The Original Novena…

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We’re excited to announce that the next novena we’re praying is the original novena!

It’s the Holy Spirit Novena for Pentecost!

Novenas are an ancient tradition that goes back to the days of the Apostles.

Jesus told His disciples to pray together after His ascension into heaven, so they went to an upper room along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, (Acts 1:14) and joined constantly in prayer for nine days.

These nine days of constant prayer by the Apostles at the direction of Jesus led up to Pentecost. This is when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples as “tongues of fire” (Acts 2:1-4). This pattern of 9 days of prayer, leading up to a feast day or final day, is the basis of the novenas we pray today!

Thus, the novena is an imitation of the Lord’s command to the Apostles when they prayed for 9 days in anticipation of the coming of the Holy Spirit.

And that’s why we pray all of our novenas for nine days, followed by one final prayer on the 10th day (which is usually the feast day).

he Holy Spirit plays a BIG part in our lives.

So, as we pray, ask the Holy Spirit for something concrete and measurable. 

We will start praying on Friday, May 27th.

You can sign up to join us in prayer HERE. :)

And you can share your prayer intentions with us all below.

We’re looking forward to praying with you and for you! 

God bless you!

John-Paul & Annie – PrayMoreNovenas.com

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  1. For benign results for my biopsies, no cancer and good health for my husband and my children and myself. Also peace and healing for all dealing with sickness

  2. Please pray that my daughter Julia is cured or can at least manage a normal lifestyle with her Chronic illness.
    Thank you
    “May God be praised”

  3. To find a man to live and have a serious relationship with that leads to marriage. Or if it is God’s will fir me to no longer feel so lonely I am triggered by anxiety and feelings of abandonment.

  4. Please pray for healing in my marriage. For forgiveness and understanding. For patience, love and kindness towards one another and for my own mental health as I struggle with betrayal.

  5. We pray that the Holy Spirit continues to fill our daughter Alexandra Faith with His love and peace. May the Holy Spirit purify her from any aliments that need to be cured. May her new bone marrow have cured her from any cancer and her lungs be cleared from fungal pneumonia. We pray in our Heavenly Father’s Holy and Healing Name, Amen

  6. Dear Holy Spirit: PLEASE bless our oldest son & S that they will be happy/successful in their jobs, their health will be good, and their faith will grow daily. Please bless them that they find a good used home, and marriage to come soon. PLEASE bless our middle son w/nice lady friend to be his best friend. That he will be happy/successful in his job, and that his health will be good, and his faith will grow daily. Please bless our daughter, son in-law that they too will be happy/successful in their jobs, that their faith will be good, and they will treat each other with love & respect. Thank you, Thank you for blessing us w/grandchildren. May our daughter have a good pregnancy and good delivery. Please bless my marriage that it will grow in faith and love. That we will be happy/successful in our jobs. We want to thank you so much for all that you have blessed us with. We are so grateful each day for each other, and for the love from our God. Please help us to always be faithful in Christ. Amen.

  7. Dear Holy Sprit, please bring me immediate meaningful employment so that I my support my family. In Jesus’ Sweet Name I pray!

  8. Pray for guidance and light for my sons next chapter in his life. Not sure what I can do but trust in the lords plan

  9. Dear Lord Jesus,
    Guide my son and heal him of any fear or hurt feelings that he has faced. Make him strong again. Bless his career and guide him in his professional career. Make him successful in all his endeavors. If piloting is the right career path for him, guide and protect him from every evil and guide him on the right path dear Jesus. Bless my parents and my siblings and my family and protect us from all harm to soul and body. Bring peace into our houses and love and compassion which rules everything dear Lord.
    Your loving child

  10. 1) I pray for wisdom to be a good Christian and good spiritual life.
    2) I PRAY FOR FAVOUR TO CLEAR ALL DEBTS AND STOP LIVING ABOVE MY MEANS OF INCOME.
    3) I PRAY FOR OPEN DOORS FOR MY HUSBAND SO HE CAN START DOING SOMETHING HERE IN NIGERIA
    4) I PRAY FOR US TO GET THE USA VISA AND BE FAVOURED OVER THERE AND MAY I GET THE ADMISSION.
    5) I PRAY THAT CANADA WILL CALL MY ELDER BROTHER AND WIFE BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.
    6) I PRAY FOR PROTECTION OVER MY CHILDREN, LET THEM NOT BE SICK AND NOT BE MOLESTED.
    7) I PRAY FOR PROTECTION OVER MY MARRIAGE AND SELF CONTROL FOR I AND MY HUSBAND

  11. I pray that my knee will be completely healed so I can return to work. I broke my patella in February and I’m doing PT. I pray that my Dr does not suggest another procedure.

    Also, I pray for my sons to return to Sunday mass and reception of the Eucharist. That they find their vocations and good jobs inspired by the Holy Spirit.
    I pray for my siblings who suffer with mental illness- that they will be healed.
    I pray for good results for my nephew who is having a cyst biopsied .
    I pray for my sweet mom (age 93) to continue to have a full life and that she lives to a ripe old age. I pray that my sister who is her caregiver will allow her more visits and outings. I pray that my sister will lighten up around covid and get all the right facts.

  12. Please pray for my sister so that things will get better for her life and keep her safe and healthy and my son keep him safe and healthy and pray that things will get better for him and pray that he might find someone to spend his life with

  13. Please pray for my mother “E” who is struggling with cancer. Please help her regain her quality of life, energy and joy. Thank you.

  14. I pray for inner piece for my son, that he may find employment that he truly loves and is able to support his family. He needs to relocate from where he is living because the economy in his area is so expensive and he’s finding it hard to find employment in the field that he is in. He is a hard worker and always has been, but his company is losing jobs and he will probably be laid off shortly. I know like in any family, employment is important. He continually worries about paying his rent and bills. May the Holy Spirit come to him and comfort him.

  15. Dearest Holy Spirit,
    Please help me with my health issue (bladder) that I am trying to
    deal with for the past two months. At this point, I believe You
    and the Father are the ones who are in charge! I am praying, &
    listening, but perhaps I am not listening well enough!
    Please help me & guide me through this. I am weary & very tired.
    Thank you, Holy Spirit, I believe you can surely help me. Amen.

  16. I pray that my mother will find a way to stop playing her children against one another. She continues to use them for her own gain, and it is tearing the kids apart and not we’re not all really getting along. Instead of us being a united front, mom is tearing us apart. This has been going on for some time and I know she has to mentally sick to do what she is doing. IT’s just so hard some days to deal with it all. Also, she has become a habitual liar, just not necessary to lie, but she’s done it for so long, she can’t stop.

  17. Prayers for my son in law to find meaningful employment that helps sustain their family. Prayers for my family for happiness and good health. Prayers for my marriage.

  18. Purification of hearts for the boys in the lives of my girls. Let their hearts love God first and then my girls with respect and faithfulness

  19. Praying for all your intentions. May the Holy Spirit be with us all.
    I pray that all my children and grandchildren and great grandchildren will come back to the Church and for the conversion of those who are not catholic. Baptism for all who are not Baptized. May America become a Pro life pro family nation under God once again.

  20. Please pray that my daughter finds her way back to Luca. Pray that they both grow and acknowledge their faults. Help her with her anxiety and insecurities. Help her find god as she is lost and confused. Pray for all the young people stuck in sadness and similar lost situations.
    Amen. Thank you to all participating in these prayers. I am grateful for you!

  21. Praying that my children and those of our prayer group at church will be inspired to come back to the Catholic Church.

  22. in this novena prayer for my children that they may grow in christian life and to be God fearing children, may the good Lord Jesus christ give them wisdom and knowledge. help me to be a prayer warrior I want to know God more and more and God to use me a vessal

  23. Thank you John Paul and Annie for your constant prayers for us. May God bless you in all your ways.

    Please pray for my children who are addicted to alcoholism and smoking and also the sins of fornication; that the Most Holy Spirit may grant them His joy so that they may leave the bad habits.

  24. Prays for my son to find God, peace and happiness in life.
    Also for meaningful employment that will strengthen his confidence.

  25. Prayers for blessings of good health & safety for our grandson.
    Please help our daughter with her anxiety.
    Prayers for healing graces for all family and friends experiencing health issues
    Prayers for peace in the world.

  26. I am asking for spiritual guidance in my personal relationship(s). It is a moral vs financial decision in my life involving alimony from my ex husband and my current relationship with another man. My concrete intention for this novena is to know which path to take. Thank~you for praying with me as well as for me in advance.

  27. Please pray for my complete healing from acidity and tension headaches that I’ve been having. Also pray for my knee which has a meniscus tear and generally for my good health. Pray for me to have discipline in food so that I may lose weight as advised.
    Pray for all my relatives and friends who are all sick e.g my Dad, Mums, Grand ma, Aunties and friends.
    Pray for the Holy Spirit to assist my Dad and brother to reduce their alcohol intake and give them financial breakthrough.
    Pray for my husband and my family for good health and financial breakthrough.

  28. Lord father in the mighty name of
    risen Jesus Christ,n through the Holy Spirit true one God in the Holy Trinity,I Lawrence your servant…I kneel before thy altar sorrowfully and weeping in tears for the sins I have done,I request for your forgiveness,I detest all my sins and acknowledge that without am nothing.
    Lord Father you initiated the gift of Family through the first family of Joseph Mary and Jesus,with your gifts I kindly request for your intercession in my life and intentions… Lord I kindly request that you may forgive me for taking things with my own powers and thinking…. With this confidence I call Jane back in my life as my wife…You well know my father I need finance …so that I can get back into my normal wife with this woman.With the intercession of St Expedite,Jude,Rita,Anthony and my patron saint Lawrence, I ask for their help into my prayers Amen Amen

  29. Dearest Holy Spirit please let me get a wonderful report from the doctor this morning that all is well and healed. Please let my body get back to it’s normal functions and please no more stomach aches or stomach situations no infections viral or bacterial, no sickness illnesses or diseases or covid, and my gastrointestinal functions function in the way they were created by our God. Thank you for these healings Holy Spirit, and for anything else in my body and mind that needs healing I come to you believing you are taking care of me right now as you have so many times before. You know what I pray for and continue to pray for and the intentions of others who have asked for my prayers and I said I would pray for. Please hear and grant these intentions. I love you and thank you Holy Spirit and we open our arms to receive your blessings, healings, strength and love. Amen

  30. Please pray for me to do well and pass my exam which will be taken either Wednesday, June 1st or Thursday, June 2nd. I am feeling overwhelmed and anxious.
    Thank you.

  31. i pray to God for divine healing and for his luck and favour and for all my good heart intentions in Jesus name.Amen. may i always be happy.

  32. i thank God for life and beg him for divine and complete healing in Jesus name.Amen. may i be favoured.

  33. I humbly request you to please pray for my family and for moon to get visa and for the forgiveness of my sins.

    Thank you in Jesus name!

  34. Prayers for Johnny’s job
    Prayers for Harold’s health
    Prayers for Uvalde TX community
    Prayers for our family’s health & well being

  35. Family peace.
    Please take our offspring by the hand and guide her in all important decisions she needs to make on her immediate and upcoming personal and professional endeavors.
    Bring Peace to all the members of my family near and far. Increase our trust and dedication to You. Take all anxiety away.
    Bring true peace to our hearts and souls. Make our love and surrender to You our number one mission in life. Bring peace to the entire world.
    Make grandmother’s passing a peaceful one for her.
    Grant us good health so we can help others as you guide us in our life mission to serve you.
    Bring all our family closer to you.
    Bring our nation closer to You.
    Make us all instruments of your peace.
    Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
    Amen.

  36. Lord hear my prayer I pray that Lixon calls me today and that he calls Miami Dade South and the other place also.

    In Jesus name we pray Amen.

  37. Pray for good health and financial increase at this critical time of my life
    I also pray for exam success so i can start my medical practise come next year. Amen

  38. Leonie Martin apostolic process be officially open by the congregation for the causes of saints, signed by pope Francis and declared venerable.
    Celine, Marie and Pauline martins cause be officially open by the carmelite nuns in lisieux.

  39. I ask for prayers for a quick and successful sale for my house that has been in the market for about a year now.
    I ask for prayers for the restoration of a relationship between me and my husband and God willing a full restoration of our broken marriage.
    Thank you. In Jesus name Amen

  40. Dear God, I am so excited to be abundantly blessed so I can feel immense joy for finally feeling beautiful and comfortable in my own body.

  41. Please help me pray for my fiancée Esther Danladi For Gods grace and protection to over temptations of adultery coming toward and to avoid future occurrence of sin in her life through Christ out Lord

  42. Hello, Good morning Magda, your prayers touched me because I used to feel the same way, but then I learnt something , it’s called ” Thanksgiving” I began to celebrate my little wins…it can be as little as waking up alive, without sickness, as little as having food on my table, I have alot of petitions I am currently praying for, but I have laid them at the feet of Mary .I strongly believe that she will answer,so now I pray that she directs my path and helps me to listen and understand when she speaks. Because I know she will. I urge you to do the same with faith…and see your life turn around with joy that you can’t even explain. Remember Jesus loves you.

  43. Good morning all,
    Please join me in prayer,as I pray for Joy in all that concerns me. Joy that cannot be explained, joy filled with the holy spirit.Amen

  44. Good morning all,
    Kindly join me in prayer,as I pray for a successful delivery on 12thbof September 2022, I also pray for the intercession of the holy spirit in my new career ( product design), and I pray for our Mother Mary’s intercession in my career, my family and my country Nigeria.Amen

  45. Am grateful Lord for everything. It has been really hard to wait for things that I pray for,i feel like am not part of your favorite humans and it upsets me that I have to beg for everything in my life. Sometimes I just don’t know what to say or how to pray sincerely. I see how you blessing the people around me and it seems that my time never comes.
    Am sorry for all my sins and I beg you to forgive me and just give me my heart desires. I need a break from all this heart break. I pray for a better job and a good working environment, I pray for joy and a family with PW. Please remember me and grant me my heart desires. AMEN

  46. 1. Pray for Joshua 5yrs and Tinashe 1yr+ whose soatic nerves where injured by the nurse at our clinic and both leaping.currently doing physiotherapy that God heals them
    2. Yamikani’s rash
    3. Clearance to be called as a priest
    4. Kunda to graduate as medical doctor
    5. Our intake to all graduate with bachelor’s in nursing
    6. Peaceful death for mum and dad when the time comes

  47. Give my daughter strength to deal with her pain..let her business grow and put back her marriage. Her husband must apologize and return to his wife and children.

    May her spiritual gift grow and her spiritual ears and eyes open up again.

  48. Through this novena Lord grant me and my family the seven gifts of the Holly spirit and Wash away all the unGodly spirits, curses, knots, blood ties ,etc before and within us . We ask that in Jesus’s Holly Name,
    Amen.

  49. Help me pray that I will pass IELTS exam, and that I will be directed to Good Healthcare Facility in the USA with my Family.
    And most importly, Help me pray for the healing of my son.
    God bless you all! Thank you!

  50. Protection for daughters from scorpions in their homes. To be cured of bladder infections. No hospitals or surgeries to be here for the Warning.
    Salvation for my family. To be safe from Covid & variants for all family. Holy Spirit, I need healing of body, mind, soul spirit, emotions, depression from stresses and scrupolosity.

  51. Praying to pass my CPA EXAMS till the last paper. I pray to pass interviews of every nature and also I pray to learn how to be patient🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  52. in this novena
    i pray for the my family,dad and brothers.
    bless them and the works of their hands.
    i pray for marriage to Roger.,,,, guide me through this and be my light holy spirit…..
    englighten with knowledge on how to handle it

    i pray for my spiritual growth as well…..
    to know you more and more each day….

    i pray and believing in JESUS’ name

    Amen

  53. Please pray for my unborn grandchild who is due in June, to be born healthy, alive and perfect in God’s eyes. Amen.

  54. Prayers for all the sick, most especially my brother about to start treatment for cancer. That he may go thought it firm in trusting our Lord. That he may end the treatment and enjoy a longer life with his family. That his faith and love increases and that the side effects of the treatments are mild for him. That he gets heal completely and for the cancer not to return. That he may live a life of service to our Lord with his family by his side. Thank you

  55. Please pray 🙏🏼 for my healing from cancer.

    Please pray for my daughter’s safe and easy delivery and that her and her baby will be in good health 🙏🏼

    Please pray for my son and husband’s health and well being 🙏🏼

    Please pray for peace and for all who’s in need of a prayer 🙏🏼

  56. Job security
    dear Lord this day I come to you with thanksgiving, I prayed for a job and you gave me. now the job is threatened. dear Lord, I pray for the holy spirit to come down on me and guide me to do the right thing always. protect me from all the snares of the devil.
    dear Gracious Lord hear my humble prayer in Jesus name.
    Amen.

  57. For my son who is homeless, addicted to alcohol, and has lost his family, job, and possessions. Can I have a sign that he is willing to accept help so that his life can be restored through our Lord Jesus.

  58. For my Uncle and God Father Allen Hobbs who is fighting a bad infection following his surgery after battling colon cancer your healing prayers
    Are so appreciated

  59. Come Holy Spirit and please help Dana and Julia get jobs. We ask this in your Holy Divine Will.
    Also please protect Jay during his teenage years.

  60. I am praying this novena for my brother T. that God would free him from his alcohol addiction. That God would heal him fully.
    🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  61. For my daughter who suffers from extreme depression as well as anxiety. My she receive and experience the peace of the Holy Spirit.

  62. Please pray that my whole family return to the Sacraments, my husband come to know Jesus as his personal lord and Savior..
    My grandson go to the school Jesus wants him to go to…be with my son and as we sigh him up and we agree and we do it correctly and no problems with school personnel. Thank you. Rachel be healed, cured of her cancer and be made well. Protection for my grandson who moved away from home to start a new chapter in his life. Thank you.
    Healing for me body, soul, mind, spirit, emotions…from stresses. Thank you. I am praying g for others also

  63. Thanksgiving
    My husband and myself, our relationship. Our finances
    Our family
    Our world. Please, Holy Spirit, send Your Spirit to end this war, to help us get back on track with God, help the America’s. Our Christianity and our Democracy. We need Your help so bad. Please ask God to give us one more chance. Thank you.

  64. Holy Spirit, please come and heal Mike he is really in need grant him the health and strength he needs now Amen.
    Holy Spirit, please guide and protect my son especially in his new job, Grant him good health and free of blockages, blights obstructions and obstacles that may be in his way. Please guide him in finding a good wife Amen.
    Holy Spirit please help Veronica find the peace and contentment she is seeking and give her the help she needs Amen.
    Holy Spirit please help me by removing the person or persons who are disturbing my life and reeking havoc in every area ofy life. Permanently remove them and their evil from my life Amen.
    Holy Spirit please guide and protect my family and grant them good health, love, peace and joy Amen

    Holy Spirit please hear the prayers of all asking your help today Amen.

  65. Prayer for a joyous and smooth wedding mass and reception on 24.06.2022 (Cheryl & Anselm) . Amen. Thank you for praying for us .

  66. Forgiveness of my sins and that of my family.
    Increase my spirituality and that of my husband and children.
    Good health for my family and relations.

  67. Holy Spirit I pray to you for these intentions: For healing and for full and speedy recovery of those in our prayer line ,those I’m praying for and offered to pray for; , for a good outcome of the FCE deal with Ed, healing of Patrick’s left hip and leg, bless the womb of Kathryn with a baby soon. Thank you!

  68. Prayer request for my family and I…for renewed & restored health, protection and blessings.

    I need prayers for my little boy Peyton tonight who is fighting a fever. God please wrap him in your arms and heal & restore his health little body. That his fever goes away for good and he starts to feel better.

    Prayers for my mammogram & ultrasound results to come back normal or nothing serious.

    I also need prayers that I can find a remote job soon Lord, so I can help my family out.

    Thank you

    In Jesus Name, Amen

  69. Prayer request for my family and I…for renewed & restored health, protection and blessings.

    I need prayers for my little boy tonight who is fighting a fever. God please wrap him in your arms and heal & restore his health. That his fever goes away for good.

    Prayers for my mammogram & ultrasound results to come back normal or nothing serious.

    Prayers that I can find a remote job soon Lord.

    Thank you

    In Jesus Name, Amen

  70. I would like prayers for my mental health I have been having a very bad time and struggling with a purpose and meaning to it all. Trying to find a reason to continue day after day. May the Holy Spirit fill me full of new hope in Jesus name I pray

  71. I would like prayers for my mental health I have been having a very bad time and struggling with a purpose and meaning to it all. Trying to find a reason to continue day after day. May the Holy Spirit fill me full of new hope in Jesus name I pray

  72. I pray for the interviews that I am doing. May they yield positive responses and create opportunities for better financial independent. I pray for co tied good health and healing of myself and my family. May I remain faithful and patient as I await the promise of God. Amen

  73. I pray for my parents may the lord grant Them good health, financial breakthrough.
    I pray for a good life partner and a good relationship.
    I pray for a good job and also a good working environment

  74. Holy Spirit I ask fir your intercession to the Lord that He grant us the blessing of child and pregnancy soon. I pray for increased faith patience and preserverance as we wait for Gods timing for his promises to us for our babies twins soon in Jesus name Amen

  75. I pray that I can purchase a home for my family where Jesus wants us to be. A place that Jesus can choose for us and guide me in the right path/direction to buy a home.

  76. For my siblings and I to come together and best serve the needs of my mom as she is aging. For our work with the National Eucharistic Revival. That God’s will is done by our committee in our diocese and in our church throughout the world!!

  77. Praying for success with my job interview on 3rd June after being unemployed since 2018, success in my long-delayed and continuous postponement of my litigation for the unjust layoff, my finances and debts, taxes, unemployment, addiction, diabetes, depression, and other health issues, my son’s litigation for his compensation and my mother’s health isssues.

  78. For my family and me to accept God’s will concerning my husband, Richard who was diagnosed with AFib and Congestive Heart Failure last week. May we have the strength of His Holy Spirit to endure any hardship we encounter along the way.