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 No to complaining to my friend about something;
 No to leaving the dishes in the sink until tomorrow morning.
 No to stewing on a hurtful comment
 Etc.

2. Novena of Yes’s - offered for someone or for a specific intention. Try to look for 9 ways
to say yes (this does not have to happen all in one day). For example:
 Yes to the favor that someone has asked of me.
 Yes, to the dishes I see in the sink that need to be done
 Yes to a need that I see that I can fill (meal for someone, clean up a mess at work that I
didn’t make, pick up garbage outside, etc.).
 Yes to getting up a little earlier to spend time in prayer.
 Etc.

3. Novena of Kind Acts - offered for someone or for a specific intention. Try to look for 9
acts of love (this does not have to happen all in one day). For example:
 Pay for the driver behind me in the drive-through line
 Send flowers to someone anonymously
 Prepare a meal for someone in need
 Etc.

4. Follow requests of Our Lady of Fatima & the Angel of Peace

To understand the messages of Our Lady of Fatima & the Angel of Peace we have to
understand the following:

When Jesus died on the cross, He did not take away suffering in this life; instead he
entered into it & gave it meaning. He made our suffering redemptive when it is united
with his suffering. Jesus is inviting us to help him rescue souls with our sacrifices and
suffering: “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny
themselves and take up their cross and follow me’” (Matthew 16:24; see also Colossians
1:24; Mark 10:38-39; 2 Corinthians 4:17).

Summer of 1916: While the three shepherd children (Lucia 9 years old, Francisco - 8
years old & Jacinta - 6 years old) were playing near Lucia’s house, suddenly the Angel
of Peace appeared to them and asked:

“What are you doing? Pray, pray very much! The Most Holy Hearts of Jesus & Mary
have designs of mercy on you. Offer prayers and sacrifices constantly to the Most High
God. The hearts of Jesus & Mary have a mission for you. “

Lucia asked the Angel: “How are we to make sacrifices?”

The Angel replied: “Make of everything you can a sacrifice, and offer it to God as an act
of reparation for the sins by which He is offended, and in supplication for the
conversion of sinners. You will thus draw down peace upon your country. I am its Angel

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