Thank you for joining us in praying the St. Jude Novena together!
If you’ve had any prayers answered throughout this novena, please share those with us all below.
It gives us hope to see how God is working through our prayers, even if our particular intention was not answered.
Let’s hold onto that hope & keep praying. We’re praying for you.
Thank you, Lord, for never leaving us in our suffering & trials!
As we have been getting closer to election day for the United States, we have received many requests to pray a novena for this election.
It starts this Sunday, October 25th. Sign up here!
We’re looking forward to praying with you.
God bless you!
John-Paul & Annie
PrayMoreNovenas.com
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Here are the Election Novena prayers:
Day 1:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
St. Rita, Patroness of hopeless causes, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Day 2:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
St. Frances Cabrini, you who tirelessly built the Kingdom of God in America, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Day 3:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
St. Thomas More, martyred for your uncompromising faith, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Day 4:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
St. Jose Sanchez del Rio, martyred for your child-like, yet fearless faith in Christ the King, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Day 5:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, who fled to Canada in order to freely practice your faith, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Day 6:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, selfless servant of the lepers of Hawaii, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Day 7:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
St. John Neumann, Founder of the diocesan Catholic school system in America, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Day 8:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
St. Augustine, Doctor of the Church, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Day 9:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Mother Mary, Patroness of the Americas, join us in praying for this election and these intentions: [State your intentions here.]
Heavenly Father,
Give us the gift of hope as we face worldly governments.
Lord, we give You permission to form our consciences according to the Gospel so that we may vote and, more importantly, act for the Kingdom of God.
As we wrestle with the complexity of political life, let us never forget the dignity of every person made in Your image – the unborn, the poor, the vulnerable, the refugee, those affected by war and those suffering from the failings of the political systems of this world.
Lord, we pray for our political opponents – that we may love them as You love them.
Help us remember that political power can never replace the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all nations.
Give us the courage to always be detached from our political loyalties and be first a faithful follower of Jesus, the true King. And when it comes time for us to contribute to the political realm help us to cast our vote in a way that is pleasing to You.
For this election, O God, please bless us with the best rulers possible, in this fallen world, at all levels of government.
Finally, just as You brought our salvation from the horrible death of Your Son, we pray that from the political campaigns of this world, You will bring about great good for Your people.
Amen.
Our next novena is to a saint who does the impossible.
That’s seriously what he’s known for — answering impossible prayers!
He’s the patron of hopeless, lost and impossible causes…
It’s St. Jude :)
We will start praying the St. Jude Novena on Monday, October 19th.
We know that this year has felt impossible for so many, so we’re looking forward to seeking St. Jude’s intercession with you.
You can share your prayer intentions in the comment section below.
Saint Jude was one of Jesus’ twelve original apostles. He is also known by the name Thaddeus, which means sweetness and gentleness of character.
Saint Jude followed Jesus faithfully until His crucifixion, and then later worked on evangelization.
Very little is known about his life, but we do know that he died as a martyr — some say around 65AD, giving his life to Jesus Christ.
He is now one of the most invoked saints for intercession in desperate situations because his New Testament letter stressed the importance of a faithful person persevering in the environment of harsh circumstances.
You can sign up to join us in prayer here:
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-jude-novena
And you can share your prayer intentions in the comment section below.
We’re looking forward to praying with you and for you!
God bless you!
John-Paul & Annie – PrayMoreNovenas.com
Thank you so much for joining us in praying the St. Therese Novena! We hope you’ve grown closer to Christ through St. Therese’s prayers — we know that’s her greatest hope for us all!
If you’ve had any of your prayers answered during this novena, please share those with us all below! We love to hear and share how God is working through our prayers here in the Pray More Novenas community.
We are continuing to pray for you & your intentions!
Please do not give up on hope if your prayers have seemingly gone unanswered. God is still working, He is still with you. And we’re praying for you.
The next novena we’re going to pray as a community is one of our favorites, it’s the St. Therese of Lisieux Novena!
Pope Pius X called St. Therese “the greatest saint of modern times.” She’s well known for her “little way” spirituality of doing small, ordinary things that you do every day with extraordinary love. She wrote in her autobiography, “What matters in life is not great deeds, but great love.”
We will start praying this novena next Tuesday, September 22nd.
St. Therese suffered a great deal in her life. She lost her mom when she was a young girl. One of her older sisters became like a second mother to her, and St. Therese “lost” her when her sister entered a convent. St. Therese also suffered from chronic illness and depression. Through it all, she continued to look towards Jesus.
She’s a great example for all of us — a reminder to cling to Jesus through whatever each of us may be going through right now. Let’s look to Jesus!
You can sign up to pray with us here:
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-therese-novena
You are already signed up to receive the novena :)
We’re looking forward to praying with you and for you!
God bless you!
John-Paul & Annie – PrayMoreNovenas.com
We don’t usually send out two emails on the same day, but we wanted to let you know about the next novena — it’s one of our favorites (you can scroll down to read why), and we’ll start praying it just a few days after we finish the current Novena to St. Monica.
The next novena is The Novena for Marriage and Family! We start praying on Sunday, August 30th.
St. John Paul II said, “As the family goes, so goes the nation and 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 will pray for those who are already married, for those who want to be married, for families going through difficult times, and for those in financial distress.
There’s something extra special about this novena… It leads up to the Feast of Mary’s Birthday (the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary)!
The first time we prayed this novena together as a community was eight years ago, leading up to our wedding day! It has been such a gift to pray with you :)
And it is so important that we have strong marriages and strong families. So, we are really looking forward to praying this novena once again, for Marriages and for Families!
This novena begins on August 30th!
You can sign up to join us in praying HERE. And you can share your prayer intentions in the comments below.
Thank you for praying with us! We’re praying for you.
God bless you!
John-Paul & Annie – PrayMoreNovenas.com
| We start praying the next novena together, The St. Monica Novena, on August 18th! St. Monica is most known for her intercessory prayers for those who have fallen away from the faith, as she prayed for the conversion of her son for 15 years. She is also the patron saint of alcoholics, married women, mothers, wives, and difficult marriages, as well as the patron saint of those who have been abused. You can ask for her prayers for any intention you have — especially for the ones you have been praying about for a long time. Those seem to be her specialty ;) You can sign up to pray this novena with us here: https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-monica-novena And you can share your prayer intentions below. We’re praying for you! |
St. John Paul II said that suffering is almost inseparable from man’s earthly existence. At times, suffering can lead you closer to Christ. And at other times, it can seem to lead you further away from Him.
We’ve been working on our next online retreat to help steer you closer back to Him, who is the Divine Healer.
It’s called The Pray More Healing Retreat!
It’s like a do-it-yourself retreat, but you’re not doing alone — we’re doing it with you!
We hope you’ll join us. 🙏 🤗🙏
You can learn more, see all the topics, watch a preview, and sign up for the retreat at praymoreretreat.org
Here are the Healing Retreat Speakers:
You can look through all the topics they’re covering here.
The retreat begins on August 5th!
Thank you for joining us in praying the St. Anne Novena!
If you’ve had any of your prayers answered during this novena, you can share those with us all below!
We will continue to pray for you & your intentions. God is with you!
A little more than ten years ago, John-Paul was single.
Little did he know… I was praying a novena, asking God to help me meet my future husband. Now, John-Paul & I are married and coming up on our eighth wedding anniversary!
And the next novena we’re praying together is the one I prayed all those years ago: the St. Anne Novena!
We will start praying on July 17th! That’s this Friday.
St. Anne is the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. She is a very powerful intercessor!
You may have heard that those discerning marriage often pray to St. Anne for help in finding a spouse. But, St. Anne is also known to intercede for people for almost any request, and especially for healing.
You could also ask for her intercession for your marriage, for your grandparents or grandchildren, to grow in holiness and patience. You can ask her to pray for whatever it is that’s on your heart, she will bring your intentions to Jesus!
We hope you will join us in praying this novena! We will be praying for you and your intentions throughout the novena.
You can share your prayer intentions in the comment section below!
And you can sign up here to join us in prayer:
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-anne-novena
We’re looking forward to praying with you and for you!
God bless you!
John-Paul & Annie – PrayMoreNovenas.com