πŸ•‚PRAYERπŸ•‚NOVENAπŸ•‚DEVOTIONπŸ•‚


πŸ•‚How to Pray to a Saint :



🌿 Have you ever been fascinated by the saints, historical Christian figures that are believed to have lived exceptionally holy lives? Have you ever wondered if they play a role in your life? Read the Life of the particular Saint. The story of their life can be found in books, and they can be found online as well. Some of the most famous saints (the Virgin Mary, the Archangel Michael, etc) can be found almost anywhere, while many saints are much more obscure.

🌿Follow Your Usual Prayer Ritual. Simply because you are asking for a Saint's prayers doesn't mean that you have to change the way you are used to praying. Pray however you wish.

🌿 Be Calm and Focused. Any prayer without these qualities isn't very helpful, either for you or for whoever you might be praying for.

🌿 Say the Prayer. It can be either written or in your own words, whichever you prefer. It can be as simple or as grand as you wish. The point is that the prayer should be your own.

🌿 Conclude the Prayer. This can be done with a simple 'Amen', making the Sign of the Cross, or whichever method you are used to.

 Definition of Prayer                     Posture and Gesture               The Five Types of Prayer

 Difficulties in Prayer                   Foundations of Prayer


πŸ•‚Tips :


🌿Look up the patronages of various saints. This is a common practice within the Roman Catholic Church, which uses official patronages. The concept of patron saints isn't as common within the Orthodox Church, and if a saint is considered a patron of something it usually isn't set in stone.

🌿There are a lot of unofficial patronages as well. 

🌿Some people pray to the saints before they move onto praying to God as a form of preparation of talking to Him.

🌿Many religions outside of Christianity also have Saints. They may call them by different names and have different customs surrounding them, though.

🌿If you have a particular saint that you admire, celebrate their feast day. The Roman Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox Churches all have official calendars of Saints, and may celebrate the same saint on different days.

🌿Some saints have more than one Feast day.

🌿If you are in need of great help through prayer, try a Novena (Roman Catholic tradition)  


πŸ•‚ Warnings :

🌿Some people may not understand why you pray to the Saints. If they ask sincere questions, feel free to answer them. But if they are just trying to annoy you, don't pay them any attention.

🌿If your prayer request isn't answered, don't be discouraged. There are many things that could happen in the future. It could be answered one day far off in the future.

🌿Some groups are seriously opposed to the practicing devotion to the Saints. If you belong to one of these groups, don't let them know about it.

🌿If they find out, remind them that your beliefs come before anything else.

🌿In other words, remind them that if you have to choose between your beliefs or the relationship in question, you'll pick your beliefs every time.

πŸ‘‰Things You'll Need
  • A sincere interest in the Saint's Life.
  • A true desire for Prayer.
  • An open heart.
πŸ“ƒ Praying to the Saints πŸ“ƒ

The historic Christian practice of asking our departed brothers and sisters in Christ—the saints—for their intercession has come under attack in the last few hundred years. Though the practice dates to the earliest days of Christianity and is shared by Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, the other Eastern Christians, and even some Anglicans—meaning that all-told it is shared by more than three quarters of the Christians on earth—it still comes under heavy attack from many within the Protestant movement that started in the sixteenth century. 
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πŸ“œ Traditional Catholic Prayers πŸ“œ

This section includes some of the most familiar prayers of the Catholic tradition.  These prayers have nurtured the faithful for generations, yet they still speak to us.  Some of these prayers you may wish to learn "by heart" so that they become part of your daily living.  

πŸ“„ Common Prayers:


πŸ•‚Morning Prayers πŸ•‚Morning Prayers - by St. Alphonsus
πŸ•‚A Morning Hymn
πŸ•‚Prayer for To-Day
πŸ•‚Grace Before Meals
πŸ•‚Grace After Meals


πŸ•‚Precious Blood Prayer for Innocent Unborn Children

πŸ•‚Novena to the Child King Jesus  (from the 17th to the 25th of each month)
πŸ•‚Monthly Consecration to the Infant King  (said every 25th of each month)
πŸ•‚Holy Family Prayers
          ❊ Consecration of a Family to the Mother of God
          ❊ Prayer to make St. Joseph your Family Patron
          ❊ Prayer for a Catholic Family
          ❊ Prayer in Honor of the Holy Family
          ❊ Novena Prayer to the Holy Family
          ❊ Ejaculation to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
          ❊ Prayer for a Husband or Wife
          ❊ A Prayer for Parents, for themselves and for their Children
          ❊ Prayer for a Child
          ❊ Novena to the Holy Family
          ❊ Blessing of Parents Prayer

πŸ“œPray with the SaintsπŸ“œ

πŸ“„ Novenas πŸ“„

πŸ•‚Novena to Saint Anne
πŸ•‚Novena to Saint Joseph
πŸ•‚Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
πŸ•‚Novena to Our Lady of Fatima
πŸ•‚Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes
πŸ•‚The Divine Mercy Novena
πŸ•‚Novena to Saint Paul, Apostle
πŸ•‚Novena for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
πŸ•‚Prayers in Honor of the Holy Face of Jesus  Daily throughout February
πŸ•‚Devotions in Honor of the  Presentation of Our Divine Lord in the Temple
πŸ•‚Devotions in Honor of the Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate,
    Our Lady of Lourdes
πŸ•‚Prayers and Invocations for the Blessing of the Sick  On the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
πŸ•‚Devotions for the Feast of the Holy Childhood  of Our Divine Lord
πŸ•‚Prayer in Honor of the Holy Childhood of Our Divine Lord
πŸ•‚Devotions in Honor of the Flight into Egypt
πŸ•‚Devotions in Honor of the Finding  of Our Divine Lord in the Temple

πŸ•‚Novena in Honor of All Saints to intercede for our salvation (October 24th -November 1st)

πŸ•‚Novena Prayer to Saint Ann
πŸ•‚Novena In Honor Of  Saint John Marie  Vianney (July 27th to August 4th)
πŸ•‚Novena to Saint Monica (August 18th to August 27th)
πŸ•‚Novena to Saint Peregrine for Cancer Patients
πŸ•‚Novena To St. Peregrine
πŸ•‚Novena to St. Maximilian Kolbe
πŸ•‚Novena to Saint Alphonsa
πŸ•‚Novena Prayer in Honor of Saint John Ogilive
πŸ•‚Novena In Honor of Saint John Marie Vianney  (July 27th to Aug 2nd)
πŸ•‚Novena in Honor of St. Eugene
πŸ•‚Novena to Saint John Bosco
πŸ•‚Novena of Saint Katharine Drexel
πŸ•‚Novena to Ask for the Intercession of the Venerable Pauline Jaricot
πŸ•‚Novena to Saint Cajetan - Patron of the Unemployed
πŸ•‚Novena in Honor of Saint George
πŸ•‚Novena to Saint Anthony Mary Claret
πŸ•‚Novena Prayer to Saint Charles Borromeo



πŸ“„ Litanies πŸ“„ 

πŸ•‚Litany of the Most  Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
πŸ•‚Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
πŸ•‚The Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
πŸ•‚The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as the Litany of Loreto)
πŸ•‚Litany of Saint  Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
πŸ•‚The Litany of St. Jude Thaddeus
πŸ•‚The Litany of the Holy Family



                                                          πŸ“„ Short Prayers with Saints πŸ“„ 

🌿 Saint Maximilian Kolbe

🌿 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
🌿 Saint Stephen of Hungary
🌿 Saint Clare of the Cross
🌿 Saint Helena
🌿 Saint John Eudes
🌿 Saint Bernard
🌿 Saint Pius X
🌿 Saint Rose of Lima
🌿 Saint Bartholomew
🌿 Saint Joseph Calasanz
🌿 Saint Elizabeth Bichier
🌿 Saint Monica
🌿 Saint Augustine
🌿 Beheading of John the Baptist
🌿 Saint Fiacre
🌿 Saint Raymond Nonnatus
🌿 Saint Giles
🌿 Saint Agricola of Avignon
🌿 Saint Gregory the Great
🌿 Saint Cuthbert
🌿 Saint Lawrence Justinian
🌿 Blessed Bertrand
🌿 Saint Cloud
🌿 Birth of Mary
🌿 Saint Peter Claver
🌿 Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
🌿 Saint Adelphus
🌿 Saint Eanswida
🌿 Saint John Chrysostom
🌿 Saint Notburga
🌿 Our Lady of Sorrows
🌿 Saints Cornelius and Cyprian
🌿 Saint Robert Bellarmine
🌿 Saint Joseph of Cupertino
🌿 Saint Januarius
🌿 Saints Andrew Kim Taegon and Paul Chong Hasang
🌿 Saint Matthew the Apostle
🌿 Saint Maurice
🌿 Saint Padre Pio
🌿 Saint Pacificus
🌿 Saint Sergius
🌿 Saints Cosmas and Damian
🌿 Saint Vincent de Paul
🌿 Saint Wenceslaus
🌿 Saints Michael and Gabriel and Raphael
🌿 Saint Jerome