The Christmas Novena, 2022

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We’ll begin our next novena in just a few days now — which is, of course, The Christmas Novena!

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  1. Pray for my family to quit smoking weed and other drugs people smoke. Have respect for me in my own home.
    Return to church and put God first.
    Stop cursing and saying Gods name in vain!! Amen

  2. Please pray for peace love joy security all good things to surround us Lord Jesus please bless us with your wonderful gifts of love.

  3. Dear Lord I come before you I pray and ask you Lord God my heavenly father, to bring me to a place of happiness takeaway the loneliness not just for me but also those who are lonely too,I ask you Jesus son of god as you come into this world to bring us the right partners for companionship bless us with the right families for us with no children partners renew our reproduction system that we may contribute in our societies, Holy Spirit I ask for your guidenss for your intervention in my life I am tired of leaving I lonely life. Lord Jesus I ask that you bring the right people in my life with good intentions before the end of this year 2022, I pray for the right partner to come in my life in 2023 through Jesus Christ amen.

  4. Dear mother Mary St Joseph and Jesus help my son to go to university right away help him to get all the finances he needs. I humbly pray and ask oh lord. AMEN

  5. Please pray for the salvation of each member of my family. That God will call them by name and they will hear and answer.

  6. Dear Lord as we pray for cases of abortion, I pray that you may forgive those who have aborted, either with a reason or without. Human reasoning may not be the best but I pray that you may forgive them. I pray that as we are about to welcome baby Jesus may we have pure hearts and souls. Please bring my family together by bondage of love and may we support each other even in times where someone makes it difficult . Continue blessing us and I thank you for my internship opportunity. May I work in good spirit and may you continue opening doors to my family members.

  7. For my children, especially those who find it difficult to do the right thing. I pray that we may be good parents and shower them with love and understanding.

  8. I want to pray for a miracle healing for my sister of cancer and her back of degenerated discs and for her lungs that were damaged by the chemo. She can’t have any more chemo because of her lungs now, so I pray for a miracle if it be Gods will. Also for me that I will be able to accept His will if He chooses to bring her home. She and her husband live with me now. They moved in 3 yrs ago and she has been sick ever since. We are 16 months apart and she has always been my baby sister. I just lost my mom 4 yrs ago. We lived together for 25 yrs. I really miss her. I just had to put our dog down. My heart is very heavy.Please pray.

  9. I pray for my job my God help me to overcome all the hardship am facing daily in my job.and help the people I serve to know the purpose and act accordingly their purpose.
    I pray for my relationship to grow with power of God.
    I pray for my boyfriend to finish his phd successful and overcome all the challenges he faces their.
    I pray for our plans of life to be successful as we plan may lord lead us.
    I pray for our families wealth ,welfare and peace.
    I thank God for here we are and asking for blessings in another year 2023🙏🏻
    Amen

  10. Please pray for the healing of Francis, Mom Eusebia, Mary, Pina and Tina. Also, please pray for financial help to sustain their medical needs. This we ask in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

  11. Please pray for my health. The health of my dear friend Valerie and anyone else having health problems

    Pray that we can keep Sarah in school at St Anthony’s. That we find the finances to do that and that they approve my insurance claim

    Pray that I find a job. And that the mice disappear from my house and it gets cleaned.

  12. That husbands surgery will be successful & so t get Alzheimer’s. That my stoma and stump will be okay and not need surgery. Salvation for all my family. To be here for the warning be safe from all evil.

  13. Protect all my family members. Restore hearing loss and proper brain function to mms, help Trish A in her surgeries; bless Jessie C in her financial worries; help bonnie regain her health. Bring back all who have left the church.

  14. I pray for the grace of healing of my oldest son’s mind, body and soul and our family’s relationship, for the grace of holiness , strength in faith in God, humility, resilience and living the holy will of God.

  15. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
    Glory and Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ!
    I can do nothing without you.
    Blessed Mary ever virgin, the Immaculate Conception, and Joseph her most chaste spouse
    Pray for us!
    Please help my sister, Regina, get stronger to endure her stomach cancer treatments (chemo & surgery) and be cured.
    If its God’s Divine Will.
    Amen.

  16. Thank you Lord for all the blessings poured upon this family. Continue blessing us. Praying for my husband to stop drinking alcohol and find a job which brings a steady income to sustain the family. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray 🙏.

  17. Pray for my kids mm who was married for 7 years and on treatment trying to be blessed with children.

    My retirement package to go well with employer.

  18. Pray for My beloved husband Jonathan’s safety & good health, lead him spiritually and direct him to find the truth in all things to lead his family. Allow him to see his weaknesses and give him the grace of humility and patience. Thank You Lord!!

  19. I pray for peace in my family. I pray my brother is totally restored to health from his stroke and subsequent coma. I pray my husband stops choosing his friends and cousin over his family. I pray he apologizes to us for his aggressive actions and hurtful behavior.I pray God will allow us to be blessed with all we need to keep our home and pay all of bills on time. I ask all of this in the name of Jesus. Amen. Thanks be to God.

  20. Pray for my grandchildren: Andres, David, Alyssa, Valeria, Marco, Miguel & Mateo that they will make good choices in life. Protect them from harmful influences and guard their innocence. Holy Spirit, fill them with Your love and power and prick their conscience so they know right from wrong. Give them love for the Catholic Faith. Keep Andres safe as he just got his drivers license at age 16.

    Thank You Lord!!

  21. That my son and his children all come to the faith and have healing in their family. For all my family to come strongly to Jesus & His Mother Thank you dear Jesus & Dear Mary & Joseph for all you do.

  22. Praying for my two daughters who are pregnant and expecting in May 2023. May they be blessed with healthy pregnancies, deliveries, and babies!

  23. – Pray for all the holy souls in purgatory especially for E. Garcia and E. Salazar;
    – Pray for generational healing in the Garcia family;
    – Pray for healing from PTSD, alcohol addiction, and mental disorders in my family members that experienced trauma as children;
    – Pray for the conversion of all family members who no longer practice their faith.
    Thank You Jesus, Mary, and St. Joseph for Your intercession. I love You!!❤️

  24. Please pray that my sister-in-law who has Parkinson’s will be able to control her disease more effectively. Please pray that the progression of the disease will slow down.

  25. Advent Greetings,

    I thank you Almighty Father for the beautiful plans you foreplanned for me till my ignorance, pride, disobedience and rebellion took a better part of me…show me love, mercy, peace and Providence gin… Through these request :
    Holiness of life to maintain your friendship;wisdom, understanding… To lead my life;Faour, fruitfullness, direcrionnand providence to understand, know without doubts your plans for me… In all my concerns. Help me to do your will;in matters of family, friendship, company, vocation, lifepartner, finance, health… Lord pls i need your provision for Sunderland school scholarship;for babies insurance plan, schooling, education, my own welfare, security and provision. For my certifications incompletes… For the emotional entanglements & commitments i have with my immediate family, Emeka Paul Akwaobi, Elvis Odili… Almighty God… If i know what to do, i wouldnt be this weak. If i knew what to do… I wouldnt keep making mistakes;missing out on your purpose for me. Letting systems s control me. If i knew what to do… I wouldnt be in lack and endangered. Please be my Lord, guild, helper, shepherd, adviser, director, Father, Friend, seciritt, mirror, provision… Be my everything… Please dont let me fail you and ly children again. Your vision, foresight, favour, wisdom, presence… Pls dont take it away from me.

    Make this Christmas a memorable one for me. For i trust in your loving providence and perfect destiny for me amen.

  26. I’m praying for God’s protection upon me and my family, I pray that God of zero hour will come through for me before this year is over and present in my life in 2023. I pray for relationship success, peace and blessing. I pray that the love between I and my partner grows deep and strong in Jesus name I’ve prayed, Amen

  27. Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for all of your blessings. Please guide Joseph to find a good job that will not make him anxious and please continue to bless my family forever. Thank you Jesus for my children and my grandchildren. Thank you.

  28. Thanksgiving to God for all He has done for me and my loved ones

    Praying for His mercy, and for financial blessings favours and brake through.

    Praying for a job opportunity in the United Kingdom.

  29. 1. Praying for a successful outing for my son as he plays football tomorrow. Praying for the best outcome regarding college scholarships and joining the NFL. Lord help him and my household through Christ our Lord.
    2. Pray for my second son. To be focused in life. May the Lord deliver him from laziness. The grace to preserve in his job and determination to excel be upon him through Christ our Lord, amen.
    3. Divine healing, complete restoration for my husband and dad. Any all their dreams and aspirations come true through Christ our Lord, amen 🙏
    4. Lord bless my sister with a husband who will love her, love you too. Amen.
    5. Safe travels back home tomorrow through Christ our Lord, amen.
    6. Pray my first son be blessed and favored always. May only God’s will be done in his life. Regarding career, life partner and relocating to the US through Christ our Lord, amen.
    7. Pray for all my friends. Bless my cousin’s marriage and grant the fortitude to bear the loss to my cousin who lost mom. May the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace, amen.

  30. I pray for God’s intervention, grace, guidance, protection, and favor upon me and my family. I pray for victory and success in my educational journey and outcome.
    I decree success, answered prayers, and a great and favorable ending towards the current issues I am facing in one of my courses.
    I pray that I will get positive feedback from my tutor and not to get in any form of trouble with my school board.
    I pray for God’s special healing upon my friend Blessing’s new born daughter that has been in the hospital since her birth Amen.
    I pray for God’s special intervention and continously support towards my children in their various development domains and especially on one of my child’s medical diagnosis.
    I pray for God’s grace and mercy upon my siblings and mother.
    I pray for God’s grace and light upon me, my marriage, children, families, friends, acquaintances, and well wishers.
    I pray for love, peace, good health,and compassion in the world.
    AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN.
    IM JESUS MIGHTY NAME AMEN.

  31. Please pray for my sister’s business that the mercy of God through the infant Jesus will continue to prevail and make a way in her business especially in this season .

  32. I honestly request you all in the name of JESUS to pray for us as we are going through hard days due to my debts. Please pray for me and my FAMILY. Thank you in Jesus name!

  33. For my daughter broken heart, for end of domestic violence, and for mental health, depression, obsession, and dark moments in her life.

  34. To be a perfect godly spouse for my future godly life partner. And that we may raise a strong Christian family together.

  35. I pray for travel mercies for all my family coming in for Christmas. May we have a beautiful time together. May my father’s soul continue to RIP along with Peter, Sheila’s dad, Jennifer’s day and Mr. Nelson’s dad. For Good to continue to guide my hands in my work and let no harm come to those I take care of and operate on. IJN, I pray, Amen.

  36. Today is my first Aniversary of my Holy Matrimony. I pray for another child. Mother Mary and St. Joseph pray for me to have a baby in my holy Matrimony. Thank you.

  37. Please, I want to be healed from my sins, fears, doubts, and confusion. I want all issues and hidden sins to be revealed and resolved. Tear out the roots of sorrow and all other disturbances, and the roots of sin and confusion, and help me to be free! I want true freedom in Christ and to really know what state my soul is in (as far as Our Lord Wills to reveal). I want to be healed and to live with freedom and peace. I want to carry the light of the Christ Child with me and share Him with all others.

  38. I pray that during this novena, my eldest brother will be able to apply for 2023 scholarships and sponsorships for his PhD program and get good favour from the Infant Jesus and get the one of his choice in Jesus Name Amen.

  39. I have many chronic health conditions that I have been dealing with, which have all become so confusing and convoluted to know what to do in terms of treatment. This December marks 2.5 years. I am still grieving the loss of “normal” life.

    I pray that the Lord would make a clear path forward, and if it be his will, the grace to relieve me from the heavy burden of these illnesses. I am so tired, and so weary. But I know he can do great things.

  40. My intentions are for my mother to get Canada visa , to get a job and for The LORD to show me mercy by providing school fees for me and help me take care of my child.
    All these I ask from JESUS CHRIST MY LORD
    AMEN 🙏🏻

  41. Bless my life & each member of my family‘s life & those I love with peace of mind, loving, stable, healthy relationships, healing & good health, career success & financial stability. Please grant us the financial resources and means needed to declutter & repair our home. Heal any & all discord & bring healing peace, love & hope to all our relationships. Please grow and protect universal healthcare in this country & around the world. Please grow and protect our democracy and spread peace and social responsibility throughout the world. Help us find solutions for poverty & hunger, to find good homes for people who are seeking shelter. I ask that you spread peace & love & I ask for sensible mitigations in the face of Covid & for a cure for Covid, cancer & dementia; heal & protect my family members from disease, keep us healthy & make us strong. Please help me to become skilled & successful in my work. Please guide my son to good health, a good job that he will thrive & grow in, loving life partner & surround him always with good friends, good family & love. Amen

  42. Prayers for my sister who is not well and is bedridden and now in a nursing center rehab unit. Also prayers for a priest friend who is not doing well and another friend who is having problems trying to find a job.

  43. For the conversion of my husband, children and grandchildren. For those of us that do believe please help us to grow deeper and stronger in our faith. The healing of the differences in our family. For peace throughout the world.

  44. Please intercede and ask God to bless me with the means to get a new vehicle! Bless my sons and granddaughter! Keep them covered in the precious blood of Jesus! Grant them financial favor! Bring the missing home! Heal the sick! Keep my cats warm and safe and let their house arrive before the big freeze! Bless my siblings and my finances!

  45. We pray for complete healing for our sweet Alexandra Faith, our Christmas miracle, our Christmas wish for our sweet daughter to be completely healed. Take away anything that is not of you, we pray for healing of her mouth, Heavenly Father let her be a new healthy, we pray in your Holy and Healing Name, in Jesus’s name we pray, Amen 🙏🏻 ♥️🙏🏻

  46. Please pray that the medication prescribed to Mynette will control her blood disease and help her health to improve. Please pray that Vicki will become pregnant through embryo transfer and that she will have a normal healthy baby. Please pray that they both will be healthy throughout the pregnancy and that there will be no complications with the delivery.

  47. 1. For my daughter and family to return to the faith and raise my grand children in the faith.
    2. For Mitch Ryan Brandon and Luke and ask 1st responders and military safety.
    3. For my grand children to get accepted in this charter school.
    4. For the health of these people, Jeff, Arlys, Lisa, Jeannie,Rich,Roger,Ellen,Judy, Claudia, Jolie, Julia Rae, Vince, Jim C and Jim B.
    5. For our country to not be taken over by the Chinese, globalist, Marxists or socialists. Fur or grandchildren future.
    For the health and safety of our family to celebrate Christ’s birthday together.

  48. For safe travel. For health of self and loved ones MS, AH, JS. For employment MH. For those having a tough time around the holidays. For hope in the new year. For clarity on a family matter.

  49. Please pray for my friends son Cole to return home with love and respect toward his parents. May God soften his heart and temper.

  50. Please keep my daughter Samantha in your prayers she’s just got out of an abusive domestic violence relationship and he has threatened to kill her if she leaves him we’ve done order of protection on our end and police reports but now I need gods divine help and safety and protection over her whenever she leaves our home to go work. Protect her Father heal her mental and physical health keep her safe in Jesus Christ name Amen

  51. My prayer intentions are that you pray for me to get a job come the year 2023. 2022 has been a tough year for me after loosing my job and I pray that the lord intercedes in my situation so that I may land a job in 2023. Moreso I ask that you pray for me to get into the Kenya Defence Forces as a specialist officer in the procurement field. Serving my nation as a soldier has always been my biggest dream and desire and I pray that the lord will fulfil this desire come next year during the annual kdf recruitment exercise scheduled to take place early next year. I ask that you include this prayer item in your prayers on my behalf. Amen

  52. My prayer intentions are that you pray for me to get a job come the year 2023. 2022 has been a tough year for me after loosing my job and I pray that the lord intercedes in my situation so that I may land a job in 2023. Moreso I ask that you pray for me to get into the Kenya Defence Forces as a specialist officer in the procurement field. Serving my nation as a soldier has always been my biggest dream and desire and I pray that the lord will fulfil this desire come next year during the annual kdf recruitment exercise scheduled to take place early next year. I ask that you include this prayer item in your prayers on my behalf. Amen

  53. Holy Mother of God, watch over my brothers granddaughter, Kayla, as she labors to bring her first child into your beautiful world. May this child bring this family reconciliation and healing as she brings joy and laughter into their lives.

  54. I pray for a safe delivery of a healthy baby without birth defects
    And permanent healing from cancer for myself
    Amen
    Thank you Lord

  55. I’ve been praying for reconciliation and healing between my daughter and son and today he called me while she was here. As we were ending the call he said to tell her he loved her and I said tell her yourself (I had him on speaker) and he said Merry Christmas, I love you sis! And she said it back to him!

    I consider this a first step of healing-thank You Lord!!! Keep praying!

  56. Jesus,I pray for peace in my family and friends. For my children and granddaughter to be healthy, happy and to love one another.I pray that my second son finds his wife to be soon if that is God’s will and to be happy and fulfilled with love and inner peace. I pray that my daughter and her boyfriend be serious about marriage and to love and respect one another. I pray that my husband and I be happy and healthy and enjoy as long as God wants us to enjoy our family reunited and that we are so blessed & thankful in Jesus’s name. Amen🙏❤️

  57. I pray for health for my husband and myself. For my kids to come back to the Catholic faith. For my daughter to find her perfect job and her his to work more.

  58. AJ, my 95 year old dad who fell & broke his hip.
    Helen, a friend who has heart & lung issues.
    My family to be drawn back to church!Amen

  59. Please help me to pray for my mum who is unwell and also pray for my son (Brian) to get a better job and a good outcome as he did done a job interview

  60. Dear God, I thank you for the blessings.
    In this special novena, pardon me of my sins and my the birth of your holy son increase on my blessings.
    Below are my intentions
    1. Goof health for my entire family n my unborn baby.
    2. Financial break through.
    3. Open my brain and give wisdom, knowledge and understanding to pass my forthcoming exams in January 2023 successfully.
    In Jesus mighty name 🙏

  61. Please pray that me son, Tony, find a good Catholic wife and my special needs daughter, Danielle, is not taken in by the transgender movement.

  62. I started writing, but couldn’t finish . Erased it. Let me start again with courage in extreme love of my Lord and Savior. I don’t mean to bother you with this , but I need to get it off my chest to speak out. I ,also can not believe people are suing the Church of what happen to them by priest this hurts me extreme deepness , I love my faith more then anyone can image. While , I pray Jesus is always embracing me with impeccable divine love of God. Yes I was abused at the age of seven. NOT ONLY BY PRIEST BUT BY PARISHINORS AS WELL. The little boy in side of me is shouting out .I am sorry for screaming boldly. Please, forgive me as I truly forgave them. This is my cross that was given to me . In sincere humility I embrace it . Even though you may not understand , why ? But , I do I am in love with a spiritual abstract entity that people can’t see. BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN BUT BELIEVE JESUS OUN WORDS THAT I AM SHOUTING OUT.. My love is breaking beyond its limits, it’s like I am flying teaching the height of a dome of spiritual knowledge of His love, but Jesus tells me not yet I am not finished with you here on earth.Why not I scream because He loves me more. I have a heart so broken but then again healed in mysical fascination of a love so pure in essence I do not want to.let go. That’s, why I never married .I found my true love ìn silent contemplation beyond words. If we only stop and pause ourselves from this crazy world we live in. I pray that one day you as well reach this height of spiritual divine love of God. AMEN AMEN USING JESUS WORDS BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO BELIEVE BUT YET DO NOT SEE. YES , I SCREAM LOOK I SEE HIM AND RECIEVE HIM AT MASS. AMEN. My intention for this novena was to get rid of this pain of suffering , but why should I it’s my love . The love that puts everything in perspective we can’t have suffering without love of happiness and also we can’t have happiness of love without suffering.. Amen..

  63. Dear Jesus my petitions just erased on this platform accidentally! Pray for them all that I just wrote down; that we will all stop bickering& quarelling& especially for my daughter in law and my kids dad to stop provoking me into tears; they are upsetting me& my 2 adult kids! Help us all over holidays to get along and distance if needed so no quarelling starts! Heal us from all demonic curses& harassment! Intercede for us now:(Karen,Joshua,Jen,Andrea,Ron& Ryan,Milt) We need Your divine intercession Sweet Saviour Jesus! Jesus I trust in You! Please hear& answer everyone’s prayers on this novena! Help me& my loved ones to have healing& forgiveness! Help us pkease Jesus; it’s really taking a toll on my son& daughter& me!! Bless us all with safe travels! Bless us all over holidays! I know You will work it out,JESUS I TRUST IN YOU!

  64. Praying for a miracle my sweet 4 month old grandson. Teddy has a rare incurable & not treatable genetic disorder. Praying for a miracle. Praying for his mother, father & brother also.

  65. 1.Through the Infant Jesus I pray for my parents to come back to their original Catholic faith and to be served from religious manipulation of false prophets, Lord Jesus hear my cry amen.
    2. Through the Infant Jesus I pray for a God fearing husband, Lord Jesus I know you love me, serve me from any witchcraft bondage..deliver me my Jesus, amen.
    3. Through the Infant Jesus I pray for the work of my hands, I pray for the breakthrough to get enough money to be able to take care for my family and the work of God as well as the poor. Bless me ooh my Lord Jesus, amen.

  66. 1. Please help me pray for my intentions.Am praying for a very important exam which am taking next year dear Lord help me to prepare for it and pass inn Jesus name 🙏
    Am also praying for my daughter she’s doing her final year exam in primary school next year am praying that may you keep her safe guide an protect her give her knowledge understanding that she gonna shine in that exam in mighty name of Jesus Christ
    Last intention is my relationship let it be build on you and pray that he may take it to the next level…it’s stagnant .🙏

  67. Lord, may Craig and Maddie feel Your Divine Love and Presence as Craig prepares for his brain cancer treatment. Heal him in all the ways You find worthy. Amen 🙏

  68. Let us continue to pray for my daughter who was on drugs. Now she has stopped taking the drugs so that this situation can be permanent in her life.

    Let us also continue to pray for me for permanent healing. I had complaint about a chronic saw throat. Now it is getting better. I want it to go finally and not to experience it any more.

    Finally, I have started artisanal mining for diamonds. Very shortly, I will start washing. Pray that God will bless me with big diamond so that I too will pay back in cash.

  69. Praying for my family not to lose faith as we are going through very difficult times. I pray for God’s protection as we will be travelling for the holidays. Praying for a blessed coming new year that our lives may turn around for the best. Praying for my country to have praceful elections. May God give us leaders who fear him and love people. Praying for everyone praying this novena and everyone who needs prayers. In Jesus name I pray Amen