Novena for Marriage

As we prepare to celebrate National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14) and World Marriage Day (Feb. 12), the Diocese of Trenton is pleased to announce the first annual Novena for Marriage. The Novena brochure can be downloaded from this website, along with a listing of specific intentions. Each day our intentions will include one specific virtue, one specific struggle, and all the intentions for specific Pre-Cana and Marriage Ministry teams. As Catholics, we know the power of prayer is real – God listens and God always responds!
 
Please join us in praying this special Novena for Marriage since strengthening marriage is so important, especially in today's culture. You can join us each business day from January 31 through February 10 at 9:30 am as we live-stream our Novena, at https://www.facebook.com/dotfamilylife.

If you missed the start date, you can still start now to pray the Novena on your own, using the Novena brochure for the prayers, reflections, and intentions of each day.

"To love another person is to see the face of God!"  ~Victor Hugo

 

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Daily Intentions for the Novena for Marriage

Day, Date	Married Couples Virtues	Marriged Couples Struggles	Pre-Cana & Marriage Ministry Teams
Day 1 Jan 31	Kindness	Job Loss	St. Rose, Belmar St. Robert Belarmine, Freehold Jesus the Good Shepherd, Riverside
Day 2 Feb 1	Patience	Financial	St. Barnabas, Bayville Mary Mother of God, Middletown Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony
Day 3 Feb 2	Gratitude	Addictions Abuse Pornography	St. Benedict, Holmdel St. Gabriel, Marlboro St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton
Day 4 Feb 3	Humor Friendship Playfulness	Infant Loss Infertility	St. Aloysius, Jackson St. John Newmann, Mt. Laurel St. Pius X, Forked River
Day 5 Feb 6	Humility	Post Abortion Healing	St. Joan of Arc, Marlton St. Peter, Point Pleasant
Day 6 Feb 7	Forgiveness	Infidelity	Nativity, Fair Haven St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford St. Paul, Princeton
Day 7 Feb 8	Perseverance	Loss of a Child	St. Joseph, Toms River St. Katharine Drexel, Burlington
Day 8 Feb 9	Fidelity	Remarriage Step Families	St. Theresa, Little Egg Harbor Sacred Heart, Riverton St. Clement, Matawan
Day 9 Feb 10	Courage	Illness	St. Mary, Barnegat St. Martha, Point Pleasant