NOVENA PRAYERS

1⃣ NOVENA TO THE HOLY FAMILY

2⃣ NOVENA TO THE MAGI IN ANTICIPATION OF THE EPIPHANY
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1⃣ NOVENA TO THE HOLY FAMILY

DAY 9 - DECEMBER 30

THE HOLY FAMILY TEACHES US INTERIOR PEACE

The coming of the Holy Family into the world was the beginning of true and spiritual peace for our hearts. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph teach us how we can attain peace; namely, by imitating their lives. “For my yoke is easy and my burden light” (Matthew 11:30) may seem contrary to what we experience. Does living a holy life seem “easy” or more like a “struggle?” Our struggle is with our attachment to sin or our desire for material things of this world, not with living as Jesus lived. The more we separate ourselves from sin and material desires and live the virtues of the Holy Family, the more the burden is lifted and the more peaceful our lives become. As you journey with the Holy Family and change your life to be more like theirs, notice those moments of peace and joy. Know that these moments are times of grace from God that encourage us to keep moving in the same direction on our journey. Amen.

(State your intentions here…)

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, your grace reaches us through the hands of your most precious Son, Jesus. His response to the prayers of Mary and Joseph are assured, so we ask for their prayers during this Novena. Lord, send light to our understanding, inspiration to our decisions, and the fire of pure love to our hearts, so that we will respond to the blessing of your grace in our lives which comes through the prayers of the Holy Family. And you, our Guardian Angels and all the Saints in Heaven, intercede for us so that we may honour Jesus, Mary, and Joseph by the way we live. Help us to find ways to live as they did and to avoid looking for excuses for not changing our ways. Through this Novena in honour of the Holy Family, place in us the desire to pursue and imitate the virtues of the Holy Family and to accept your answer to our requests as your will for our lives. Amen.
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2⃣ NOVENA TO THE MAGI IN ANTICIPATION OF THE EPIPHANY

DAY 2 - DECEMBER 30

PRAYER: O holy Magi! who at the first appearance of the wondrous star left your native country to go and seek the newborn King of the Jews; obtain for us the grace of corresponding with alacrity to every divine inspiration. Amen.

(State your intentions here…)

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...

O holy Magi: Pray for us!