.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It is a national holiday in Brazil, as Our Lady continues to influence the daily lives of Brazilian Catholics.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A recent example of this is the trend of Brazilian brides choosing to have images of Our Lady of Aparecida <a href="https://aleteia.org/2023/04/03/veil-with-image-of-our-lady-becomes-trend-among-catholic-brides/">sewn into their wedding gowns</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The design is a common tattoo choice, and the hymn <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZRJuTZaIdY">associated with Our Lady of Aparecida</a> is also a popular tune.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <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/aparecida">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="prayers">Our Lady of Aparecida Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The most popular prayer asking for the intercession of Our Lady of Aparecida goes as follows:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Prayer to Our Lady of Aparecida</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:group {"className":"","layout":{"type":"constrained"}} --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:group {"className":"","layout":{"type":"flex","orientation":"vertical"}} --> <div class="wp-block-group"><!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O incomparable Our Lady of Aparecida, Mother of my God, Queen of Angels, Advocate of sinners, Refuge and Consolation of the afflicted and troubled.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">O Most Holy Virgin, full of power and kindness, cast a favorable gaze upon us, so that we may be helped in all our needs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Remember, most clement Mother Aparecida, that it is not known that of all those who have turned to you, invoked your most holy name and begged for your singular protection, any one was abandoned by you.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Encouraged by this confidence, I turn to you: I take you from this day forward forever as my Mother, my protector, my consolation and guide, my hope and my light at the hour of death.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">So, Lady, free me from everything that could offend you and your Son, my Redeemer and Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed Virgin, preserve this unworthy servant of yours, this house and its inhabitants, from pestilence, famine, war, lightning, storms and other dangers and evils that may plague us.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Sovereign Lady, deign to direct us in all spiritual and temporal affairs; deliver us from the temptation of the devil, so that, walking the path of virtue, through the merits of your purest Virginity and the most precious Blood of your Son, we may see you, love and enjoy eternal glory, for all ages of ages.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --></div> <!-- /wp:group --></div> <!-- /wp:group --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope John Paul II offered the following prayer at Mass in the Basilica of Aparecida on July 4, 1980:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lady Aparecida, a son of yours</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">who belongs to you unreservedly— totus tuus!—</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">called by the mysterious Plan of Providence to be Vicar of your Son on earth,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">wishes to address you at this moment.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">He recalls with emotion,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">because of the brown colour of this image of yours,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">another image of yours</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">the Black Virgin of Jasna Gora!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of God and ours,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">protect the Church, the Pope, the bishops, the priests</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">and all the faithful people;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">welcome under your protecting mantle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">men and women religious, families, children, young people and their educators!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Health of the sick and Consoler of the afflicted,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">comfort those who are suffering in body and in soul;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">be the light of those who are seeking Christ, the Redeemer of man:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">show all men that you are the Mother of our confidence.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of Peace and Mirror of Justice,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">obtain peace for the world,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">ensure that Brazil may have lasting peace,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">that men will always live together as brothers,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">as sons of God!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady Aparecida,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">bless this Shrine of yours and those who work in it&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">bless this people praying and singing here,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">bless all your sons,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">bless Brazil. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2013/documents/papa-francesco_20130724_gmg-omelia-aparecida.html">Pope Francis offered</a> the following prayer during a homily at the basilica in 2013:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary Most Holy by the merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in your beloved image of Aparecida, spread infinite favours over all Brazil.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I, unworthy to be counted among your sons and daughters but full of desire to share in the blessings of your mercy, lie prostrate at your feet. To you I consecrate my intentions, that they may ever dwell on the love that you merit; to you I consecrate my tongue that it may ever praise you and spread your devotion; to you I consecrate my heart, that, after God, I may love you above all things.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Receive me, incomparable Queen, you whom Christ Crucified gave to us as Mother, and count me among your blessed sons and daughters; take me under your protection; come to my aid in all my needs, both spiritual and temporal, and above all at the hour of my death.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Bless me, heavenly helper, and through your powerful intercession, give me strength in my weakness, so that, by serving you faithfully in this life, I may praise you, love you and give you thanks in heaven, for all eternity. Let it be!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-related-prayer-resources">Related Prayer Resources</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- 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/feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-prayers-celebrations/">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/our-lady-of-chiquinquira-history-feast-day-and-prayers/">Our Lady of Chiquinquira</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/our-lady-of-fatima/">Our Lady of Fatima</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Our Lady of Aparecida: History, Prayers, Feast Day, Miracles and More  [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => our-lady-of-aparecida-prayers-feast-day [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-05-29 13:31:43 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-05-29 13:31:43 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=42273 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 45986 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2023-10-01 21:11:14 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-10-01 21:11:14 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We’ve received a lot of feedback over the last few days on the Advent challenge, with many folks really excited and many, understandably, upset, hurt, or confused. Many have asked questions about Hallow’s stance on issues of Church teaching.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I’d want to start by saying that Hallow stands proudly and unequivocally in support of all Catholic Church teaching, especially the pro-life stance of the Church and the USCCB’s affirmation of the end of abortion as the preeminent priority. It is a heartbreakingly important issue that we as an organization, and I personally, take very seriously. We have several explicitly pro-life prayers and meditations on the app guided by the foremost pro-life leaders in the Church. We would never allow any content on the app that goes against the pro-life teaching of the Church. We consistently send our team to the March for Life each year. We will do everything in our power as long as we are around to assist in the fight for life and to work to let God change hearts and minds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When we originally decided on the theme for this year’s Advent challenge, we prayed and reflected on who might be best to help bring C.S. Lewis’s words to life and help us all to grow closer to Christ, while still remaining, as we always do and will, fully in-line with Church teaching.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We were thrilled with the opportunity to partner with Liam as a voice actor to read the C.S. Lewis passages because of his powerful portrayal of Aslan (who is C.S. Lewis’s representation of Christ) in the C.S. Lewis films. We felt that pairing Liam alongside Jonathan Roumie and an incredible religious sister would allow us to hear Liam bring to life the writings in a new way, while also letting the religious sister and Jonathan lead us deeper into a Catholic reflection on the passages.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">They’ve all three done an incredible job recording the scripts. They are each deeply moving and we’re excited and humbled to be able to share them with the Hallow community. We believe that many will find them life-changingly powerful and that the challenge will help them grow deeper in their relationship with God.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">All that being said, we do not stand behind or claim to endorse any of the personal views, past actions, or political opinions of any of the narrators on the app. We have many actors on the app with differing personal views on many topics, some who are practicing Catholics, but several of whom come from different faith backgrounds. Several have done things in the past or may hold personal views that we would disagree with. The one thing we do strongly stand behind is every word they read within the app itself.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We have two different philosophies for approaching partners. One is for anyone on the app we have sharing their own reflections or sermons. This bar is very high - we look for the partner to have deep expertise in what they are speaking about and an extensive background in theology and adherence to the Church. We must ensure and trust that everything they say on the app is 100% orthodox and in-line with Church teaching. The other bar is for our actors or other partners. These partners are each reading from a script - usually Scripture passages or quotes from theological writings - written by our theology team. We partner with these actors, athletes, and creators, some of whom are not practicing Catholics, for their ability to bring the readings to life in a new way and invite a new audience to prayer. Our philosophy for which partners we work with in this second category has been primarily rooted, as everything we do at Hallow is, in discerning the extent to which it will help people grow closer to God while also seriously evaluating any risk that any content or partnership might lead people away from God.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While the majority of the content on Hallow, by far, is led by incredible religious - nuns, priests, bishops - who lead people into deep reflections and spiritual practices, our goal at Hallow has always been to try to reach out to folks who have fallen away and to invite them into a relationship with Christ. This often means partnering with non-traditional partners and people from different backgrounds. It’s one of the reasons why we’re so grateful to the partners who do choose to work with us. It takes courage, especially in today’s world, to decide to partner with an explicitly Catholic app and to use your talents and platform as a celebrity to invite people into prayer. It’s an honor to work with our partners - both those who take their Catholic faith seriously, and those who are in different places in their faith journey - to try to join in with God’s effort to reach out to the very hardest to reach, those in the darkest of places.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As with every major decision at Hallow, we prayed deeply through this decision and consulted heavily with our advisors. It is a very difficult decision. Ultimately for us it comes down to our discernment in prayer. I do not always get clear answers in prayer, but in this particular case I do strongly believe this is what God is calling us to do. I understand if you disagree.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On that note, I deeply appreciate all the feedback. We are very early in the process of learning how to build this content &amp; community. Please know of our prayers for you. I humbly ask you for yours.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Alex, CEO &amp; Co-Founder</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-resources-from-hallow">More Resources From Hallow</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/ash-wednesday/">Ash Wednesday 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Complete Guide to Lent</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/what-to-give-up-for-lent/">Things to Give Up for Lent</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-fasting-rules/">Lent Fasting Rules</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/when-is-lent/">Lent 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Response to Advent Prayer Challenge [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => response-to-advent-prayer-challenge [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-02-13 01:41:50 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-02-13 01:41:50 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=45986 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )