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Question Title	Posted By	Question Date
Novenas	Omar	Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Question: Hello Brother, I was wondering if, when we wish to do a Novena, we are bound to Novenas which already exist, or can we create our own? Thanks, and God Bless you and your ministry.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Omar: The only prayers that are regulated by the Church are Liturgical Prayers. Personal devotional prayers, including the Rosary, are not regulated and thus can be said any way we desire, or re-written or modified as we wish. We can also write our own prayers including our own Rosary forms, chaplets, litanies, and novenas. This the answer is yes, you can create your own novenas. God will be please by your devotion. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Novenas

Omar

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Question:

Hello Brother,

I was wondering if, when we wish to do a Novena, we are bound to Novenas which already exist, or can we create our own?

Thanks, and God Bless you and your ministry.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Omar:

The only prayers that are regulated by the Church are Liturgical Prayers. Personal devotional prayers, including the Rosary, are not regulated and thus can be said any way we desire, or re-written or modified as we wish.

We can also write our own prayers including our own Rosary forms, chaplets, litanies, and novenas.

This the answer is yes, you can create your own novenas. God will be please by your devotion.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below:
Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum