Never fail novenas

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Hey everyone I’m sure you are all familiar with finding copies of these in the Church. Though a Sacred Heart one helped me return to Christ in the past I’m beginning to think these things are bogus and more like chain letters than anything else and the disregard the sovereignty of God. I’ve even seen priests throw them away when they find them in the Church.

What I want to know is what is your take on these devotions?
 
We always need to remember how Jesus prayed in the Garden of Olives before He was arrested.
He prayed to the Father that He might avoid the terrible suffering that He knew awaited Him, but He finished His prayer with, “but not my will, Your will be done”
When people talk of “novenas that never fail” I tend to feel uneasy, as the persons who claim thus seem not to take into account that God may not grant their prayers for various reasons. Jesus naturally wished to avoid the trial that would be torturous to His humanity, but he accepted that the divine required that He face that trial of suffering and rejection.
There does seem to be the possibility of an element of superstitious devotion, even while there is also faith, in making claims that certain novenas ‘never fail’.
Always, we need to trust in God that God’s will be done even if that means our request is denied.
The ‘novena that never fails’ seems to be understood as meaning that you get what you asked for regardless.
 
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I’ve even seen priests throw them away when they find them in the Church.

What I want to know is what is your take on these devotions?
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These priests are smart men! 🙂

Trishie is right in that our will must conform to God’s, and be willing to condition all our prayers on God’s will.
 
Never fail novena is correct if understood in the right way.
God always answers our prayers in one way or another.
He may not give us what we ask for but what we need.
So that is a never fail novena.

Just a thought.
 
I am very skeptical about anything being guaranteed, especially miracles… yet, many years ago I made the nine Monday novenas to Mary under the Miraculous medal… not sure what exactly they were called…and I DID get my prayers answered.

I wanted to meet the love of my life… and I did a few months later. I would not hesitate to recommend it BUT I would never say with 100% certainty that it will always work or go as you wish it to go.

I think that borders on superstition, and seems contrary to what our faith should be all about.

However, Jesus does tell us that we should ask God for favors and BELIEVE as if the prayer were already granted, and God will grant what we request… I think that takes a special kind of faith, that very few people have.

Many of the saints had enough faith to do this and God performed the miracles that they requested. I don’t think most people would ever go out on a limb like that and basically predict and believe enough that God would grant them such miracles. Then again, maybe these novenas are just that, a way for us to build up enough faith that God gets around to granting the miracle that we seek.
 
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I am very skeptical about anything being guaranteed, especially miracles… yet, many years ago I made the nine Monday novenas to Mary under the Miraculous medal… not sure what exactly they were called…and I DID get my prayers answered.

I wanted to meet the love of my life… and I did a few months later. I would not hesitate to recommend it BUT I would never say with 100% certainty that it will always work or go as you wish it to go.

I think that borders on superstition, and seems contrary to what our faith should be all about.

However, Jesus does tell us that we should ask God for favors and BELIEVE as if the prayer were already granted, and God will grant what we request… I think that takes a special kind of faith, that very few people have.

Many of the saints had enough faith to do this and God performed the miracles that they requested. I don’t think most people would ever go out on a limb like that and basically predict and believe enough that God would grant them such miracles. Then again, maybe these novenas are just that, a way for us to build up enough faith that God gets around to granting the miracle that we seek.
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Interesting point.

Congrats on your union. I myself am still struggling with being single but I’m trying to make the best of it getting closer to our Lord.
 
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