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Novena. A novena (from Latin: novem, "nine") is an ancient tradition of devotional praying in Christianity, consisting of private or public prayers repeated for nine successive days or weeks. [1] The nine days between the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost, when the disciples gathered in the upper room and devoted themselves to prayer, is ...
The Novena. A novena may be made at any time of the year, with any form of approved prayers. The novena to Saint Michael is customarily prayed on the nine days before the traditional feast day of September 29. [1] A variety of prayers and formats may be used. Prayers commonly used are the Prayer to Saint Michael, the Chaplet of Saint Michael or ...
The Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help is a booklet containing a set of prayers including the Roman Catholic novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, that was originally published in Jaén, Spain in 1899. It was then widely republished by American Redemptorist priests in 1927, then ultimately revised by Irish and Australian Redemptorist ...
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel by Pope Leo XIII: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell satan and all of the other evil spirits who prowl about ...
Healing From the Past. Blessed Jesus, in the comfort of your love, I lay before you the memories that haunt me, the anxieties that perplex me, the despair that frightens me, and my frustration at ...
About St. Gerard Majella. Gerard was born as Gerardo Majella on 9 April 1726 [1] in Muro Lucano, Italy. He was the son of a tailor who died when Gerard was 12, leaving the family in poverty. Gerard tried to join the Capuchin order, but his health prevented it. He was accepted as a Redemptorist lay brother serving his congregation as sacristan ...
Chaplet. The prayers are generally prayed with a chaplet, counting the prayers with it as one would do with a rosary. For those who would recite the Chaplet daily, Saint Michael reportedly promised his continual assistance and that of all the holy angels during life. Praying the chaplet is also believed gradually to defeat demons and gain a ...
The Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a prayer in the Roman Catholic Church. It is a part of a novena for prayer beginning on July 7, July 8, and in time of need.. On June 28th 1852, it was given a hundred days indulgence by Cardinal Wiseman, Archbishop of Westminster, in favour of Carmelites and any other Christian believer, which recite three daily prayers during nine consecutive days or ...