From October 5th, the Feast day of Saint Faustina to January 5th, pray with Saint Faustina!Receive God&#039;s love!<h2>The Programme</h2>Everyday for 3 months, receive:<ul><li>A quote from Saint Faustina 📖</li><li>A meditation to accompany your prayer 🪔</li><li>A concluding prayer for you to depose your intentions 🙏</li></ul><h2>St Faustina and the Divine Mercy</h2>Sr Maria Faustina Kowalska was a nun in Poland during the 1930s.  Saint John Paul II canonised Sr. Faustina in 2000 making her the &#34;first saint of the new millennium.&#34; She came from a poor family received only three years of simple education.  For this reason she was given the humblest tasks in the convent.  Despite this Jesus chose her to give extraordinary revelations, which she compiled into a diary.  The best-selling diary of Saint Faustina, reveals God&#039;s loving message of Divine Mercy for our times. The message contained in the diary is not new teaching of the Church, but a reminder of the message to trust in Jesus&#039; endless mercy, and to live life mercifully toward others. Speaking of the importance of the message contained in her Diary, the Pope John Paul II called her &#34;the great apostle of Divine Mercy in our time.&#34;<h2>Father Sean Gough</h2>Is a priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He has been ordained for three years and is assistant priest in the parish of St John the Evangelist, Banbury. He has a passion for evangelisation and loves to spread devotion to the Divine Mercy. To follow him on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/frseandgough?lang&#61;en" target="_blank">click here.</a>

Pray with Saint Faustina - For 3 Months with Fr Sean Gough

And you, Faustina,
A gift of God to our time, a gift from the land of Poland to the whole Church, obtain for us an awareness of the depth of Divine Mercy; 
Help us to have a living experience of it and to bear witness to it among our brothers and sisters.
May your message of light and hope spread throughout the world, spurring sinners to conversion, calming rivalries and hatred, and opening individuals and nations to the practice of brotherhood.
Today, fixing our gaze with you on the Face of the Risen Christ, let us make our own your prayer of trusting abandonement and say with firm hope:
”Jesus, I trust in You!”.

Amen

<h2>Advent Program</h2>“Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it,” says Jesus in the Gospel of Mark (Mark 10:15). This verse sums up the entire Christian life and points to the path Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus chose to follow—the “straight and simple” way of spiritual childhood to step fully into the kingdom of God&#039;s love. Like all the great saints, Thérèse understood the profound truth of Jesus&#039; words, which echo as a call throughout the centuries: “If you only knew the gift of God” (John 4:10). <h2>Retreat Format and Rhythm</h2>After an introductory message on Wednesday, November 27, you&#039;ll receive a weekly meditation every Sunday.Here&#039;s what to expect:<ul><li>A reflection based on the Gospel and writings of Saint Thérèse</li><li>Practical steps for daily life</li></ul>During the week, from Monday to Saturday, we&#039;ll share an Advent calendar featuring a daily prayer with an image and a meditation text to help you stay grounded in prayer throughout the season.

Advent 2024: With the Little Flower

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day, our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen

Each Day of the Novena, you will receive: A Daily Reflection A Short Prayer Novena ThemesDay 1: Renewed Hope (Don Bosco&#039;s early life and dream at nine)Day 2: Over Hills and Valleys (Don Bosco childhood and adolescence) Day 3: Stepping Stones (Don Bosco&#039;s return home and entering the seminary)Day 4: Helping the “Outcasts” (Pre-Oratory)Day 5: Welcome to the Oratory (Beginning of the Oratory at Valdocco)Day 6: Trust All to Divine Providence (Working through money issues and with benefactors)Day 7: The Beginning of Beautiful Partnerships (Establishing the Salesian Society, Salesian Sisters [with St. Mary Mazzarello], and Salesian Cooperators)Day 8: Nothing by Ourselves (Don Bosco: “I have done nothing by myself. It is the Virgin Mary who has done everything.” / We can do all things to, for, and with God)Day 9: Let the Young Know They Are Loved (Don Bosco&#039;s final words and lasting legacy) Who are the Salesians of Don Bosco, SUE?The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDBs) are a family of men and women founded by an Italian Catholic priest, Fr. John Bosco. Fr. John Bosco was popularly known as “Don” Bosco, using the Italian word &#34;Don&#34; to mean &#34;Father&#34; Bosco.Our mission is to be in the Church signs and bearers of the love of God for young people, especially those who are poor (Salesian Constitution, 2).After the example of our founder, we animate and form collaborators to share in this mission of the Church.By our consecration, the Salesians of Don Bosco, Province of St. Philip the Apostle, are called to be signs and bearers of God&#039;s love for the young in the Eastern United States and Canada (SUE).

Become a Pilgrim of Hope with Don Bosco

Dear St. John Bosco, as we enter this Jubilee year as pilgrims of hope, help us be voices for those most needing them, especially the young and the poor. Give us the courage, strength, and fortitude to always speak up for the most vulnerable while simultaneously seeing God in everyone whom we encounter. May our young people learn how to do this and be not only “Good Christians and Honest Citizens,” but bearers of truth, light, love, faith, and hope, too.

O holy St. John Bosco, who taught us that everyone can be holy and a saint, especially the young, please pray for us and our intentions. (Pause for a moment of silence to offer private intentions for St. John Bosco's intercession) May we follow your advice to “Trust all things to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary Help of Christians” and “see what miracles are.” In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

(Recite an Our Father, a Haily Mary, and a Glory Be)

Mary Help of Christians, pray for us! St. John Bosco, pray for us!

<h2>A Walk of Faith for Valentine&#039;s Day!</h2>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.Be assured that we share your hopes and keep your intentions in our hearts every day!<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>… other ideas? Share them with us!St. Valentine will certainly be happy to hear them and present them to the Lord!<h2>Commitment</h2>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!<h2>Click Join to receive the prayers</h2><a href="https://hozana.org/en/intentions">Click here to leave your prayer intention.</a>

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.