Divine Mercy Novena
Mercy, conversion of sinners
Feast: Divine Mercy Sunday (Sunday after Easter)
Traditionally prayed from Good Friday through Divine Mercy Sunday (Saturday after Easter).
Open the 9-day guide →Catholic Novenas
A novena is a nine-day cycle of prayer with deep roots in Catholic tradition. The Apostles prayed the very first novena with Mary between the Ascension and Pentecost (Acts 1:14); every novena since takes that as its model.
Each novena below includes a day-by-day guide with meditations, the daily prayer, and primary-source citations from vatican.va or from the religious orders that custodian the devotion.
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Devotion to the Heart of Christ; the home and family
Feast: Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday after Corpus Christi)
Traditionally prayed in the nine days leading up to the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart in June.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to the Holy Spirit (Pentecost Novena)
The Third Person of the Holy Trinity; gifts of the Spirit
Feast: Pentecost Sunday (50 days after Easter)
Traditionally prayed in the nine days between the Solemnity of the Ascension (Thursday of the sixth week of Easter) and Pentecost Sunday.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to St. Jude Thaddeus
Hopeless cases, desperate situations, lost causes
Feast: Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles (October 28)
Any nine consecutive days.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to St. Joseph
The Universal Church, fathers, workers, a happy death, the home
Feast: Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 19); also St. Joseph the Worker (May 1)
Traditionally prayed in the nine days leading up to March 19 (Solemnity of St.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to St. Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower)
the missions, florists, answered prayers, France, Russia, missionaries
Feast: Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (October 1)
This novena may be prayed at any time, beginning nine days before October 1 (feast day) or at any moment of special need.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to St. Anthony of Padua
lost things, the poor, miracles, travelers, pregnant women, and those seeking a spouse
Feast: Feast of St. Anthony of Padua (June 13)
Begin on June 4 to conclude on June 12, the eve of his feast day.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
help in need, the suffering, mothers
Feast: Our Lady of Perpetual Help (June 27)
Pray this novena in the nine days leading up to June 27, or at any time of urgent need.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
the faithful departed, the dying
Feast: All Souls Day (November 2)
Traditionally begun on October 25 to conclude on November 2 (All Souls Day), or on October 24 to end on November 1 (All Saints Day).
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to St. Rita of Cascia
Impossible and desperate causes, widows, abuse victims, difficult marriages, the sick
Feast: Feast of St. Rita of Cascia (May 22)
Pray this novena in the nine days leading up to May 22, or at any time of urgent need.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to St. Michael the Archangel
protection against evil, spiritual warfare, soldiers, police, the sick, the dying, and the Church
Feast: Feast of the Archangels (Michaelmas) — September 29
Traditionally prayed September 21–29, concluding on the Feast of St.
Open the 9-day guide →St. Gerard Majella Novena
Expectant mothers, motherhood, childbirth, children, and the falsely accused
Feast: Feast of St. Gerard Majella (October 16)
Prayed especially by expectant mothers and those hoping for a child, and by families in need; often in the nine days before October 16.
Open the 9-day guide →St. Dymphna Novena
Anxiety, depression, mental and emotional illness, and nervous disorders
Feast: Feast of St. Dymphna (May 15)
Prayed especially by those who suffer from anxiety, depression, or mental and emotional illness, and by their families and caregivers.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Americas, the unborn and protection of human life, evangelization, expectant mothers
Feast: Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12)
Traditionally prayed in the nine days leading up to December 12, beginning December 3, and concluding on the eve of the feast.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to the Infant Jesus of Prague
Urgent and seemingly impossible needs, financial provision, employment, families, children
Feast: Devotion linked to the Nativity and the Holy Name of Jesus; the statue is honored at the Church of Our Lady Victorious, Prague
This novena may be prayed on any nine consecutive days, and is traditionally turned to in times of urgent or seemingly impossible need — for provision, employment, healing, or family difficulties.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to St. Peregrine
Cancer patients, the sick, those suffering serious or incurable illness
Feast: Feast of St. Peregrine Laziosi (May 1; in some calendars May 4)
This novena may be prayed on any nine consecutive days, and is especially turned to by those facing cancer or serious illness, whether for themselves or for loved ones.
Open the 9-day guide →Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes
The sick and healing, bodily and spiritual; those who care for the ill
Feast: Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (February 11), which is also the World Day of the Sick
Traditionally prayed February 2–10, concluding on the eve of the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (February 11).
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