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Surrender Novena: A Prayer for Every Catholic Mom

June 23, 2022 by Danielle Filed Under: Faith 1 Comment

Are you familiar with the Surrender Novena? This novena is based on private revelations from Servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo. It is a very simple prayer with a short text, the words of Jesus as told to Fr. Dolindo, and then the repetition of the phrase “Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.”

The simplicity of this Catholic prayer makes it the perfect go-to for every Catholic mom. Don Dolindo Ruotolo wrote down the exact words of Jesus as they were revealed to him, and that’s why I believe this Catholic prayer is so special. In it, we hear the beautiful and loving words of Jesus as he invites us to grow in trusting in him with everything. On each of the 9 days of the novena, we read a short message from Jesus, teaching us what he means by “surrender,” and then we repeat this simple prayer 10 times: Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.

This is an especially powerful Catholic prayer for times when you are stressed, worried, or feeling any kind of anxiety. Int he words of the novena, Jesus directly addresses our habits of worry and of wanting to control everything all the time. He invites us instead to embrace the power of surrendering to him with all that we have and trusting in him to “take care of everything.” It’s a simple concept, but not an easy one, for sure.

Here are the words of the Surrender Novena:

Surrender Novena Day 1

Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying? Leave the care of your affairs to me and everything will be peaceful. I say to you in truth that every act of true, blind, complete surrender to me produces the effect that you desire and resolves all difficult situations.

Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Surrender Novena Day 2

Surrender to me does not mean to fret, to be upset, or to lose hope, nor does it mean offering to me a worried prayer asking me to follow you and change your worry into prayer. It is against this surrender, deeply against it, to worry, to be nervous and to desire to think about the consequences of anything. It is like the confusion that children feel when they ask their mother to see to their needs, and then try to take care of those needs for themselves so that their childlike efforts get in their mother’s way.

Surrender means to placidly close the eyes of the soul, to turn away from thoughts of tribulation and to put yourself in my care, so that only I act, saying “You take care of it.”

Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Surrender Novena Day 3

How many things I do when the soul, in so much spiritual and material need, turns to me, looks at me and says to me, “You take care of it”, then closes its eyes and rests. In pain you pray for me to act, but that I act in the way you want. You do not turn to me, instead, you want me to adapt your ideas. You are not sick people who ask the doctor to cure you, but rather sick people who tell the doctor how to.

So do not act this way, but pray as I taught you in the our Father: “Hallowed be thy Name”, that is, be glorified in my need. “Thy kingdom come”, that is, let all that is in us and in the world be in accord with your kingdom. “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”, that is, in our need, decide as you see fit for our temporal and eternal life. If you say to me truly: “Thy will be done”, which is the same as saying: “You take care of it”, I will intervene with all my omnipotence, and I will resolve the most difficult situations.

Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Surrender Novena Day 4

You see evil growing instead of weakening? Do not worry. Close your eyes and say to me with faith: “Thy will be done. You take care of it”. I say to you that I will take care of it, and that I will intervene as does a doctor and I will accomplish miracles when they are needed. Do you see that the sick person is getting worse? Do not be upset, but close your eyes and say, “You take care of it.” I say to you that I will take care of it, and that there is no medicine more powerful than my loving intervention. By my love, I promise this to you.

Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Surrender Novena Day 5

And when I must lead you on a path different from the one you see, I will prepare you; I will carry you in my arms; I will let you find yourself, like children who have fallen asleep in their mother’s arms, on the other bank of the river. What troubles you and hurts you immensely are your reason, your thoughts and worry, and your desire at all costs to deal with what afflicts you.

Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Surrender Novena Day 6

You are sleepless; you want to judge everything, direct everything and see to everything and you surrender to human strength, or worse—to men themselves, trusting in their intervention—this is what hinders my words and my views. Oh how much I wish from you this surrender, to help you; and how I suffer when I see you so agitated! Satan tries to do exactly this: to agitate you and to remove you from my protection and to throw you into the jaws of human initiative. So, trust only in me, rest in me, surrender to me in everything.

Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Surrender Novena Day 7

I perform miracles in proportion to your full surrender to me and to your not thinking of yourselves. I sow treasure troves of graces when you are in the deepest poverty. No person of reason, no thinker, has ever performed miracles, not even among the saints. He does divine works whosoever surrenders to God. So don’t think about it any more, because your mind is acute and for you it is very hard to see evil and to trust in me and to not think of yourself. Do this for all your needs, do this all of you and you will see great continual silent miracles. I will take care of things, I promise this to you.

Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Surrender Novena Day 8

Close your eyes and let yourself be carried away on the flowing current of my grace; close your eyes and do not think of the present, turning your thoughts away from the future just as you would from temptation. Repose in me, believing in my goodness, and I promise you by my love that if you say “You take care of it” I will take care of it all; I will console you, liberate you and guide you.

Oh Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)

Surrender Novena Day 9

Pray always in readiness to surrender, and you will receive from it great peace and great rewards, even when I confer on you the grace of immolation, of repentance, and of love. Then what does suffering matter? It seems impossible to you? Close your eyes and say with all your soul, “Jesus, you take care of it.” Do not be afraid, I will take care of things and you will bless my name by humbling yourself. A thousand prayers cannot equal one single act of surrender, remember this well. There is no novena more effective than this.

O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything!

Mary my Mother, I am yours now and forever.

Through you and with you

I always want to belong

completely to Jesus. Amen.

I pray that this novena will bless you and encourage you to trust Jesus with your life. We can do nothing without him. Thanks be to God!


Coming Very Soon … My New Book!

April 25, 2016 by Danielle Filed Under: Books, Faith 2 Comments

You're Worth It FC

I am excited to share with you the cover of my newest book, due out (very!) soon from Beacon Publishing.

I just got the final cover last week, and I have to say: I love it. I think the color is perfect, and I really love that there is not an image beyond the type on the cover. I think cover images can sometimes be confusing or limiting or distracting from the message of the book, and this is one book I want to be sure every reader experiences in the way God wants her to.

I say HER because this is a book written just for women. I am really eager to share it with you because its subject is so close to my heart.

You’re Worth It! is a book to encourage every woman to develop a close relationship with Jesus. Every woman wants to be loved, and this book shares about the soul-satisfying, life-changing kind of love we can only get from Jesus. I explore seven themes, based on Jesus’ real-life interactions with real women in the Gospels, and share what we can learn from them about God’s unique love for women.

Stay tuned here for more details about You’re Worth It!

Kateri’s Special Day

October 21, 2012 by Danielle Filed Under: Faith, Special Days 1 Comment

I place my trust in Thee

September 26, 2012 by Danielle Filed Under: Faith 8 Comments

If it weren’t for 4:00 am, I might have only a superficial relationship with Jesus.

When I find myself awake at 4:00 am, though, I take a deep a breath and wait for the anxiety to begin. Though I am not generally an anxious person, at that hour, anxiety never does disappoint. It rushes to fill the silence inside my head. It says things like:

“That deadline! How are you ever going to meet that deadline?”

“Those children! How will you ever feed, clothe, educate, entertain, and transport those children while protecting their precious souls?”

“That paycheck! How will it ever be enough to provide for your needs?”

“This life! How are you not a miserable failure at everything … EVERYTHING!?”

And other helpful things …

I know these are lies and distractions, but I never feel more helpless and alone in the face of lies and distractions than I do at 4:00 am. Even with my beloved husband fast asleep beside me.

So that’s when I get real close to Jesus. Over and over again, I pray, Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee. Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee.

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I give voice to trust until I feel it.

I don’t lie awake every night, but I have come to appreciate these pockets of prayer whenever God sees fit to wake me for them.

Teach me to see you, to feel you, and to know you in the peace and stillness of this night. Touch my heart and show me where you lie patiently waiting for me — beneath the noise and chaos, in every moment of every day. Amen.

Finding Forgiveness

June 25, 2012 by Danielle Filed Under: Faith 1 Comment

How could I have not heard this song before today? I felt the need to share it here because it has such a powerfully beautiful message. We all need a tough shove toward forgiveness sometimes, even when it seems like an impossible unfair thing to have to do. God knows that. But it’s because He loves us that He tells us to forgive anyway.

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Please Pray With Me

June 21, 2011 by Danielle Filed Under: Faith

Today we received the sad news of the death of my sister’s mother-in-law, Marlene Froula (addressed in this post over 5 years ago) and the death of my parents’ pastor, Fr. Martin Kelly of St. Patrick’s Parish in Nashua, NH.

Please join me in praying for the repose of the souls of these faithful servants of God.

Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.
Amen.

Gabby’s Special Day

May 14, 2011 by Danielle Filed Under: Faith, Special Days



Anima Christi
Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from the side of Christ, wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee
From the malicious enemy defend me
In the hour of my death call me
And bid me come unto Thee
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints
and with Thy angels
Forever and ever
Amen

Get Clean

April 13, 2011 by Danielle Filed Under: Faith, video

A stunning video, illustrating the power of confession, made by students at John Paul the Great Catholic University, as an entry in the i-confess.com contest sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York.

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