(Mention Your Request Here): The Church's Most Powerful Novenas [Paperback]

Michael Dubruiel (Author), Benedict J. Groeschel (Foreword)

Product Details

• Paperback: 253 pages
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor; illustrated edition edition (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879733411
• ISBN-13: 978-0879733414
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,234,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bouquet of Devotions to Invigorate Your Prayer Life, January 15, 2003

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Juliana LHeureux "Maine Writer" (Topsham, Maine United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: (Mention Your Request Here): The Church's Most Powerful Novenas (Paperback)

There's a cute story about Saint Theresa of Lisieux who complained to God about falling asleep during daily devotions at her French Carmelite convent because she apparently had trouble staying focused. "Mention Your Request Here: The Church's Most Powerful Novenas" may be the answer to Saint Theresa's plea for more spirit in daily meditations. Michael Dubruiel presents a varied bouquet of daily devotions ranging from traditional to modern petitions. Most interesting are the addresses provided for the North American shrines where the particular saints or religious orders supporting the special novenas are located. For example, I'm delighted to learn the meditations in honor of Saint Maximillan Kolbe and to learn where his shrine is located in Libertyville, Il. Traditional meditations to the Miraculous Medal are nostalgic for those who remember those continuous novenas during pre-Vatican II. Updated novenas to the French North American Martyrs and Native American Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha bring some interesting diversity to the collection as well. "Mention Your Request Here" is a delightful instructional about how to improve daily communications with God rather than a "novena book", or a ritualistic series of petitions asking for saintly favors. Indeed, Saint Theresa, the "little flower" is, quite likely, very well pleased with Dubruiel's impressive prayer collection, which, of course, includes her special devotion.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Prayer Book, February 7, 2008

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Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Church's Most Powerful Novenas (Paperback)

This is a small prayer book full of big-time punch. I always find it hard to review prayer books. Either you like them or you don't, which is like most books, but unlike fiction or theology it is a much more personal reaction. That being said, this is a great book. I wish there were a hard cover edition so it could take more of a beating.

Michael Dubrueil does an amazing job in just over 350 pages of giving solid teaching on Novenas - both the history of Novenas, and how to endure in praying Novenas. He also instructs the reader in ways of encountering God, the reasons to pray Novenas and gives a personal account of some of the prayers he has used and God's care and provision for him.

With over 30 Novenas highlighted in the book and Appendices to the prayers common to Novenas, and the shrines associated with Novenas in the book, Michael covers the whole gambit of Novenas. The specific Novenas in the book are categorized as Novenas to:

1. Christ and the Holy Spirit
2. The Blessed Virgin Mary
3. Relatives of Jesus
4. Particular Saints
5. American Saints
6. Holy Souls
7. A Quick Novena

This collection of Novenas and prayers said over nine days will be a source of light, hope and encouragement in your life. Thank you Michael for this treasury.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad it's on my bookshelf!, May 31, 2000

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Lorene Duquin - See all my reviews

This review is from: (Mention Your Request Here): The Church's Most Powerful Novenas (Paperback)

This is the kind of book that comes in handy when your prayer life is on the dry side. The novenas are there for you, but you also get the benefit of the history of the devotion and the shrines connected to it. It brings a deeper dimension and fuller understanding to praying a novena. I'm glad it's on my bookshelf! I use it often. It also makes a great gift.