A Novena of Meditations on Spiritual Warfare

Lent is a good time to whet your sword of the spirit for spiritual warfare. I am thus re-posting this old post on the topic.

First Day - Matthew 10:24-31

Second Day - Matthew 17:14-20 or Mark 9:14-29

Third Day - Luke 10:17-20

Fourth Day - Luke 11:14-26

Fifth Day - John 8:31-47

Sixth Day - Ephesians 4:25-32

Seventh Day - Ephesians 6:10-20

Eighth Day - 1 Peter 5:6-11

Ninth Day - Revelation 12:7-12


The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be still.  (Exodus 14:14)

Email Your Representatives

This is a very quick way to email your representatives to ask them to support the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, against the HHS mandate. Just click on the below link, enter your name and address, and it takes care of the rest for you, finding out who your representatives are and emailing a message asking them to support the Act. Thanks!

http://actions.nchla.org/Core/core.aspx?APP=GAC&AID=970&IssueID=25200&SiteID=-1

A Good Response to the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Via podcast (audio), Jimmy Akin provides a good response to the Flying Spaghetti Monster (pastafarianism).

A Novena of Meditations on Truth

First Day - Matthew 5:33-37

Second Day - John 8:31-47

Third Day - John 14:1-7

Fourth Day - John 16:1-15

Fifth Day - John 17:6-19

Sixth Day - John 18:33-40

Seventh Day - Ephesians 4:7-25

Eighth Day - Colossians 1:1-8

Ninth Day - 1 Timothy 2:1-7


And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is truth. (1 John 5:7)

A Novena of Meditations on Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace

Peace does not necessarily come about by the absence of problems, but by the presence of Christ.

First Day - Isaiah 9:2-7

Second Day - Isaiah 42:1-4

Third Day - Micah 5:1-4 or Zechariah 9:9-10
Fourth Day - Matthew 11:25-30

Fifth Day - Mark 4:35-41

Sixth Day - John 14:22-31

Seventh Day - John 20:19-29

Eighth Day - Ephesians 2:11-22

Ninth Day - Colossians 1:11-23


Let your hearts not be troubled, neither let them be afraid. Believe in God; believe also in me. (John 14:6)

A Novena of Meditations on God's Mercy

Though we are sinners, God still loves us and seeks us out.

First Day - Psalm 51

Second Day - Psalm 130

Third Day - Matthew 6:7-15

Fourth Day - Matthew 9:9-13

Fifth Day - Matthew 18:23-35

Sixth Day - Luke 15:1-10

Seventh Day - Luke 15:11-32

Eighth Day - John 8:2-11

Ninth Day - Romans 5:1-11

"The Son of man came to seek and to save the lost." (Luke 19:10)

A Novena of Meditations on God's Protection

First Day - Psalm 27

Second Day - Psalm 62

Third Day - Psalm 91

Fourth Day - Psalm 121

Fifth Day - Psalm 141

Sixth Day - Isaiah 43:1-7

Seventh Day - Daniel 6

Eighth Day - Matthew 10:24-31

Ninth Day - John 10:27-30

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. (Psalm 121:9)