<h2>Why pray this Novena?</h2><p>You probably know that Saint Matthew is the one who wrote the Gospel of Saint Matthew.</p><p>And you also probably know that when he converted, when Jesus first talked to him, that he was a tax collector.</p><p><strong>Saint Matthew is the Patron Saint of Money, Bankers and Tax Collectors</strong></p><p>So whether it be trouble with debts, with taxes, with your finances or if you need help in any money related field, trust Saint Matthew with your difficulties.</p><p class="hoz_quote">Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy them and thieves can break in and steal.                                                                                                  But store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys them and thieves cannot break in and steal.                                                                                  For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be too.</p><p>Matthew 6:19-21</p><h2>The program</h2><p>Every day for 9 days, receive:</p><p>🪔A meditation</p><p>📖A Bible quote</p><p>🙏A prayer to say by clicking on &#34;pray&#34;</p><h2>Click on Join to receive the 9 days of prayer</h2><p>And <a href="https://hozana.org/en/intentions">click here </a>to leave your prayer intention before starting the novena.</p>

Financial help: novena to Saint Matthew

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me beside still waters;
he restores my soul.
He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley 
of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff--they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.

<p class="hoz_important">Advent with Pope Francis and Laudato Si&#039;: Preparing for the Good News</p><p class="hoz_quote">The Lord, in the culmination of the mystery of the Incarnation, chose to reach our intimate depths through a fragment of matter. He comes not from above, but from within, he comes that we might find him in this world of ours.” Pope Francis (LS 236)</p><p>During Advent, we embark on a journey of preparation for our encounter with God, Jesus Christ who comes to meet us within Creation - this is the Good News! We anticipate with hope and joy the renewal of all Creation through the Incarnation as Jesus takes on the material life we share with all creatures. <br /><br /></p><p>In this Advent retreat, we will be bringing special attention to how we share this path of preparation in communion with Creation, who also eagerly awaits for redemption (cf. Rm 8:19-23). We will be guided by the words of Pope Francis and the encyclical <em>Laudato Si&#039;</em>, his special letter to us all about the call to care for our common home. </p><h2>Each week you will be invited to reflect on a specific theme through </h2><ul><li>a short video from <em>The Letter </em>- a documentary with Pope Francis about the <em>Laudato Si&#039;</em>, </li><li>a short reflection on that theme, and </li><li>a prayer. </li></ul><p>Each week you will also be invited to a call to action, a concrete way to prepare for Christmas more sustainably.</p><p class="hoz_quote">As Pope Francis reminds us, <em>“Living our vocation to be protectors of God&#039;s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.” (LS 217)</em> </p><p class="hoz_important">Join us as we eagerly await Christ&#039;s coming, crying out with Creation for the light of the world to come!</p>

Advent with Pope Francis and Laudato Si'

All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united
with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle
for justice, love and peace.
Amen

<h2>A Walk of Faith for Valentine&#039;s Day!</h2><p>Now is the time to experience the spirit of Valentine&#039;s Day, by confidently entrusting our desires to live a Christian marriage to St. Valentine, a great martyr and the patron saint of lovers.</p><p>Be assured that we share your hopes and keep your intentions in our hearts every day!</p><h2>The Grace of Love: a Gift from God</h2><ul><li>Pray for yourself: pray that you meet someone in accordance with the Lord &#039;s heart.</li><li>Pray for yourself: entrust God with your desire to live a fruitful Christian marriage.</li><li>Pray for a single person you know who suffers from loneliness.</li><li>Pray for all those who desire to get married.</li><li>Pray that marriages be based on the « Rock of Faith » .</li><li>Pray for young people who are not looking to commit to the Sacrament of Marriage </li><li>Pray that the world regains a deep sense of commitment to sacraments.</li></ul><p>… other ideas? Share them with us!</p><p><strong>St. Valentine will certainly be happy to hear them and present them to the Lord!</strong></p><h2>Commitment</h2><p>Commit yourself to offer your thanks to St. Valentine: if you feel that he answered your prayers, celebrate his Feast Day in a spirit of gratitude for his intercession on your behalf!</p><h2>Click Join to receive the prayers</h2><p><a href="https://hozana.org/en/intentions">Click here to leave your prayer intention.</a></p>

Meet Your Soulmate with the Novena to St. Valentine

Loving Father,
You know that the deepest desire of my heart is
to meet someone that I can share my life with.
I trust in Your loving plan for me and ask that I may soon meet
the person that you have prepared for me.
Through the power of Your Holy Spirit,
open my heart and mind so that I recognize my soulmate.
Remove any obstacles that are in the way of this happy encounter,
So that I might find a new sense of wholeness, joy and peace.
Give me the grace too, to know and accept, if you have another plan for my life.
I surrender my past, present and future into the tender heart of Your Son, Jesus,
full of confidence that You will hear and answer my prayer.
AMEN.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in You.
St Valentine, pray for me.

<p>Join us in praying this novena made at the occasion of the beatification of Bl. Carlo Acutis </p><p>Carlo Acutis was a young Italian who died at the age of 15 of leukaemia, he had a short but intense life driven by his immense love for Jesus and the Eucharist. As we remember his words : &#039;Jesus is my great friend and the Eucharist is my highway to Heaven&#039; let us ask for his intercession so that the institution of a Shrine of the Most Holy Sacrament can be founded in the Uk.</p><p>Servant of God Carlo Acutis pray for us!</p>

Novena to the Servant of God: Carlo Acutis

Dear Father,
Who has given us the ardent testimony
of the young Servant of God, Carlo Acutis,
who made the Eucharist the core of his life
and strength of his daily commitments
so that everybody may love You above all else,
let him soon be counted among 
the Blesseds and Saints in Your Church.

Confirm my Faith
nurture my Hope,
strengthen my Charity
in the image of young Carlo,
who, growing in these virtues,
now lives with You.

Grant me the grace I really need....

I trust in you, Father, and your Beloved Son Jesus,
in the Virgin Mary, our Dearest Mother,
and in the intervention of Your Servant, Carlo Acutis.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be