The St. Monica Novena, 2024

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The next novena is the St. Monica Novena! We’ll start praying on Sunday, August 18th.

St. Monica prayed for her son’s conversion for more than 15 years. She prayed constantly with faith and hope in God. Eventually, her son experienced a conversion and became a great saint: St. Augustine!

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  1. For Pius, for Leonard, for David, for Ly. For strength and wisdom to be a good and hands on mother, for my own mother and her struggles, for all my family members and friends who are mother’s, for mothers who persecute other mothers, for support and understanding throughout motherhood for fathers and communities that support mothers. Amen

  2. Your will in discretion
    Your Provision every step of the way
    Your Presence,virtue and wisdom

    In Power yet so subtle
    Your purpose in Peace and Purpose…

    Your will..Yes your perfect WILL.

  3. Your will in discretion
    Your Provision every step of the way
    Your Presence,virtue and wisdom

    In Power yet so subtle
    Your purpose in Peace and Purpose…

  4. We ask for prayers for our daughter, B, who is in a serious relationship with someone of a different Christian faith, but neither of them are willing to convert. We ask for God’s will to be made know to her.

  5. Praying for my 3 stepchildren, that they may find God again and follow his Word. Also, that my daughter’s strength and appreciation in God strengthens. Amen.

  6. Please help me pray for reconnection with my son after 4 years. He and his wife are expecting my 1st grandchild and I want all of our family to get along, and of course I want to see my Grandchild in the future. God please help my family heal and move toward the future with love and mutual respect.

  7. Dearest Saint Monica.
    Please pray for my Daughter and her husband to come back to our faith and to have their marriage blessed by the Catholic Church….
    And if it is Gods will for them to have children ….
    Fir the conversion of all this people that are
    Against our church.
    For peace in the world.
    For my sister’s colesterol to come down .
    For Arty’s problem with the skin .
    For Mathew’s back .and to get a stable job.
    For my health.
    For Catherine’s conversion and stability in her job… and for our situation.
    For my very special intención…
    Amen ,Amen

  8. For my granddaughters; Bethany, Sarah, Hannah and their mother, Melissa Ann . That they all find peace and love with each other. In Jesus name I pray.amen

  9. Please pray for healing for me from the pains in my left side and bloating in my stomach. Please ask Our Lord to take away these pains and bloating.

  10. For my oldest katrina who has been angry and blaming us for everything qeong in her life. For my you gear dayghter has lost herself in the qoke agenda. May they come back to their faith and experience uncoditional love from our holy father and earthly parenta

  11. St. Monica,please intercede for my children.Bring them closer to God and be with them in their trials and tribulations.Be in my own life and bring peace and happiness in our lives.

  12. I pray that I passed the 2024 July Bar Exam, & regardless, I ask God to make me a channel of his peace & to help me find my vocation in life. I also pray for my loved ones who have supported me in this difficult time.

  13. I pray that I passed this July 2024 Bar Exam, & that regardless, the Lord helps me to find my vocation in life. I also pray for all those who have supported me throughout this difficult time.

  14. Please pray for me to be healed from cataracts, asthma, high blood pressure and whatever is wrong with my breasts (pains and soreness).

  15. St monic intercede for my parents, brothers, sisters and our children to live longer with unity,love and peace Amen

  16. Prayers to defeat my daughters and my depression and headaches.

    For healing Rick W. pancreatic cancer.
    Healing Susies and Chris’ cancer.
    Friends healing of pain: Sherry, Deborah, Gloria,

    To conquer the evil in our country.

    Convert my brother to Christianity.
    Thank you

  17. As my daughter enters her final year at UKY, please St Monica keep her close to you that she continues to pray and work hard for a successful and blessed year! 🙏❤️

  18. Please pray for me to be healed from cataracts, asthma, high blood pressure and whatever is wrong with my breasts (pains and soreness). I also ask for Our Lord to heal the pain I have in my back and stomach right now.

  19. Lord please 🙏 hear my prayer 🙏 I pray 🙏 that Miriam comes tomorrow and I also pray 🙏 that an appointment comes up earlier with Dr Heroes except for September 16 and I pray 🙏 that she comes up with a solution to my problem so I won’t be tired all the time please answer my prayers In Jesus name we pray 🙏 Amen

  20. For the true conversion of R, and his courage and to trust the Lord and know interior healing. For A & R’s marriage to be preserved through the current difficulty and enkindle love for the Lord, for each other, and trust.

  21. My appointment letter held at makueni cpsb for a year.
    Peace of mind.
    Sprbs to form a board.
    My family health

  22. Prayer for all my children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews that God should direct their footsteps and draw them closer to Himself especially Raymond Igumbor just as He did for St Augustine.Lord may your favour be upon Raymond Igumbor so that his VISA is approved and released Amen.

  23. St. Monica please pray for me that God will heal my eyes from cataracts. my breasts from whatever is wrong in them. I also pray that he will heal me from asthma and high blood pressure.
    I ask these petitions through your
    powerful intercession. Amen 🙏

  24. I pray for my daughter as she leaves for her last year of undergrad and her final season of ball ever. I pray that she has the strength and peace to realize her talent and use it to have the best year ever. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

  25. Dear St Monica bless my mum with long healthy life, fulfilment and peace.
    May she live to testify to God’s goodness in the land of the living. Amen.

  26. Thank you so much for everything. I pray for miracles for our son Peter make great news await him and may a future of blessing and greatness being in store for him. Thank you. Amen.

  27. Dear Jesus/Mary/All Saints: Please hear my prayers-For my husband, thank you for saving him from the auto accident he was in on 8-16-24. I pray for his wounds to heal, for our marriage that it will grow in faith/love, that we may pray/communicate more daily. For our daughter who is pregnant, that her delivery will go well, and this beautiful baby will be healthy. For her and our son in-law that they will be happy/healthy/successful in their jobs. Thank you for our grandsons-that they will be happy/healthy. I pray for our oldest son and middle son and their significant others that they will all be healthy/faithful; successful in their jobs. That the oldest son’s upcoming wedding will be a joyous occasion. For our middle son, & S for marriage and thank you for blessing us w/beautiful granddaughter-please protect her from all evil, for Baptism for her. We thank you for all that you have blessed us with. We want to want you more Jesus. Amen.

  28. Lord please 🙏 hear my prayer 🙏 I pray 🙏 that I can see Carol on Thursday and that the doctor gives me something so I won’t be tired all the time and that she comes up with a solution to my problem please answer my prayer 🙏 In Jesus name we pray 🙏 Amen

  29. Dear Lord God Father
    All Angels and Saints
    especially Saint Monica and St. Augustine
    Please hear and take this broken heart of mine and my husband and family and place my petition to the Lord God and Mother Mary and Virgen de Guadalupe
    Please transform our son and nephews out of their addictions and into the hands of God Almighty. PLEASE DEAR LORD HEAR OUR PRAYERS
    AMEN

  30. 💒 Mother Mary’s prayer Warriors, requesting prayers for;

    ~ Kim Harden.  Kim is having a 4-5 hour bypass surgery this coming Thursday, 8/29. 
    Two surgeons will be moving an artery from heart area to leg, to restore blood flow to her foot/leg. Please continue to pray for her and her family and medical team.

    ~ ~ Josie, 15 years old, who has had a high fever for days. That doctors can identify the cause and get her appropriate treatment.

    ~ Trouble Families and difficult Marriages, may Holy Family bless them with Love and peace. Continue prayers.

    ~ Prayers for those that wish to keep their special intentions more private.

    💢💢 THIS IS AN URGENT REQUEST!!!* ✨
    ~ Amelia who is 13 years old was found hanging by her father, she’s been rushed over to drogheda hospital but has no pulse at the moment …in Jesus name i pray for Amelia’s healing 🙏🙏

    ~ For 15 yr old Noe in ICU after a tragic accident.

    💐💐 Repose of soul;
    ~ Taylor Bristow.

    ❤️‍🔥 Merciful Jesus, thank you for making our miseries Your own, I beg you to let them feel Your Loving presence and give healing and comfort. Amen 🙏

  31. Today I leave all my prayers in this 9 day novena within you my God you will graciously hear it and send forth good news to all who prayed this novena including myself.
    It’s your will be done.
    Thanking God for all his guidance and support and protection over me each day.
    For my children and grandchildren and family may God bless you all..
    September will be my month off positive outcomes Jesus i trust in you Amen 🙏
    Companionship will come within me. And happiness again.

  32. For the return to the Catholic faith of Anton, Angelo, Victoria and Francis Delfino and for the Baptism in to the Catholic family of Ginny and Ellis Delfino, Drake and Wesley Vasconcellos, and Eloise Delfino. Lord, I surrender these children to your merciful compassion and care.

  33. Please Saint Monica pray for me and Judy that things get better at work. Please help both of us do good jobs and Warden is pleased. In Jesus name I pray 🙏. Amen

  34. St Monica I pray that like you,I too have the strength to keep praying for peace in my family especially in the life of my daughter.May she draw closer to Jesus Christ and thus become more humble and God fearing.Thank you God for all my prayers that have been answered.

  35. Please pray for me to be healed from cataracts, asthma, high blood pressure and whatever is wrong with my breasts (pains and soreness)
    St. Monica please intercede for my healing 🙏

  36. I pray with my whole heart for my daughter. She is entering her last year of undergrad and last year of playing ball, ever. I pray that she has the courage and strength to know she is enough and that her season is the best she’s had yet. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

  37. St. Monica please pray for my pregnant daughter, Chidiuso, to be healthy and deliver safely in Jesus name 🙏 Please pray for her no to have Covid in Jesus name 🙏 Please pray for her for the headache and shortness of breath to stop in her life 🙏 Please grant her good health of mind and body 🙏 Help her to go home tomorrow morning healthy and hearty in Jesus name 🙏 ❤️ Thank you, Father, Thank you, Jesus, Thank you, Holly Spirit 🙏 on Jesus name 🙏

  38. St Monica pray for me so that I get healed from all the pain in my stomach.
    Forgive me father if I have signed in anyway.

    I pray or all those suffering and for peace in our families and the whole world.
    Pray for me to carry out my duties at work with easy, without stress and lead me to do the right thing.
    I pray for my niece and nephew who will undertake their final exam,that they may pass with good grades
    I pray for financial breakthrough of my brothers and sister.
    Amen

  39. Dear Saint Monica please pray for my son and daughter , please tech them to do righteousness in life, tech them to follow the law of God, and please guide them to go back to church , please cleaned them strengthen their body soul and spirit and heal them and filled them with the most Holy Spirit of our Dear Lord Jesus. Amen
    Please pray for the conversion of my husband please open his heart and guide him to go to church with me and please take all the bad spirit out from his body and soul.
    Please pray for my marriage grant us peace , understanding , harmony, forgiveness , faithfulness and honesty in our marriage and please bring us closer together and United us in love. Amen. Saint Monica if is in your holy will and if is in God’s Holy will please hear and answers all my prayers . Amen.
    Please pray for me to our Dear Lord Jesus to hear and answers all my prayers . Amen
    Thank you my Dear Saint Monica , I love you so much with all my heart. Amen🙏

  40. Dear st Monica and dt Augustine pray for me to God that I may be honored with a Godly spouse this year without further delay, Amen

  41. Dearest St. Monica,

    I am begging you to pray and intercede on my behalf to transform my life, to rise out of poverty, rise out of depression, anxiety, and despair.
    I am begging you for a financial miracle and a release of my debt.
    I pray for guidance on a career path in which I will be successful, happy, and earn good money to improve the life of my son.
    I pray for healing of my son’s mental health issues, sleep apnea, autism, obesity, overeating as a means of coping with stress, video game addiction, anger, extreme mood swings, verbal outlashing, and lack of motivation.
    I pray my house is re-piped and rebuilt after the large flood and that the insurance covers 100% of the costs.
    I pray for patience, healing of my mind, body, and spirit.
    I pray for healing of my ex-husband, mother, and sister.
    I pray for blessings of happiness, calm, peace, joy, love, support, unity, and protection over me and my family.]
    Amen

  42. Dear Monica,
    Please send my son for treatment in physiology and then let him find a job. I am begging you please.

    St Monica please help me get stress free.
    Also let me get SSI benefit.

    St Monica I pray for faith, love, forgiveness,
    peace, care and most of all to have TRUST in God.

    St Monica please help me all these petitions to you in Jesus Name Amen