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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 57319 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-04-26 19:08:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-04-26 19:08:44 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Use the links below to jump to a certain day for the St. Anne Novena or scroll down to begin the novena.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-1">Day 1 - Grandmothers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-2">Day 2 - For Women Hoping to Conceive</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-3">Day 3 - For Women in Labor</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-4">Day 4 - For New Mothers&nbsp;</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-5">Day 5 - For New Grandmothers&nbsp;</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-6">Day 6 - For Homemakers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-7">Day 7 - For Single People</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-8">Day 8 - For Couples</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-9">Day 9 - Pursuit of Sainthood</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne is the mother of Mary and, therefore, the grandmother of Jesus. The name Anne <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Life_of_Saint_Anne/GbBfAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1">comes from the Hebrew</a> word for “gracious.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We know relatively little about St. Anne and her husband, St. Joachim. They are not mentioned in the Gospel, but we learn about them from other sources.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Over the centuries, different communities felt especially close to St. Anne.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">She is especially popular in France, thanks to Jacob de Voragine’s medieval work, <em>Golden Legend</em>, published in 1260. To this day, the Shrine of St. Anne in France is the <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/features/seeking-forgiveness-at-the-shrine-of-saint-anne-in-brittany-her-only-apparition-site">third major shrine</a> in the country, along with Lourdes and Lisieux.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/st-anne-saints-and-art">She is the patron</a> saint of grandmothers, women in labor (along with <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/gianna-beretta-molla/">St. Gianna</a>), and those struggling with fertility issues. Miners also consider her their patron, stemming from the view that Jesus and Mary as precious gold and silver that <a href="https://www.saintanne.org/about/94-story-of-st-anne">originated from Anne’s womb</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stannenovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the 19th-century book “The Life of St. Anne,” author James Duffy refers to a legend about St. Anne’s death.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Some pious authors have thought that at this last hour a revelation from on high allowed the holy mother of Mary to behold the glorious destinies to which Heaven called her daughter,” he wrote.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“A celestial joy illuminated her countenance as she gazed on this flory; and it was in this state of blessedness that she bowed her head and breathed her latest sigh.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-st-anne-novena-history">St. Anne Novena History</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne and her husband St. Joachim were both <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Life_of_Saint_Anne/GbBfAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1">acknowledged in the early Church</a>, with a church dedicated to St. Anne dating back to the year 550.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">One thousand years later, in the 1500s, Leonardo depicted St. Anne, with Mary and baby Jesus in <em>Virgin and Child with St Anne and a Lamb</em>, an oil painting that now hangs in the Louvre in Paris.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Devotion to St. Anne has remained popular in the centuries since.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In Massachusetts, the St. Anne Shrine has hosted a St. Anne Novena each year <a href="https://stannestpatrickparish.com/novena-to-st-anne#:~:text=Anne,-St.&amp;text=For%20135%20years%2C%20ever%20since,recited%20and%20Mass%20being%20said.">since 1887</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The novena to St. Anne can be prayed any time, but is most popular starting on July 18, leading up to her feast day on July 26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">There are different versions of novenas to St. Anne. The version below offers up one fixed intention each day in addition to the personal prayer intention you want to offer up the novena for each day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-to-pray-st-anne-novena">How to Pray: St. Anne Novena</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-1">Day 1 - Grandmothers</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray today for grandmothers in our world–that they can be pillars of faith for their families and signs of Your love.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stannenovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-2">Day 2 - For Women Hoping to Conceive</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray today for women struggling to conceive and those encountering fertility issues.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-3">Day 3 - For Women in Labor</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray today for all women in labor, that they remain healthy and feel God’s loving peace and comfort embrace them as they prepare to welcome the gift of new life into the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-4">Day 4 - For New Mothers&nbsp;</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray today for new mothers. You were once a new mother and no doubt encountered challenges and struggles in learning the path forward. Pray for all women who recently welcomed children into the world, that they may know with certainty that they are enough. And that they are loved. Pray that God gives them strength, comfort, and wisdom.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-5">Day 5 - For New Grandmothers&nbsp;</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray today for grandmothers in our world–that they can be pillars of faith for their families and signs of Your love.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stannenovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-6">Day 6 - For Homemakers</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray today for homemakers and housewives, those who imbue homes with love and faith. Those who offer the beautiful gift of hospitality, through which Scripture tells us some have entertained angels.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-7">Day 7 - For Single People</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray for all single people. Pray that they never feel along in God’s love. Pray that they keep their hearts fixed on God and their ears open to His call.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-8">Day 8 - For Couples</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray today for all couples. Pray that God strengthens their relationships and blesses their marriages. Pray that they discern God’s call for their lives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-9">Day 9 - Pursuit of Sainthood</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, you cried out to the Lord with your needs. Today, I ask for your prayers in my own moment of need.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You comforted your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who gave birth to Jesus. Be with us today and as we humbly ask, intercede with your prayers on our behalf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, you gave us Immaculate Mary, free from original sin, who continues to watch over us and pray for us. We beseech you, St. Anne, to pray today for as we strive to live our lives as saints, as we are all called to do.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, grandmother of Christ, pray also today for this special intention that I hold near to my heart: (share your personal intention for the novena):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Anne, filled with compassion and favored by God, intercede for me, that God will grant me my special request, as He did for you. Pray especially that I will submit to God’s will and trust in Him, as you did. St. Anne, pray for me!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stannenovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-novenas">More Novenas</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-monica-novena/">St. Monica Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-jude-novena/">St. Jude Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-saint-lucy-novena/">St. Lucy Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">St. Joseph the Worker Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/">St. Thérèse Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-married-couples/">Bible Verses for Married Couples</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => St. Anne Novena: How to Pray a Novena to St. Anne [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => st-anne-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-05-16 16:10:18 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-05-16 16:10:18 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=57319 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 56786 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-04-22 21:39:37 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-04-22 21:39:37 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Use the links below to quickly jump to a particular day of the novena, or keep scrolling to get started from the beginning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-1">Day 1 - For All Mothers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-2">Day 2 - For All Wives</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-3">Day 3 - For Widows</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-4">Day 4 - For All Families</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-5">Day 5 - For Victims of Abuse</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-6">Day 6 - For Those Battling Alcoholism</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-7">Day 7 - For All Dealing with Grief</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-8">Day 8 - For All Those Who Have Fallen Away</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-9">Day 9 - Pursuit of Sainthood</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Praying a novena to <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/monica/">St. Monica</a> has been a staple of the faith lives of many Christians for at least hundreds of years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Bishop_s_Dilemma/uroqAAAAYAAJ"><em>The Bishop’s Dilemma</em></a>, an 1898 novel, makes reference to a mother praying a novena to St. Monica because her son "drank more than was good for him" and spent most of his time playing billiards. In modern times, the novena remains popular with mothers praying for children who have distanced themselves from God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed"><a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Augustinian_manual_comprising_a_prac/Y8oCAAAAQAAJ?gbpv=1"><em>The Augustinian Manual</em></a>, a “practical prayer book” from 1885, includes several different prayers also seeking the intercession of St. Monica, writing that her “patiences in domestic trials, her conformity to the will of God, an her spirit of persevering, confiding prayer, teach us ever in trials and sorrows to have recourse to that unfailing source of consolation.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-than-just-augustine-s-mother">More Than Just Augustine’s Mother</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Monica is well known for being the mother to <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/augustine-of-hippo/">St. Augustine</a>, who had a miraculous conversion to the faith and went on to become a Doctor of the Church as well as a prolific writer, penning works like <em>City of God</em> and <em>Confessions</em>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">But Monica’s sainthood represents the remarkable faith she displayed in so many aspects of her life. Given in marriage to a pagan man, Patricius, Monica loved him and prayed for him, while dealing with his violent temper and complicated relationships with his family. He eventually converted and died shortly after.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Though she struggled as a single mother of three, Monica persevered and never gave up. She lived selflessly and prayed diligently. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica continues to pray for us today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stmonicanovena">Pray novenas on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-st-monica-novena-how-to-pray">St. Monica Novena - How to Pray</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica is considered the patron saint of many groups and causes, from mothers, wives and widows to those suffering from alcoholism and those who are victims of abuse. She's also become specifically the patron of all mothers praying for their children.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In this St. Monica Novena, we’ll lift up a specific cause each day, while allowing you to offer up your own special intention each day over the course of nine days.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray this novena to St. Monica&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-1">Day 1 - For Mothers</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, and these intentions, as we pray today especially for all the mothers and motherly figures in the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions: (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stmonicanovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-2">Day 2 - For Wives</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, and these intentions, as we lift up married women today. We think of those wives in our lives and especially for those in challenging relationships.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions. (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-3">Day 3 - For Widows</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, and these intentions. Today we lift up all widows, that they may never feel alone knowing God is near them.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions: (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-4">Day 4 - For Families</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, and today especially, all families. Pray that God’s love can unite us and reconcile us. You know families can sometimes bring with them painful dynamics. Pray for us as we look to God as our source of hope.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions: (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-5">Day 5 - For Victims of Abuse</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, and in a special way today, for all victims of abuse. Pray that God may rescue them from shame and wrap them in His healing love.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions: (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-6">Day 6 - For Those Battling Alcoholism</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, and in a special way today, for all those whose lives are negatively impacted by alcoholism and alcohol abuse.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions: (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-7">Day 7 - For Those Suffering Grief</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, and for everyone dealing with grief, loss and sadness today.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions: (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-8">Day 8 - For Those Who Have Fallen Away</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, and pray for those who have fallen away from their faith or who have not yet come to know God. You were so patient in praying for those close to you whose hearts and minds had not yet been touched by God. We pray for peace in our own hearts and ask you to intercede in prayer for those who are not making space for God in their lives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions: (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/stmonicanovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-9">Day 9 - For the Pursuit of Sainthood</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you remind us that “nothing is far from God.” As we seek to feel close to our loving Father, pray for me, that these nine days spent in prayer will help me better live my calling toward sainthood. You remind us that ordinary people like me can live saintly lives. Pray that I may choose good over evil and love God and others more fully than I ever imagined possible.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Monica, you prayed fervently during your time here on earth. We ask for your intercession today for these special intentions: (Share your intention for this St. Monica Novena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Dear St. Monica, through your powerful intercessory prayers, your son Augustine allowed God to soften his heart. Through Augustine, and the example of your tireless love, the world has been able to encounter God in a profound way. St. Monica, you know well the struggles we can encounter in this world, especially challenges with those who are close to us. Challenges that can sometimes cause us to lose sight of the beauty of the blessings that God has bestowed upon us. We ask for your intercession, that God’s infinite love may heal, comfort and strengthen us, and that the Holy Spirit may bring our hearts closer together and closer to God. St. Monica, Pray for us!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with a prayer from St. Augustine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy.&nbsp; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy.&nbsp;Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-prayer-resources">More Prayer Resources</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you enjoyed praying the St. Monica Novena, consider other novenas to help you deepen your faith:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-family-novena/">Holy Family Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-surrender-novena/">Surrender Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-sacred-heart-novena/">Sacred Heart Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/">St. Therese Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => St. Monica Novena: How to Pray a Novena to St. Monica [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => st-monica-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-04-22 21:39:44 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-04-22 21:39:44 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=56786 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 56219 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-04-10 21:33:03 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-04-10 21:33:03 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Pentecost Novena Table of Contents</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Click to jump directly to any section below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#intro">Overview and Origin</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#seven-gifts">Holy Spirit Novena + the Seven Gifts</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-1">Day 1</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-2">Day 2</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-3">Day 3</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-4">Day 4</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-5">Day 5</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-6">Day 6</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-7">Day 7</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-8">Day 8</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#day-9">Day 9</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="intro">The Holy Spirit Novena, also known as the Pentecost Novena, is considered the oldest of all <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novenas</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It draws its origins from Jesus telling his apostles to remain in Jerusalem and await the gift of the Holy Spirit:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for “the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak; for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the holy Spirit.</em>"</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Acts 1: 4-5</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 1979 <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/john-paul-ii/">Pope John Paul II</a> reminded us that Church invites us to pray the novena to the Holy Spirit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Year after year, the Church in her liturgy celebrates the Lord's Ascension on the fortieth day after Easter. Year after year, she spends also that period of ten days from Ascension to Pentecost in prayer to the Holy Spirit,” <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/audiences/1979/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_19790530.pdf">he said</a>. “Let us try to persevere in this rhythm of the Church.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="lent-embed">In 2001, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the <a href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20020513_vers-direttorio_en.html">Discipline of the Sacraments Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy</a>, mentioned the Pentecost Novena, citing its genesis as the time spent in prayer between the Ascension and Pentecost.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The pious exercise of the Pentecost novena, widely practised among the faithful, emerged from prayerful reflection on this salvific event.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="seven-gifts">Novena to the Holy Spirit and the Seven Gifts</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/catechism/en/part_three/section_one/chapter_one/article_7/iii_the_gifts_and_fruits_of_the_holy_spirit.html">catechism teaches</a> that there are seven gifts from the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This understanding of the gifts of the Holy Spirit comes from 1 Corinthians 12:4-11:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another the expression of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit; to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing them individually to each person as he wishes.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Pentecost Novena devotes one day to each of these gifts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-to-pray-the-pentecost-novena-holy-spirit-novena">How to Pray the Pentecost Novena/Holy Spirit Novena</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-1">Day 1</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-act-of-consecration-to-the-holy-spirit">Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive. Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-the-seven-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit">Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Pray <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/">the Lord’s Prayer</a>:&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Our Father, who art in heaven,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>hallowed be thy name;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>thy kingdom come;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>thy will be done;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>on earth as it is in heaven.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Give us this day our daily bread.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>And forgive us our trespasses,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>as we forgive those who trespass against us.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>And lead us not into temptation;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>but deliver us from evil.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">Hail Mary</a>:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Hail, Mary, full of grace,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>the Lord is with thee.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Blessed art thou amongst women</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Holy Mary, Mother of God,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>pray for us sinners,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>now and at the hour of our death.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Pray the Glory Be:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Glory be to the Father</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and to the Son</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and to the Holy Spirit,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>as it was in the beginning</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>is now, and ever shall be</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>world without end. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Repeat six times for a total of seven times)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holyspiritnovena">Pray the Holy Spirit Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-2">Day 2</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive.&nbsp; Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-the-gift-of-wisdom">Prayer for the Gift of Wisdom</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory Be…(x7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-3">Day 3</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive.&nbsp; Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-the-gift-of-understanding">Prayer for the Gift of Understanding</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory Be…(x7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-4">Day 4</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive.&nbsp; Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-the-gift-of-counsel">Prayer for the Gift of Counsel</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory Be…(x7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holyspiritnovena">Pray the Holy Spirit Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-5">Day 5</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive.&nbsp; Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-the-gift-of-fortitude">Prayer for the Gift of Fortitude</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory Be…(x7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-day-6">Day 6</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive.&nbsp; Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-the-gift-of-knowledge">Prayer for the Gift of Knowledge</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory Be…(x7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-day-7">Day 7</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive.&nbsp; Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-the-gift-of-piety">Prayer for the Gift of Piety</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory Be…(x7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holyspiritnovena">Pray the Holy Spirit Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-day-8">Day 8</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive.&nbsp; Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-the-gift-of-holy-fear">Prayer for the Gift of Holy Fear</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory Be…(x7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-day-9">Day 9</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin with the Sign of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to Thee, Eternal Spirit of God.&nbsp; I adore the brightness of Thy purity, the unerring keenness of Thy justice, and the might of Thy love.&nbsp; Thou art the Strength and Light of my soul.&nbsp; In Thee I live and move and have my being.&nbsp; I desire never to grieve Thee by my unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against Thee. Make me faithful in every thought and grant that I may always listen to Thy voice, watch for Thy light, and follow Thy gracious inspirations.&nbsp; I cling to Thee and give myself to Thee and I ask Thee, by Thy compassion, to watch over me in my weakness.&nbsp; Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus, looking at His Five Wounds, trusting in His Precious Blood, and adoring his open side and stricken heart, I implore Thee, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, so to keep me in Thy grace that I may never sin against Thee with the sin which Thou will not forgive.&nbsp; Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and of&nbsp; the Son, to say to Thee always and everywhere, “Speak Lord for Thy servant hears.” Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"className":""} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-prayer-for-all-the-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit">Prayer for all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thine Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Thy grace and Thy love.&nbsp; Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine truth, the Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.&nbsp; Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things with Thy Spirit. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Father…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glory Be…(x7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-prayer-resources">More Prayer Resources</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-face-novena/">Holy Face of Jesus Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-jude-novena/">St. Jude Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">St. Joseph the Worker Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-54-day-novena/">54-Day Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-to-the-holy-spirit/">Holy Spirit Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Holy Spirit Novena/Pentecost Novena: Origin, History and How to Pray [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => holy-spirit-novena-pentecost-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-05-29 13:28:41 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-05-29 13:28:41 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=56219 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 55819 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-04-05 15:34:03 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-04-05 15:34:03 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Litany of Loreto, is a Marian prayer that dates back nearly 500 years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Like other Marian prayers, it seeks the intercession of Mary through her various titles. Like other litanies, it follows a call-and-response format that lends itself to communal prayer, e.g. “Mother of Christ, <strong>pray for us</strong>. Mother of the Church, <strong>pray for us</strong>.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Catholics also pray the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary when images or statues of Mary are blessed, a process known as the Rite of Crowning an Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or sometimes, “May Crowning,” since these ceremonies often take place during May, the month of Mary.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/litantyofloreto">Pray a Litany on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-litany-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary">Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Below is the litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Litany of Loreto, <a href="https://www.vatican.va/special/rosary/documents/litanie-lauretane_en.html">via the Vatican</a>. The bolded text is the "response" when prayed with a group.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lord have mercy. <strong>Christ have mercy.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lord have mercy. Christ hear us. <strong>Christ graciously hear us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God, the Father of heaven, <strong>have mercy on us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God the Son, Redeemer of the world, <strong>have mercy on us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">God the Holy Spirit,  <strong>have mercy on us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Trinity, one God, <strong>have mercy on us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Mary, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Mother of God, <strong><strong>pray for us.</strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Virgin of virgins, <strong>pray for us.</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of Christ, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of the Church, <strong>pray for us.</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of Mercy, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of divine grace, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of Hope, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother most pure, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother most chaste, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother inviolate, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother undefiled, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother most amiable, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother admirable, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of good counsel, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of our Creator, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of our Saviour, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin most prudent, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin most venerable, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin most renowned, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin most powerful, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin most merciful, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin most faithful, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mirror of justice, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Seat of wisdom, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Cause of our joy, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Spiritual vessel, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Vessel of honor, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Singular vessel of devotion, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mystical rose, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Tower of David, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Tower of ivory, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">House of gold, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Ark of the covenant, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Gate of heaven, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Morning star, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Health of the sick, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Refuge of sinners, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Solace of Migrants,<strong> pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Comfort of the afflicted, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Help of Christians, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of Angels, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of Patriarchs, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of Prophets, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of Apostles, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of Martyrs, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of Confessors, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of Virgins, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of all Saints, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen conceived without original sin, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen assumed into heaven, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of the most holy Rosary, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of families, <strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Queen of peace.<strong>pray for us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>spare us, O Lord.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>graciously hear us, O Lord.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>have mercy on us.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Let us pray.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord God, that we, your servants, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body; and by the glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,  may be delivered from present sorrow, and obtain eternal joy.  Through Christ our Lord.</em> <strong>Amen.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-origins-of-the-litany-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary">Origins of the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">According to The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church (by Charles Herbermann), published in 1910, the earliest known copy of the Litany dates back to 1576. At that time, it was also referred to as the Order of the Litany of Our Lady.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Sixtus V, author of <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=QbnZhbRR_uQC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;source=gbs_ge_summary_r&amp;cad=0#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"><em>Dum Ineffabilia</em></a>, approved the Litany of Loreto <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-06/pope-francis-loreto-litany-new-invocations.html">in 1587</a>, at a time when other Marian litanies were prohibited. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The fact that the lone approved Litany of Our Lady came from Loreto explains why we know the “Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary” as “Litany of Loreto.” (Pope Francis referred to “litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, called “The Litany of Loreto,”<a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2020/06/20/200620c.html"> in a 2020 letter.</a>)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Sixtus V was an advocate of Marian prayers, as mentioned in <em>Diuturni Temporis</em>, the <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_05091898_diuturni-temporis.html">1898 encyclical on the rosary</a> by Pope Leo XII.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Pope Sixtus V., of happy memory, approved the ancient custom of reciting the Rosary;”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://wedaretosay.com/what-is-the-litany-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/">Over the years</a>, popes have approved new titles of Mary to be added to the litany, including:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>“Queen of the Most Holy Rosary” (1883)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>“Mother of Good Counsel” (1903)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>“Queen of Peace” by Benedict XV (1917)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>“Queen assumed into Heaven” (1950)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>“Mother of the Church” (1980)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>“Queen of Families” (1995)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/litantyofloreto">Pray a Litany on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-loreto-and-the-holy-house">Loreto and the Holy House</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Loreto, Italy is home to the Basilica della Santa Casa, with “Santa Casa” meaning Holy House, a reference to the sacred dwelling place it houses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The “Holy House” is the house that Mary is believed to have lived in, making it also the place where <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-annunciation/">The Annunciation</a> took place.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Legend states that the walls of the humble house were carried by angels atop the hill of the small central Italian town. Others believe they were transported by trade ships. <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/the-holy-house-of-loreto-italy">What’s clear is</a> that the walls were not cut in Italian style and also contain carvings and markings similar to early churches in the Holy Land.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-litany-of-loreto-prayer-pope-benedict-prayer-during-2007-visit-to-shrine-of-loreto">Litany of Loreto Prayer: Pope Benedict Prayer during 2007 Visit to Shrine of Loreto</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The following is a <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/prayers/documents/hf_ben-xvi_20070901_prayer-loreto.pdf">prayer offered</a> by Pope Benedict in 2007 during a visit to the shrine at Loreto:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mary, Mother of the "Yes", you listened to Jesus, and know the tone of his voice and the beating of his heart.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Morning Star, speak to us of him, and tell us about your journey of following him on the path of faith.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mary, who dwelt with Jesus in Nazareth, impress on our lives your sentiments, your docility, your attentive silence, and make the Word flourish in genuinely free choices.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mary, speak to us of Jesus, so that the freshness of our faith shines in our eyes and warms the heart of those we meet, as you did when visiting Elizabeth, who in her old age rejoiced with you for the gift of life.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mary, Virgin of the Magnificat help us to bring joy to the world and, as at Cana, lead every young person involved in service of others to do only what Jesus will tell them.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mary, look upon the Agora of youth, so that the soil of the Italian Church will be fertile.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Pray that Jesus, dead and Risen, is reborn in us, and transforms us into a night full of light, full of him.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mary, Our Lady of Loreto, Gate of Heaven, help us to lift our eyes on high.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>We want to see Jesus, to speak with him, to proclaim his love to all.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/litantyofloreto">Pray a Litany on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-related-prayer-resources">Related Prayer Resources</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-humility/">Litany of Humility</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-trust/">Litany of Trust</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-marian-consecration/">How to Pray Marian Consecration</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">Hail Mary Prayer</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary / Litany of Loreto: Prayers, History and More [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => litany-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-litany-of-loreto [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-04-05 15:39:31 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-04-05 15:39:31 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=55819 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 54986 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-03-21 17:54:21 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-03-21 17:54:21 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Feast of the Annunciation: Table of Contents</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Introduction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#biblical-roots">Biblical Roots </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#history">History</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#art">Annunciation in Art</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#prayers">Annunciation Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#faqs">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord commemorates the angel Gabriel’s appearance to the Virgin Mary.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The word “Annunciation” might look similar to an English word that is more common: announce.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Annunciation refers to the announcement of the Incarnation–that God would become man in the form of Jesus, born to Mary. It also refers to Mary’s fiat–her yes to God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It is one of the single most important moments in the history of human salvation. It has been celebrated in Scripture and art across centuries and remains an important Marian feast, along with the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-assumption/">Feast of the Assumption</a> and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-immaculate-conception-church-teaching-prayers/">Feast of the Immaculate Conception</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="biblical-roots">Biblical Roots</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We learn of the Annunciation in the beginning of the Gospel of Luke (1:26), which tells us how the angel Gabriel, sent from God, visits Mary.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” (Luke 1:30-33)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The words and imagery are so rich and beautiful that some scholars suggest that Luke somehow witnessed the Annunciation himself.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Reading the story of the Annunciation to Mary,” <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Annunciation_to_Mary/A86rrkrUVGYC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=the+Annunciation&amp;printsec=frontcover">writes Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS in The Annunciation of Mary: A Story of Faith</a>,  “we have the impression that Luke personally must have seen the Annunciation as in a vision or dream, and must have reflected on it for a long time before writing it down."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">These words and those that follow provide the basis for the Hail Mary prayer. The Annunciation itself is the first Joyful Mystery of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="history">History</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Gary Waller, author of "A Cultural Study of Mary and the Annunciation," <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Cultural_Study_of_Mary_and_the_Annunci/NmtECgAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1">traces</a> the observance of the Annunciation on March 25 to the seventh century, while <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/solemnity-of-the-annunciation-of-the-lord-188">other sources</a> point to the fourth or fifth century as the time when Annunciation celebrations began overall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the centuries since, it’s continued to represent an important day in the Church calendar, though it’s no longer a <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-days-of-obligation/">Holy Day of Obligation</a> in most places.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Benedict celebrated the role of the Annunciation in our faith in <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/homilies/2006/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20060325_anello-cardinalizio.html">his 2006 Annunciation day homily</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The icon of the Annunciation, more than any other, helps us to see clearly how everything in the Church goes back to that mystery of Mary's acceptance of the divine Word, by which, through the action of the Holy Spirit, the Covenant between God and humanity was perfectly sealed,” he said.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="art">Annunciation in Art&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Artwork depicting the Annunciation is perhaps as old as the event itself.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">According to Waller, Luke himself was an artist, and believed by many to be the first person to create an icon of Mary. In fact, this article by Aleteia <a href="https://aleteia.org/2017/10/18/4-icons-of-mary-attributed-to-st-luke-the-evangelist/">explores</a> four icons of Mary attributed to St. Luke.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Waller believes that pictorial representations of the Annunciation date back perhaps to the third century A.D.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Many scholars point to the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Catacombs of Priscilla</a> in Rome as playing host to the first artistic representation of the Annunciation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the centuries that followed, the Annunciation remained a popular subject of art.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The Annunciation is among the most consistently depicted subjects in medieval iconography; it is found in everything from early Christian catacombs and sculpted facades to books of hours, mosaics, and panel paintings,” <a href="https://ima.princeton.edu/2017/03/22/the-annunciation-at-the-spring/">said Pamela Patton</a> of the Art and Archaeology Department at the University of Princeton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="prayers">Annunciation Prayers&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Annunciation Novena is a popular prayer that traditionally begins nine days before March 25, on March 17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/knights-of-columbus-urges-members-to-join-novena-for-ukraine-and-russia">Knights of Columbus</a> called on members to pray the Annunciation novena in 2022 as a call for peace in Ukraine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>I greet you, Ever-blessed Virgin, Mother of God, Throne of Grace, miracle of Almighty Power! I greet you, Sanctuary of the Most Holy Trinity and Queen of the Universe, Mother of Mercy and refuge of sinners!Most loving Mother, attracted by your beauty and sweetness, and by your tender compassion, I confidently turn to you, miserable as I am, and beg of you to obtain for me from your dear Son the favor I request in this novena:(Mention your petitions here)Obtain for me also, Queen of heaven, the most lively contrition for my many sins and the grace to imitate closely those virtues which you practiced so faithfully, especially humility, purity, and obedience. Above all, I beg you to be my Mother and Protectress, to receive me into the number of your devoted children, and to guide me from your high throne of glory. Do not reject my petitions, Mother of Mercy! Have pity on me, and do not abandon me during life or at the moment of my death. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Annunciation is also a great time to pray the Hail Mary or the Rosary.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As Pope Francis <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2021/documents/papa-francesco_angelus_20211219.pdf">reminded us in a December 2021 homily</a>, the Annunciation can also be a time to call to mind others, as Mary selflessly did</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"The Virgin does not stay at home, thinking over what has happened.....On the contrary, she first thinks of someone in need; instead of being absorbed in her own problems, she thinks about someone in need, she thinks about Elizabeth, her relative, who was advanced in years and with child."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="faqs">Frequently Asked Questions about The Annunciation</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>When is the Annunciation? </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Annunciation typically takes place on March 25, nine months before Christmas. When it falls during Holy Week, it is usually moved, as in 2024, with an April 8th observance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Why is the Annunciation celebrated on March 25?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">March 25 represents nine months prior to the date we celebrate Jesus’s birth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>How is the Feast of the Annunciation celebrated? </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On the Annunciation, Marian prayers are especially popular. The USCCB<a href="https://www.usccb.org/resources/rlp-20-annunciation-action-guide.pdf"> encourages</a> people to reach out to those expecting children and pray for all expectant mothers and unborn children.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>What’s the difference between the Annunciation and the Immaculate Conception?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Annunciation refers to Gabriel visiting Mary, announcing that Jesus would be conceived and born to Mary. The Immaculate Conception refers to <em>Mary’s conception</em> and the dogma that Mary was born without original sin, so that she could give birth to Christ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>How old was Mary at the Annunciation?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We don’t know for sure, but most scholars believe she was probably around 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-resources"><strong>More Resources</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">How to Pray the Hail Mary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-marian-consecration/">How to Pray the Marian Consecration</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-mary-undoer-of-knots-novena/">Mary, Undoer of Knots Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-family-novena/">Holy Family Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Feast of the Annunciation 2024: Novena, Prayers and More [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => feast-of-the-annunciation [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-03-21 17:54:26 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-03-21 17:54:26 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=54986 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 17160 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-02-11 03:32:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-02-11 03:32:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-table-of-contents-things-to-give-up-for-lent"><strong>Table of Contents</strong>: Things to Give Up for Lent</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#intro">Introduction</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#prayer-fasting-almsgiving">Lent's 3 Pillars: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#kids-fasting">Fasting Ideas for Kids/Teens</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#adult-fasting">Fasting Ideas for Adults</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#kids-prayers">Prayer Ideas for Kids/Teens</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#adult-prayers">Prayer Ideas for Adults</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#almsgiving-ideas">Almsgiving/Donation Ideas for Kids and Adults</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#catholic-charities">Catholic-Affiliated Charities</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="intro" class="">When <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/ash-wednesday/">Ash Wednesday</a> draws near, Catholics and other Christians seem to fall into two distinct groups when it comes to what to give up for <a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Lent</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The first group takes it down to the wire: Tuesday night, continuing an internal dialogue trying to figure out what Lenten sacrifice to make. It’s a conversation they have every year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">And it may includes lines you’ve said yourself in past years:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“I never know what to give up for Lent!”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The second group is dialed in on the start of Lent, ready to activate “Lent autopilot” and prepare to give up the same thing as last year. And two years ago. And <em>every</em> year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lent is more than just “giving something up” and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-fasting-rules/">fasting</a> from meat on Fridays.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed">In fact, Pope Francis challenges us to think about fasting as something more powerful than we normally consider it, <a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2019/02/26/190226d.html">describing it</a> as “learning to change our attitude towards others and all of creation, turning away from the temptation to ‘devour’ everything to satisfy our voracity and being ready to suffer for love, which can fill the emptiness of our hearts.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">How often do we get caught up in our own wants and needs, lose sight of the heart of the matter, and fail to embrace the true meaning of our lives in this world! Lent is a time of truth, a time to drop the masks we put on each day to appear perfect in the eyes of the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2023/documents/20230222-omelia-ceneri.html">Pope Francis - Ash Wednesday homily in 2023</a></cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">However, Lent can be an unhealthy time for those who struggle with scrupulosity, or it can be overwhelming to people who are already in a time of suffering. For some, the best Lent might be to make sure they get at least 7 hours of sleep or making the commitment to attend therapy.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">At the start of Lent, we should ask ourselves - what pulls me away from loving God, loving others, and loving myself well? How can I incorporate acts of sacrifice, acts of giving, and acts of prayer that will help me love as God loves?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Giving thought to observing Lent is important. Whether you wait until the last minute to decide or you’ve known your Lenten sacrifice since <em>last</em> Lent, it’s worth spending time to thoughtfully consider how to make the most of your experience this year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Because observing Lent is so much bigger than what you “give up.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/whattogiveupforlent">Commit to Prayer this Lent. Start Praying with Hallow.</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="prayer-fasting-almsgiving">Lent’s 3 Pillars: Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When we hunger–whether it be for food, technology, comfort–it can be a reminder that Jesus is the bread of life.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>John 6:35</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When we sacrifice things that this world tells us we need, it can remind us that only God can truly satisfy our spiritual hunger.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lent’s three pillars are prayer, fasting and almsgiving–meaning that we’re called to do more than just abstain from a particular food or activity.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It involves not only what we’re willing to give up, but what we’re willing to take on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When we think about what to give up for Lent, we ought to also think about what sort of commitment to prayer and ability to be charitable that we can hold ourselves.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow provides numerous options for stepping up prayer during Lent. In the app, Hallow offers:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Daily Gospel reflections</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Daily Rosary prayers</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Daily Saint prayers</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-night-prayer/">Night Prayer</a> from Liturgy of the Hours</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">All of these options can help us commit to prayer during Lent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In addition to fasting and prayer, almsgiving is equally important during Lent, helping us deepen our relationship with God while working to build God’s kingdom here on earth.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Francis sums up the powerful impact that almsgiving has:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">"Charitable giving makes us more human, whereas hoarding risks making us less human, imprisoned by our own selfishness" </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/lent/documents/papa-francesco_20191007_messaggio-quaresima2020.html">Pope Francis, Lent Message 2020</a></cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Anyone can practice almsgiving, which is not limited to simply donating money.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Rather, practicing almsgiving can also mean donating one’s time in service, perhaps volunteering or serving those in need. Jesus tells us clearly in Matthew 25:40 that in serving those in need, we are serving him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez recognizes, there are unique spiritual gifts to directly encountering Christ in those around us in need that we can’t experience by simply making a donation from afar.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“So you say you love the poor? Name them.” - Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ideas for What to Give Up for Lent</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">With the three pillars of Lent in mind, Hallow has suggestions for meaningful ways to observe Lent in 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lent Fasting Ideas</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="kids-fasting" class=""><strong>Kids / Teen Fasting Ideas </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Give up a favorite toy or game&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fast from social media for a day</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Give up a favorite snack</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Drink only water at school&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Give up a favorite chair at home or seat at school</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Go without headphones/air pods for a day</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Play your favorite game, focusing on helping others instead of winning</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Allow others to pass in front of you in the lunch line&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="adult-fasting" class=""><strong>General Ideas for Lenten Sacrifices</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Give up coffee (or only brew it at home)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Give up alcohol</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Give up certain social media sites, or limited them to certain days/time of day</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Give up electronics after a certain time in the day (i.e., no screens after 8 p.m.)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sleep without a pillow</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Wake up without hitting the snooze button</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Shower without hot (with only lukewarm) water</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Keep the thermostat several degrees cooler&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Park in the back of the parking lot and say a prayer as you walk to the grocery store</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Abstain from reading gossip/rumor sites&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lent Prayer Ideas</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="kids-prayers" class=""><strong>Kids/Teen Prayer Ideas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pray on the way to school</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Play Guess the Saint each day</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pick a relative each day and pray for that person&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Call a grandparent after church and discuss the Gospel/homily</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Go to bed five minutes early and spend extra time talking with God&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Research the name of your church and learn about its origins</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pay special attention to the intercessions at Mass and choose one to pray for during the week</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Explore <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-with-kids/">Hallow Kids</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Go to confession</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Research organizations that support Catholic youth like <a href="https://lifeteen.com/">LifeTeen</a> and <a href="https://nfcym.org/">National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="adult-prayers" class=""><strong>Adult Prayer Ideas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Subscribe to a daily prayer newsletter (<a href="http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?pgid=9441&amp;gid=609&amp;cid=21893">Notre Dame</a> and the <a href="https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/tNwi9GA">Jesuits</a> both offer good options)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Each morning, scroll through the contacts on your phone. Randomly stop and say a prayer for whichever person you land on</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Spend a few minutes with Scripture each day&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Start the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/bible-in-a-year-with-father-mike-schmitz/">Bible in Year podcast</a> with Fr. Mike Schmitz on Hallow</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Attend daily Mass once a week</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Attend or pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-stations-of-the-cross/">Stations of the Cross</a> every Friday&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Invite a friend to attend Mass with you&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Join the Bible study group at church</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Attend Adoration of the Eucharist</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Go to confession</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a> once a day</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-examen/">Daily Examen</a> on Hallow</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Join Hallow’s <a href="https://hallow.com/pray40/">#Pray40 Lent Challenge</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="almsgiving-ideas">Lent Almsgiving/Charity/Donation Ideas</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Kids/Teens/General Almsgiving Ideas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Spend time volunteering as a family</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Allow kids to be the one to place money in the basket during the offertory at Mass</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Introduce children to a charity and explain to them how and why to donate to it&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Have children identify a toy they are willing to donate to Goodwill</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Help children identify an article of clothing they can donate and explain that their donation can be a blessing to someone in need</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Create a jar to collect change to donate</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Donate food to a food bank</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Donate a service (free homework tutoring, free professional assistance, etc)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Give a smile to someone you pass who may be living on the street (instead of ignoring them)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Follow new charities on social media and engage with their posts&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Support a business that advertises in your parish bulletin&nbsp;</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="catholic-charities">Catholic-Affiliated Charities to Consider Donating to</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://crosscatholic.org/">Cross Catholic</a></strong> - Supports clean water initiatives in some of Africa’s poorest communities.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://www.catholicextension.org/">Catholic Extension</a></strong> - Works in solidarity with people in America’s poorest regions to build up strong Catholic faith communities.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://www.crs.org/">Catholic Relief Services</a></strong> - Carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="http://www.gabrielproject.org/"><strong>Gabriel Project</strong> </a>- Offers hope and assistance to any woman experiencing a crisis pregnancy.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://www.ncea.org/">National Catholic Educational Association</a></strong> - Strengthens Catholic school leaders and educators to help support the future of Catholic education.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://www.marysmeals.org/">Mary’s Meals</a></strong> - Provides meals to children in poverty, in recognition of Mary raising Jesus in poverty.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://www.kofc.org/en//index.html">Knights of Columbus</a></strong> - Fraternal service order of Catholic men that has been active since 1882.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://www.youngcatholicprofessionals.org/cpages/home">Young Catholic Professionals</a></strong> - Inspires and empowers young professional Catholics to work in witness for Christ.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/whattogiveupforlent">Pray with Hallow on Lent</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>MORE:</strong> <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-prayers/">Lent Prayers for 2025</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => What to Give Up For Lent in 2025: Practical Fasting Ideas for Lent [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => what-to-give-up-for-lent [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/2022/02/06/ash-wednesday/ https://hallow.com/2020/03/17/how-to-pray-stations-of-the-cross/ https://hallow.com/2020/05/20/how-to-pray-with-kids/ [post_modified] => 2024-09-17 21:18:20 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-09-17 21:18:20 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=17160 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 11136 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2024-02-09 06:08:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-02-09 06:08:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ash-wednesday-2025-the-start-of-the-lenten-season">Ash Wednesday 2025: The start of the Lenten season</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><span style="font-size: revert; color: initial;">Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><a href="https://catholicherald.co.uk/lent-comes-to-reawaken-us-pope-francis/">Pope Francis</a></cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Table of Contents</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#definition">What is Ash Wednesday? </a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Origin</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation? </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Do I need to be Catholic to receive ashes?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#date">When is Ash Wednesday in 2025?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#importance">Why is Ash Wednesday important? </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#receiving-ashes">Receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday</a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Where do the ashes come from? </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Where do the ashes go? </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>What do the ashes symbolize?</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Where to get ashes near you</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#fasting-rules">Fasting on Ash Wednesday</a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Why do Catholics fast on Ash Wednesday? </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Age requirement </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Meals</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#prayers">Ash Wednesday Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#observance">How else can I observe Ash Wednesday? </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="definition">What is Ash Wednesday?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 2025, like in every year, Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of <a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Lent</a>. It always falls six and half weeks before Easter, beginning the Lenten season of preparation for Christ’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Origin </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Ash Wednesday <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2018-02/ash-wednesday-commentary.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dates</a> back to the 11th century. Yet, the tradition of receiving ashes has even earlier roots — to the ancient Hebrew custom of clothing oneself in sackcloth and dusting oneself with ashes as a sign of penance. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/ashwednesdayblog">Begin Lent with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Bible does not explicitly detail this first day of Lent, but there are many instances of this repentant act in the Old Testament, such as <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+16%3A15&amp;version=NRSVCE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Job 16:15</a>, </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and have laid my strength in the dust.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><p><em>Job 16:15</em></p></cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">and the New Testament, such as <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10%3A13&amp;version=NRSVCE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Luke 10:13</a>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><meta charset="utf-8">Luke 10:13</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Across many religious traditions, ashes signify the mortality of our human bodies. Genesis 3:19 tells us, </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:pullquote --> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>By the sweat of your face<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you shall eat bread<br>until you return to the ground,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for out of it you were taken;<br>you are dust,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and to dust you shall return.</p><cite>Genesis 3:19</cite></blockquote></figure> <!-- /wp:pullquote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed">In the early Christian Church, public <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-go-to-confession-the-sacrament-of-penance-reconciliation/">penance</a> for people who had sinned including wearing ashes and sackcloth. As the Church grew and evolved, this practice lessened. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This long tradition — of externally recognizing ourselves as sinners seeking <meta charset="utf-8"><a href="http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&amp;gid=609&amp;calcid=53508&amp;calpgid=61&amp;pgid=13299&amp;crid=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">renewal</a> with God — ultimately transformed into what we now know as Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-is-ash-wednesday-a-catholic-holy-day-of-obligation-in-2025">Is Ash Wednesday a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation in 2025?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Ash Wednesday is <em>not</em> a <a href="https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/canon-law/complementary-norms/canon-1246" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Holy Day of Obligation</a> for Roman Catholics, yet receiving ashes is a universal practice among Christians to begin their Lenten journeys. Most Catholic parishes offer Ash Wednesday Mass, and in some places, it is possible to receive ashes without attending Mass. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Do I need to be Catholic to receive ashes?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="date" class="">You do not need to be Catholic to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday. Several other traditions within Christianity also share this act of repentance. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>SEE MORE: </strong><a href="https://hallow.com/2021/02/15/ashtag2021/">Ashtags: Digital Ashes</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-when-is-ash-wednesday-in-2025">When is Ash Wednesday in 2025?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="importance" class="">This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, 2025. <strong>SEE MORE:</strong> <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/when-is-lent/">When is Lent in 2025?</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why is Ash Wednesday important? </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday awakens us to Jesus’ entry into the desert preceding his death. Before Easter, however, we must prepare our hearts for his Resurrection. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="receiving-ashes" class="">We begin our season of preparing our hearts for Easter by recognizing our brokenness and need for <a href="http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&amp;gid=609&amp;calcid=53508&amp;calpgid=61&amp;pgid=13299&amp;crid=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">conversion, </a>a turning of our hearts to God. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":11185,"width":"675px","height":"482px","sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none","align":"center","className":""} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized"><img src="https://hallow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/photo-1589395937646-cc70671eca60.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-11185" style="width:675px;height:482px"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Where do the ashes come from?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/palm-sunday/">Palm Sunday</a> is the Sunday before Easter. It symbolizes Christ’s return to Jerusalem after spending 40 days in the desert. In the Catholic tradition, we receive palm leaves, which have been blessed, to hold onto during Mass and bring home. The leftover palms from Palm Sunday are then burned and saved for the next Lenten season. So, this year’s ashes are from the palms of Palm Sunday of 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Where do the ashes go?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It is typical to receive ashes on your forehead in the Sign of the Cross. Similar to taking communion at Mass, you usually process toward the altar to get ashes. The priest will make the Sign of the Cross and say one of two things:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>“Remember that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return."</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>"Repent, and believe in the Gospel."</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">What do the ashes symbolize?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The ashes symbolize our mortality. They are a physical reminder that our bodies will decay, but our souls will live on in eternal life. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Fr. Antony Kadavil further <a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2018-02/ash-wednesday-commentary.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reflects</a> on the symbol of the cross of ashes on our foreheads, </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote" id="fasting-rules"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The cross of ashes means that we are making a commitment – that we are undertaking Lent as a season of prayer and penitence, of dying to ourselves. It also describes our human condition: it says that we are broken and need repair; that we are sinners and need redemption. Most importantly, it tells us that, as followers of Jesus Christ, we are to carry our crosses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><meta charset="utf-8">Fr. Antony Kadavil</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Where to get ashes nearby </strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Most Catholic churches will expand their liturgical schedule on Ash Wednesday. There are many options for finding ashes on Ash Wednesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow has a full breakdown for <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/where-to-get-ashes-on-ash-wednesday/">where to get ashes</a> for Ash Wednesday in 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/ashwednesdayblog">Pray more. Find peace. Get Hallow.</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Fasting on Ash Wednesday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">There are only two obligatory days of fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Catholics are also instructed to abstain from meat on each Friday during Lent. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>SEE ALSO:</strong> <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-prayers/">What to Give Up for Lent</a> | <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-fasting-rules/">Lent Fasting Rules</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Why do Catholics fast on Ash Wednesday?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Fasting is a sign of repentance and helps us embody our spiritual hunger for Christ, who himself fasted in the desert for forty days preceding his death and Resurrection. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Age requirement</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Catholic Church <a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/lent/catholic-information-on-lenten-fast-and-abstinence" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">requires</a> able members from age 18 to 59 to fast on Ash Wednesday. The obligation to abstain from meat applies to those 14 and older. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Meals </h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="observance" class="">Fasting allows for one full meal and two smaller meals (that combined do not equal a full meal), with an expectation to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday. Exemptions are available for those with special physical needs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="prayers" class="">In certain situations, bishops can offer a formal dispensation, allowing Catholics to eat meat. This <a href="https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/03/catholics-can-eat-meat-during-lent-nj-bishop-says-were-sacrificing-enough-for-coronavirus.html">happened</a> in some dioceses during the initial outbreak of Covid-19.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ash Wednesday Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Ash Wednesday, as the first day of Lent, is a great time to begin a renewed commitment to prayer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Ash Wednesday prayers can include <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">saying the rosary</a>, the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-lectio-divina/">Lectio Divina</a> or beginning with <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-prayers/">Lent prayers</a> for 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">How else can I observe Ash Wednesday?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In addition to fasting and attending Mass (or a service where ashes are distributed), you can recognize Ash Wednesday through prayer and almsgiving—the other two pillars of Lenten observance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In prayer, consider listening to the Daily Gospel or engaging in Spiritual Writing to discern what you’d like to focus on in your relationship with Christ this Lent. If you’re not sure where to start, we guide you through both of these prayer methods, in addition to many others, on Hallow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> [post_title] => Ash Wednesday 2025 - The First Day of Lent [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => ash-wednesday [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/2021/02/15/ashtag2021/ https://hallow.com/2019/09/23/how-to-pray-the-rosary/ https://hallow.com/2022/02/05/lent-prayers/ [post_modified] => 2024-09-17 21:16:57 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-09-17 21:16:57 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=11136 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 31186 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-02-05 01:53:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-02-05 01:53:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Along with prayer and almsgiving, fasting is one of the three pillars of <a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Lent</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In a <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/messages/lent/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20071030_lent-2008.html">message for Lent in 2008</a>, Pope Benedict XVI described these as “specific tasks that accompany the faithful concretely in this process of interior renewal.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A decade earlier, <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/john-paul-ii/">St. (Pope) John Paul II</a> described Lent as a “commitment to a new life, inspired by Gospel values,” moving away from selfishness and drawing closer to the path Christ.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed">That path, according to Pope John Paul II, can be summarized in the words of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, with fasting consisting of moderation in food and lifestyle as “a sincere effort to remove from our hearts all that is the result of sin and inclines us to evil.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Prayer and almsgiving may be easier to fully grasp than fasting, for which the Church has provided specific rules and guidelines to help shape our Lenten journey towards renewal. In 2025, Hallow’s <a href="https://hallow.com/pray40/">Pray40</a> Lent prayer challenge focuses on prayer, fasting and almsgiving.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Here’s an overview of common questions about Lent fasting rules to guide your observance in 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-lent-fasting-rules-frequently-asked-questions">Lent Fasting Rules: Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:yoast/faq-block {"questions":[{"id":"faq-question-1675558433476","question":["What Is Fasting?"],"answer":["In the Catholic Church, fasting is a practice in self-discipline with a penitential focus. In the context of Lent, it refers to reducing food intake and limiting how many meals we have."],"jsonQuestion":"What Is Fasting?","jsonAnswer":"In the Catholic Church, fasting is a practice in self-discipline with a penitential focus. 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A person’s personal discretion is best. "}]} --> <div class="schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block"><div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558433476"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What Is Fasting?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">In the Catholic Church, fasting is a practice in self-discipline with a penitential focus. In the context of Lent, it refers to reducing food intake and limiting how many meals we have.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558441583"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What are the Lent fasting rules?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">On <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/ash-wednesday/">Ash Wednesday</a> and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/good-friday-the-passion-of-christ/">Good Friday</a>, fasting rules allow Catholics to eat only one full meal and two smaller meals which, combined, would not equal a single normal meal. Additionally, Catholics may not eat meat on these two days–or on any Friday during Lent.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558449152"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What are the Lent rules on abstinence?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">In this context, abstinence refers to “abstaining” from meat on Fridays during Lent. Whereas Catholics fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday with just one large meal, Catholics must refrain from eating meat on other Fridays, though they can have three full meals.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558459616"><strong class="schema-faq-question">At what age do you start fasting for Lent?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Those ages 18-59, in reasonable health, are required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Those 14 and older must abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent. Canon Law does mention that for young children not fasting, parents should still communicate the meaning and penance.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558478338"><strong class="schema-faq-question">Who is exempt from fasting during Lent?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Children, adults with physical and mental illness, pregnant women and those nursing are all exempt. The USCCB stresses that “common sense should prevail” and that no one should jeopardize their health to fast.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558495217"><strong class="schema-faq-question">When is fasting over?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Lent ends on Holy Thursday, but Lenten fasting (and personal commitments) usually continues until Easter. Papal document <a href="https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/preparation-and-celebration-of-the-easter-feasts-2169">Paschalis Solemnitatis</a> recommends this in order that we “with uplifted and welcoming heart be ready to celebrate the joys of the Sunday of the resurrection.”</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558511688"><strong class="schema-faq-question">Can you eat meat on Good Friday?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">On the one hand, Good Friday is part of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-week-schedule/">Easter Triduum</a>, which marks the end of Lent. However, since Good Friday itself is a day of abstinence, it’s best to abstain from meat, as in the Fridays of Lent. </p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558535376"><strong class="schema-faq-question">Do Sundays count for fasting?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">It’s been a custom for Catholics to give something up during Lent, in addition to the fastings and abstinence rules. Some keep their sacrifice continuously, but Sundays during Lent are not “prescribed days of fasting and abstinence.” Ultimately, it’s a personal decision.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558558032"><strong class="schema-faq-question">Are fish frys OK?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Since serves fish instead of meat, your local church fish fry is a fine option for Fridays during Lent. Because the Lent season is one rooted in penance, a modest meal at your parish is probably a better option than a lavish seafood feast at a fine restaurant. </p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558576655"><strong class="schema-faq-question">Does “abstinence” apply to sex? Do Catholics need to abstain from sex during Lent?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">No. Abstinence refers to food. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-25-me-35840-story.html">Some parish birth records</a> from the Middle Ages show that births declined nine months after Lent and rose nine months after Easter, so there may be some historical precedent for the practice.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558599376"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What can you drink on Ash Wednesday? What are the fasting rules around liquids like coffee?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Normal rules around fasting before receiving Communion (abstaining from food an hour before Mass) apply during Lent. Outside of that, there are no specific rules around liquids, so coffee, tea and soda are fine. A smoothie that constitutes a meal would probably count as food.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1675558619663"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What are the fasting rules around alcohol? </strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">The Church does not specifically limit alcohol. A person’s personal discretion is best. </p> </div> </div> <!-- /wp:yoast/faq-block --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/lentfastingrules">Pray and Fast with Hallow this Lent</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-helpful-lent-resources"><strong>More Helpful Lent Resources</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-prayers/">Lent Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/what-to-give-up-for-lent/">What to Give Up for Lent</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/where-to-get-ashes-on-ash-wednesday/">Where to Get Ashes on Ash Wednesday</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">How to Pray the Rosary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-week-schedule/">Holy Week Guide</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Lent Fasting Rules: Catholic Rules for Fasting During Lent in 2025 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => lent-fasting-rules [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-09-18 19:47:14 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-09-18 19:47:14 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=31186 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 24049 [post_author] => 18 [post_date] => 2024-02-04 00:15:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-02-04 00:15:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Good Friday 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The&nbsp;crucifix does not signify defeat&nbsp;or&nbsp;failure. It reveals to us the Love that overcomes evil and sin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Pope Francis</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Table of Contents</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#what-is">What is Good Friday? </a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#triduum">Is Good Friday part of the Paschal Triduum?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#holy-day">Is Good Friday a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation? </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#when-is-good-friday">When is Good Friday in 2022? </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#significance">What is the significance of Good Friday? </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#fasting-abstinence">Fasting &amp; Abstinence </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#liturgy-service">Good Friday Service</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#prayers">Prayer </a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#stations">Stations of the Cross </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#divine-mercy-novena">Divine Mercy Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="what-is">What is Good Friday?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Good Friday, formally known as the Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, recognizes the day of Christ’s crucifixion — the most solemn day of the year for Christians. It is a day for us to turn our gaze to the cross and recognize Christ’s most loving sacrifice for us after dwelling with him through <a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Lent</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/augustine-of-hippo/">St. Augustine of Hippo</a> <a href="https://catholicgentleman.com/2015/04/our-only-hope-25-quotes-about-the-cross/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">wrote</a>, </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:pullquote --> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>As they were looking on, so we too gaze on his wounds as he hangs. We see his blood as he dies. We see the price offered by the redeemer, touch the scars of his resurrection. He bows his head, as if to kiss you. His heart is made bare open, as it were, in love to you. His arms are extended that he may embrace you. His whole body is displayed for your redemption. Ponder how great these things are. Let all this be rightly weighed in your mind: as he was once fixed to the cross in every part of his body for you, so he may now be fixed in every part of your soul.</p><cite>St. Augustine of Hippo</cite></blockquote></figure> <!-- /wp:pullquote --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="triduum">Is Good Friday part of the Paschal Triduum?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Yes, Good Friday is at the heart of the Paschal Triduum. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Day 1: dusk on Holy Thursday — dusk on Good Friday (Crucifixion)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Day 2: dusk on Good Friday — dusk on <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/easter-vigil/">Holy Saturday</a> (Death)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Day 3: dusk on Holy Saturday — dusk on <a href="https://hallow.com/easter/">Easter Sunday</a> (Resurrection)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="holy-day">Is Good Friday a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation?</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">No, Good Friday is not a Catholic <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-days-of-obligation/">Holy Day of Obligation</a>. The Church, however, encourages us to recognize Christ’s sacrifice on the cross for us and to prepare our hearts for Easter Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="when-is-good-friday">When is Good Friday in 2024? </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This year, Good Friday falls on March 29.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="significance">What is the significance of Good Friday?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Good Friday is, above all, the day in which we recognize Christ’s ultimate, loving sacrifice for each of us: His death on the cross. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As St. Paul <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A15&amp;version=NRSVACE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">writes</a> in his second letter to the Corinthians, “And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them.” (2 Cor. 5:15)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Like Lent, Catholics recognize this day through fasting, abstinence, and prayer. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="fasting-abstinence">Fasting &amp; Abstinence</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Catholic Church obligates its members to fast and abstain from meat on Good Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="" id="observance">Fasting allows for one full meal and two smaller meals (that combined do not equal a full meal), with an expectation to abstain from meat on Good Friday. Exemptions are available for those with special physical needs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="liturgy-service">Good Friday Service</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Although Good Friday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, many Catholics still attend a service on this solemn day. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While this service is similar to a Mass with a liturgy, intercessory prayers, and communion, the Eucharist is never consecrated <em>on</em> Good Friday. (Consecrating the Eucharist is what differentiates the Mass from the service.) The Eucharist is typically consecrated the day before, on <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-thursday/">Holy Thursday</a>, and then distributed on Good Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Attending a <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/56093/the-significance-of-good-friday" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Good Friday service</a> is a profoundly humbling experience. There is no entry procession, no music, the altar is bare, and the tabernacle stands open and empty. Many services also include a Veneration of the Cross, in which we approach the crucifix one-by-one and kiss the feet of Christ. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Read more about the significance of the service from the <a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/triduum/roman-missal-and-the-good-friday-liturgy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USCCB</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="prayers">Prayer</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We turn to Christ in silence during this most solemn day to adore Him. We remember His sacrifice for us. We ask Him for strength and grace. We glorify Him, who has saved us from our sins. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">There are many different ways to pray this Good Friday — <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-lectio-divina/">Lectio Divina</a>, Spiritual Writing, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-with-music/">Prayer with Music</a>, and more. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>MORE PRAYERS: </strong><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-prayers/">Lent Prayers for 2024</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Also, consider meditating on the last 14 moments of Christ’s Life (Stations of the Cross) and begin the Divine Mercy Novena:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="stations">Stations of the Cross</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Many Catholics pray the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-stations-of-the-cross/">Stations of the Cross</a> on Good Friday at 3:00 p.m. when Christ died on the cross. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Most parishes hold Stations of the Cross on Fridays during Lent. Services can take place inside or outdoors. If you’re unable to attend in person, consider praying the Stations of the Cross on Hallow with a guide of your choosing. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="divine-mercy-novena">Divine Mercy Novena</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Consider beginning the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">Divine Mercy Novena</a> on Good Friday. Christ instructed <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/faustina/">St. Faustina</a> to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet from Good Friday to the Sunday after Easter, “Divine Mercy Sunday.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>See:</strong> <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">How to Pray: A Novena</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"opacity":"css"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">You can pray the Stations of the Cross and the Divine Mercy Novena on Hallow. We look forward to praying with you this Good Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Pray with Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>More Prayers</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary Prayer</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/easter-prayers/">Easter Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-night-prayer/">Night Prayer</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-lectio-divina/">Lectio Divina</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-stations-of-the-cross/">Stations of the Cross</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/eucharist-holy-communion-adoration-prayer/">Eucharist Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> [post_title] => Good Friday 2024 - The Passion of Christ [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => good-friday-the-passion-of-christ [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/2019/09/25/how-to-pray-night-prayer/ https://hallow.com/2019/09/23/how-to-pray-the-rosary/ https://hallow.com/2020/01/09/how-to-pray-lectio-divina/ https://hallow.com/2022/02/05/lent-prayers/ https://hallow.com/2020/03/17/how-to-pray-stations-of-the-cross/ https://hallow.com/2020/12/14/how-to-pray-with-music/ [post_modified] => 2024-03-28 01:09:14 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-03-28 01:09:14 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=24049 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 51178 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-01-25 18:48:22 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-01-25 18:48:22 [post_content] => <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-our-lady-of-lourdes-table-of-contents">Our Lady of Lourdes: Table of Contents</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>History</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#prayers">Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#feast-day">Feast Day</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#novena">Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“I do not promise to make you happy in this world but in the other.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite> Our Lady of Lourdes</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-history">History</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady of Lourdes dates back to 19th century France, in the city of Lourdes, when the Virgin Mary appeared to a young woman named Bernadette in February 1858 (just four years after the doctrine of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-the-immaculate-conception-church-teaching-prayers/">Immaculate Conception</a>).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Just 14 at the time, Bernadette encountered the Virgin Mary more than a dozen times. Our Lady eventually instructed the young peasant girl to dig into the ground, revealing a running spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In his 1872 book “<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_The_History_of_the_M/pGBxSEQrttUC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Our Lady of Lourdes: The History of the Miraculous Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes</a>,” T.I. Sisk described the encounter poetically:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The innocent frankness of a child, the absolute purity of a Virgin, the tender gravity of the highest of maternities, a wisdom superior to that of all accumulated ages, were summed up and melted together, without injuring one another, in this marvellous countenance of a young person.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady famously told Bernadette, "I do not promise to make you happy in this life but in the next."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/ourladyoflourdes">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">During the 16th apparition, Our Lady finally revealed herself to Bernadette, who was<a href="https://catholicexchange.com/st-bernadette-kind-saint/"> poor, uneducated and in poor health</a>. Few people believed her at first, but visitors starting coming to Lourdes and in 1862, a local bishop verified Bernadette’s story.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">To this day, the grotto at Our Lady of Lourdes remains a popular pilgrimage site. It hosts 3 million people each year, and its healing water has <a href="https://www.lourdes-france.org/en/?goto_centre=ru&amp;id=467&amp;contexte=en&amp;mot=water">70 miracles attributed to it</a>.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcSsCUuNNCY">According to Marlene Watkins</a>, author of "Everyday Miracles of Lourdes," there are thousands of others who have come forward claiming to have experienced a miracle healing from Lourdes.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">St. Bernadette was canonized in 1933.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="prayers">Our Lady of the Lourdes Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady of Lourdes is the patron saint of the sick, and countless people have turned to her over the past two centuries, asking for her intercession to heal them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope St. John Paul II <a href="https://www.piercedhearts.org/jpii/prayers/his_prayers.htm">gives</a> us this prayer, calling on the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary, poor and humble Woman,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed by the Most High!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We join in your song of praise,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">to celebrate the Lord’s mercy,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">and the full liberation of humanity.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary, lowly handmaid of the Lord,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Glorious Mother of Christ!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Faithful Virgin, holy dwelling-place of the Word,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Teach us to persevere in listening to the Word,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">and to be docile to the voice of the Spirit,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">attentive to his promptings in the depths of our conscience</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">and to his manifestations in the events of history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary, Woman of sorrows,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother of the living!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin spouse beneath the Cross, the new Eve,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Be our guide along the paths of the world.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Teach us to experience and to spread the love of Christ,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">to stand with you before the innumerable crosses</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">on which your Son is still crucified.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hail Mary, woman of faith,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">First of the disciples!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Virgin Mother of the Church, help us always</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">to account for the hope that is in us,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">with trust in human goodness and the Father’s love.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Teach us to build up the world beginning from within:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">in the depths of silence and prayer,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">in the joy of fraternal love,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">in the unique fruitfulness of the Cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Mary, Mother of believers,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady of Lourdes,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">pray for us.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="feast-day">Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes is celebrated on Feb. 11. Pope Leo XIII declared the feast day in 1890.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The celebration at Lourdes itself includes a <a href="https://en.lourdes-infotourisme.com/explore/have-a-spiritual-experience/explore-the-sanctuary/the-unmissables/the-processions/">procession</a> (which happens often at Lourdes) and an international Mass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Churches around the world who count Our Lady of Lourdes as their patron celebrate the day with special activities, including those, <a href="https://tour.nd.edu/locations/grotto-of-our-lady-of-lourdes/">such as the University of Notre Dame</a>, that contain grottos in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The eve of the feast day also marks for many the final day of novena to Our Lady of Lourdes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/ourladyoflourdes">Pray on Hallow </a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="novena">Our Lady of Lourdes Novena</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes can be prayed during any 9 days, but is most often said beginning on February 2nd or 3rd, ending on either the eve of the Feast Day (Feb. 10) or the Feast Day itself (Feb. 11.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This version of the Our Lady of Lourdes novena comes from Our Lady of Lourdes Church in <a href="https://ollmlb.org/our-lady-or-lourdes-novena/">Melbourne, Fla.</a>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-opening-prayer">The Opening Prayer</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Happy are you, holy Virgin Mary,&nbsp; deserving of all praise.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">From you rose the sun of justice, Christ the Lord.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-novena-prayer">The Novena Prayer</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Most Holy Mother Mary,&nbsp; at Lourdes you asked us to do penance and to pray for the conversion of sinners. &nbsp; Obtain for each of us the grace of true repentance.&nbsp; Help those for whom we pray, and especially those who most need God’s mercy. Your Divine Son so loves every soul&nbsp;that He gave His life to pay the price for our redemption. &nbsp; Help us to return His love by making the sacrifices&nbsp;needed to keep his commandments.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Most Holy Mother,&nbsp; you offered your Divine Son to the Eternal Father&nbsp; when you presented Him in the temple;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">offer us to the Father as your other children;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">watch over us and guide us.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed Mother, obtain for me the grace I most need, and especially these favors that I ask in this Novena, if they be in keeping with God’s will. &nbsp; Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/ourladyoflourdes">Find novenas on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-petition">The Petition</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We pray for the prosperity of our parish and school,&nbsp; and that we may live the virtues in our daily lives, shedding our light and love on those around us.&nbsp; Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-prayer-of-thanksgiving">The Prayer of Thanksgiving</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In thanks, we promise to follow in your virtues, that we may one day share your glory. Our Lady of Lourdes, Mother of Christ, you had influence with your divine son while upon earth. &nbsp; You have the same influence now in Heaven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray for us; obtain for us from your Divine Son our special requests if it be the Divine Will. &nbsp; Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-rosary-prayer-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp">The Rosary Prayer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">One decade of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">Rosary</a> is prayed</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(1 <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-our-father/">Our Father</a>…, 10 <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-hail-mary/">Hail Mary</a>…, 1 Glory be…)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for us.&nbsp; Saint Bernadette,&nbsp; Pray for us.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Dismissal</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. &nbsp; Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-related-posts">Related Posts</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/feast-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe-prayers-celebrations/">Our Lady of Guadalupe</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/our-lady-of-fatima/">Our Lady of Fatima</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/our-lady-of-chiquinquira-history-feast-day-and-prayers/">Our Lady of Chiquinquira&nbsp;</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/our-lady-of-aparecida-prayers-feast-day/">Our Lady of Aparecida</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Our Lady of Lourdes: Feast Day, Prayers, Novena, and More [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => our-lady-of-lourdes-feast-day-prayers-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-01-25 20:17:18 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-01-25 20:17:18 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=51178 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 24469 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2024-01-16 17:57:05 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-01-16 17:57:05 [post_content] => <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Holy Week 2024 Schedule</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#palm-sunday">Palm Sunday</a> - March 24</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#thursday">Holy Thursday</a> - March 28</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#good-friday">Good Friday</a> - March 29</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#holy-saturday">Holy Saturday</a> - March 30</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#easter-sunday">Easter Sunday</a> - March 31</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The season of <a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Lent</a> gives way to the celebration of <a href="https://hallow.com/easter/">Easter</a> in Holy Week, the most sacred period of the liturgical calendar.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Week includes both the Church’s most solemn observances and joyous feasts. Unique, beautiful liturgies fill the period of time that begins on Palm Sunday and culminates with Easter Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Week 2024 is a great time to recommit to prayer and draw close to God.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Pray with Hallow during Holy Week</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="palm-sunday">Palm Sunday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Week begins with <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/palm-sunday/">Palm Sunday</a>, a distinct liturgy that begins with a Gospel reading of Jesus’s journey to Jerusalem at the entrance of the worship space.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed">Those attending the service receive palms, a reminder of Scripture telling us that people welcomed Jesus by laying down their cloaks and waving palm branches (John 12:13).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Palm Sunday is the first time we hear the Lord’s Passion in the liturgical calendar.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 2024, Palm Sunday is March 24. In the homily that Pope Francis delivered in Palm Sunday in 2023, Pope Francis <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2023/documents/20230402-omelia-palme.html#:~:text=The%20sufferings%20of%20Jesus%20were,the%20cruelty%20of%20the%20crucifixion.">reminded us</a> that "Jesus, in his abandonment, asks us to open our eyes and hearts to all who find themselves abandoned. On Palm Sunday in 2022, he stressed that <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2022/04/10/palm-sunday-pope-francis-homily-2022-242799?fbclid=IwAR0QUFOB11Sm1rBtWUPWp_hFxcb_4_90C9EYtEtCBs5wrMEy69PUPKjtYdQ">God can forgive every sin</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Monday through Wednesday of Holy Week</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Daily Mass takes place like normal during these three days of Holy Week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Gospel readings during these days include passages from the Gospels of John and Matthew about Judas betraying Jesus, preparing us for the Thursday liturgy commemorating The Last Supper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Taizé prayer services are popular in the evenings in the days between Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">While some Catholics refer to these days as “Holy Monday,” “Holy Tuesday” and “Holy Wednesday,” these names are less prominent than those given to other days that compose Holy Week. <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041222.cfm">The USCCB</a> simply refers to these days as “Monday of Holy Week,” “Tuesday of Holy Week” and “Wednesday of Holy Week.”&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="thursday">Holy Thursday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-thursday/">Holy Thursday</a> begins the Easter Triduum–the three days leading up to Jesus’ Resurrection. Its formal name is Mass of the Lord’s Supper, which was the first celebration of the Eucharist. Other branches of Christianity refer to this day as Maundy Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This liturgy includes the reception of the Holy Oils, in which the Oil of the Sick, the Oil of Catechumens, and the Holy Chrism are processed through the church, to be used for the rest of the year. These oils are all blessed by the local bishop shortly before the liturgy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Also notable at the Holy Thursday service is the washing of the feet, in which the priest washes the feet of 12 parishioners. Jesus did this to demonstrate to his disciples how they are to serve others through selfless love.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Originally, only men were invited to be among the 12 to have their feet washed. <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/33283/women-may-now-have-their-feet-washed-at-holy-thursday-mass-pope-says">A decree from Pope Francis in 2016</a> opened up the ritual to all.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">At the end of Mass, consecrated hosts remain on the altar while everything else is stripped away. As incense fills the church, the priest, donning a special garb called a humeral veil, takes the Blessed Sacrament and processes out of the church to a chapel or other area for adoration.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 2024, Holy Thursday is March 28.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="good-friday">Good Friday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/good-friday-the-passion-of-christ/">Good Friday</a> of the Lord’s Passion, commonly known as Good Friday, is the only day in the entire year in which no Mass is celebrated.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s a solemn day that calls for fasting and abstinence.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-stations-of-the-cross/">Stations of the Cross</a> are popular on Good Friday. The main service on Good Friday features no procession. The Passion is read and the Eucharist (consecrated on Thursday) is distributed.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Veneration of the Cross and solemn intercessions–a set of shared prayer intentions offered universally on this day–are other unique elements to the Good Friday service.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 2024, Good Friday occurs on March 29.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="holy-saturday">Holy Saturday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Mass on Holy Saturday is the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/easter-vigil/">Easter Vigil</a>, though its full reference on the USCCB schedule of daily reading is “Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This is the most unique and perhaps most important liturgy of the year. The Easter Vigil ends the Triduum and begins Easter celebrations.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The service can only begin once the sun has set. Outside the church, a fire lights the Paschal candle, and the flame is shared throughout the church to individual handheld candles. The Liturgy of the Word, which normally <a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041622.cfm">includes nine readings</a>, begins in darkness.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The readings demonstrate the connection between the Old and New Testaments and how Jesus fulfilled Scripture and achieved salvation for all humanity.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Liturgy of Baptism, which follows the Gospel and homily, marks the culmination of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program. Catechumens, who have been preparing to enter the Church, are baptized, confirmed, and later receive their first Holy Communion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Easter Vigil is a joyous, celebratory liturgy, filled with rich songs. Although the services ends late at night, churches typically have a reception afterward to continue the celebration.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 2024, the Easter Vigil will take place on March 30. It will begin at different times in different parts of the country (and world), depending on the sunset time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="easter-sunday">Easter Sunday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Compared to other Holy Week services, Easter Sunday Masses are most similar to those that occur during Ordinary Time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The festive atmosphere continues from the Easter Vigil, with the worship space decorated with beautiful flowers, especially white lilies.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Of course, many parishioners wear special outfits to celebrate the day. Easter, the biggest feast that the Church has, is also among the most well-attended services of the year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center","orientation":"horizontal"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/blogdownload">Pray with Hallow during Holy Week</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">More Holy Week 2024 Resources</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-prayers/">Lent Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/easter-prayers/">Easter Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/happy-easter-images/">Happy Easter Images</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">How to Pray the Rosary</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/">How to Pray Divine Mercy Chaplet</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-go-to-confession-the-sacrament-of-penance-reconciliation/">How to Go to Confession</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/bible-in-a-year-with-father-mike-schmitz/">Bible in a Year</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Holy Week 2024: Schedule and Key Dates for the Catholic Observance of Holy Week [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => holy-week-schedule [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/2019/09/23/how-to-pray-the-rosary/ https://hallow.com/2022/02/05/lent-prayers/ https://hallow.com/2020/03/08/how-to-pray-divine-mercy-chaplet/ https://hallow.com/2021/01/12/bible-in-a-year-with-father-mike-schmitz/ https://hallow.com/2020/03/17/how-to-pray-stations-of-the-cross/ [post_modified] => 2024-02-13 02:34:53 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-02-13 02:34:53 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=24469 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )