<h2>Why pray this novena?</h2>St. Thérèse teaches us how to surrendering everything to Jesus. She teaches us with much humility that by doing the small things out of love for Him, we become more like Him and become a people fully alive as His sons and daughters. This is simple and beautiful! <h2>Every day you will receive:</h2>💭 - Thought of the Day from the St. Thérèse 🙏 - Daily Prayer of intercession and surrender 📖 - Novena prayer<h2>The Daily Program of the Novena:</h2>Day One: Confidence in GodDay Two: SinDay Three: The Use of God&#039;s GiftsDay Four: Abandonment to GodDay Five: Patience in SufferingsDay Six: Zeal for soulsDay Seven: Love of GodDay Eight: DeathDay Nine: The Mission of the Little Flower “Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.” “Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.”<h2>Click Join to receive the prayers</h2><a href="https://hozana.org/en/intentions">Click here to leave your prayer intention.</a>

Novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux

O Lord, You have said: Unless you become as little children you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven; grant us, we beg You, so to follow, in humility and simplicity of heart, the footsteps of the Virgin blessed Thérèse, that we may attain to an everlasting reward. 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.

<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.

<h2>From being a "Sinner" to being "the Apostle of the Apostles”</h2><h2>Presentation of the Novena</h2>Since she is the apostle to the apostles, Pope Francis has declared that the feast of Saint Mary Magdalene should be celebrated with as much devotion and importance as all the other apostles! What a great opportunity for us!&nbsp;It seemed obvious to us to celebrate this beautiful saint, to write a great novena to her and to give her the place she deserves in the Church.Mary Magdalene was the first to see the risen Christ and the first to proclaim it. She is a treasure for us, an exceptional figure to help us grow in Faith... She worked passionately for the development of Christianity.&nbsp;It seems essential to us today to bring her to the forefront, especially here in France where, according to tradition, she lived her last years. She is buried in the basilica at St Maximin la Sainte Baume, Southern France: the third tomb of Christianity. What a marvel!Mary Magdalene, our great sister in Christ, gives us the perfect example of a missionary disciple according to Pope Francis' expression. Saint John Paul II even called her the apostle of apostles. So how can we pass up this opportunity to discover this superb missionary figure? And we can see that in recent years her reputation as a sinner has been gradually left to one side in favor of her being recognized as Christ's missionary! This is a real opportunity for our Church, one that we must seize.We propose 9 days for you to discover Mary Magdalene, 9 days to follow in her footsteps and to let her accompany us in our life of discipleship.Indeed, through this beautiful novena we will ask her to intercede for us so that the Holy Spirit may shower us with all his graces and especially those necessary for announcing the Mission. &nbsp;For us, these 9 days will be the occasion to form ourselves at the school of Mary Magdalene and to become with her, true missionary disciples with burning hearts and full of audacity. To help us, this great Saint, bathed in the Holy Spirit, will guide us and lead us progressively to the Heart burning with love for her Rabbouni: the Sacred Heart of Jesus: the Source of all Love and Life, the Open Door of Charity for us all.Wishing you a very beautiful companionship with Mary Magdalene. <h2>Program for the Novena</h2> Mary Magdalene, From being a "sinner" to being "the apostle of the apostles”!(Mary Magdalene as a missionary disciple) Day 1: Mary Magdalene's identity as a child of GodDay 2: Intimacy with ChristDay 3: Mary Magdalene's IntercessionDay 4: Mary Magdalene: a prophetDay 5: Experiencing Suffering with Jesus: an Offering!Day 6: Accepting Doubt, God's SilenceDay 7: Trust: Joy and PeaceDay 8: Mary Magdalene "the Apostle of the Apostles”Day 9: In Union with Jesus' Heart <h2>Each day's format</h2> Song (your choice)Biblical phraseMeditationPersonal ReflectionPrayerToday's Challenge <h2>Who are we?&nbsp;</h2>Marie-Bénédicte Swartz-Oriou, initiator and organizer of a digital Living Rosary Like Blessed Pauline Jaricot, the mission of announcing the Kingdom of God is rooted in my heart. Inspired by her life and work, and just as convinced of the need to include the Virgin Mary in this evangelizing dynamic as of the undeniable strength of the prayer of the rosary, I was led, during the second lockdown, to create a Living Rosary.Limited by health measures, the digital mode seemed obvious and I resolved to create a Living Rosary via WhatsApp.The Living Rosary community is currently made up of over 40 inspiring women from all walks of life and different parishes, who intercede for the world, the intentions of the Pope, our bishops, our parishes, our families and friends and for all the sick people entrusted to them.I decided to ask the Virgin Mary to take the lead in this Living Rosary. And in her great gentleness and tenderness, she goes before us.All the women who pray in this Living Rosary are so blessed for all the graces received and all the healings offered by Jesus. Through the daily recitation and weekly meditation of a mystery, each one lives and experiences what St Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort advocated "To Jesus through Mary"... We thank God for the many fruits of this prayer of the Rosary. Indeed, one of these fruits has been that we have been guided by the Virgin Mary to St Mary Magdalene.Several of us received this invitation and followed the call. We then discovered with new eyes this great missionary figure, this great sister in faith that she is for us. Thank you Mary for this treasure offered to us on our journey of missionary discipleship. The Virgin Mary, St Mary Magdalene and Blessed Pauline Jaricot accompany our little community and this companionship is a great joy for us. Do not hesitate to join us if you feel the call or to create a digital Living Rosary yourself. And, if you wish, I would be happy to help you in this process. "To Jesus, through Mary" with Mary Magdalene: wishing you a lovely novena!

Novena to St. Mary Magdalene 

Dear Mary Magdalene,
You have been forgiven by your sweet Savior, 
You have listened and contemplated your Beloved so much,
Take me to the heart of your Master, our Lord, and show me the way of true compassion.
You followed Jesus of Nazareth to be taught, to love him more and to serve him every day,
Teach me to love the Lord with all my heart and to offer myself to Him.
Mary Magdalene, your humble and pure heart and your tears of compassion moved the Heart of Christ, 
Teach me to be an intercessor of fire and love shining for all my brothers and sisters.
You were there at the foot of the Cross of Jesus with the Virgin Mary and John, the "beloved" disciple; 
Obtain for me the grace of a firm Faith and of Hope when undergoing ordeals. 
You came to the Tomb out of love,
You were the first to see the Risen Christ in His glory,
Help me to believe that life is stronger than death and that love conquers all,
Bathed in the Holy Spirit, you dared accept the mission to announce his Resurrection,
Grant that I may grow in the Mission and become a zealous and daring missionary disciple, totally united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Amen



Novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Pray this novena as an act of surrendering all too Jesus, keeping things simple and loving greatly!

Why pray this novena?

Every day you will receive:

The Daily Program of the Novena:

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Prayer from the novena

Meet Your Soulmate with the Novena to St. Valentine

Novena for Peace of Mind

Novena to St. Mary Magdalene