Novena

[FutureScholastica]

Hi,

I was just wondering how to go about praying a novena? I know what it is, but not the specifics of how to go about praying one.
Also, I was wondering if anyone knows a good one for discerning a vocation to the religious life?

Thank you!

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='FutureScholastica' date='Jan 29 2006, 10:45 AM']Hi,

I was just wondering how to go about praying a novena? I know what it is, but not the specifics of how to go about praying one.
Also, I was wondering if anyone knows a good one for discerning a vocation to the religious life?

Thank you!
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a novena is basically "Nine days of public or private prayer for some special occasion or intention" ([i]Pocket Catholic Dictionary[/i]). there are novenas for many different intentions. here are a few novenas you could pray specifically for vocations and discernment of a vocation:
[b]--[url="http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/Prayers/view.cfm?id=1129"]Novena in Honor of St. John Marie Vianney[/url]
--[url="http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/novena/priests.htm"]Novena for Priests[/url][/b]

however, you could actually pray a novena to any saint, or one of the many novenas to mary and/or Jesus and just make discernment of a vocation your intention when you pray it. so, there is actually alot to choose from. for a list of novenas, go here:
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/directory/index.php/cat_id/366"]http://www.phatmass.com/directory/index.php/cat_id/366[/url]

pax christi,
phatcatholic