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mitchashby
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Can someone please explain to me the purpose of a Novena? Is it worth it? It I were praying for a change of heart would it be appropriate to do a novena to Saint Augustine?
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JimR-OCDS
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A novena is a devotional prayer to a particular saint, where the person asks for intercessions from that saint.
It’s merely asking the saint for prayers for a particular person or cause.
Jim
It’s merely asking the saint for prayers for a particular person or cause.
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Fatima2993
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A novena is a prayer to a saint asking for their intersesion to God. Novenas are one of my favorite prayers, they are worth it! It is an amazing thing that we have the communion of saints! The communion of saints is the spiritual fellowship which binds together the faithful on earth, the souls in purgatory, and the saints in heaven into the mystical body under Christ its head. 
Praying for a saints intersesion is a great way to draw yourself and others to God! If you are praying for a conversion, you should pray to Saint Augustine’s mother, Saint Monica. Saint Monica is the patroness of conversions. She prayed for her son, St. Augustine, conversion for over 20 years! And what do you know, he is now a Saint along with his mother! 
Praying for a saints intersesion is a great way to draw yourself and others to God! If you are praying for a conversion, you should pray to Saint Augustine’s mother, Saint Monica. Saint Monica is the patroness of conversions. She prayed for her son, St. Augustine, conversion for over 20 years! And what do you know, he is now a Saint along with his mother! - Status