20 novenas help Catholics “pray without ceasing.”

Novenas have been with the Church from her earliest days as a way for Catholics to grow closer to Christ and connect with their faith in a more meaningful way. Prayed for 9 consecutive days, normally for a specific intention, this form of prayer is a great way to become more persistent in prayer and to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

Featuring 20 powerful novenas, the Pocket Guide to Novenas offers a guide to prayer that will help readers understand where novenas come from, how to pray them, and what to expect when praying them.

Of the 20 novenas featured in this pocket guide, 14 are newly written and not available anywhere else. The remaining 6 are traditional novenas that have been written by saints and other holy men and women throughout the history of the Church.

Featured novenas include

Novena to St. Joseph (new!)
Divine Mercy Novena
Surrender Novena
Novena to St. Augustine (new!)
Novena for Healing (new!)
Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena
Novena to Christ the King (new!)
And more!

In addition to the novenas themselves, the newest pocket guide includes:

An introduction to each novena, the background of the particular novena, and common intentions to provide prayerful context

Sacred art to facilitate meditation and focus your mind and heart on God during prayer

Inspirational stories from the answered prayers of Catholics around the world to inspire your novena and remind you of God’s providence

Articles on what to do when prayers aren’t answered as you expected, the history of novenas, and the four types of novenas to increase your knowledge of this traditional type of prayer

A schedule for praying popular novenas throughout the year, making it easy to incorporate these prayers into your daily routine

Written by the founders of PrayMoreNovenas.com, Annie and John-Paul Deddens, this book is a guide that will help all Catholics connect with God on a deeper level through this traditional type of prayer.

Experience the power of novenas with the Pocket Guide to Novenas!

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SKU: 9781954881839
Format: Alpha Cowhide Pocket Guide
Binding: Casebound
Dimensions: L: 6.5, W: 4.25, D:
Weight: 0.42 lb
Page Count: 160
Case Count: 60
Language: English
Series: Pocket Guides
Publisher: Ascension
Ecclesiastical Designation: Imprimatur
Publication Date: May 12, 2023

Contributors

John-Paul Deddens

Author

John-Paul Deddens is the founder of Pray More Novenas, an online prayer ministry that has helped Catholics around the world discover the beauty of praying novenas. He and his wife, Annie, met after she prayed a novena to St. Anne, and novena prayer has been woven through their life and ministry ever since.

For more than a decade, the Deddens have played a part in a wider resurgence of novena prayer, and their ministry also offers online retreats for Advent and Lent. For Ascension, John-Paul and Annie co-authored the Pocket Guide to Novenas, a compact collection of twenty novenas — most of them newly written — with guidance on where novenas come from and how to pray them.

Annie Deddens

Author

Annie Deddens is a Catholic writer and, with her husband, John-Paul, the heart of Pray More Novenas, the online ministry that has helped hundreds of thousands of Catholics worldwide rediscover the beauty of novena prayer. Her own story is woven through with novenas — she and John-Paul met after she prayed a novena to St. Anne — and together they also lead online retreats for Advent and Lent through the Pray More Retreat.

For Ascension, Annie co-authored the Pocket Guide to Novenas with John-Paul — a beautiful, compact collection of twenty novenas, most of them newly composed, with gentle guidance on what novenas are, where they come from, and how to pray them with confidence and hope.