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Our Holy Family Novena begins on the Feast of the Holy Family. God chose to belong to a human family. A family just like yours. A place where virtues can be learned, where respect, forgiveness and love take root. This is the miracle of Christmas. Celebrate this Christmas Season by joining the Missionaries of the Holy Family in prayer to strengthen your family. We will be celebrating Mass on each of the nine days. If you have never participated in a Novena, I encourage you to discover the benefits of this powerful form of prayer. 2009 Holy Family Novena | Day | Date | Intention of the Novena Day | | Day 1 | December 27, 2009 | Thanksgiving for Family Blessings | | Day 2 | December 28, 2009 | Engaged Couples | | Day 3 | December 29, 2009 | Single Parent Families | | Day 4 | December 30, 2009 | Families with Abuse & Addictions | | Day 5 | December 31, 2009 | Families Caring for Elderly | | Day 6 | January 1, 2010 | Families Struggling for Unity | | Day 7 | January 2, 2010 | Families with Special Needs Children | | Day 8 | January 3, 2010 | Religious Vocations in Families | | Day 9 | January 4, 2010 | Your Family's Special Intention |
You are invited to join in the Novena by reciting the Holy Family Prayer daily and reflecting on the Novena’s Daily Intention. Please share with the Holy Family Priests and Brothers your intention for the Novena. Your intentions will be remembered and placed at the altar where the Novena Masses are celebrated. Requesting a Novena Intention is easy. By Mail : Please print the Novena Intention Request form. Then mail the Novena Intention Request form along with your Novena offering (see form for details) to the Missionaries of the Holy Family, 3014 Oregon Ave. Saint Louis, Missouri 63118. or Online: If you are planning to offer a gift of $10 or more with your Novena Intention you can safely provide a Online Novena Intention. Additionally, we can send a Novena Prayer Card to you or to an alternate address that you provide. (The cost of processing gifts through the internet is $1.00 or more so it is responsible stewardship to accept offerings of $9 or less via the postal mail while offerings of $10 can be accepted online.) Your offering to the Missionaries of the Holy Family benefits the work of the priests and brothers. The Missionaries of the Holy Family is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and your gift is tax deductible. Your privacy is important to us so we do not sell, share or trade your personal information.
Did you know that Novena Prayer (novena is Latin for nine) began with the Apostles after the Ascension of our Lord? When Christ ascended from earth, the Apostles felt alone, uncertain and afraid, so they gathered back in the Upper Room and prayed. They prayed for nine days. On the ninth day the Holy Spirit came down and anointed each Apostle and this enabled them to proclaim the Good News – we know this as Pentecost. It is from the example of the Apostles that we have Novena Prayer.
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Holy Family Novena (Dec)
