The Novena for Marriage & Family, 2024

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The next novena is The Novena for Marriage & Family!

St. John Paul II said, “As the family goes… so goes the whole world in which we live,” so it’s really important that we pray for marriages and families to be strengthened and sanctified.

We’ll start praying on Friday, August 30th. You can share your prayer intentions with us all below – we’re praying for you!

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  1. Mother Mary,

    I pray for the transformation of my life. I pray to rise out of poverty.
    I pray for good mental, physical and spiritual health of me and my two children.
    I pray for God’s guidance on a clear career path in which I will be successful and happy.
    I pray for a financial miracle and a release of my financial debts.
    I pray for blessings of happiness, joy, peace, unity, love, harmony, and protection over me and my family.
    I pray for healing of my mother, sister, and ex-husband.
    I pray I am able to find a way to repair all of the things in my home.
    Amen

  2. Praying for my daughter Chevy for her marriage may she experience trust and Honesty and for Coco lord please cover your arms around them with hope and possibility And the rest of my nieces and nephews in there marriage.
    Praying for myself Been n a single mum divorced for 3yrs thank You Jesus for your strength each day. Send forth good news about the outcome of the house. Lord in your hands I place my intentions.

  3. I dedicate this novena to marriages in my family, that God unites strongly husbands and wives with love and peace, forgiveness and joy. May the blessed mother hold them close tightly during times of struggle, grief, and anxiety. Virgin most prudent, Mary Mother of the Church, pray for us.

  4. Dearest blessed virgin Mary, pray for me so that the Lord can remember me with a husband, I want to be a wife, I want to have a family, help pray and intercede for me please, I also pray for long life and good health upon myself and all my loved ones in Jesus’s name Amen 🙏

  5. Lord Jesus,
    Please bestow the grace of discernment on S and P as they consider marriage. Give them the courage and confidence to move forward according to your will. Amen.

  6. Hello,
    Please help me pray for my family in reconciliation and help me pray for Judy my sister for her addiction to alcohol.
    Help me pray for Dosyani Chulu from his troubles and his sister Hope to take care of the family and children.

    I thank you in advance.

  7. Dear Blessed Mother,
    Please watch over, protect and pray for my son as he travels this weekend.
    And for all the intentions of this novena.
    Thank you dear Mother. I love you.

  8. Thank you Jesus

    Please Lord save my marriage and my relationship with my husband amen.

    Let my husband have the fear of God in his heart that will make him stay away from cheating and let him know you Lord amen.

    God please give me MALE and female children and let them know you at early stage in life amen.

    Lord please make a way for me where there’s seems to be no way and give me a very good job with a very good pay the one that will make me have time for my family amen.

    Lord I pray for peace, love, care , good health, financial breakthrough,, protection and the Grace of God upon my families amen.

  9. I pray for my cousin’s marriage, that God will unite them together with her husband. Also pray for a life partner.. Amen

  10. Am praying 🙏 for a good paying job for both me and my sister and also i praying i be able to graduate this year 🙏

  11. Heavenly Father/Blessed Mother
    Please help everyone on this group message including me, my family and the whole word.

    Please heal ALL marriages, also please give back their health, heal their wounds. In Jesus Name Amen🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️

  12. For an honourable peaceful joyous and love full marriage. A kingdom partner for my brothers john paul and sister aquilline. And for healing in hellen and Paul’s marriage. I also pray for deliverance from perennial financial limitations and for holy matrimony for all in the family. Mother Mary pray for us .amen

  13. Dear lord as we pray for marriages, and family, please remember to pray for my husband, he has been jobless for 6 years now, have mercy on him and give him job.through the intercession of blessed ever vergin Mary my mother,bless the work of my hands, and grand us wisdom, spirit of love, unity, knowledge, understanding, good health to us as a family. Nay God take the center stage of my family and give us peace.

  14. Dear Lord,
    Please hear my intentions for healing in my marriage. Let my husband and I regain our commitment and connection in our marriage. Let our love be restored and we both recognize our devotion to each other. Pray for all those struggling in this situation.

  15. For world peace

    To be settled in all ways and do well in school

    For Isaiah to do well in school and have joy

    For Kathy to be well and find the right house.

  16. Dearest Mother Mary,

    Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ, for all of the blessings you bestow upon me and my family each day.
    Mother Mary, please intercede on my behalf for the following:
    I pray for the transformation of my life. Please help me rise out of poverty, be blessed with happiness, joy, love, unity with my children, financial security, and a release of my financial debts.
    I pray for God’s clear guidance on a career path in which I will be successful, secure, and happy.
    I pray for healing of my son from severe depression, severe anxiety, suicidal ideations, autism, sleep apnea, anger, lack of patience, obesity, inability to forgive and move on, lack of motivation/direction, video game addiction, and verbally lashing out at me.
    I pray for healing of my body, mind, and spirit.
    I pray for healing of my mother, sister, daughter, and ex-husband.
    Amen

  17. Blessed Mother please pray for me let my son come to an end of going to court. Please heal him from mental, depression and anxiety. I am begging you our Mother and Jesus Mother. Please help him, forgive him.

    Please help me let me have health, strength,
    peace, Love and Grace miracously.

    Blessed Mother please help me get SSI benefit. Bless me and my family get health, strength, love and the whole world.

    Please heal all marriages in the world, my friend Amala needs her husband goes back to her and heal their marriage together.

    I ask all these petitions to you Blessed Mother, In Jesus Name Amen🙏🏼
    Alleluia 🙏🏼🙏🏼

  18. Blessed mother please pray for my daughter’s young man who has been led astray by another young lady behind my daughter’s back. They have been bullying her and alot of emotional abuse, cheating and has led to my daughter’s heartbreak. Please let the truth shine though and help heal so much pain and lack of trust and boundaries in my daughter’s heart. My daughter also struggles with her attitude and has been abandoned by her all friends in a time of great need. Please let truth and light shine through this situation. Amen

  19. Prayers for Roman for patience and guidance for the best outcome for his well being and future. For Bella for her continued health and happiness in everything she does. For me for calm and patience and increased faith in God’s way!!

  20. We are at day 7 of this novena but my daughter just found out yesterday her cancer has spread to other areas of her body.
    If it is His will, we pray for it to be found and contained. If it is His will, we pray for a healing miracle.
    We thank you, Lord Jesus, for the 56 years you’ve given us with JoLynn. Your will be done, in Jesus’ name.

  21. Strengthening and reconnecting of my marriage
    Shelby to find a great and Catholic(or willing to become Catholic) husband

  22. During this novena, I pray for my own family and the families all throuout the world especially for the family if each of my children: Ronald, Jun and Elizabeth that there will be peace, understanding, respect, self-control and that they grow in their love for each other everyday , that they be good parents to their children, and they grow in their holiness and love for GOD.
    May Ronald find a good job.
    May the good LORD keep them safe and healthy.
    May my grandsons and all students succeed in their studies.
    AMEN.🙏🙏🙏

  23. Lord Jesus today I pray for my daughter and her husband Chevy and Les may they have trust and understanding in there marriage. My son and his partner Adee and Sims may they attend church has a couple lord graciously hear my prayer.
    My small son Dre and Ally may she learn more about the catholic faith in order for marriage.
    Lord it’s your will for me to have a friend a Companionship.
    In you I place my intention Amen
    Send forth good news on the claims off my sale of the house father this is so frustrating not knowing what’s happening I really need peace of mind and I trust in you Amen.

  24. Please help our family as we navigate this time apart . Please help our family to have financial freedom , to have unlimited funds , be healthy , be successful at our jobs , have our baby boy be healthy , speaking eating and pooping well. Please help us in our jobs that we are successful and winning . Amen

  25. Please pray for our children who have no home and for those searching for a home, a family.
    Please pray I may do better as a grandmother for my wonderful & compassionate granddaughter. Her Faith so strong, but challenges & obstacles trying to undermine us.
    Pray for my beloved son, her loving Daddy, whom our Blessed Mother was born to receive Him into her love as he passed on the day of her birth.

  26. My prayer request is asking God to help me come out of debts so that I can maintain a happy marriage and my family reconciliation

  27. I pray for my recently retired parents to find an investment for a new and abundant cash flow.
    I pray for myself, my husband and my siblings for financial breakthrough
    I pray for God’s intervention in my marriage
    Amen

  28. Blessed Mother, I ask you to intercede to Our Lord for my healing from the episode of profuse sweating and high blood pressure this morning. Amen 🙏

  29. Prayer for overcoming alcohol addiction
    Spiritual healing
    Protection in relationships
    Blessings to marriage
    Financial freedom and protection of investments
    Family restoration and guidance over kids

  30. Jesus I trust in you. We present all our countless beloved brother’s and sisters. Mother Mary we present ourselves. In you mother Mary.

  31. Thank you Jesus for Clement in my life. Thank you for his response and for our beautiful relationship.bless our life and help us live as your Children

  32. Blessed Mother Mary and Lord Jesus,

    I pray for blessings of Love, hope, Joy, harmony, peace, grace and protection for me and my family.
    I pray my life is transformed and I rise out of poverty.
    I pray for a financial miracle, financial breakthrough, financial stability so that I don’t have to worry about how to feed my family or pay the utility bill.
    I pray for healing of my son from severe depression, anger, severe anxiety, suicidal ideations, autism, lack of empathy, inability to forgive others, sleep apnea, overeating, obesity.
    I pray for healing of my mind, body, and spirit.
    I pray for healing of my daughter, sister, mother, and ex-husband.
    I pray for guidance on a career path in which I will be successful and happy.
    Thank you Lord Jesus for all of the blessings you bestow upon me each day.
    Amen

  33. I pray to Our Mother Mary that I bear more children. My heart so desires the joy of more children. Motherhood has been the greatest blessing I have come to know and love. Dearest Mother, may you bless my womb to be a nurturing space for more children to grow healthy. In Jesus name I pray💙

  34. My marriage, our vocations, careers, relationship with one another, but must importantly our relationship with Christ.
    My parents marriage
    My son’s soon to be marriage
    My children as they seek their spoudes and vocations but must importantly their faith in our Lord
    My moms health, Joy and well being in her remaining days on this earth
    For all holy marriages
    That our country, politicians and world will hold up the dignity and value of life and marriage, one man, one woman.
    Amen

  35. That Dallas know joy and peace.
    That Isaiah have joy and be focused on his studies.
    That have joy and be focused on my studies.

  36. Blessed Mother, please bring Love, hope, Joy, harmony, peace and grace to me and my family.

    Please heal me from depression.

    Please heal mental, depression and anxiety
    from my son Marlon. Give him health and strength.

    Father God please continue to protect us.

    I ask these petitions to Blessed Mother in Jesus Name Amen.

  37. Praying for Love and Peace within my family. Lord today and always watch over me in strength and direction in whatever is coming my way. Send forth positive news off the outcome of my house. Lord only you know thee answer. Guide and watch over me and my family Amen.

  38. Please stand in agreement with me for financial breakthrough for my family and work for my eldest daughter 3 years without work for a breakthrough in The Mighty Name of Jesus Amen

  39. Through the intercession of Mother Mary, I pray for the fruit of the womb. I pray that God answers our prayers and that very soon we will be testifying about his goodness and mercy.

  40. Jesus and Mother Mary,

    I beg you to transform my life and help me rise out of poverty.
    I pray for your guidance on a career path and the means to achieve it.
    I pray for a financial miracle, financial breakthrough, financial stability and a release of my financial debts.
    I pray for healing of my son from autism, anger, suicidal ideations, self-hatred, severe depression, severe anxiety, sleep apnea, obesity, stress eating, lack of motivation, lack of direction.
    I pray for healing of my mind, body, and soul.
    I pray for healing of my mother, daughter, sister, and ex-husband.
    I pray for blessings of happiness, calm, peace, joy, laughter, financial success, financial stability, and protection over me and my family.
    Amen

  41. Mother of Grace please hear our prayer request:
    1 Pray for our aging parents, Mom failing hip restoration, Dad diamentia, bed bond, feeding issue, in your Divine Will assist us via our current novena.
    2. Pray for bro, Peter healing of his eyes, mind, body, hurts, restoration of sight.
    Peace, grace,
    3. Meleah & Micah grant, settlement of mind, heart, body, in these children Lord, whatever is affecting the children we pray your Divine Will and grace upon them Lord, pray for Loll & Ash that they may be able yo obtain your patience and love above all to cope whilst you work on the healing of the children. Ash total recovery, Loll healing of the mind and heart to aid you in bringing Divine will to remove family issues.
    4. Sis Shereen & Nivi Lord, my Sis suffering all her life one issue after the other, release your total Grace, Peace & Will for their lives. Ryan & Partner Divine Will to marry his partner.
    5.John, Mich, Families Divine Grace, Peace, Love.
    6.Each member of our Families Divine Will & Grace, myself new endevours for hip issues and bone regeneration to aid recovery, eye sight recovery, concentratation levels, able to decern your will fir ny life, peace, joy, love abounding.
    Divibe will to find time for education on your Divine Will, Divine Grace, foe each person throughout the wirld. Known an unknown sin

  42. not married but been with this man for 40 years. He is about to leave me ,now he is not sure he still loves me.I love him with all I have. We have raised my kids,his kid,his grandkids,mygrandkids and working on his greatgradkids.So we are old,I want to finish myold age with him,not many years left.Please pray we make it

  43. That my niece and her husband will be able to conceive a child some day soon. They have been told that my niece isn’t able to have children. But I believe in miracles, so I would like to pray for a child for them. Lord, May YOUR WILL be done!

  44. Prayers for my son’s marriage…God’s will to stay or leave and miracles to occur and protection of their child ….she needs to join her 1st grade ccd and be reared in the faith….her mother ( and her family,) need to leave the occult and turn to Jesus Mary and Joseph. Including all siblings and extended families. Amen.

  45. Mother Mary, please intercede on my behalf and family. Continue to please guide and protect us from all harm and evil. I pray for a supportive spouse and children, exam success for my husband as her writes his driving test in a few days and the children’s safe return to school. I pray for a successful child care arrangement for my family without giving us any issues at work. God’s favour, love, grace and protection at work, and enough earnings to take care of my family. And all our heart desires not evil. Amen Thank you for answered prayers and a happy birthday in advance Mother Mary.

  46. I’m starting late, but will start back at day 1. Please pray for my marriage a day my two boys. Our marriage has struggled nearly since day 1 and I’m not sure how it can go on. Thank you.

  47. Dear Jesus/Mary/All Saints: Please hear my prayers: For our daughter & son in-law-that they will be healthy/faithful/successful-happy in their jobs. That our daughter will have a good pregnancy & delivery, and this baby will be happy. For our grandsons-for good health/faith, please protect them from all evil. For our 2 sons, and their significant others-that they will be happy/successful in their jobs; health is good & faith will grow daily. For our oldest son that his upcoming wedding will be a joyous occasion. For our middle son for marriage; and thank you for blessing us w/granddaughter-may she have good health/faith and for Baptism. For my marriage that it will grow in faith/love, that we may communicate/pray more together daily. That we are happy/successful in our jobs. For a good harvest. We thank you for all that you have blessed us with. Amen.

  48. Thank you to all who pray for my intentions.
    I pray for my brother who had had health issues and has also been unemployed for a year and 8 months. I pray that he may heal well from his surgery.
    I pray that he may find a job.
    Please God that he may ne blessed with a job.

    I pray for peace in the world

  49. I fear that my husband is using drugs and indulging in things he shouldn’t. Please pray for us, for him to be more open, more honest and less selfish. Pray for love, peace, trust and honesty, pray for us to have a healty family and prayer life. Amen!

  50. Dear Mother Mary,
    Please pray for my family to grow more deeply in relationship and in love with our Eucharistic Lord and you and faithfulness to practice the sacraments. May we desire the light of God’s truth and be beacons to those the Lord puts in our lives. May we desire to be saints and always turn to God for direction and away from all that would distract us from our heavenly goal. May the ocean of Jesus’s Divine Mercy and love flow over us and keep us steadfast in our faith and trust in Him always. Amen.

  51. Dear Jesus and Mother Mary,
    Thank you all the favors received everyday of our lives.
    Please bless our family with peace and understanding. Bless my children in their careers and their future spouses. Help them to make the right decisions. Bless my mother and my family with goodhealth and always be at our side. Keep us safe in your loving care and protection.
    We love you.

  52. I pray for the healing of my daughter and her partner that as they choose to separate that her partner from being punitive into be cooperative and not force my daughter out of her home. In the name of Jesus, amen.

  53. May our Blessed Mother intercede and guide Peter’s medical school interviews on 9/9 and 9/23. May he be filled with confidence, and may our Blessed Mother guide and assist him to have successful interviews.

  54. Jesus I trust in you. Plead for every countless brother’s and sisters my countless mothers and grandmothers to have more hope. Mother Mary please accept our different countless intentions. Pray for us.

  55. To strengthen our marriage and family. For Z and M as they create a family
    For greg and Sam to be blessed with happy, healthy children!

  56. Our Lord Jesus, I thank you for all your mercies, goodness, kindness, prosperity and peace, for our family, friends, relatives and the world at large. I pray that you keep helping us to be good people, obeying your word and making the world to be a better place.

    I pray for all those who prayed this novena to receive answers to their prayers and those who earnestly seek you to find you and grant them the desires of their hearts. The sick, the downtrodden, the poor, those seeking different answers. Help us all to receive answers to our prayers and let the world keep being a better place.

    I pray for my family, friends and relatives, grant us the desires of our hearts. Heal all the sick, and provide for us financially. Help C to find a way to move abroad and help all my family, friends and relatives. Heal my mum, mum in law and dad in law of all infirmities and keep them alive to see their great grandchildren Amen!

    I pray for my husband, help him not to have any issues at all, protect him from all evil. Grant him his heart desires and make him the best husband and father. Help him to get a wonderful offer soon in Canada. Bless the children you have given us. Help them never to be too foolish to say there is no God. Keep them in the Catholic faith and help them to succeed at life. Give them wisdom, knowledge and understanding. Grant them peace, love, happiness and success. Help them all O, D and S to get into a grammar school and help them to have wonderful friends. Protect them from all evil and don’t let them be evil. I pray that I grow in my career and move to a higher grade before next birthday. I pray for peace, love , Joy prosperity and progress. I pray that we will keep hearing good news and everlasting happiness.

    Thank you Lord for answered prayers. Amen!

  57. Pray that after this presidential election our country will be put on the right path to recovery and that the immigration problems will be solved, the economy will improve, and crime will lessen.

  58. Dear Mother Mary please intercede and pray with me for a solution to our families distances. Please help us find employment, housing, and partners close to each other physically so that we can spend more time together. Please help my husband deal with his depression and hopelessness. Thank you

  59. Please pray for my family/children and grandchildren that they will be on fire for God and filled with the Holy Spirit with evidence
    Fill my husband T with your Holy Spirit- deliverance from rage and anger, bitterness and to seek counseling for grief

    Granddaughter A to speak

  60. Please pray for my daughter Ellyn who tested positive for Covid, that she make a speedy recovery and return to work so she can support her family. Please pray for my daughter Michelle that God will send her a Christian spouse/husband.

    Heavenly Mary, thank you for saying yes when you were asked to be Jesus’s mother. My I, through your love and example, be a good mother and grandmother. Amen.

  61. Please pray for Glenn and his wife to be reconciled with his adult children. Some apologies and forgiveness are required.

  62. I pray for my family to have a true devotion to Our Lord. I pray for my family and self to have peace, health, wisdom and prosperity through Jesus Christ our Saviour. All Glory, Honor and Praise be His … thank you Jesus!

  63. For me and my husband and this next stage in our lives, for my children to find good loving spouses and joyful families, for my sister and her family, for my friend and her marriage – may they find peace with themselves and with each other

  64. Asking God for his forgiveness upon me in the wrongs I have done 🙏praying for new beginnings within me.
    Lord guide me in all the days off my life.
    Thanking God for each day may I have a blessed week ahead Amen.
    Watch over my children and grandchildren and family in Jesus name amen.

  65. Dear Mother Mary please pray for me as my husband came back but is very angry and not talking to me for God to change him and let him be closer to God leave his bad friends that are influencing him and be close to God and please also pray for me to win my court case in February 18 and 25 2025 and for God to rule and settle in my favor in Jesus Christ mighty name amen

  66. For my new connection with my boyfriend to grow in the light of God and that God’s will be manifested in our lives.

  67. I pray God Almighty, through the intercession of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I’m asking for my son VI to be mentally and spiritually fit to go back to college and acquire the education necessary for a better job.

    I cover my petition with the blood of Jesus Christ. Amen 🙏

  68. Help me pray for my daughter to achieve all of her developmental milestones. Stop all behavior difficulties. Help her to achieve, succeed and grant her victory in everything.
    I also ask for help in praying for financial stability.

  69. I pray for a spiritual and happy marriage. For me to be a much better husband and father. I pray for patience and protection for any evil that try’s to disrupt our family. I want to offer our marriage up to God for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us. Please also father bless our buiness that we can make the right choices and get out of our issues.

  70. In gratitude and Thanksgiving for my 55th bday today
    Special intentions for son, husband & Jimmy
    In Thanksgiving answered prayers! Amen. Thank You

  71. Praying for healing of my heart, mind and soul that I may come to terms with what is and find the best solution on moving forward in life being the best version of me. Bless and give strength to all marriages and partnerships and keep them holy as I give thanks for having mercy on me,amen.

  72. Lord sometimes l get too overwhelmed,forgive me for not being worthy ,l pray for patience forgiveness release anger and make me holy to serve you where am stressed calm me ,help me to love like you loved thank you Jesus l praise you lord .

  73. For Frank who is battling alcoholism. He has been free for 1 year and then was in an accident where he hit 2 motorcyclists going 100mph as he turned the corner. He hit them was cleared of manslaughter. Help him stay free.

  74. Dear Lord,
    Thank you for always taking care of me despite the hard situation I’m living in. Please have mercy on my husband that he may be healed from mental illness and/or demonic influence. This is tearing my family apart. I humbly ask all readers to pray for us.

  75. Please pray for protection for me from people with bad intentions especially in office. Please pray specifically for protection from Ahmed. I pray that Ahmed will have kindness in his heart, he’ll do his job with honesty, kindness and respect. This I pray in the mighty and powerful name of Jesus, Amen.

  76. Please pray for my marriage. I feel like we have fallen out of love with each other. We have been together for 9 years but married 4. We barely speak to each other anymore nor share happy moments. We fight about parenting our children and that probably the only time we speak. There are no more sentiment or feelings behind actions or words.

  77. Pray for my family particularly my two sons Grorge and Geoffery. Have all their lives indulged in drugs, alcohol and other worldly things. They never maintain jobs. Geoffrey has no family at 43. George family not stable

  78. Praying for God to reconcile my family and heal me and my husband’s relationship.

    Praying that God will give us a spirit of forgiveness towards each other and bring us back into a place of peace, respect and harmony and love for each other.

  79. Prayer Intentions
    Pray for continuous guidance and protection over my life and family. Especially in difficult time of the north west and south crisis zone.
    We pray for God guidance and protection for school re opening. May God guide and protect our children from the evil of this crisis. May God take them to school and back home safely.
    We pray for safety going out and coming back on daily basis. We ask all this through Jesus Christ our lord Amen.

  80. Please pray for healing of wounds in my marriage and for restoration of love, tenderness, trust and joy in my marriage.
    thank you