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Novenas
Novena to the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit, as the third Divine Person, is most often associated with the feast of Pentecost - the Descent of the Holy Spirit. This short novena is meant to help us open ourselves to the action of the Holy Spirit. Let us pray with trust to the Spirit, the Consoler. We are not able to understand Jesus without the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit builds and guides the Church and reminds her of her mission. He calls people to the service of the Church and bestows on them the necessary gifts. He leads us ever more deeply into communion… Show more →
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Novena to the Most Holy Name of Jesus
We have listened to and repeated the Holy Name of Jesus from childhood, but unfortunately, many, very many people do not have an adequate idea of the great wonders of this Holy Name! What do you know about the Name of Jesus? You know that it is a Holy Name and that we must bow our heads with devout reverence when we pronounce it. But that is actually very little. It would be as if you looked at a closed book and only glanced at the title on the cover. As yet you know nothing of the beautiful passages written… Show more →
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Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a special form of devotion to the physical heart of Jesus. It is the love that He shares with the Father and the Holy Spirit toward humanity. In the eleventh and twelfth centuries, devotion to the Sacred Heart arose in Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries. From the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, this devotion was practiced by various congregations, such as the Franciscans, Dominicans, and Carthusians, but it remained an individual or private devotion. Saint Eudes made it public in the seventeenth century, introduced an office for it, and established a feast. He… Show more →
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Novena to Divine Mercy
Our Lord gave Sister Faustina (originally only for her) the novena of His Mercy. She was to begin it on Good Friday, that wondrous day when Christ first revealed how merciful and loving He is, in that He died for us. Sister Faustina wrote in her diary that she began to pray the novena for the conversion of the whole world, so that all might come to know the Divine Mercy and that all souls might speak of His Goodness. Jesus said: "I desire the trust of My people. Let not even the weak and very sinful be afraid to… Show more →
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Novena to St. Gemma Galgani
Saint Gemma Galgani was an Italian saint and mystic who received the stigmata (the wounds of our Lord). She dedicated herself to God and to prayer and suffered greatly during her short life, dying at the age of 25. Let us pray this novena for purity, for healing from back pain, headaches, and in the loss of parents.
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30-Day Novena of Devotion to the Lord’s Passion
Judas’s betrayal of Jesus was followed by a deep burden for Jesus. The burden consisted in the fact that He would soon go to the cross, where He would be separated from God, because He bore the punishment for the sinners whom He would save. It was a heavy burden, because He was covenantally separated from His Father. It was too much for Him to bear alone, and so He prayed. Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and… Show more →
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Novena to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic, is highly esteemed for her devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque had visions of Jesus Christ for most of her life, yet she thought these were a normal part of life and continued practicing asceticism. After the death of her father, Margaret and her family were forced to live in poverty when a relative refused to hand over the family property. Margaret’s only comfort in life consisted in frequent visits for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in the local church. In one of her… Show more →
9 days
Surrender Novena
Father Pio once said to Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo (1882–1970): "All of Heaven is in your soul." His name "Dolindo" means "pain," and his life was truly marked by great suffering. He endured it as a child, a young man, a seminarian, and a priest. Throughout his life he bore one humiliation after another to such an extent that the prophetic words of a certain bishop were fulfilled in him: "You will be martyrs, not martyrs of blood, but of the heart." In his immense suffering, Dolindo became a child who entrusted himself more and more to the heavenly Father. "I… Show more →
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Novena to Our Lady of Pompeii
On March 3, 1884, Our Lady of Pompeii appeared before the gravely ill daughter of an Italian military officer. Through her, the Blessed Virgin Mary gave the world the miraculous devotion of the 54-day Rosary. For more than a year, Fortuna Agrelli suffered from a serious illness, even to the brink of death. Her condition was so grave that the most renowned physicians already considered her a hopeless case. In desperation, on February 16, the sick girl and her family decided to begin a Rosary novena. Two weeks later, one evening, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary,… Show more →
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Tuesday Novena to St. Martha
This biblical saint, who had the honor of being the hostess of the Lord Jesus on several occasions, is the model and heavenly patroness of all diligent housewives. (feast: July 29) Martha lived with her sister Mary and brother Lazarus in the village of Bethany, east of Jerusalem. From the Gospel account it is evident that this was a good and devout family, with whom Jesus had a very friendly relationship. He probably stopped with these friends of his when he was going to Jerusalem or when he was leaving the Holy City. Martha of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus… Show more →
9 days
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
The icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help belongs among the most well-known images of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the world. What is the origin and symbolism of this image? There are many sacred images of the Blessed Virgin Mary, but surely none of them is in the world so well known and beloved as the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. To her the eyes of many people turn, and through her intercession they experience perpetual help. We find this icon in churches, chapels, homes, in short, on all the paths of human life, which is often… Show more →
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9-Day Devotion to the Holy Spirit
This novena will spread like an avalanche. Whoever gives this novena to another shares in his prayers. Let him tell the HOLY SPIRIT for what intention he wishes to offer the merits, if he does not wish to keep them for himself. Promises of the Holy Spirit: The grace that you will never again offend your God by mortal sin. You will not pass through purgatory if you accomplish your purification on earth. After death you will be raised up there where the Seraphim adore God. The names of those who spread devotion and love for the Holy Spirit will… Show more →
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Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows
The origin of devotion to Mary’s sorrows is found in the Christian East. Among its pioneers was Saint Ephrem the Syrian. In the 13th century, devotion to the Sorrowful Mother was spread by the Servite Order (Order of the Servants of Mary), and sometime toward the end of the Middle Ages the hymn Stabat Mater (The Sorrowful Mother Stood) came into being. If you like Gregorian chant, we recommend listening to this hymn in Latin. The Virgin Mary had 7 sorrows: The first sorrow of the Virgin Mary was Simeon’s prophecy about Jesus, when He was offered in the Temple… Show more →
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Novena to St. Joseph
This novena to Saint Joseph consists in turning to Saint Joseph four times a day for nine days, no matter when or where, according to the following thoughts: His fidelity to the grace entrusted to him. Reflect on this for at least a minute, thank God, and ask Him, through the intercession of Saint Joseph, to grant you the gift of fidelity to your vocation. His fidelity in developing the interior, spiritual life. As in the first case, reflect, give thanks, and ask. His love for the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. Reflect, give thanks, and ask. His love for the… Show more →
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Novena to the Blood of Christ
After his visions and mystical experiences, Bartolomeo da Saluzzo stated that everything for which we ask God, invoking the Blood of Christ, will be heard. “There is nothing, brothers, that Almighty God would not grant you, if you ask Him perseveringly, in the name of the holy Blood of Jesus.” “When you ask for a grace, pray as follows: ‘O Father, O Son, O Holy Spirit, O Most Holy Trinity, O most pure Virgin Mary, all saints of heaven, I ask for this grace through the shed Blood of my Savior Jesus Christ!’” The Blood of Jesus drives away demons,… Show more →
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Novena to St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi is the founder of the Franciscan Order. He is the patron of Italy, ecologists, merchants, the poor, the lame, the blind, prisoners, shipwrecked persons, weavers, cloth merchants, tailors, social workers, environmental protectors; against plague and headaches. The desire to become like Christ compels him to mortify his body, to pray, to continually relive the Lord's Passion and to recall the events of His life, to contemplate the mystery of His Incarnation. At Christmas in 1223 he adores Christ in the manger at Greccio, where he prepared a living Nativity scene, and thus laid the foundation of… Show more →
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Novena to Saint Charbel
St. Charbel is currently among the most beloved saints. And there is nothing surprising about that. Through him God has performed and continues to perform astounding wonders and miracles, at which leading scientists and professors can only helplessly shake their heads… Yussef Antoun Makhlouf was born in 1828 as the fifth and youngest child of his parents, Anton and Brigita. From early childhood he was drawn to fervent prayer and solitude. While his uncle Tanious wanted him to work with him and his mother wanted to marry him to a young woman, Yussef, at the age of 23, despite his… Show more →
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Litany
Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
In 1899, Pope Leo XIII approved the Litany of the Sacred Heart for public use. This litany is in fact a synthesis of several other litanies dating back as far as the 17th century. Father Croiset compiled a litany in 1691, from which Anne Madeleine Remuzat used 17 invocations when she composed her litany in Marseilles in 1718. To Father Croiset’s invocations she added 10 more, making a total of 27 invocations. Another six invocations, written by Sister Madeleine Joly of Dijon in 1686, were added by the Congregation for Divine Worship when it approved it for public use in… Show more →
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Litany of All Saints
The Litany of All Saints—the oldest of the litanies, dating to A.D. 595—is prayed liturgically at the Easter Vigil, during priestly ordinations, on Rogation Days, and also during solemn exorcisms. Privately it is prayed at any time, but especially after sunset on the feast of All Saints in preparation for All Souls’ Day and on All Souls’ Day itself. These litanies first invoke God in all Three Persons, and then follow with invocations in this order: Mary; the blessed angels; Saint Joseph, patriarchs, and prophets; apostles and evangelists; all the disciples of the Lord; the Holy Innocents and glorious martyrs;… Show more →
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Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Christ
The Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Christ gives honor to the Blood that our Lord shed for us during His Passion and that He offers to us in the Blessed Sacrament for our salvation. It is important to realize that the Host, which we receive at Mass, is the true Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ! (Even though the wine received in Communion is “my blood of the new covenant,” as our Lord said at the Last Supper (Mark 14:24), the Host as Christ’s Body also contains the Lord’s Blood.) The Litany of the… Show more →
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Litany of Loreto
The Marian Litany of Loreto ("Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary"), whose present form dates to the 15th century, is prayed on Marian feasts, on Saturdays, and is often prayed at the end of the Rosary. It received its name from Loreto, a small town on the eastern coast of central Italy, in the Marche region. There is located the so-called Holy House of Loreto, a small house measuring about 8 by 4 meters and 4 meters high, with a door on the north side and a window on the west side. According to tradition, this house is the place… Show more →
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Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
Throughout all of Sacred Scripture, God named or renamed those who had a great role in our salvation. As recorded in the fifth chapter of Genesis, He named the first man Adam, which means "Man of the earth," and changed the name of our spiritual Father from Abram to "Abraham," which means "Father of many nations." And so the name "Jesus" also has its meaning: The Name of Him who is also known as "Emmanuel" ("God the Savior") is a transcription of the Hebrew name Yehoshua, or Joshua, and means "Yahweh is salvation." The formalized devotion to the Holy Name… Show more →
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Litany of St. Joseph
The Litany of Saint Joseph is one of the six litanies approved by the Church for both public and private use. It summarizes the qualities that made St. Joseph such an important member of the Holy Family. Although he does not appear much in Scripture, this “just man” (as he is called in Matthew 1:19), a humble carpenter, served our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary faithfully. Referring to Saint Joseph as Christ’s “watchful protector,” this litany reminds us of his important role in fleeing with Mary and Jesus into Egypt in order to protect our Lord from death at… Show more →
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Litany to the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit, also called the Paraclete, is in the Christian faith the third Person of the Most Holy Trinity. In the Acts of the Apostles many outpourings of the Holy Spirit are mentioned, in which, together with the action of the Spirit, healings, prophecies, the casting out of demons (exorcism), and speaking in tongues (glossolalia) are associated. In art, the Holy Spirit is commonly depicted as a dove. The promise of God the Father to those who will devoutly pray these litanies at least 3 times a week: I will snatch you from the hands of the enemy in… Show more →
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Worships
The Annual Devotion of Saint Bridget
Saint Bridget long begged the Lord to make known to her how many blows He received during the time of His sorrowful Passion. One day the Savior appeared to her and said: "My body received 5,480 blows. If you wish to show Me special honor for them, then pray every day for one year fifteen Our Fathers and fifteen Hail Marys. To these add also the prayers which I shall teach you. After the year has passed, you will thus have honored each wound from those 5,480 blows." Then the Savior said to her: "Whoever performs this yearly devotion will… Show more →
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The 12-Year Prayer of Saint Bridget
This prayer, as it was inspired by the Lord to Saint Bridget of Sweden, is to be prayed for 12 years. The Divine Savior further revealed to Saint Bridget the following promise: “Know that to those who for twelve years daily pray seven times the Our Father and the Hail Mary in honor of My most precious Blood, I will grant these graces: 1. They shall not come to Purgatory 2. I shall receive them among the martyrs as though they had shed their blood for the faith 3. To three relatives, according to the choice of the person concerned,… Show more →
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9-Day Devotion to the Holy Spirit
Pray daily 7 rosaries in honor of the Holy Spirit. If you observe this, I will grant you the following graces through my Spouse, the Holy Spirit: 1. The grace that you will never again offend your God by mortal sin. 2. You will not pass through Purgatory, if you accomplish your purification on earth. 3. After death you will be raised up there, where the Seraphim adore God. 4. The names of those who spread devotion and love to the Holy Spirit will be written in the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary and will never be erased. 5.… Show more →
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