http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/novenas Questions tagged with 'novenas' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:49:29 -0800 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:49:29 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/96586/Prayer%2Dnotices%2Din%2Dthe%2Dlocal%2Dpaper%2Dwhat%2Dare%2Dthey%2Dfor I sometimes see announcements in the newspaper praising saints and listing prayers or novenas with instructions to publish the same ad in a future edition of the paper if the prayers work for you. Who places these ads? What purpose do they serve? What's the deal? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.96586 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:49:29 -0800 ads announcements catholics newspaper novenas prayers publish religion saints lysistrata