When words aren't enough to comfort or encourage someone in sickness, lean into prayers ... sick. We ask You to have mercy on ...

I don't want to have my child around people who 'just have a sniffle ... and being unable to take that pain away. She is still very sick in hospital but she's getting amazing care from the nurses ...

But increasingly, scientists are studying the power of prayer, and in particular its role in healing people who are sick. Most research ... to have to redirect this very vague information." ...

The novena is sponsored by Walking With Moms in Need, an initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.