The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1917 to three children in the little village of Fatima, Portugal. She told them to pray the Rosary for peace, for sinners, for World War I to end, and for the conversion of Russia.
Facts about Our Lady of Fatima Novena Feastday: May 13th Novena Starts: May 4th Patron saint of Diocese of Leiria-Fátima Birth: 16 BC Death: Assumed to Heaven
Our Lady of Fatima Novena
Our Lady of Fatima Novena Prayer
(Pray each day for 9 days.)
Most Holy Virgin, who deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with a sincere love of this devotion, so that by meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in it, we may gather the fruits and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia and this favor which I so earnestly seek,
(mention your request)
which I ask of thee in this novena, for the greater Glory of God, for thine own honor and for the good of all people. Amen.
Then pray the… Our Father, Hail Mary Glory Be (three times each)
St. Josephine Bakhita was born in Sudan, then kidnapped and sold into slavery. She eventually gained her freedom, became Catholic and entered religious life with the Canossian Daughters of Charity. Facts about St. Josephine Bakhita Novena Feastday: February 8th Novena Starts: January 31st Patron saint of Sudan Birth: 1869 Death: February 8, 1947 St. Josephine Bakhita Novena Prayers (Pray this intro prayer each day before the daily prayer) In You, Lord, I place my hope, I raise my spirit to my God. You are the God of my salvation, every day I hope in You. Do not let me be disappointed! In this novena I humbly ask for (mention request here). Daily Prayers Day 1: Heavenly Father, through the intercession of Saint Bakhita, grant us a great trust in You who are our rock and refuge. Grant that, in every circumstance of life, we may abandon ourselves to you like little children in the arms of the Father. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Day 2: Almighty God, through the interc...
The Fourteen Holy Helpers were a group of saints invoked with great fervor during the Black Death in Europe from 1346 to 1349. Pray this novena to stop coronavirus and other pandemics Starts: July 30th Feastday: August 8th Introduction The Fourteen Holy Helpers were a group of saints invoked with great fervor during the Black Death in Europe from 1346 to 1349. These great saints individually were patrons and patronesses of various maladies, and each had developed a large and devoted following over the centuries. It was understandable, then, during the Plague that the faithful turned to their intercession before the throne of God. While this feast was removed from the Roman calendar in 1969, the fourteen holy helpers remain saints of the Church, even if for some the historical evidence of their lives is scant. Fourteen Holy Helpers Novena The Holy Helpers are: St. Achatius: May 8th — Headaches St. Barbara: Dec. 4th — Fever — Sudden death St. Blaise : Feb. 3rd — Ills...
Born in Italy in 1225, Thomas was gifted with an unparalleled intellect. He sought to enter the Dominican Order, but his family stopped him for some time by capturing him and holding him in their castle. Starts: January 19th Feastday: January 28th Introduction St. Thomas Aquinas Born in Italy in 1225, Thomas was gifted with an unparalleled intellect. He sought to enter the Dominican Order, but his family stopped him for some time by capturing him and holding him in their castle. During that imprisonment, they sent in a prostitute to tempt him to sin, but he drove her out, and angels came to him and Thomas was given a special grace of not being tempted against purity again in his life (for those interested in growing in purity, search for the Angelic Warfare Confraternity established by the Dominicans through the graces given to St. Thomas with regard to purity.) Thomas went on to enter the Dominican Order, become a professor and theologian, writing the Summa Theologiae, the ...
