Novena
NOVENA OF GRACE
March 1 – 9TH, 2012
A Jesuit tradition through the intercession of St. Francis Xavier.
O God, Lift Up Our Hearts: Tell Us What We Long to Know
All of us can feel ensnared in circumstances where we simply do not know what God desires for us or those we love. In this 9-day journey of community prayer and liturgy, we humbly ask God through the intercession of St. Francis Xavier to shine clear and deep insight into those earnest questions we bring for our lives, our Church, our world. Loving God, grant us hearts open and willing to hear You.
SPEAKERS
Fr. Craig Boly, SJ
Janet Buck
Dan Beseau
LISTEN ONLINE
We’ll post the daily reflections right here. Stay tuned.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 1 – Friday, March 9
Weekdays: 8am & 7pm
Saturday March 3rd: 8am & 5pm
Sunday March 4th: 8am, 10:30am & 7:30pm
LOCATION
St. Ignatius Parish
3400 SE 43rd (43rd & Powell)
Portland, OR 97206
503-777-1491
Why Make The Novena of Grace?
Our annual Novena of Grace offers a unique opportunity to have one foot in retreat and one foot "in the world." This distinct perspective often blesses us with a heightened awareness of God’s presence and thrilling recognition of God's faithful day-to-day work in our lives.
EMAIL US YOUR PRAYERS!
novenaofgrace@gmail.com
We encourage you and your community to send your prayers of petition and thanksgiving to us! We will have an entire community praying for one another and we will gladly hold your intentions for your life, your ministry, and the world in our hearts and on our prayer altar – even if you are unable to attend. Email your prayers to novenaofgrace@gmail.com (we’ll keep them anonymous unless noted).
PRAY WITH US ON FACEBOOK
“Praying the Novena of Grace”
We are trying something new this year by offering a prayer companion to the Novena on Facebook. Our hope is that this Facebook group “Praying the Novena of Grace” will keep us connected and growing deeper in unity even when we are out there “in the world.” We’ll include some suggestions to pray in preparation for entering the Novena, information on St. Francis Xavier, a bit of history on the Novena, quotes from speaker reflections, and links to useful resources. But most importantly, we encourage you to post your prayers as the Novena unfolds so the special online community can witness one another needs, and pray with and for one another.
WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
We still have a need for promotions volunteers (dropping off posters, writing invitations, submitting to community calendars), hospitality help, and resource table help. Email Anne Tropeano at novenaofgrace@gmail.com.
WHAT IS THE NOVENA OF GRACE?
The Novena of Grace is a longstanding Jesuit-Catholic tradition in which we meet at the same time and place for nine consecutive days to petition God for one or more specific graces through community prayer and the celebration of the Mass. Many receive the graces they need along the way and experience God and God’s love in a new way.
This Novena also enriches our relationship with the communion of saints by calling upon the powerful intercession of St. Francis Xavier, who risked his life to spread the Gospel in the East where no one had gone before him.
