The Church's Most Powerful Novenas has a very insightful foreword by Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R. It contains many of the Church's treasured petitions to Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saints, Mother Teresa, and a section devoted to American Saints. Before each novena, there is a history of that novena. There is also a listing of shrines with their addresses, telephone numbers, and websites in the back of the book.
Enter into one of the treasured spiritual practices of the Church! Since the seventh century Catholics the world over have used the novena as a means of deepening their spiritual life, expressing devotion to a saint, or as an avenue for petitioning the Lord for a particular grace. The novena (from the Latin novem, "nine," and noveni, "nine at a time") is a period of public or private prayer lasting nine days, symbolizing the time between Christ's Ascension and Pentecost, during which Mary and the Apostles awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit. At the heart of Novenas for the Church Year is a collection of nearly 60 original novenas that you can use to feed your soul as you commemorate an astounding variety of holy souls and holy days. Allow Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., editor of Magnificat, to lead you on a rewarding journey of prayer and intercession in rhythm with the Church year. Bring your fears, your passions, your worries and your thanksgiving to God with a wide variety of novenas including those in honor of: Mary the Mother of God The Presentation of the Lord Good Friday The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus The Conversion of St. Paul Week of Christian Unity The Feast of All Saints World Day of Prayer for Vocations The Feast of the Holy Family A helpful foreword introduces you to the novena and its special role in the life of the Church, setting the stage for these powerful prayers.
The Church encourages us to ask for the intercession of the saints, to locate our prayer within the annual round of the Church's year, and to make our prayer in the tradition of the great figures of Scripture. The novenas in this beautifully bound collection help us to pray in all of these ways. It contains a rich selection for many different needs and intentions, including popular novenas to our Lady and the Holy Spirit.
Storey has collected and edited 40 novenas--nine days of concentrated prayer, modeled on the nine days that Mary and the Apostles prayed in the upper room between Jesus' Ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost--as well as shorter prayers in updated form and in modern English.
The Catholic Novena book contains over 25 of the most popular Catholic novenas, along with stories of real people who have had their prayers answered through novenas.The book also explains the history of novenas, how to pray a novena, where saints come from, and a background on each of the novenas in the book. Deepen your prayer life and faith by praying novenas!
The Blessed Mother and the twelve apostles remained in the Upper Room in prayer for nine days after the Lord's Ascension. From those nine days of prayer, the tradition of novenas — praying for a specific period of time for a special intention — was born. The word "novena" is derived from the Latin novem, meaning nine. The Handy Little Guide to Novenas is your easy-to-read, down-to-earth introduction to this beautiful devotion. In this brief booklet, author and novena enthusiast Allison Gingras helps you understand and practice this ancient, yet totally relevant, form of prayer. You'll learn: The fundamentals of novenas — when to pray them, for how long, and to whom The biblical connections of novenas The proper mindset for praying a novena, including what not to do Recommendations for tried-and-true novenas
Enchanting the eye and touching the soul, this volume traces the history of the novena and brings together 36 of the best-known ones. Each is accompanied by a luminous color image of its affiliated saint.
This compelling new work teaches you how to trust God when someone you love leaves the Church. Author Lorene Hanley Duquin uses an engaging blend of stories from real people, Church teaching, sociological studies, and plain old common sense to bring comfort and understanding to those who bear the burden of having a loved one leave the Faith. Discover: The single greatest factor involved in leaving the Church. The five main reasons people drop out. The only reason why some people must leave the Faith. Why you shouldn't feel guilty when a family members leaves. Sure-fire ways to keep teens attending Mass. And much more that will help you endure the pain, suffering, and heartache that comes when someone you love no longer is practicing the Faith.
At the core of African American religion’s response to social inequalities has been a symbiotic relationship between socio-political activism and spiritual restoration. Drawing on archival material and ethnographic fieldwork with African American Spiritual Churches in the USA, this book examines how their spiritual and social work can shed light on the interplay between corporate activism and individual spirituality. This book traces the development of this "politico-spiritual" approach to injustice from the beginning of the twentieth century through the opening decade of the twenty-first century, using the work of African American Spiritual Churches as a lens through which to observe its progression. Addressing subjects such as spiritual healing, support of the homeless, gender equality and the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, it demonstrates that these communities are clearly motivated by the dual concerns of the soul and the community. This study diversifies our understanding of the African American religious landscape, highlighting an approach to social injustice that conjoins both political and spiritual transformations. As such, it will be of significant interest to scholars of religious studies, African American studies and politics.
