Answered Prayers from the St. Maria Goretti Novena, 2018

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  1. To Annie and John Paul I love reciding your prayers I know god is with me no matter what I do have faith in our lord! He knows my needs and necessities and has never abandon my prayers! Amen 🙏

  2. Faith and prayers has helped me trust in God while I waited for the results of my breast biopsy and it came back negative for cancer.

  3. I finally heard from my son….he was pulling away, and I prayed that he would communicate with me, and it was a great and loving talk.

  4. I prayed to St. Maria for my brother who left home and hasn’t talked to us in a few months. He came home that weekend to eat cake with us to celebrate his birthday and now has a better place to live on his own!

  5. Despite our repeated prayers for our daughter to get one of the jobs she interviewed for, she didn’t get either of them and out of over 100 applicants, five being interviewed, and then it being narrowed down to 2 finalists, our daughter came in second and is very dis outraged. We ask for continued prayers that she gets a job soon.

  6. My husband and I had a rpugh time in our marriage while I was pregnant with our first child. I thought it would end soon but God restored and made new our married life after praying the novenas. Praise God!

  7. My important man, who was abusive, found the door open today in therapy fter 20 excuriatingly painful day,s the Lortd is opening the door where his abusive father used to live and giving it up to Jesus for Salvation.

    Praises . to the Saints that prayed for him,

  8. My niece had a liver transplant and was experiencing some issues with rejection after some surgical repairs, blood test are now great. Thank you St Maria Goretti.

  9. My prayers were answered our business is growing and we are so thankful. God Bless all for he is good.

  10. I prayed to St. Maria Goretti to help us sell our house. It’s been on the market for several months with no action. Finally someone came to view it on Saturday and will hopefully bring us a fair offer very soon. Praying so humbly that we get an offer soon. Thank you dear St. Maria Goretti, for praying for us.
    Amen 🙏🙏❤️❤️

  11. Prayers were granted for my daughters having safe pregnancy and safe birth with no complications…thank you Lord and thank you for all those who are praying with me ..Thank you….thank you all…

  12. I was preparing for my first lecture exam in microbiology I prayed to St Maria Goretti, through her intercession I passed the exam. Praise be to Jesus. Thank you St Maria Goretti. Please help me more in my subsequent exams in Jesus name Amen.

  13. I offered my novena prayers for my sister who was in an unhealthy relationship with her boyfriend. She broke up with him on Tuesday. Thank you St. Maria Goretti for your intercession!

  14. I prayed for my daughter’s and for them to seek holiness and purity during this Novena. And during the week I found 2 of them together praying the Rosary together! Glory to God.

  15. My sister had a hysterectomy for uterine cancer. It was an aggressive cancer, and her lymph nodes were suspiciously large. But the path results came back with good news! Cancer was confined to the uterus and had NOT spread to the lymph nodes! Thank you, good Father and Jesus and St. Maria!

  16. I’ve never known St. Maria Goretti but I made my own tesearch and still prayed the Novena with you.
    I’m so happy to say that my petitions were answered right on the first day of Novena.
    My nephew applied for law school at two different institutions where. One was the national university while the other a private. I prayed so hard and asked that the results of my nephew’s notice for admittance to the National School would come out before Friday when my sister had to pay a hefty tuition fee for the private school.
    I was so happy to hear that on Thursday night my nephew gave us the news that he has been accepted in the national school.

  17. Thanks to St. Maria Goretti, the final paperwork I needed to submit for admission to grad school came through after a month of futile attempts to locate it. I’ll be able to start on time this fall!

  18. During the novena, I was inspired to write a note clarifying the Churches teaching on marriage to my brother. My brother, who had been pretty adamant about not seeking an annulment after leaving his wife, read the letter and said that he was more open and praying for direction! Praise God! Thank you St. Maria Goretti!

  19. My daughter who is pregnant was very ill with a virus and severe vertigo. She couldn’t even get out of bed or walk as the room would spin. It went on for weeks and no help for the nausea, only trips to the hospital for IV’s; however, after praying the St. Maria Goretti novena, she is finally getting help with medications and returned to work today for the first time in weeks. Thank you to all for praying and to you St. Maria Goretti for your intercession and the blessings from God above. God is good!

    I also received the blessing of having another grandchild walk who was struggling and after praying this novena he is practically running now. Thank you for making the novenas available. I can’t begin to share in words the joy that prayer brings!

  20. I have been praying for a patron saint for my Confirmation this fall, and St. Maria Goretti was on my list. On her feast day I saw a road with the name Lily! St. Maria Goretti gave lilies to her attacker in a dream after she died. What a blessing!

  21. The last day of the novena was Friday. I have been praying to sell my house if it is God’s will only and move to Boulder. That evening a couple looked at the house and came back the next day and put in a fair offer and I accepted. Now the inspection needs to take place. GOD IS AWESOME.

  22. my brother suffered from drug addiction causing to have mental illnesses. He has been admitted to the psychiatric ward. It has been 3 months in the hospital, and just right after this novena. He called me that he has been discharged and has been ages since he last sends money to support his children which I am looking after them. Surprisingly, he said that he has sent money for his kids. Praise the Lord!

  23. Our premature grandson improved in breathing and progressed enough to be discharged. Thank you, God and St. Maria Goretti!!!!

  24. For a long I have struggled with forgiving my father for many years of negligence during my childhood. After praying the novena to St. Maria Goretti, the burden of unforgiveness has been lifted and my heart is finally full of mercy for him! Praise God and thank you St. Maria Goretti!

  25. Amen 🙏 prayers for safety on a trip. No untoward problems and had Mass everyday in different Cathedrals. Home safe. Thank you st Maria Goretti ✝️✝️

  26. St. Maria Goretti helped answer my prayers of healing of some terrible past wounds 🙌🏽 Praise god! her intercession got me to a much needed retreat. She even paid me a personal visit through a relic, which met me on her feast day in my own hometown! Wow. I had no idea how special this was, until my dear friend pointed out this obvious act of charity on behalf of my little saint😇. I’m so grateful for my lord, my God. Prayer is powerful it bonds us to each other.🙏🏽🙌🏽 So, keep praying friends open your hearts to him.
    “And nothing would again be casual and small”

  27. Praises to our Lord who is always so good that a mass that was found in June has been found to be benign.

  28. Praise be to God !
    I have been called to an interview an currently looking for a job so I prayed for a breakthrough and mine was through being called for an interview.
    So I continue to pray for positive feedback as o really need this job .

    Regards

    Bonnie

  29. I was scared that my son’s visa might not be renewed, but to God be the glory he was granted two years visa. This was one of my prayer intention.

  30. We were impatiently waiting for our visa selection. And with the grace of the Lord and our prayers to St Maria Goretti we have cleared our first step and I’m sure the rest will be done too with her blessings. Amen

  31. I was praying for my townhouse to sell and I got a contract on it 2 days after the novena was over.
    Continual prayers for my daughter who’s pregnant with her second son.
    God is so good.

  32. I had been praying for assistance in a new job and St Maria Goretti interceded for me- I have people who have been giving guidance and going the extra mile to ensure I understand what I’m supposed to do.

  33. My son received the promotion we have been praying for. Thank you Saint Maria Goretti interceding for him

  34. Prayed for financial breakthrough which I received just a day after completing the novena thanks st Maria goreti looking forward for the next one. God bless

  35. Thank you St. Maria and St. Joseph for answered prayers . Thank you for helping me get a job interview and to the next stage. Amen

  36. I am changing careers and have been trying to land a job teaching. With no experience, that’s not easy! St. Maria heard my prayers and I received an offer to teach in a great district three days after the novena!
    Thank you, St. Maria!

  37. Thank you St Maria Goretti for helping my daughter due to her internship, for my parents and brother and sisters.
    Thank you for all the prayers made by those who ask to pray for them.
    Thank you for my husband and myself for our love is still powerful as the Holy Family of Nazareth.
    Thank you for John Paul and Annie who is always here for us and praying with us and for us. Amen

  38. All praise and Thanksgiving for your intercession! My husband received very good news in two areas of his business. Also, while in adoration he received great peace about the impending future transactions that will affect his business. Thank you for the prayers of intercession of not just our family but all the families who prayed this novena. Many blessings to you John-Paul and Annie!!
    St Maria Goretti pray for us!

  39. My uncle has had prostate cancer for two years and he was put into remission last week. I pray for him during every novena.

  40. My husband was forced into early retirement and has been seeking employment for almost a year. Please pray with me as I ask for a job to come his way.

  41. I have been praying for a steady dependable job and for my girlfriend and I to get back together as a holy loving couple once again. We found each other in the church one Sunday morning as we both were asking God for a spouse. We have gone through hardtimes and goodtimes. We are now back talking and still praying to be a couple as before.

    Thank you and I will continue to pray the novenas with you.

    Mahalo,
    David

  42. My sister in law and her family have been been in a rough place. Marriage was all but over, their daughter fighting and pitting her parents against one another. Being disrespectful and flat out mean. The family unit was in a very bad place.
    Since praying the novena, my sister in law and her husband are acting civil towards one another and their daughter has completely did a 360.
    There is still a long way to go, but it is now heading in the right direction.
    Thank you St Maria Goretti!

  43. During this novena, a girl that went missing and assumed to be trafficked was found after 23 months. I had been praying for her in novenas and private prayers for several months!

  44. This novena, said for my grandchildren, may have saved one of them yesterday when critically ill. I am too far away to help them, so I rely on solid prayer. Thank You St. Maria Goretti, for your intercession.

  45. Our son was born on 6th July not too long ago he behaved badly towards us and refused to communicate with us I sought the intercession of St Maria goretti and on his birthday the feast of ST Maria Goretti he called his younger brother and as at today he is communicating we thank God for his wonders and sustained mercy Amen

  46. Thank you so much, St. Maria Gloretti. My spotting for two months stopped and all my results are okay. Thank you.

  47. A few days into the Novena, I passed all testing for the job. Many blessings and prayers of gratitude to you Maria. With love to you and our Precious Lord.

  48. I prayed for documents needed for my studies and I got one out of the two I applied for on the last day of the novena. I believe I will also get the second one since it is being processed.
    Thank you saint Maria Goretti for answered prayers.

  49. Thank you so much St. Maria Goretti.
    My son had his condo up for sale on several occasions. He received NO offers. While we were praying your novena, he received two offers. He closes this Friday. Thank you.

  50. I prayed the Novenas for my husbands job he got it. My sister who is epileptic to finish her exams without a fit. She has only 1 paper left..all of them she wrote well
    My addicted brother who was missing to realise his wrong and come back home. He did and is getting treatment. Thank you for the intercession

    I also prayed the sacred heart of Jesus and all my prayers are being answered. Glory to God.

  51. Thank you St. Maria Gorretti. My Brother Joe was estranged from the Family for 8 yrs. At last my Brother Lou had a warm Family Reunion with Joe in Ill. That’s a Miracle. All Glory and Honor to you Lord Jesus Christ and thank you St. Maria Goretti.

  52. Had an accommodation problem but 2 days to the end of the novena God granted us a nice accommodation. Thank u Maria Goretti. Thank u Jesus.

  53. My daughter is out of an unhealthy relationship. Thank you St. Maria Goretti for your intercession! Thank you Almighty God!

  54. I’ve been writing a screenplay and asked Saint Maria Goretti to assist me . The story is about a 19-year-old freshman in college who is a very high ranking elite gymnast has been raped and found to be pregnant . She keeps her baby against her teammates fighting her about that . She has a great support from her family . Anyway I had difficulty getting it all down but I felt like Saint Maria was guiding me .

  55. My husband got the job he wanted and applied for.
    My son has and is being guided on what he needs to do.
    My daughter has found a new job she very much likes.
    I have tremendous peace and joy.
    Glory be to God and heartfelt thanks to St. Maria Goretti for her prayers and intercessions!!!

  56. Praying that My son find a suitable job so he can survive on his own.
    Praying to find a husband for myself.

  57. I was praying for my best friend’s daughter, who is a breast cancer survivor and desperately wanted to start a family. I was praying for a successful adoption and found out last week that her daughter is actually pregnant on her own! They are all thrilled beyond words and feel so blessed. Now I will keep her in my intentions for a safe pregnancy and delivery of a happy, healthy baby.

  58. Praying for my mother and father to stop arguing love one another in the name of Christ our Savior!

  59. Praise and thank you Jesus through Maria Goretti. Got approved for a loan for college tuition for my daughter.

  60. I had been in a very big misunderstanding and estranged from a best friend that I have had for over 40 years. I had given up but during the Novena I felt very compelled to reach out one more time after much prayer. We are back talking and as if nothing happened. I almost didn’t try. Its always worth being in prayer over your trials. Thank You Lord and St. Maria answered my prayer of what to do.

  61. Prayers were answered for happiness in our family. Thank you st. Maria Goretti and to all who prayed this novena

  62. My husband received a job offer last week, and early next week he has a 2nd round interview for his first choice job. We’re praying that next week’s interview goes well and leads to a job offer soon. May God’s hand guide the process. Many thanks St. Maria G. for answered prayers!

  63. Thank you St Maria Goretti for two favours: 1. my daughter’s return to the faith and, 2. a big improvement on lifting a horrible dark shadow from my son whose faith had always been good.

  64. I am so happy that my prayers were answered. My brother had a colonoscopy and he does not have cancer or any polyps. Thanks Be to God. Novena really do work

  65. I prayed that I would do great on a job interview and I did, was offered the job on the second interview as soon as I sat down! My current job is so stressful and I needed out! Thank you St. Maria G for your guidance and love, and helping me to get my new job!

  66. I thank God for all the Blessings of my everyday life. They are always filled with miracles and his love and mercy. THANK YOU for all the opportunity to a closer relationship with our friends in heaven.

  67. My boyfriend of 6 years and I broke up and receiving the sacrament of marriage has been cause of fighting, since the novena we have reconciliated and have agreed to receive the sacrament of marriage. Please continue to pray for us my dear friends.

  68. We were in need of favorable closing numbers for our new home purchase. Found out today that the numbers are better than we could have even asked for. Truly a blessing to our family.

  69. God heals the broken hearted. My prayer is that my own broken heart is completely healed and room made to again give and receive love wholeheartedly.

  70. I have been struggling to forgive my husband and his mistress since i found out about the affair. I have been praying for a sincerely forgiving heart. I need to let go and forgive. During our novena to St. Maria Goretti, I have noticed that I have been hurting less each day. And that in my quiet moments when I get to remember about the affair, I can already say a prayer instead of tears welling up in my eyes. Thank you St. Maria Goretti for teaching me to forgive.

  71. I prayed for another child after miscarring, and yesterday was confirm I am pregnant 4 weeks, please continue my pray for a full term pregnancy. God bless!

  72. I love seeing answered prayers, although I have not yet had my prayers answered, I will not give up and continue to pray and trust in God’s timing and plans for my family. Amen.

  73. My sister in law have found a flat to rent. Thank you St Maria Goretti for your intercession. Thank you also prayer warriors..

  74. I pray for our oldest son that he may be blessed with a nice young lady companion to love him. That he will be successful in his job.
    I humbly pray for our middle son that he will be blessed with a good job, nice female companion, and that his depression will pass. I pray for our daughter that she will be successful in her new job, and that this medicine she is taking will heal her pituitary tumor, and that she will be healthy again. I thank dear Jesus for these beautiful children and we praise you and adore you very much for everything.
    Amen

  75. PRAISE GOD! Thank you St Maria Goretti, Jesus, Blessed Mother, St Peregrine, and all the Saints for an answer to my breast cancer healing! I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2018 and after many tests, biopsies, and mastectomy surgery, I was told I will NOT need chemo! Thank you Lord Jesus, for this blessing! God is Good all the time. All the time God is Good!

    • Happy for you Dee.Testimonies like this make me so happy especially in our world today…with all the chaos and confusion.God bless you always.Glory to Jesus,honor to mary.

    • I was in the same position in 2014. So happy for you!! God IS good. All the time! Keep taking care of yourself.

  76. I participated in the last two novenas. I was praying for my daughter to have a safe and quick delivery. On 7th July 2018 I took my daughter for delivery at the hospital around 06:30 hrs and around 11:00 hrs she delivered a bouncy baby boy!!!. To God be the Glory.