<h2>Why pray this novena</h2><p>St Josemaría Escrivá and Opus Dei are known for their reflections on work and their desire to be Holy through their work. Who better then to lead you in prayer for or to better work?</p><h2>The programme</h2><p>For nine days pray! 🙏</p><p>Day 1: Work as a path to holiness</p><p>Day 2: Work done for love of God</p><p>Day 3: Working with order and constancy</p><p>Day 4: Well-finished work</p><p>Day 5: All honest work is dignified</p><p>Day 6: Work done in company with God, and with rectitude of intention. </p><p>Day 7: Maturing in virtue through work </p><p>Day 8: Maturing in virtue through work </p><p>Day 9: Apostolate through work</p><p class="hoz_important"><strong>Join this novena now!</strong></p><h2>Saint Josemaría Escrivá</h2><p>Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975), a Spanish priest, founded Opus Dei in 1928. Even during his lifetime he had a reputation for holiness, which continued to grow around the world after his death. Many people have testified to having obtained spiritual and material favours through his intercession, including medically inexplicable cures. He was declared a saint by saint John Paul II in 2002. The feast day of Saint Josemaría is 26 June.</p><h2>Opus Dei</h2><p>Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. Its mission is to help people to live a fully Christian life through their daily commitments and occupations, spreading the Christian message that all men and women are called to holiness. This means following Jesus, loving him and imitating him in everything throughout the day and in all the circumstances of daily life.</p><p>Since holiness is achieved with God&#039;s help and our continued commitment, Opus Dei offers support and guidance to all who wish to aim at holiness in their ordinary lives, especially through their everyday work. </p><p>Any work, if carried out in the spirit of Christ, competently and honestly, and with the aim of loving God and serving others, can be sanctified. What matters is the love that is put into work, not its human importance.</p><p><a href="https://opusdei.org/en-uk/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to discover Opus Dei.</p>

Novena for work with St Josemaría Escriva

O God, through the mediation of the Most Blessed
Virgin Mary, you granted countless graces to your
priest Saint Josemaría, choosing him as a most faithful
instrument to found Opus Dei, a way to holiness
through daily work and the ordinary duties of a
Christian. Grant that I also may learn to turn all the
circumstances and events of my life into opportunities
to love you and serve the Church, the Pope and all
souls, with joy and simplicity, lighting up the paths of
the earth with faith and love. Through the intercession
of Saint Josemaría, please grant me the favor I request
... (here make your petition). Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father...

<h2>Why Join?</h2><p>Join us as we pray this novena in honor of Our Blessed Mother under the title of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary.</p><p>For nine days, we will reflect on the different titles that are attributed to Mary as Queen of heaven and earth.</p><p>Mary stands at the foot of the cross and can depose there your intentions.</p><p class="hoz_quote">&#34;She has surpassed the riches of the virgins, the confessors, the martyrs, the apostles, the prophets, the patriarchs and the angels, for she herself is the first-fruit of the virgins, the mirror of confessors, the rose of martyrs, the ruler of apostles, the oracle of prophets, the daughter of patriarchs, the queen of angels.&#34;</p><p>St. Bonaventure</p><h2>The program</h2><p>Everyday you will receive:</p><p>📖 A quote from scriptures</p><p>🪔 A meditation</p><p>❤  An opportunity to depose your personal intentions</p><p>🙏 Concluding prayers</p><ul><li>Day 1: Bring joy</li><li>Day 2: Assumption of Mary - Accompanied by Grace</li><li>Day 3: Presence of God</li><li>Day 4: Walk with Mary and Joseph</li><li>Day 5: Citizen of the One Kingdom</li><li>Day 6: Ofering to God our whole self</li><li>Day 7: Let us sing the Praises of Mary</li><li>Day 8: Mary, the Way to Jesus</li><li>Day 9: Mary, Queen of the Universe</li></ul><h2>The Carmelite Friars</h2><p>We are the Carmelite Friars, Province of St. Elias. We are here to promote prayer and devotion, particularly to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.</p><p><a href="%3Ca%20data-fr-linked&#61;">https://www.carmelitefriars.org/</a>&#34;&gt;<a href="https://www.carmelitefriars.org/">https://www.carmelitefriars.org/</a></p><p><a href="%3Ca%20data-fr-linked&#61;">https://www.carmelites.com/</a>&#34;&gt;<a href="https://www.carmelites.com/">https://www.carmelites.com/</a></p><p><br /></p>

Novena in Honor of the Queenship of Mary

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 let us not enter into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen

<h2>What is the purpose of this community of prayer?</h2><p>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. </p><h2>&#34;What if....?&#34;</h2><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>While there is no way to know what future will hold, <strong>we do have a powerful weapon against fear: trusting in God who loves us</strong>. 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 <strong>God can work wonders in hearts that believe in His power.</strong> </p><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><p class="hoz_important">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>.  </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><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Photo </strong>by Gorjan Ivanovski on Unsplash. </p>

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><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.