Hello and welcome to our community! Also known as the “Walk of the Incarnation,” this is a 9-month Novena where we journey with Our Lady throughout her entire pregnancy from the Feast of the Annunciation to Christmas Day. 3/25-12/25This novena offers a unique opportunity to petition Mary with 3 of your most “impossible” requests. You will bring these same prayers to Our Lady every day for 9 months straight.  These prayers will be included in each daily post so that you may find them easily. With faith and perseverance, we trust that Our Lady lovingly presents our intentions to her SonWe have divided this novena into 9 separate but cohesive parts. Each month of Mary&#039;s pregnancy is represented by one of her virtues, and a short quote/reflection will be shared daily along with the novena prayers. While the prayers remain the same each day, the short reflections/meditations change as we move from month to month. These are not a required part of the novena, but rather they are meant to serve as supplemental meditations. We invite you to read more about this novena on our website and pray along with us if you feel called! All are welcome to join at any time. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.impossiblenovena.com/">www.impossiblenovena.com</a> “Who can worthily thank thee and adequately praise thee, O Blessed Virgin, who by thy Fiat hast saved a lost world!”  - St. Augustine

The Impossible Novena

For each of your 3 intentions, you'll meditate and ask for the desired grace by praying "The Hail Holy Queen" followed by the "Prayer of Petition"

HAIL HOLY QUEEN x3: Hail Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Oh clement, oh loving, oh sweet Virgin Mary, Pray for us, oh holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

PRAYER OF PETITION x3 : Virgin of the Incarnation, a thousand times we greet thee, a thousand times we praise thee for thy joy when God was incarnated in thee. Because thou art so powerful a Virgin and Mother of God, grant what we ask of thee for the love of God

MEMORARE x1: Remember, oh most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence I fly unto thee, oh Virgin of Virgins, my Mother. To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. Oh, Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions but in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.

PRAY x3: Blessed and praised be the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar in Heaven, on Earth, and Everywhere. Amen. 

HAIL MARY x1: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among 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. Amen. (Please offer this Hail Mary for the intentions of our Impossible Novena Community)

TO THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT (x1)
Thank you, thank you Lord for all the good that I receive from you every day.
Thank you because you pour into my soul the infinite sweetness of your mercy.
Thank you because you let me feel your forgiveness for my multiple faults.
Thank you because with it you show me that you never abandon me.
Thank you for all the joys you offer me.
Thank you for the sorrows you send me.
Thank you too, oh Lord because you preserve for my soul hope and faith.
Amen.

<h2 id="isPasted">Month #2: Lively Faith</h2><h4>April 25-May 24</h4>“Faith is one of the theological virtues - faith, hope, and charity. At its core, faith is believing in God and His Word without seeing with our eyes. Jesus gently reproved the doubting Thomas with these words: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe” (John 20:29). Mary is the woman of faith par excellence. Therefore, when we are tempted to doubt, let us turn to Mary, the woman of faith, and beg for her most powerful intercession.” Fr. Ed BroomHello Friends! During this retreat, we will pray for the grace to grow in the virtue of Faith by reflecting on a small quote or bible verse. At the end of each day, we simply ask Our Lady to make us more like her by praying a Hail Mary for an increase in the virtue of Faith.The quotes/images for this retreat run parallel to the 9 month Impossible Novena; however, the Impossible Novena Retreat contains the Impossible Novena prayer, rather than the Hail Mary for virtue. This means that you may join one, some, many, or even ALL of our retreats! We are here to meet you wherever you are in your prayer life and spiritual journey in a way that is simple yet meaningful.Growing in virtue takes not only time and training, but tons of grace. Together, let&#039;s take baby steps to grow in holiness, so that we may find the path closest to Christ by following in the footsteps of Our Blessed Mother.For more information please visit <a href="https://hozana.org/en/community/%3Ca%20data-fr-linked&#61;" target="_blank">https://www.impossiblenovena.com</a>

Grow in Virtue: Faith

Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners and increase our faith,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.


St. Joseph should be our model for loving Our Lord &amp; Our Lady. As the head of the Holy Family, we turn to him as a father-figure, asking him to guide and lead us on our journey closer to Jesus through Mary.As we prepare our hearts to grow in virtue during the 9 months of Mary&#039;s pregnancy, we must not forget the special role St. Joseph plays in God&#039;s plan for our salvation.Join us each day of this retreat for a small quote along with &#34;The Litany of St. Joseph&#34;. At the end of each session, we simply ask St. Joseph to make us more like him by praying a &#34;Hail Joseph&#34; for an increase in virtue.You may join one, some, many, or even ALL of our retreats! We are here to meet you wherever you are in your prayer life and spiritual journey in a way that is simple yet meaningful.For more information please visit <a href="https://hozana.org/en/community/%3Ca%20data-fr-linked&#61;">https://www.impossiblenovena.com</a>“Go, then to Joseph, and do all that he shall say to you; Go to Joseph, and obey him as Jesus and Mary obeyed him; Go to Joseph, and speak to him as they spoke to him; Go to Joseph, and consult him as they consulted him; Go to Joseph, and honor him as they honored him;&#34; // St. Alphonsus Liguori //

Grow in Virtue with St. Joseph

Hail Joseph the just, wisdom is with you;
Blessed are you among men and blessed is Jesus,
The fruit of Mary, your faithful spouse.

Holy Joseph, worthy foster-father of Jesus Christ,
Pray for us sinners and increase our virtue.
Obtain divine wisdom for us from God,
Now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

<h2>What is the purpose of this community of prayer?</h2>The purpose is to find peace of mind and heart by putting our trust in God through prayer, meditation, and abandoning ourselves to the Lord. We will encourage you throughout this Novena and lift each one of you in prayer. <h2>&#34;What if....?&#34;</h2>Many of us suffer from worry, anxiety, and fear. These negative feelings can easily overwhelm us, up to the point where we begin struggling with our faith. Indeed, there are so many reasons to develop fear and worry today. Wars, violence, crime, natural disasters, unemployment, illness, future uncertainty... The list goes on. We keep asking ourselves &#34;What if?&#34; while imagining the worst outcomes; living under the weight of this uncertainty eventually takes its toll on both our physical and mental health. While there is no way to know what future will hold, we do have a powerful weapon against fear: trusting in God who loves us. Jesus came to save us, to set us free from all of our enemies. Putting our trust in God, we can gradually overcome all negative thoughts we&#039;re constantly fighting. No, it&#039;s not a miraculous cure, but God can work wonders in hearts that believe in His power. <h2>Every day, for the duration of the Novena, you&#039;ll receive:</h2><ul><li>A Bible verse to fight fear and anxiety.</li><li>A prayer.</li><li>A short meditation. </li></ul>if you are suffering from depression and/or anxiety, and/or having suicidal thoughts, please seek professional help. Prayer does help and accomplishes miracles, but no one in their right mind would tell a cancer patient to &#34;just pray their cancer away.&#34; The same applies to mental illnesses. Emergency international resources can be found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines">here</a> and <a href="https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/">here</a>.  <h2>Click Join to receive the prayers</h2><a href="https://hozana.org/en/intentions">Click here to leave your prayer intention.</a> Photo by Gorjan Ivanovski on Unsplash.

Novena for Peace of Mind

Kneeling at your feet, sweet Mother of God and Queen of Peace, I, your loving child, confidently turn to you in my need, seeking your intercession for peace of mind and comfort to my troubled heart. (Mention your petition here.)
O listen to me, dear heavenly mother. Come to my aid and refuse me not as I cry to you. For you are my mother, and you fail no one who has recourse to you, O Consoler of the afflicted, O Queen of Peace. 
Amen.