Answered Prayers from the Novena for Marriage & Family, 2016

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  1. I am not a Catholic but I always pray Novena with My Catholic friends and have been answered in so many ways.
    The last two Novenas have deepen My faith I won’t stop praying.
    My step son had problem with me and that caused him not to visit his father since January this Year. After finishing st. Monica and Novena for family and Marriage he came home with his new born daughter. The whole family was happy again and the new chapter was opened for all of Us. GLORY TO GOD.

  2. I have been praying and praying for the Lord to intercede in getting my son full time employment. He has been offered two jobs today that he applied for. It is by His grace and mercy alone

  3. Thanks to St. Monica, the blessed mother I asked for assistance to tile my house and with god assistance I have tiled and will be able to paint my house through Christ and your prayers to my almighty god and my daughter got a job, thank you St. Monica. I pray for blessings that my daughter should be sponsored and get admission to higher level.

  4. I have prayed for my marriage for years. Through the grace and intercession of Mary and St Monica I have had the courage to hold my husband’s hand each night and pray aloud and he joins me in praying the Our Father at the end of my prayer. Thank you Lord!

  5. I give God all the glory and honor, iam testifying to the Lord’s faithfulness, my sister who was struggling to get pregnant for three years now has conceived, my mother who was sickly is now much better and i believe that even the prayers that have not yet been answered will be attended to very soon. thank you Jesus.

  6. I prayed for my husband to cherish me again, like he did when we were first married. I see God is working in him….we have rekindled that sense of friendship that has sparked our love again! I am so thankful for the intercessions through the Marriage and Family Novena.

  7. Novena to St. Monica was very beautiful and powerful. First, I felt a deepening within my own heart with specific family members where tension and/or problematic issues resulting from disorderedness are, prompting me to reach out again and where in other times it was met without success, changes occurred, astonishingly so. My daughter’s husband who needed treatment sought it. My daughter and I reconnected. I was able to revisit my mother in out-of-state nursing home and spend 11 days with her which were truly God-sent. While there, I was supported in healing a collapsed relationship with another family member. My grandson’s mother who is far from the faith, and my son in heaven, finally responded after truthful words shared earlier in the summer. My God, how wonderful you are and our bountiful communion of saints and most especially St. Monica and her dear son. I am so deeply grateful. Pax Christi!

  8. Thank you Lord. I have been praying for financial breakthrough and received the same through the intercession of the two Saints. I have also been praying for my sister’s and my employment contracts that are about to end and Our Lord God has done it again, my sister is still in employment and i’m trusting God for breakthrough in employment for myself and my colleagues.
    Thankyou God.

  9. i prayed for my family to have peace and to love each other and have realy seen a very bing change i thank God for that.

  10. I thank God for my sister’s safe delivery of a baby girl ,for all his blessings upon my family and for more answered prayers we are awaiting from God through the intersection Mother Mary .I also thank you John Paul and Annie and above all GOD ALMIGHTY for help in time of need through these wonderful novenas.

  11. I prayed that God may provide a steady source of income for my fiance who is a contractor. Just after the novena for family he has received two different requests to prepare bids for contracts. I see it as an answered prayer and believe that God will help him secure those contracts and a more steady job. Thank you all for praying with me. May God open your eyes to your own testimonies.

  12. Thank you St Monica Novena for my son Tanya to win his case and he won. He had been unfairly dismissed at work and out of employment for 4 months so he took them to court on monday and won the case.

  13. I want to thank my nephew in law for making to pray Novena. I have a serious problem with my husband and did not know were the problem is coming from but as I was praying this prayer I commit my husband to St. Monica and at the fifth day of Novena I realised that my husband is changing and now we are fine like husband and wife suppose to be. I want to thank Paul and Annie for this prayer.

  14. Praise Jesus and Thank you Lord for the gift of Mother Mary to intercede for us. My husband and I had communication challenges. During the Marriage Novena, things have changed. He opens up, shares how his day went and asks to pray together to deal with challenges in his life. Indeed I feel Hope, Mercy and Love are back in our relationship. Glory to God

  15. My wife was cheating with a priest since April. I tried to stop the conversation but it was too deep. I decided that the relationship was over. I prayed the novena with all my heart for God to guide my decision for divorce. After praying for God’s guidance, we have reconcile. My wife is now remorseful and have stopped talking to the priest. We continue to pray for the priest to repent and ask God for forgiveness. Thank you all for praying with me.

  16. My relationship with my boyfriend was struggling, I asked for Devine Intervention to help the situation. Ultimately we broke up, I am heart broken….he wanted to marry me but he does not love me any more. Although he proceeds to tell me he still has strong feelings for me. I will continue to pray….

  17. Thanks to our Blessed Mother my husband has who been out of work for over two years finally found one he likes. I pray to our Blessed Mother that he will do well and keep it if this is the will of God. If not I pray he will get the the job Jesus wants him to get as soon as possible. Jesus, Thy Will be done.

  18. Thanks to our Blessed Mother my husband has who been out of work for over two years finally found one he likes. I pray to our Blessed Mother that he will do well and keep it if this is the will of God. If not I pray he will get the the job Jesus wants him to get as soon as possible. Jesus, Thy Will be done.

  19. I will not stop to thank God for his mercy upon my Family in this prayer.well I have normally having problems in this Marriage from some Months after the Wedding till today .After the problem we will back together again. But we will stayed about some week .But this yr February. We have an issue to the extend my husband call his people and my people that this is the end of the Marriage that I must go.I know that is not Ordinary . I call people to help me in prayer.For complete one Month my Husband did no care about me if am existing. But one day He Called me and start ed asking what is the problem all this while. That he don’t like every day quarrel that is why I know that is not Ordinary. But I praise Master Jesus.The in April I took in which is unplanned. But that is not too bad because my last daughter is almost 3yrs.My Husband said that I must go and remove it I refused because am against abortion. Since then problem Start.There is no kind of had treatment that I have not receive from my Husband, poison us word.He treat me so that I can suffer with pregnancy. But he don’t have any reason of abort the Child.I have three girls already. My Husband will be using indirect way and be telling me that am delivery only girls.That is wheil am cry every day with this pragnancy now for God in Heaven all the angel.all the Saint all the Congregation to help me in prayer for God to answer my prayer for this one become a baby Boy.AT THE END AFTER THIS FOUR MONTHS. AS WE FINISH THIS PRAYER MY HUSBAND STARTED TALKING TO ME SMALL SMALL.THAT MEANS THAT EVIL SPIRIT HAVE GO WAY.THAT IS HOW AM SEEING IT EVERY TIME. GLORY BE TO JESUS HONOUR TO MARY.I PRAYER THAT THAT,THAT SPIRIT THAT NORMALLY COME HIM WILL NOT COME BACK AGAIN IN JESUS NAME AMEN. I PRAYER FOR SOLID LOVE.PEACE SPIRIT OF GOD IN MY FAMILY NOW AND FOREVER. MOTHER MARY THANK

  20. Glory to the highest I have been in the relationship with my child’s Father for 26 years he never said a word about marrying me but through prayers and we are getting married end of this month God bless John-Paul&Annie you made a difference in many lives

  21. I was down financially and I prayed for a financial breakthrough. I thank God my prayers were answered and I happened to get a hefty commission at work. Let’s continue praying the novenas and praying for one another.

  22. Thanks to mother mary for praying for my family ,my sister and my nephew got discharge from the hospital on Mother Mary s birthday it was a miracle thanks to God for answering my prayer.

  23. My husband and I has been going through very rough times. Numerous times i have thought that leaving the marriage will be the best thing. Since we began the novena, we started marriage exercises. We did it just once and postponed it till we are together. But I’m glad that the animosity and anger is dissipating gently. We are at least in good talking terms.

    I believe in miracles and hardwork. Hopefully, God will help us better our home loving and sweet for our beautiful kids.

  24. Yes God always is good and Merciful ,Yesterday was Cross Veneration and we are reminded not to take the sign of cross literally ;
    I have been blessed so much in life.I am an Infection Control Practitioner and struggled to implement any ICP programs for sometime now, and I prayed that there should one day at National and International level be someone to lead this novel profession still challenging,last week it was a shocking news to me!!I have been promoted as a chief of Infection Control Practitioner at all level national and international.
    I felt on my knee crying before God saying:I am not worthy to say thank You because it is not enough what He did for me.

    God is Almighty,Merciful and lovely Father of us all.We thank Him because He continues blessing His saints who are interceding and praying for us.Thank Mother Mary ,Saint Monica for praying and interceding on our behalf.
    WHK NAM.

  25. My husband and I have been going through a really rough patch for over a year now, with him staying out really late in bars and coming home at dawn almost every day. He had even started having affairs while out there!

    I went from begging him to change his ways, to ignoring him to being angry, then to frustration and resentment and even started contemplating leaving him. So when this novena came along I really took it on as literally my last resort to rescue our marriage. I combined the novena with daily prayers for my husband, visiting the Grotto almost daily, and with each passing day, I became calmer and less angry with him. He started coming home earlier than usual, asked my forgiveness on several occasions for all he has done to our marriage and even now with the novena done, we are enjoying a fresh marriage – he’s attentive to me like he used to be before, he spends every moment he can with me, and its really a relief to be able to go to bed with him and not to wake up in the middle of the night wondering what time he’ll be back home.

    Thank you Mother Mary.

  26. Thanks St Monica and Our Lady for prayers answered! I am engaged now to a wonderful man after being in a very difficult relationship. I will keep asking for the other issue ( Our Lady, you know what I am talking about), to completely be a prayerful family.

    Agatha

  27. Good is so GOOD, He answered my prayers. My younger brother managed to save enough within two month’s of getting permanent job (prayer answered in June). He has now moved to his own place and bought himself a new car which he needed most in his new job. Through the Novena for Family and Marriage, he has now settled quite well with his fiancé and their little girl and they come to church every Sunday. They have even started making arrangements to have the child baptised in the Catholic church. We now pray to God to strengthen their relationship and to encourage my brother to marry his fiancé and have their marriage blessed in church.
    I thank God for answering my prayers for my own marriage and our financial situation. Amen.

  28. The past two novenas of St.Monica and the Nativty have been a blessing i was blessed with a job and found a partner who is catholic as we get to know each other we should always pray and never give up.

  29. Glory To God!!!

    Our God is really awesome. I prayed for my husband as he was going through a really hard time and work and all his time was spent at work and not with the family. On the 4th day of prayer Novena for Marriage & Family. We had a breakthrough. He is now stress free and spends more time with me and the boys.

    thank you LORD our God for all prayers answered.

    Chan.

  30. A miracle happened as I prayed St Monica Novena. Even though I’m not a Catholic I have had from a few years a strong belief in Mother Mary and all the Saints and pray the rosary Miracle happened when someone paid back all the penalty money I had been charged by the local traffic department. I had sold my car to this young man, and had ensured I pay the licence which had penalties of R 1000.00 for late payment.
    Being unemployed and doing piece jobs to sustain my pension, I used this money paid back to buy food for us my husband pensioner and my unemployed son. Glory Be to God for such miracles of this Novena. My husband unemployed and pensioner too has seen his home based business turning around , and is now more confident that all what we lost will be restored , and we will be able to find a more cleaner and secure rental home , whilst he continues to work making money online for an investment to a home which we lost over 25 years ago.

  31. Prayers answered through St. Monicah & Mother Mary

    I had prayed that my husband can come closer to God and even converted to the catholic faith, and also change to be a responsible father. Yes this prayer was answered, my husband started visiting us every weekend and he also paid my daughters 3rd term school fees and also paid our rent. Again he is calling us every night before we go to bed and more so he has started coming closer to God even though i am still praying for him top convert to the faith and i believe by the end of this year God will answer the prayer.

    I had also prayed for my colleague Stephen N. in our office to go back to his family after the frequent dramas we saw in our office, the wife was callling to to know he was and also claimed he had not gone home for some days, when I brought up his case to Mary mother, Stephen has changed drastically infact the same week of novena, a girl who was the cause of his family wrangles came to our office and to my surprise steve did not gave her his attention infact he left the office through back door and left the girl in our reception the whole day until she just left. The last weekend we had an office party but steve did not attend instead he travelled to see his family and when he came back from on monday he brought me his family pictures they took in church last sunday,yet i have never told him i am praying for his family.

    I had also prayed about my financial breakthrough, i had prayed that i can be able to meet my debts obligations and yes that week of st. monica’s novena our president signed a bill which had been passed in parliament to have our banks reduce interests rates on both new and existing loans, now i am soo happy that this end month my loans repayment installments will come down hence i will have some savings to meet other obligations.

    Thank You St. Monicah and Mother Mary for your prayers and above all i thank God almighty for answering my prayers. I am looking forward to receiving other answers from the other prayers i had requested. God is living and he is soo close to us. It is only us to draw closer to him. He listens a pure and sincere heart.

    Now i am an addict to this page. Thank you admin for adding me to such living page. i have introduced my friends though not catholics but its still in my prayer requests in st. monica’s novena that they will eventually convert to the faith after experiencing God in this magnitude.

  32. Prayer now I know it works,Glory Glory to jesus..The novena that I recived all day helps me,even when I get the mail on my way to business or night ,I always open it and read,it has assisted me so much,especially in my quest to help me sort my financial problems to pay for kids sch fees, through this prayer God has really showed me that he exist. .The powerful prayer of faith that heals and changed my thinking and depression. .Thanks you for this novena ..

  33. We have started a group of five to pray the rosary every day.I have also started to join you in the Novenas. I have included my family in the rosary and the peace we have at home is marvorlous. My company has just retrench 73 people. I am so blessed that I still have my job. My son have found a part time job that was only for a month but this is his second month now.

    Thank You Father God for always keeping my family safe.
    Amen.

  34. good day all ,

    praise be to God and Mother Mary , i woke and went to church on sunday after a very long time. i am continuing reading the bible.
    more prayers are to be answered.

  35. My prayers have been answered thank I was in great financial problem had no idea how I was going to pay for my son school fees and daughter ticket back home
    The Novena to Mother Mary made it possible fee has been paid and my daughter is on her way back home
    I prayed to St. Monica for my sons who have a drinking addiction one told me mum your prayers are helping me (I did not tell him that I was praying) I have not touched alcohol for 12 days and Intend to stop
    The other is now two and half month sober and fighting hard.
    Thank all for praying for me and my family

  36. Dears.
    Thank you for all the prayers.My mum had a fall with a dislocated shoulder and 6stitches.Though its stressful my brother who hasnt been around ever for ky parents suddenly is around for ky mum and the walls are mending.
    By gods grace all will hopefully go well

  37. My prayers were answered. Thank you Jesus and St. Monica.
    my daughter-in-law got a job and my son got such a good increase and his getting a company car as well. Only by keeping the faith and keep on praying. God always gives the best. Praise
    be to God Almighty. AMEN.

  38. I do not know which Novena to attribute my answered prayers to, but i have been praying Novenas with PRAY MORE NOVENAS since i joined a few years back. I prayed the St Monica and the Novena for Marriage & Family and the one intention has always been VISA for my then fiance but now husband…been praying for years now and finally he was granted a visa. I am here to give thanks to God, our Mother Mary and all the Saints for their intercession.

    The Lord is Merciful, he has done marvel for me and my husband glory be unto HIS name now and forever. Amen

  39. my prayers were so answered. I now have a job tho not so well paying but am so grateful because atlst at the end of the month i have something to take home

  40. Thank you John Paul & Annie for the lovely novenas. I have been following and praying in all of the novenas.
    Thank you St. Monica & Blessed Mother Mary for most of my prayers being answered.
    My youngest son got a good job to start with, his residence got transferred and is doing good. I pray to give him wisdom to control his finance and to lead a God fearing life.
    My eldest daughter has come home 1st time after marriage and we pray that there is peace between her and her husband, to give them understanding and love.
    I thank for the recovery of my youngest brother from heart ailment and now trying to lead a normal life. Praying that he gets a suitable job and all his financial problems are solved.
    I pray for all those who pray the novena that their prayers may be granted.

    Amen

  41. During the last St. Monica Novena, I prayed for my kids Chu and Dee to who where resuming school after the summer to get back sucessful and to be focused in their studies. I have seen positive outcomes and am grateful to St Monica, Mother of Perpetual help and JESUS for answered prayers!

  42. I resigned from my last job due to some reasons. Everyone wondered if I could get another job due to d recession in d country but I believed in God for another. Weeks later I got another job far better than the previous one. To everyone, it’s a miracle job cos I’m pregnant n employers hardly take pregnant women as new staff.
    I also prayed for peace n love which was lacking in my marriage n now my husband n I now live like we just met during our dating n single days.
    Pls I’m grateful to St. Monica n God for d answered prayers

  43. I want to thank Jesus St Monica, St Anne for bringing a good catholic man into my life, two months into the relationship but so far we seem to get along well!

  44. Thank you for answered prayers, St. Anne, and St. Monica. Before my trip back to Ghana, I prayed I would find a potential life partner. Thanks to your intervention, (boyfriend) and I are growing in faith, gradually. I pray and humbly ask that you continue to intervene, so that despite our distance, we would both grow rich in faith, sow great fruits for our Lord, and Honor Him in our future. Thank you, Thank you!

  45. Thank you God for answering my prayers for all three of my sons. My son no longer smokes weed, and is in a relationship with a lovely girl. Praise jesus. My oldest son is on his way with a new job offer and an engagement . my youngest is not in to drugs or alcahol and is doing well in school. It all sounds simple but all these issues have been major and pressing. Laid heavy on my heart. what a miracle!!!! There is strength in prayer, where two or three are gathered in my name. It works dont give up hope. Love and blessings to all.

  46. Thank you Blessed Mother, Jesus and all of the people that pray the Novenas. Our prayers have been answered. Our grandson’s 9 month scans were cancer free. Praise God!

  47. I have been praying for a change in attitude for my husband and on the 9th day, things were reconciled between us after a huge fight. Thank you Mother Mary

  48. Thank you God, through the intercession of Our Lady that my marriage has been re-energized by love, understanding, laughter, friendship, and romance- more than ever.

  49. Thank you st. Monica for interceeding for me. I prayed for my sister whose marriage has been a turmoil and that weekend she posted photos of her and husband happily visiting their farm. I also got time off at work to attend to personal matters which I was praying for. Thank you so much. looking forward for another Nicene.

  50. Prayer is powerful! My husband and his brother are now talking to one another. The friction and anger was forgotten. Thank you for praying for our family. Our prayers were answered.

  51. God has answered my prayers, although we are not completely out of the woods, so I am continuing to pray. My 20 year old daughter left an abusive relationship and moved back home 2 months ago. Praise God, she is getting her life back in order!!! I know this was only possible through diligent prayer.

  52. My friend’s sister has been living with her difficult partner for 10 years. They have 2 children together. She was non Catholic. St Monica interceded for her to God. They have now blessed their marriage and she has now converted to Catholicism.
    Following this Novena, my own husband who has a terrible attitude on church going and i have been praying for this to change, seems to like church going. Thanks be to God through the intercession of ST MONICA.

  53. My dear step mom had to go to the hospital, they though she had a stroke or heart attack, after battling cancer for so long we were so worried but kept praying. It turned out to be a blood clot in the lungs highly treatable. Thank you Mother Mary, thank you Lord Jesus. Amen.

  54. While praying the novena for marriages and family. My brother became very ill, he hemorrhaged and lost about four pints of blood. I didn’t know the extent of his blood loss. I went to take him to the hospital but I prayed the sixth day before I left home. I got to his home he was very weak so I called EMS. They said his vitals were normal but I told them to take him to the hospital anyway. The Holy Spirit kept tell me he needs to go to the hospital. I am so thankful for the novena and the closeness I feel to Our Lord God that I actually listened to The Lord Holy Spirit.

  55. Thanh you for novena prayers .my sister pass the enterview and she has a job but not yet started thank you very much for the prayers you shared. Thank you !!!

  56. Thank you to all saints..
    For almost 6 months of struggling for loosing my job, i keep my full faith to almighty god! now he answer my prayer’s, i finally got job to support my family even though its not what i expect but god is good to give me a chance to prove to myself and to all my friends who believed in me, specially my family and my fiance who never give up. And to all people who encounting difficulties in life please be patient, keep faith and never loose hope cause every day miracles knock on your door without your kbowledge and u will say like i say….THANK YOU MY LORD!! Bless us all for all tge graces we have recieved. AMEN….

  57. On the birthday of our Mother, my daughter who has been looking for a job for the last few months finally found a job and passed the interview on Sept 8. sha started reporting for work on Sept 13. May the Lord be praised. Thank you Loving Mother.

    VAL

  58. We were praying wit St Monica and Our Lady that we had a healthy pregnancy and we saw our first ultrasound and baby is doing great! Thank you Lord and for the intercession of Our Lady and St Monica.

  59. I was pregnant and they took all the test and the result came back that I’m gonna give birth to a baby with down syndrome, I couldn’t eat just crying to God, when they took another test in a different hospital the result came out that the baby is ok….today my baby is 2 weeks old and very ok in the name of Jesus…thank you so much for your prayers..

  60. I have been praying for all my brother in laws, through intercession of St. Monica he has been going to the church with my sister now. Also he wants to go to confession too, will continue to pray for him, ask God’s will be done.
    I have been praying for my Young Adult son to have partner in his life. Even though it’s still early, St. Monica answered my prayers. Continue to pray for both.

  61. God really answers. It was our 22nd wedding anniversary on September 8, my husband’s prayer was granted. He already got his dream job. Thank you Lord.

  62. I want to thank you for the prayers. My daughter and family has been in crisis. She is pregnant and doubting this child and has been severely depressed because of her none supportive husband. I fear for her esteem and the welfare of her children. Since I have been having prayers said she has been opening up to me and getti g closer. She is preparing babies room and shows much improvement thank I for prayers. I have not talked to her husband but pray for him to turn to God. Maybe AA and Alanon would be awesome?? Thank u beautiful people for prayers. I have been so heartsick and fearful for everyone’s welfare

  63. I want to thank you for the prayers. My daughter and family has been in crisis. She is pregnant and doubting this child and has been severely depressed because of her none supportive husband. I fear for her esteem and the welfare of her children. Since I have been having prayers said she has been opening up to me and getti g closer. She is preparing babies room and shows much improvement thank I for prayers. I have not talked to her husband but pray for him to turn to God. Maybe AS would be awesome?? Thank u beautiful people

  64. Thank St. Monica…. i prayed for my son to stop drinking inmediately and be cured of alcoholism. He has joined AA and stopped drinking cold turkey. Thank you Father God an Mother Mary and St. Monica. I am blessed.

  65. My parents are in the twilight of their life. They have lived in a troubled marriage all of their married life. I have described their marriage as an unending battle with each other. I dedicated my prayers in this novena for them. I am a widow, my marriage though cut short was blessed with love, tenderness, kindness, respect, commitment, and a willingness to make our marriage be happy. My heart has been grieving for my parents that in they have not experienced the same qualities in their marriage. Near the last day of the novena, I was at dinner with my parents and was shocked that they were tender with each other, they were laughing together, and even sat together. It was only after the novena was over that I realized that this was God’s grace resting on them. THANK YOU LORD!

  66. Thank you God and the intercession of Mary that I have been offered a working environment that I asked for, even though there is still many challenges, I pray to God again to be with me all the time and teach me how to deal with them.

  67. All Praise be to God, my daughter who had left home 2 years ago returned on Sunday 11 Sept, 2016. I had been constantly praying the various novenas for same. My prayers were finally answered in this Marriage Novena. My husband was also able to forgive the situation and received her. Amen.

  68. I want thank God for blessing my daughters with better employment. My son is getting beeyrr.I pray for my son who has mental illness and skin disorder. Please Holy help him him get well.

  69. I thank God, on Blessed Mother’s birthday, September 8th- my daughter had called to let me know that she is changing jobs, from full-time to part-time (and working from home!) which will allow her to take care of our 9 month old grand daughter home, instead of the daycare. In addition, I thank God that the bank has been willing to work with them regarding the condo she acquired before she got married, amazingly, giving them an appraisal enough to cover the mortgage on it, for “deed in lieu”. I also thank God, for my son-in-law who supports my daughter in this very important decision.

    We also thank you St. Mary, Blessed Mother and St Monica for your intercessions for the needs of our daughter’s family and all young people who are so in need of our Lord!

    May their hearts and minds be touched by the Holy Spirit, and be instilled with the love of God, peace and holiness. God is loving and merciful, He gave His only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ who took on the Cross, died for us that we may be reconciled with our Creator. Jesus Christ’s sufferings, and Passion on the Cross gave us new life! Praise to Jesus, as we celebrate today the Exaltation of the Cross!!! RLR

  70. Thank you St.Monica for the answered prayers! I have prayed for my eldest daughter, that she become more gentle, caring, and responsible. I always prayed that she gets good mentors in school and in sports. St.Monica did pray with me, and lifted my prayers to God! Thank you Lord for your mercy and love. Amen!

  71. My daughter has this condition called NF2 where she’s got tumors in her ears and has a number of doctors she’s seeing for it. She has 2 different oncologist’s and one will be doing the chemo on her to prevent the tumors from growing. When she met the new doctor she told them that she had just finished grad school and they said they had this “brand new” position they had created. The position would fit exactly with what her degree is in and they would be willing to work with her health constraints, too. The appt was on Monday, 9/12/16 and while she was there they mentioned that the job hadn’t even been posted. They wanted to see her resume which she sent to them and now she’s been asked to come in for an interview.
    The other wonderful blessing is that after 5 yrs of dating she is newly married to a very kind and compassionate guy as of June this year. We all love him very much!

  72. God is answering all my prayers and the lines are falling for me in pleasant places. I have been granted the grace to forgive and love again the one person who has hurt me most in my life. Thank you St Monica, Thank you St Anne and Thank you Our Mother Mary.

  73. I want to thank God who amazingly stepped in and worked on my husband s heart the instant he heard about the Marriage Enrichment retreat. That in itself was God n only His work. The week leading to the retreat he came down with very high fever and shivering . It continued for, 3 days. I continued to pray and with intercession from other prayer warriors and our surrender to God, his fever left on Friday n we were able to attend the retreat and celebrate the Holy.Mass & renew our vows. All praise and thanks to God Almighty and Mamma Mary. Blessings.

  74. Thanks to Saint Monica I have been given the gift of purity.

    After the Marriage and Family novena I am no longer suicidal.

    Thanks for praying for me.I am still praying for you and all your intentions

  75. Thank you, Lord, for full-time jobs with benefits for one daughter and two granddaughters. Helps with one’s self-esteem, let alone paying the bills. May others believe in this novena.

  76. During the novena for Marriage and Family I was praying for my best friend and her husband. On the Feast of the Nativity of the birth of Mary they decided to attend a Retrouvaille Weekend. Prayers are still needed but Mary is definitely interceding for them.

  77. Dear Pray More,
    I have been praying your novenas for the past 6 years. I have been praying that my husband would get a job. I was at the end of my faith rope and felt like I couldn’t pray any more. I saw my Pastor who told me to be like St. Monica. Then we prayed the St. Monica novena. By the end of the 9 days, my husband finally got an interview. I had hope! Then during the family and marriage novena he had 2 more interviews with the same company. I found a 3 day novena that I would like to share because on the 3rd day, he got the job. It goes as follows: Dear Heart of Jesus in the past I have asked for many favors, this time I ask for the special one. Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it with your own broken heart where your Father will see it. Then in His merciful eyes it will become your favor, not mine. Amen. Say for three days and promise publication. It has never been known to fail.
    It is my desire that my story will give someone else hope and trust in our Lord. Thank you Jesus!

  78. I have to admit, my faith has taken a beating….I’ve been jobless for the last 8 months with several near misses…losing out at the last minute for some reason or the other.
    I’ve had recent final interviews with 2 job interviewers over the last 2 weeks, and am keeping my fingers crossed one of them come through.
    I’m reaching the ‘end of my tether’ as I mentioned earlier, and try as I might I cannot seem to dig any deeper to find the kind of faith most of you on this site seem to have.

  79. My little brother got a job we have been praying for overseas he is leaving the country this coming weekend thanks St Monica u saved him from his suicidal thoughts you Jesus

  80. I am beginning to fast from eating before bed. I am accomplishing it once in a while and not every night as God wants of me, but I feel a turn occurring in my attitude towards making the sacrifice. Thank you, Mother Mary and St. Monica and all the saints who are interceding for me.

  81. My recently married daughter and her husband were having some very difficult relationship issues, to the point that he moved out after only 3 weeks of marriage. Praise God that my daughter persevered in living him and talking to him. His heart was converted, he moved back home and they are working together to build a strong marriage. Thank you, Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

  82. So far a continuing positive results are happening in the approval of a sale of business we are buying. Thank You St. Monica & Blessed Mother, and Marriage & Family Novena. Our youngest son came back safely from banking training and was offered another promotion both in income & position and a position that was never before given to anyone… at a youngest age ever in banking industry. What is so moving is my son’s humble attitude in never expecting any of such to be his, and acknowledging to me his mother that “I raised him well, and thank me for it”. There was history of his childhood strife in our parent/ child relationship which took me to exercise a strong parental authority driven by my love for him. Like St. Monica & Blessed Mother I used rightfully my God given authority to train, teach & nurture my children to become successful & productive human beings before the eyes of God. A lot of sacrifices but with God, everything became possible. Thank You dear God for the strength and courage You endowed us thru the intercession of Your beloved saints and our Blessed Mother. Thank you for this beautiful novena. God bless you both with your ministry.

  83. My husband seems to be open to more spiritual praying. Our marriage is going through some rough patch’s and hopefully they are seeing a smoother road. Thank you so Mary and St. Monica. I have longed hope he would pray more with the hopes our marriage would come stronger.

  84. Thanks for your prayers! My husband who’s fighting kidney cancer had a clear brain MRI on September 9: the power of prayer. Thank you for praying!! All thanks be to God!

  85. My daughter is no longer needing concentration medicine at school or sleeping medicine every nitht. I Pray that she may get off depression medicine someday.

  86. We have a challenging marriage and I have begged for us to go to marriage counseling but met with resistance. I was really ready to give up. Since the Novena, my husband finally after 30 years of marriage, complied to counseling and the progress has been going well. God is good- all the time!

  87. I prayed for my son to find work and he started his part time job teaching music on September 6. Thank you St. Monica and Blessed Mother Mary! Please keep praying for his academic success as he had a difficult year.

  88. I prayed for physical healing and I am seeing a slow but steady improvement in my health and other intentions. Praise God!

  89. Everything is going well. My wife and I just received the keys to our new co-op. Work situation is good. I thank the Lord!

  90. Prayers answered, My marriage is better. I’ve always look too our beautiful Blessed Mother for love and guidance. She always shows the way.

  91. My daughter, grandchildren and I have reunited and communicating more. Prayer as well as praying in numbers and with faith really does work ! Thank you very much!