Answered Prayers from the Novena for Marriage & Family, 2015

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  1. What novena should I say to reconcile my broken relationship? The devil has taken over. We never use to argue all the time and now it’s like numerous times a day we argue until I said some hurtful things and he left me. I love this man so much. Please send me a novena so my relationship can be reconciled. My family rejoices when I’m unhappy. Please help

  2. Good morning,
    Can you share the marriage and family prayer? Or guide me where to find it..Desperately need it..Thank you.

    A.

  3. I have been doing many novena fr meeting a life partner and still my prayers r nt answered. Is there any specific novena which which help me out.

  4. My 15 years marriage was at a point where I and my wife were almost breaking. Each of us was doing what pleased us and not sharing life together though we live together. We did things without involving each other and it seemed like there was no relationship between. After praying the novena of marriage and family, we have reconnected in a way I cannot explain. We miss each other the relationship has begun like we are courting now. I thank God and all praying in this site.

  5. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Pray More Novenas for their wonderful gift of spreading God’s Love through prayer. Receiving emails of novenas has helped tremendously in a spiritual and personal way. While praying the St. Therese novena (in Sept) it occurred to me that after praying the novena for Marriages and Family (St. Anne and Joachim) almost 2 months back in July that my intentions have been answered and I gratefully thank God!! One intention I prayed for I will share; that of getting married to my boyfriend of 8yrs. In August we got engaged and are now planning our wedding!! I treasure the intercession of St. Anne and Joachim and are ever more grateful. Thank you Lord for your love and only in your anointed time will your will be done.

  6. I prayed this novena right before attending a marriage workshop with my husband. I prayed that he would finally find humility and take responsibility for his part in our problems. After several years of working on our marriage, and working with several counselors, he was still blaming me for our issues and not being accountable.
    The workshop helped him to begin to see some of his weaknesses and contributions. I consider it a huge and long-awaited breakthrough.
    Thank you, Mother Mary, for your prayers.
    Thank you, Holy Spirit, for opening my husband’s eyes and touching his heart.

  7. I am so thankful to be able to pray with all of you! It’s God’s graces we are all together in prayer.
    I have been praying for my marriage and have felt a healing of attitude. Instead of being angry, I have “opened my heart” to listen more and have a more positive “attitude”. I will continue to pray on my marriage.
    Amen.

  8. The power of a novena has always amazed me. This novena was beautiful, especially as it was for marriages and family, and we were going to be adding to our family soon. I took this time to meditate on our Blessed Mother’s beauty in the sense that she was the mother to our Lord. I just can’t imagine. I asked that she bring our expecting bundle earthside early, by a beautiful and safe home birth. Our Momma was listening and my prayers were answered! Our son was born last Friday, just before 39 wks, in the comfort of our home. It really was a beautiful, healing home birth.

  9. I have prayed novenas for many years and are so grateful for your ministry. It makes the novenas so accessible. I am so grateful that the Family and Marriage Novena to St. Anne was instrumental in my husband agreeing to go on a Marriage Retreat with me. The weekend was the answer to my years of prayer! He and I have been married over 40 years and we have finally put past events and heartaches behind us. We even renewed our vows with 26 other couples. It was truly a beautiful and holy experience. One we will treasure the remainder of our lives. Thank you! May God continue to bless you!

  10. I feel the devil and evil demons are around me all the time and in my mind. I pray to St. Michael (archangel) and GOD to protect me and remove me from the evil demons..

    God please hear my pray.

  11. I need to pray this novena for my son who has a drink problem and is suffering from depression. He is talented yet does not know what the future holds for him and is making no effort to find a job. I am hoping the Lord will hear my prayers and motivate him to look on his life as a gift.

  12. Praise be to God! My two sisters are widows with kids and no jobs. We are all orphans. I have been their financial support. My younger sister wanted to live above her means. She got upset when I tried to redirect her. She refused to talk to me for over 3 months and started asking money from other relatives. My other sister paid her a surprise visit yesterday Monday and they both called me. We were all talking at the same time and crying for joy. We all asked for mutual forgiveness for our harsh words to one another.
    Thanks for your prayers, my relationship with my sisters has been restored.
    RF

  13. I want to use this opportunity to thank Our Blessed Mother for answer to prayer, my brother has been out of work for a long time now, during the novenas to St. Monica and for marriage and family, I asked for help for my brother to get a good job so as to support his family.

    On Sept 8,2015 the birthday of Our Blessed Mother Mary, just got back from Mass when my brother called to tell me that he has got his dream job that faithful Tuesday morning. Thank you mother for your help.

    Sr. Elizabeth

  14. May God Bless you all for your prayers. I was sent your Novena by a good friend. I had asked for prayers for my son who has a long history of alcohol addiction. I did not really want to commit to a novena as I have not said one for many years. Not believing any more in what I called “Rote prayer”. Felt I was able just to pray directly to The Lord. My friend was persuasive and I did the 9 days. Amazed at how calm the ritual made me. I did not know where my son was. The novena was over and I missed it. The 10th day around the time I would have been praying the novena, my son called and asked if he could come by. He was 10 minutes away. I have moved twice since I last saw him a couple of years back. He has been in rehab. Is trying to find work not related to alcohol. Please continue to send the Novenas. Praise and Thanksgiving to God for this and for you.

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  15. My husband and I have not been able to conceive. I pray that we are able to open our hearts to be able to do God’s will and not ours. We want to have a family but I want to do it when God feels we’re ready and be at peace if he decides it’s not what he wants for us.

  16. Through the past several novenas I have prayed that my daughter and son-in-law conceive a child. Today as I prayed the rosary I realized that it was the joyful mysteries and felt hopeful. I just received a call that they are expecting a child. Thanks be to God.

  17. I have prayed with you through out the last two novena for extension of my American visa and I got it yesterday. I am so grateful. God has been so good to me and my children. Thank you.

  18. I prayed this novena for my daughter who has been trying to conceive over a year.
    After praying the novena my daughter gave me the good news that she is pregnant. Thank you Lord for answered prayers and to all who were praying along with me.
    Praise God!!!!

  19. I prayed that my daughter would conceive a son and Thank God she has since the Novena for marriage and Family and prayers to St. Anne. Also just received more good news that my other daughter is also pregnant. Thanks be to God!

  20. I prayed the novena especially for guidance and help for my daughter who suffers from severe depression.She has found the resources to help her and is a changed person.Thank you blessed mother for your intercession.

  21. My husband has been much kinder to me and more involved with the kids. There is no other explanation. Thank you, all. This was my first novena. It was great paying with everyone and reading about everyone’s needs and praises. Looking forward to the next one!!

  22. After many novenas this year, including the one for marriage, my daughter and her fiancé have finally married after a 5 1/2 year relationship.

  23. Praise God! Prayers have been answered! My son who has been unemployed for 3 months, exactly, was offered a job today. It is a huge Blessing for him and his family! Thank you all for the prayers. God Bless you all!

  24. I am praying for my brothers to find their life mates. For both of them to find partners who are loving, kind, thoughtful, and adventurous. That my brothers can share their love of family and love of God in wonderful marriages. I am praying to God to give them the confidence and opportunity to meet the women who were meant for them.

  25. To God be all the glory. Since I joined this pray more novena a lot has been happening in my life and family, i have found so much peace, love, joy, happiness in fact all the blessings of God has been upon my life and family, my husband has changed, so many surprises and love. There’s so much of God’s goodness all around me and in my home. Thank God for everything and all those who have been praying these novena with me.

  26. I have prayed for sanctity in my marriage which is greatly improved; also, for my husbands addictions. He stopped ,cold turkey,smoking. His habit was severe and lifelong. I couldn’t believe it!! He is now repulsed with smoking. Thank our Dear Lord, St Monica and all of the saints and Angels.

  27. I prayed the Novena for Marriage and Family, not thinking that there were any major problems in my marriage (yes, it could use some work, but we were seemingly okay, muddling along). Well, we had a blow-out the night before the last day of the novena. We were up until after 3 a.m. and nothing had been resolved. I woke up at 4:30 a.m. to go my scheduled time for Adoration at my parish, my husband stayed in bed. I prayed the last day of the novena during Adoration. When I got home a little after 6 a.m., he grabbed me, apologized, I cried, and showed him the novena on my phone. God is amazing in His timing.

  28. I prayed for my daughter to meet a partner and she did. I am now praying that they work out their problems and learn to trust and love one another.
    I also prayed that my son’s epilepsy be controlled by his current medication and he is now 6 months seizure free.

  29. Hi,
    I joined this prayer committee for many reasons, and one of the reason was to be more prayerful.
    The second was to be pregnant and have a son.

    I almost lost hope in the second reason, because for the last 10years I have not been pregnant.

    I have two daughter, bless their souls and we all wanted a son.

    To the glory of God and to all the novenas prayed I am in deed pregnant, and hoping for the son I have prayed for with faith.

    thanks

  30. Praise be to God forever
    My husband and I have been going through some rough times n our marriage. After praying the novena for marriage and family, we have resolved most of the issues and are getting along much better. We praise God for his Mercy and His Mother for her powerful intercession.

  31. I have prayed the last several novenas for our financial situation to get better. My husband started his own business this year and between making the transition and all the new business expenses it has had us in a hole. On the feast of the nativity of Mary we were paid for a very large job and caught up all our bills! We are so grateful for the Lord’s providence! Thank you for this support in prayer!

  32. For many months I’ve included my best friend’s husband in my prayers, as he suffered a heart attack last November and had a multitude of subsequent health problems that are slowly getting resolved. A huge issue for them was a bill that the insurance was denying, stating the medications used were “experimental” and they were going to have to pay $70,000 for the treatment! Right after the last novena, my friend got word that the hospital financial department told her that they never should have gotten that bill and that the hospital was going to work with the insurance before then working with them on whether or not some or all of it would be covered! Such a relief for them, after thinking they would be sent to a collection agency for this.

  33. I wish the Novena for Marriage and Family could be repeated again, God gave me such a lovely partner, hallelujah. May Christ have Mercy on us as we continue to Trust Him through these powerful intercessory prayers. I pray for John-Paul and Annie and all the people participating in these Novenas that we may be made holier, our needs met and to live an abundant life that Christ promised to those who abide in Him. Please pray for me and my family for unity. I pray for restored joy for myself and my loved ones by accepting of the Holy spirit. In Christ’s name Amen.

  34. Hello family be blessed. I prayed for my daughter to be blessed by God in her performance and her marks went up and she was the best improved in class. May Gods name be Glorified.

  35. I have been praying for a PhD position through saint Monica and Saint Anne.
    a week ago, I had an interview on Wednesday and by Saturday had been appointed.
    This is good news and I thank you for praying this novena with me. I will continue to pray for the next 4 years of my appointment, for wisdom , knowledge and understanding to carry out the research to the best of my ability and to successfully complete the doctorate

  36. Dear John-Paul and Annie

    I prayed the marriage and family Novena and asked the Good Lord for a number of things including my PhD study. He answered me instantly into the second day of the Novena. I got a travel grant to present one of my research papers. I also got shortlisted for a high profile consultancy for which I am waiting to get interviewed. I know the answers to the other requests are on their way. I continue to pray and thank God for my children and all the blessings that I continue to receive everyday- Amen!

  37. I am thanking God for answered prayer. I have finally met the person I believe it’s the one God created to be my husband, grow old with me and be lovely father of my children. God I now pray for our beautiful relationship to climax to marriage and may God bless us with blessed, lovely and God fearing kids. Amen.

  38. During the marriage and family novena I prayed for my sister who has been trying to conceive for over 6 years and undergone a medical procedure to help but to no avail. On my birthday she told me she has finally conceived. We are so happy and give glory to God

  39. Hi,we have been.having financial problems and had been praying for a good buyer for our land.on the 3rd day of st monica novena.we got a call about a buyer.by the end of the novena we had completed the process and had the cash.praise be to God.

  40. I’m so thankful to their lord and everybody who pray these novena with me. I pray for love in my family, we don’t have jobs me and my husband ,usually such marriages are full of fights but that this feast novena we strongly growing in faith that given this love God has a big surprise for us. Thanks to Annie and John, my husband is John too. He’s a chemical engineer.

  41. My son has been looking for a job after finishing his university education. I have been praying these novenas since last year when i joined the group in September but after praying the novena for Marriage and Family, he was called by his friend and he got a job with an NGO which has just opened and he is among the pioneers of it. He was even given accomodation immediately he reported. Am really happy to all who prayed with me and I will continue praying to God and praising His holy name.

  42. Thank you St. Ann for your intercession. I was praying for my daughters admission at a University which was becoming a challenge. Just two days to the end of the Novena, every thing just worked out and now she has already started her studies. Praise be to God in the highest. May the Good Lord protect her and guide her throughout her studies.

  43. I have been praying the novena with you for about 2 years. After saying the one for marriage and family my husband has come around. We have been separated for a little over 4 years and only has to sign the decree absolute to finalize our divorce and we have begun to communicat ater barely saying a word to each other since our separation. I thank God for this and will continue to pray for our marriage and God’s will in our lives. Thank you Pray More Novena family.

  44. Praise be to God! I prayed to St Anne that my daughter find a boyfriend who will love her unconditionally and be faithful to her, by God’s grace she has now somebody to love her….Thanks to St. Anne

  45. I thank you all for having remembered my petition in your prayers. I prayed for a harmonious relationship with my husband and we have had such a peaceful and companionable time together since then. Praise be to God for his mercies towards us His children.

  46. Glory to God for prayers answered.my son is in a good school and the documents that was having problem being signed.was signed.

  47. Since my husband’s stroke, he has gone through a personality change that was making our family life unbearable. While I was praying the novena, an insurance change (to which I had been reluctant) sent him to a new doctor. He prescribed a new medication that has made a tremendous difference. He is calmer, back to being pleasant & easy to talk with, and our home & family is seeing the return of peace.Praise God &our Blessed Mother!

  48. I have been following the pray more for few months now, and I haven’t shared anything. I am thankful to God for his love and grace he has shown on me during my trying moments. I also long for a husband and am in a relationship with SAS who said he wants us to no ourselves more.
    I made a huge decision and the peace of God is fully present with me even when o didn’t get the support of my family.
    I want to use this moment to thank God for my life and everyone here praying with me.

  49. I prayed that my oldest son would find a job where he would not have to travel every week and also that he might find a God loving wife. One week after the novena, he interviewed for a great job and had the offer within one hour. Thank you for this part of the answered prayer. I will wait upon the Lord for the second part.

  50. I have prayed the St Monica Novena and the Novena for Marriages and families for many intentions. One was for my daughter to pass her exam to be a Certified Nurse Practitioner and to be offered a job that will be a blessing to her and her family. Today with joy and thanksgiving to the Lord, she passed her exam! And she has had several job interviews! Still praying for the right one for her. Thank you for this ministry!

  51. I was praying to get a job closer to home to be able to care better for my children. During the family novena, I got a job offer from a company 5 minutes from home, more money and less hours a week. Thank you Lord for your love and mercy.

  52. All praise and gratitude to our Lord and deepest thanks to His Most Holy Mother!
    I prayed this novena for my friend’s marriage as they were going through a difficult time. Things are much better for them! Also I have been praying during every novena since joining to be reunited with a past love. We have reconciled and are planning for the future! Thank you to every one here who prays these wonderful novenas together.

  53. I pray that God gives me the right man, if he is the one that I am with now– then I pray for the strength and joy of this relationship. I pray that one day, when the time is right, I will have a family of my own and also the financial ability to support them. I pray also that I may find gainful employment, and be able to pay long-standing debts since I will be losing a job this month. I pray that I may find peace and clarity throughout this trying times. I pray to be standing on my own two feet again. I pray that my eyes may be opened so I can clearly read the signs.

  54. Thank you for granting my favors. My marriage was waking up to a sad realization. But my husband is turning around and paying attention to correct the problem and we are both committing to work on the marriage.
    Also at work, I am getting positive results and good feed back.
    Thanks to all for the joint prayers.

  55. God answers prayers for my friend’s family and in his mercy took Daniel home eight months after his critical car accident. His widow and children, parents and siblings were blessed during that time with caring for Daniel and preparing for his death. He will be missed but they know they will see him again someday.
    Family received many prayers, acts of kindness and generousity during that time and I was very proud to hear that Catholic Charities has stepped up to help them financially in spite of their being Episcopalian.
    God is good. Family be be okay.

  56. Praise God! Yes my prayers were answered! My daughter and her husband were separated and this was so painful for my daughter. She loves him so much. We were all hurt. They have always been a good couple. They got back together as soon as this marriage Novena was over or maybe just a little before. Why am I surprised by God’s miracles and mercy? Many prayers went up for them.

  57. Thank you all for praying with me my husband has been granted his citizenship and now our sponsor will be faster and we can live together after 2 years of waiting

    Thank your lord
    amen

  58. Please pray that I will meet a good man that I can marry and unite my son and myself as a family. I pray for a good strong marriage filled with love and happiness. I have been praying for 25 years for a good man to be a mentor to my son. I pray that he will always acknowledge that the Lord Jesus will always be there for him to guide him through life and fill him with love and wisdom. Please pray that I will find a job i have recently lost my job and need to work again as I have no support.
    Thank you for your prays

  59. Please pray that I will meet a good man that I can marry and unite my son and myself as a family. I pray for a good strong marriage filled with love and happiness. I have been praying for 25 years for a good man to be a mentor to my son. I pray that he will always acknowledge that the Lord Jesus will always be there for him to guide him through life and fill him with love and wisdom.
    Thank you for your prays

  60. I prayed for intercession by our blessed Lady in my marriage of 40 years and a job for my two children.

    There has been some improvement in my relationship, but I will keep on praying.

    My son has finally found a job and I thank our Lady for her intercession. May the Lord Almighty be praised forever. I believe a delay is not a denial from God!! His time is the best.

  61. My husband was laid off on August 21. I prayed the marriage and family novena along with another and on the feast day of the Blessed Mother 9/8’he got a job. Praise God! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!

  62. Well I have said the last few novenas for an area in my life that has been very hard for me to leave alone. The urge was taken away! God is good.

  63. Hello:

    I would like for prayers to be said for my alcoholic husband who in every case of “worry” turns to the bottle and also he has demonic tendencies e.g. he wishes negative things to happen to us encouraging us to do /pursue things that are detrimental to us i.e. my son, daughter, myself and grandson. Please also I would like for you to pray for me to obtain employment in my field of a receptionist as I have submitted numerous resumes and have not head back. I would greatly appreciate your prayers.

  64. my husband and I are seperated we still are seperated without any hint of a reconciliation however while praying the novena I have been blessed with patience and peace. I am living my life as bestI can without anxiety adout the future I know God has a plan and is working things out for the best for us all. praise the Lord for the peace I have found.

  65. Prayers were answered for a healthy baby for my daughter and her husband. Angels were present at the labor and delivery. A miraculous physical healing also occurred. All Praise and Thanksgiving to God.

  66. I have been praying for a financial problem for my son & that he would get a new job. A job offer was received & then it was withdrawn for the employer’s son. Today my son was called & told the job was his. Jesus I Trust In You!

  67. Want to thank God for answered prayer, I’ve been praying and asking God to bless me with a partener and I always pray the different novena prayers, last year I prayed the novena to St. Monica and it was as if God was not listening but this year when the novena was announced again I prayed with my whole heart and did same with that of marriage and family. God has given me not only a partner but also a friend. Please join me to thank God for this unmerited favor.

  68. My son has been out of work for over a year. He has not even been able to interview anywhere! The day after the Marriage and Family novena, my son told me he had an interview the following week on Monday. Monday evening, they called him back for an in-house interview. It went wonderfully and we are waiting to here in a week or so if he got the job. Praise be to God and thank you, Blessed Mary our Mother!

  69. I have been a member of this group and have been praying all the novenas..this year I started praying for my pregnant wife to deliver safely. She did deliver safely even though the baby came at 28 weeks.. He has been doing very well. He only spent about 52 days in the NICU and since he was discharged, he has been having steady progress.. Right now he is weighing 6kg at 4 months and feeding very well. I want all members of this group to join me and thank God who has been really nice to me and my family

  70. To God be the Glory.
    I prayed for a breakthrough in my professional career. For the past several years I was sub-director. For two and a half years I was interim Director but soon later one of my colleagues was appointed to be Director.
    I prayed to become Director and thank God, even before the end of our novena, I was appointed Director in my company with six sub-directorates under me. This is awesome. Our Lord is awesome. Please join me to thank him. Let’s also pray for Paul and his dear wife who initiated this forum. Thanks to us all and God bless us all.
    George

  71. Thanks to our blessed mother. She restored peace in my family especially between my mum and dad and also obtained for me the special grace of coming back to my God and father. I’m doo grateful for the promises of God to me through her and for victory and breakthrough in my marital destiny

  72. I prayed the novena for marriage and family for my daughter and son in law who were experiencing some problems in their marriage. I am happy to share with you that they seem to be working through their problems.

    Thank you God and all the saints for your help xx

  73. Thank you for all the prayers offered thru the novena for family and marriage. Progress has been made towards reconciliation between my twin sister and her family. I truly believe that prayer and love conquers all.

  74. There has been tension in our family with my grandmother for years, so after my mom broke her ankle, I prayed that 1) she would have a healthy recovery, and 2) a visit with my grandmother would be blessed. My mom is progressing per expectations, and the visit went by without a hitch! Praise God!