Praise Report: St. Joseph Novena, Angels and More

Christine Arata

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Jan 23

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I’ve been praying the St. Joseph Novena since January 15th. It’s not about magic. It’s about faith. It’s about miracles from God.

Note: “Succinctly, a novena is a nine-day period of private or public prayer to obtain special graces, to implore special favors, or make special petitions.”

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