Topic:  Are there any novenas to help stop smoking?

Source of this posting: Moderator response

Date originally posted: February 9, 2003

Moderator who originally posted this source: Father Phillip

Question:   Do you know of any novenas that can be prayed to stop smoking? A friend of mine would like to stop smoking but she can't so we thought to pray a novena. We were thinking of praying a novena to St. Augustine, but we cannot find any. What do you think? Please Help. God Bless You.

Answer: 

In all honesty, Esther, I don't know of any Novenas to help a person stop smoking.

Saint Augustine is probably my favorite Saint, so I would certainly encourage you to pray to him!

The following are some web sites that might be helpful to you:

http://health.discovery.com/centers/quit_smoking/tips/spiritual.html

http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/2002-05-02/local-state.html

From this web site, you might be helped with the toll free phone number listed in the following:

Freshstart stop-smoking program
PORTAGE -- Divine Savior Healthcare's community health education department, in cooperation with the Columbia-Marquette County Tobacco Control Coalition, is sponsoring a free Freshstart stop-smoking program.

Classes will be held May 13, 15, 20, and 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in suite 100 at Divine Savior Healthcare Medical Center, 128 Eastridge Dr. here. To register, call 608-745-6405 or toll free 1-800-272-9355, ext. 6405.

Otherwise, I would encourage you to sort of make-up your own "stop-smoking-Novena." Write out the prayer of your heart, asking for the grace to stop smoking through the intercession of Saint Augustine and the Blessed Mother, visit the Blessed Sacrament once a day for nine days during which time you would pray the prayer you wrote out, and rely on God's goodness and mercy to give you the grace for which you are asking!

And I'll pray for and with you!

Blessings,
Father Phillip