Catholic Novenas have become very popular, especially since World War II.

For example, various Catholic parishes had an ongoing novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help to bring about an end to World War II.  I remember my Mother telling me how she used to go to these novenas during World War II.

Beginning sometime during the 1930's, another popular Catholic Novena was to Saint Jude Thaddeus, Apostle and Martyr, the Patron Saint of Impossible and Hopeless Cases.  Over the years, I have personally met people, and have received E-Mails and letters from others, who told me of how they were "miraculously" cured as the result of their Novenas to Saint Jude, especially the Novenas I made for them here at the Shrine of Saint Jude.  Many others have given their testimonies as to how Saint Jude has helped them during some very difficult times as the result of the Nine-Day Novenas to Saint Jude I have made for them.  You can read the testimonials of many different people who have been helped in so many different ways here at the Shrine of Saint Jude. Simply position your mouse cursor on the word TESTIMONIALS at the upper right hand corner of this page.