The new pocket guide includes 20 novenas, 14 of which are newly written, an introduction to each novena, sacred art, and inspirational stories from Catholics who have had their prayers answered ...

A pro-life novena invites the faithful to ask for the intercession of the Holy Innocents — the baby boys who are, today, recognized as the first martyrs and as pro-life patron saints. While they did ...

A national novena to St Isidore the Farmer will be livestreamed by Catholic Rural Life this month, beginning May 7 and concluding with a Mass on May 15, the feast of St. Isidore. For nearly a century, ...

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I grew up three blocks from St. Mary, Help of Christians Church in West Allis, Wis. At the time, the parish sponsored no school, so my sister and I were enrolled in the school of a neighboring parish.

As the Solemn Novena to St. Ann enters its second century, the faithful will celebrate a message that “hope never fails” as they make their annual pilgrimage to West Scranton this week. With its ...

A novena, a Catholic devotion recited on nine successive days for the granting of a special wish, was invoked by the dignitaries of the Catholic Church in their effort to bring about the speedy ...

“Acres of old maids” (as one priest puts it) have loved the novena—the Roman Catholic prayer service, usually offered once a week in the evening in honor of a saint or the Virgin Mary. Now the novena ...

The Catholic community across the city will observe ‘Novena’ from August 31 to September 7. Prayers will be offered at various churches for nine days leading up to the birth of Mother Mary. On the ...