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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] => 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 202</strong>5</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-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#what-is">What is Good Friday? </a><!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- 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-block-list"><!-- 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-block-list"><!-- 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 2025?</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This year, Good Friday falls on April 18.</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 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 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 2025</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-block-list"><!-- 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 2025 - 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] => 2025-02-04 01:39:59 [post_modified_gmt] => 2025-02-04 01:39:59 [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" id="h-holy-week-2025-schedule">Holy Week 2025 Schedule</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#palm-sunday">Palm Sunday</a> - April 13</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#thursday">Holy Thursday</a> - April 17</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#good-friday">Good Friday</a> - April 18</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#holy-saturday">Holy Saturday</a> - April 19</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#easter-sunday">Easter Sunday</a> - April 20</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 2025 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 2025, Palm Sunday is April 13. In 2024, Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass but did not deliver a homily, likely due to illness.. 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 2025, Holy Thursday is April 17.</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 April 18</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" id="h-more-holy-week-2025-resources">More Holy Week 2025 Resources</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/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 2025: 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] => 2025-04-09 16:11:45 [post_modified_gmt] => 2025-04-09 16:11:45 [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 )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 50222 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2024-01-15 22:51:25 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-01-15 22:51:25 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>By: <a href="https://sistersoflife.org/">Sisters of Life</a></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-novena-for-life-table-of-contents">Novena For Life - Table of Contents</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pray the novena for life at any time but especially from Jan. 16-24. The intentions in this novena are from the USCCB. You can find their intentions and their 9 Days for Life novena <a href="http://usccb.org/resources/9-days-life-novena">here</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- 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:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-1">Novena for Life - 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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Jesus, we ask that you pour your spirit powerfully upon our world. Please open the eyes, ears, and hearts of all to the truth of the sacredness of every human person and the unquenchable love of the Father. Cast out from us any spirit of contempt for life - of our lives or others’ lives - so that our world may experience&nbsp; conversion and renewal of heart, and seek to protect the life and dignity of every unborn child and pregnant mother. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- 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/novenaforlife">Pray Novena for Life on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-2">Novena for Life - Day 2</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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Saint John Paul II, in Crossing the Threshold to Hope said that in the event of an abortion, “It is precisely the woman who pays the highest price, not only for her motherhood, but even more for its destruction, for the suppression of the life of the child who has been conceived. The only honest stance, in these cases, is that of radical solidarity with the woman. It is not right to leave her alone…”&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Jesus, we know that there is no sin or darkness is greater than your infinite mercy. May each heart suffering from the experience of abortion powerfully know your gaze of love upon them right now, and find forgiveness, hope, healing, and freedom in your Sacred Heart. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-3">Novena for Life - Day 3</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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Jesus, we pray for every woman who is considering abortion, and in a special way for those who are pregnant from acts of rape or incest. May every woman know the goodness, gift, and beauty of her own life, and so be able to receive the gift of her child’s life. May You surround her with a fortress of compassionate care, support, and understanding, so that she knows she is not alone. We ask that you open our hearts to make room for her heart. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</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/novenaforlife">Pray Novena for Life on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-4">Novena for Life - <strong>Day 4</strong></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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Francis said, “Every Family needs a father – a father who shares in his family’s joy and pain, hands down wisdom to his children, and offers them firm love and guidance.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Jesus, we pray that men may find strength in the example of St. Joseph, who embraced the role of fatherhood amidst difficult circumstances. May each man know the gift and goodness of his own life, and be given the courage to lovingly support the mother of their children in welcoming new life. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-5">Novena for Life - <strong>Day 5</strong></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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">From the Letter to the Romans, St. Paul says, “For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!”&nbsp; it is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God,&nbsp; and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lord, we know that parenting and adoption are both beautiful, heroic expressions of maternal love, both full of joys and struggles. We pray that every pregnant mother who is considering adoption may receive grace and support in freely discerning the path You are calling her to.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-6">Novena for Life - <strong>Day 6</strong></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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Founder, Cardinal O’Connor commented: St. Paul says we have to exchange bitterness for love. We don’t want to let any words of malice pass our lips, any evil, anything hurtful or spiteful. How desperately this gentleness is needed! And if we’re going to pick up the pieces of this broken world, if we’re really going to show the world the sanctity of human life, it must be everybody’s life, it must be the life of the prostitute, it must be the life of the drug dealer, it must be the life of the man who tells a woman unless she has an abortion, he won’t support her. It must be the life of the doctors who make fortunes out of abortion, it must be the life of the nurses who assist, it must be the life of those in … Planned Parenthood, all sacred to God. We have to heal.” (JCOC.1. 275)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Jesus, you took upon yourself the weight of every abortion. Lord, may all who support or participate in abortion come to know You and experience a profound conversion of heart. We pray that all who support abortion will hear your voice calling their names, encounter your transforming love and, with repentant hearts, seek and receive Your infinite mercy and healing. Jesus, we know that you make all things new. We put our trust in you. 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/novenaforlife">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-7">Novena for Life - <strong>Day 7</strong></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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">From Psalm 139: “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Our founder, Cardinal O’Connor, said, “No human life, nothing related to any human life can ever again be casual or small. The unborn, the frail-elderly, those dying of cancer completely vulnerable. We see in them the image and likeness of God.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lord, today we pray that children in their mothers’ wombs would again be protected in law, and we do penance in reparation for abortion and ask for the healing and renewal of all who have experienced abortion. May all preborn children be protected and welcomed in love. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-8">Novena For Life - <strong>Day 8</strong></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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Cardinal O’Connor, our founder, said: “Somehow it seems that in God’s mysterious design He has brought each one of us into this world in order to work His wonders through us. …And that all of you have an enormous potential for even greater goodness than that which you already practice so valiantly. To underestimate you is to underestimate God, for each of you is sparked with His divinity. I see in every single one of you, whether you be strong or weak, whatever may have been your past, whatever your circumstances at the moment, I say it with deepest sincerity, that I see the reflection of the sacred, the image and likeness of Almighty God.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</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/novenaforlife">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lord, we pray for all people in positions of leadership. May those who work as public officials and civic leaders be awakened to the dignity of their role in serving the common good and their own summons to stand for the protection of all human life, in every stage and circumstance. May they encounter your gaze of love upon them, personally, and be moved to proclaim and safeguard the goodness of every life. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3,"className":""} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="day-9">Novena for Life - Day 9</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:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On our final day of prayer together, we pray in a special way for all pro-life advocates.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Our Founder, John Cardinal O’Connor, said: “If all the marches, all the prayers, the speeches, the encyclicals, the entire effort of each of you saved but one human life, would not the Lord of Life say to each one of us and to each individual who has ever made the effort on behalf of human life: ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant.&nbsp; Receive the kingdom the Lord has prepared for you from all eternity.&nbsp; For you not only fed me and clothed me, confirmed and consoled, and visited me in prison. You saved my life.’”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Lord, we pray for all who advocate and fight for a pro-life culture; may we all find strength and renewal in the Holy Spirit. Breathe upon us, that we may become radiant witnesses of Your life, love, and communion to the Church, and the world. And may we all be animated by Your love to build a culture that respects the dignity of every human person, from conception to natural death. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Say the Our Father</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3 Hail Marys</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Close with the Prayer for Life:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Eternal Father, Source of life, open our hearts to see and desire the beauty of your plan for life and love. Fill us with your Holy Spirit so that our love will be generous and self-giving and we may be blessed with joy. Grant us great trust in your mercy. Forgive us for not receiving your gift of life and heal us from the effects of the culture of death. Instill in us and in all people a sense of the sacredness of every human life. Inspire our efforts to protect and care for the most vulnerable; especially women who are pregnant and their unborn children, the sick, and the elderly. Strengthen us in the hope that with you nothing is impossible. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who by his Cross makes all things new. Amen.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>The Novena for Life's intentions come from the 9 Days for Life Novena, <a href="https://www.usccb.org/resources/9-days-life-novena">created by the USCCB</a>.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Related Prayers:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/pray-the-litany-for-life/">Litany for Life</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] => Novena For Life: How to Pray the Novena for Life [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => how-to-pray-novena-for-life [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2025-01-17 16:31:36 [post_modified_gmt] => 2025-01-17 16:31:36 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=50222 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 32474 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2024-01-13 09:10:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-01-13 09:10:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Palm Sunday: Table of Contents</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#intro">Intro</a></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="#scripture">Palm Sunday Scripture</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#music">Music and Psalms</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#liturgy">All About the Palm Sunday Liturgy/Service</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#papal-mass">Papal Mass on Palm Sunday</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#prayers">Palm Sunday Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#other-faiths">Palm Sunday in Other Faith Traditions</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#faq">Palm Sunday FAQ</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="intro" class="">The final Sunday before <a href="https://hallow.com/easter/">Easter</a>, Palm Sunday represents an important day in Christian worship traditions spanning Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox traditions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the Catholic Church, Palm Sunday represents the sixth Sunday of <a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Lent</a> and marks the beginning of <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-week-schedule/">Holy Week</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s a unique, beautiful liturgy that sets the stage for Easter Triduum and traces its inspiration back to the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-gospels/">Gospels</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/palmsunday">Easter's coming. Try Hallow for free!</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="biblical-roots">Biblical Roots of Palm Sunday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">John’s Gospel tells us the story of Jesus’s journey to Jerusalem as Passover approached.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On the next day, when the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took palm branches and went out to meet him, and cried out:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Hosanna!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[even] the king of Israel.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>John 12:12-13</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When the Gospel makes mention of Jesus riding on a colt or ass, it fulfills the prophecy from Zachariah:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Exult greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem! Behold: your king is coming to you, a just savior is he, Humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Zechariah 9:9</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As Jesus prepared to celebrate Passover, we celebrate Palm Sunday as we prepare for Easter. In 2025, as in all years, Palm Sunday occurs one week before Easter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="scripture">Palm Sunday Scriptures</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040223.cfm">The USCCB</a> formally refers to Palm Sunday as “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion” because it’s the day we first hear the Passion reading.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We will hear it again on <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/good-friday-the-passion-of-christ/">Good Friday</a> but from a different Gospel.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In 2025, Palm Sunday will feature the Gospel of Mark, while Good Friday will allow us to hear the Gospel according to John.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Gospel we hear at the start of Mass, which describes Jesus’s approach to Jerusalem, also rotates with the liturgical cycles. (In 2025, the Church is in the lectionary cycle of Year C.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="music">Music, Psalm and Songs</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">At the start of the Palm Sunday liturgy, the first hymn song usually proclaims “Hosanna” (a word of divine praise that we see in John’s Gospel) as seen in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suN49xIcdb4">these</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suN49xIcdb4">YouTube videos</a> of Catholic liturgies.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Responsorial Psalm typically comes from Psalm 22 and features the familiar response, “My God, My God, why have You abandoned me?”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Offertory hymns and songs during the Eucharist vary greatly from parish to parish. “Were You There”--a song which depicts Jesus’s crucifixion–is one you might hear during Communion. ”What Wondrous Love Is This” represents another common hymn.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A popular Palm Sunday recessional hymn is “Lift High the Cross.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Given that Palm Sunday falls within Lent, music will not feature “Alleluia.”&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="liturgy">Palm Sunday Mass and What Makes It Unique</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Scriptures and songs are just some of the components of the Palm Sunday liturgy that makes it unique.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Churches distribute palms at the start of the service, and often, churchgoers file into the pews as usual. The priest then calls the parishioners to either the back of the church or the vestibule, where the first Gospel is read.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Following that passage, parishioners wave palms as the priest continues into the church as the congregation sings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Not your normal Sunday processional!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The palms will later form the ashes distributed on <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/ash-wednesday/">Ash Wednesday</a> to begin Lent the following year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Palm Sunday is the only Sunday (and the only Mass) featuring the Lord’s Passion and is one of the only liturgies where the priest wears red vestments.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s a beautiful, engaging worship experience that prepares us for the Easter Triduum, a time filled with unique liturgies.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="papal-mass">The Pope and the Papal Mass</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On Palm Sunday, as on other important days in the liturgical year, the Pope traditionally delivers a homily in St. Peter’s Square.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The liturgy is usually posted to the <a href="https://youtu.be/w6GdDhhl-hI">Vatican’s YouTube channel</a> so people around the world can watch it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In his homily during Palm Sunday 2022, Pope Francis emphasized a message of forgiveness as the Church approached Easter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Brothers and sisters, in the course of this week, let us cling to the certainty that God can forgive every sin. He forgives everyone. He can bridge every distance, and turn all mourning into dancing,” <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2022/documents/20220410-omelia-palme.html">he said</a>, referencing Psalm 30.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="prayers">Palm Sunday Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Palm Sunday prayers can acknowledge Jesus’s triumph, as when crowds celebrated Him at Jerusalem, as well as His sacrifice, which we remember during the reading of the Passion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Consider these short prayers:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“God, You are indeed King of Kings and I am blessed by Your love and mercy. May my day today be guided by Your spirit and may I approach any obstacles knowing that my life and our world all belong to Your kingdom. In Jesus’s name I pray. Amen.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Heavenly Father, crowds cheered and welcomed Jesus and later yelled for his crucifixion. I try to honor and celebrate You, but I know there are areas of my life where I reject or ignore You. Today, give me the strength to sing Your praises at times I might otherwise dishonor You. Amen.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">For more ideas on how to pray on Palm Sunday, check out our <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-prayers/">Lent prayers</a>.</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/palmsunday">Get the Hallow App</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="other-faiths">Palm Sunday in Other Faith Traditions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Many Christian faith traditions observe Palm Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America <a href="https://www.goarch.org/palmsunday">describes Palm Sunday as</a> the “commemoration of the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Evangelical Lutheran Church <a href="https://www.livinglutheran.org/2015/03/elca-members-celebrate-palm-sunday/">observes</a> Palm Sunday, as do many other Lutheran and Methodist churches, some of whom refer to the day as “Passion Sunday.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="faq">Frequently Asked Questions about Palm Sunday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:yoast/faq-block {"questions":[{"id":"faq-question-1679257498817","question":["What happens on Palm Sunday?"],"answer":["At Palm Sunday, churchgoers receive palms, hear The Passion and prepare for Holy Week."],"jsonQuestion":"What happens on Palm Sunday?","jsonAnswer":"At Palm Sunday, churchgoers receive palms, hear The Passion and prepare for Holy Week."},{"id":"faq-question-1679257509181","question":["Why do churches give out palms?"],"answer":["Palms commemorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, as Scripture (John 12:13)  tells us the crowd welcomed Him by waving palms."],"jsonQuestion":"Why do churches give out palms?","jsonAnswer":"Palms commemorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, as Scripture (John 12:13)  tells us the crowd welcomed Him by waving palms."},{"id":"faq-question-1679257517764","question":["What happens to the palms?"],"answer":["The palms distributed on Palm Sunday will form the ashes distributed on Ash Wednesday to begin Lent the following year."],"jsonQuestion":"What happens to the palms?","jsonAnswer":"The palms distributed on Palm Sunday will form the ashes distributed on Ash Wednesday to begin Lent the following year."},{"id":"faq-question-1679257920944","question":["Is Palm Sunday a Catholic thing?"],"answer":["Palm Sunday is an important day in the Catholic faith, but other Christian religions also recognize the day."],"jsonQuestion":"Is Palm Sunday a Catholic thing?","jsonAnswer":"Palm Sunday is an important day in the Catholic faith, but other Christian religions also recognize the day."},{"id":"faq-question-1679257932269","question":["Why do we make crosses on Palm Sunday?"],"answer":["Some people choose to turn their palm leaves into crosses as a reminder of the meaning of the day, but it’s not required. 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It symbolizes the blood of Jesus."],"jsonQuestion":"What’s the color of Palm Sunday?","jsonAnswer":"Red is the color of Palm Sunday. It symbolizes the blood of Jesus."}]} --> <div class="schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block"><div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1679257498817"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What happens on Palm Sunday?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">At Palm Sunday, churchgoers receive palms, hear The Passion and prepare for Holy Week.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1679257509181"><strong class="schema-faq-question">Why do churches give out palms?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Palms commemorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, as Scripture (John 12:13)  tells us the crowd welcomed Him by waving palms.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1679257517764"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What happens to the palms?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">The palms distributed on Palm Sunday will form the ashes distributed on Ash Wednesday to begin Lent the following year.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1679257920944"><strong class="schema-faq-question">Is Palm Sunday a Catholic thing?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Palm Sunday is an important day in the Catholic faith, but other Christian religions also recognize the day.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1679257932269"><strong class="schema-faq-question">Why do we make crosses on Palm Sunday?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Some people choose to turn their palm leaves into crosses as a reminder of the meaning of the day, but it’s not required. Keeping the palm leaves straight is totally fine.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1679257955889"><strong class="schema-faq-question">When is Palm Sunday?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">In 2025, Palm Sunday is April 13.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1679257965844"><strong class="schema-faq-question">When Is Orthodox Palm Sunday?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">In 2025, Orthodox Palm Sunday falls on April 13.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1679258000729"><strong class="schema-faq-question">What’s the color of Palm Sunday?</strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Red is the color of Palm Sunday. It symbolizes the blood of Jesus.</p> </div> </div> <!-- /wp:yoast/faq-block --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">More Lent Resources</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/holy-week-schedule/">Holy Week 2025</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-thursday/">Holy Thursday 2025</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/good-friday-the-passion-of-christ/">Good Friday 2025</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/easter/">Easter 2025</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/easter-prayers/">Easter Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Palm Sunday 2025: Scripture, Songs, Readings, and the Meaning of Palms [post_excerpt] => Hallow's complete guide to Palm Sunday. 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WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 32751 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2024-01-12 19:40:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-01-12 19:40:19 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Easter Vigil 2025 Guide: Table of Contents</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- 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="#biblical-roots">Biblical Roots</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#maxima-redemptionis">Pope Pius XII and Maxima Redemptionis</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#service-of-light">Start of Vigil: Service of Light</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#exsultet">The Exsultet&nbsp;</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#readings">Easter Vigil Readings: Liturgy of the Word</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#baptism">Liturgy of Baptism</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#eucharist">Liturgy of Eucharist&nbsp;</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#eucharist">Frequently </a><a href="#faq">Asked </a><a href="#eucharist">Questions&nbsp;</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p id="intro" class="">The Roman Missal borrows a quote from <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/augustine-of-hippo/">St. Augustine</a> when it refers to the Easter Vigil as “the <a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/triduum/roman-missal-and-the-easter-vigil">mother of all holy vigils</a>.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Anyone who has attended this beautiful, unique <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-week-schedule/">Holy Week</a> liturgy would be hard-pressed to disagree.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Easter Vigil is the longest service of the year, for good reason. It’s filled with powerful scripture and beautiful liturgical traditions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s also when the Church grows, since the Easter Vigil is the night when catechumens can receive the Catholic sacrament of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion on the same night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Easter Vigil is a one-of-a-kind Mass, more different than a regular Sunday liturgy than any other Mass of the year.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Hallow breaks down the modern Easter Vigil, starting with its roots, which are younger than you might realize.</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/eastervigil">🙏 Try Hallow for Free! 🙏</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="biblical-roots">Biblical Roots of The Easter Vigil</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As with the entirety of Holy Week, we understand the Easter Vigil first from the Bible, which tells us of Jesus’s final days, death and resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">But the Easter Vigil celebrates the story of salvation unfolding throughout history, and the liturgy is inspired by both the Old and New Testaments.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“By most ancient tradition, this is the night of keeping vigil for the Lord (Ex 12:42), in which, following the Gospel admonition (Lk 12:35-37), the faithful, carrying lighted lamps in their hands, should be like those looking for the Lord when he returns, so that at his coming he may find them awake and have them sit at his table.” Roman Missal</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="maxima-redemptionis">Pope Pius XII and Maxima Redemptionis</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">However, the Easter Vigil that St. Augustine knew and experienced is likely much different than the Holy Saturday service that occurs worldwide in the 21st century.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":"lent-embed"} --> <p class="lent-embed">During the middle ages, Holy Week liturgies took place at different times than we’re accustomed to. They often began in the mornings, when the meaning of a nighttime vigil was compromised, and at a time when fewer people could attend these services.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the 1950s, Pope Pius XII changed the observance of Holy Week, to encourage <a href="https://catholiccourier.com/articles/1950s-holy-week-changes-promoted-greater-lay-involvement/">greater lay participation</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">His 1955 papal document <a href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_19551116_maxima-redemptionis_la.html">Maxima Redemptionis</a> solidified changes to Holy Week that are more familiar today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">One of the most noteworthy elements of the Easter Vigil occurs outside the church.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="service-of-light">The Vigil Begins: Easter Vigil Worship Place + Service of Light</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">On <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/good-friday-the-passion-of-christ/">Good Friday</a>, the altar is bare; the church sparsely decorated. Crosses and statues are covered. The next day, on Holy Saturday, there is no morning Mass before the Easter Vigil. The church remains empty, quiet and dark before the celebration of Christ’s resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Throughout the day, we await Christ’s imminent Resurrection, resting with Him in the darkness. As Pope Francis recently <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/Pontifex/status/1639941513928126464">said</a>,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“There are moments when life seems to be a sealed tomb: all is dark, and around us we see only sorrow and despair … Jesus tells us that in these moments we are not alone. Precisely in these moments He comes closer than ever to restore life to us.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Easter Vigil that night marks the first sign of Christ’s light and resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">After churchgoers have filed into the church, the Easter Vigil service begins at sunset with an invitation from the priest to walk from the dark church outside to begin the Service of Light.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A fire burns, dispelling the night’s darkness, as the priest takes the Paschal Candle, carves a cross and other symbols into it, and lights the candle. With incense burning, the priest passes light from the candle to smaller candles held by everyone in attendance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As everyone moves inside, the light from Christ illuminates the dark worship space. It serves as a powerful symbol, as Christ is the Light of the World. As Christ’s light enters the church, it can also enter our hearts.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/15662/holy-father-explains-symbols-of-the-easter-vigil-light-water-and-the-alleluia">As Pope Benedict XVI said</a>, “Beginning with the resurrection, God’s light spreads throughout the world and throughout history..This Light alone – Jesus Christ – is the true light, something more than the physical phenomenon of light..”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s a symbol that perhaps those in the Middle Ages were better equipped to appreciate than we do, given that light and electricity are typically abundant for us.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="exsultet">The Exsultet&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When the procession ends, and the candle settles on its resting place, the<a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/easter/commentary-on-easter-proclamation-exsultet"> Exsultet</a>, also known as Easter Proclamation, begins. It’s a beautiful, rich hymn that celebrates the truly holy night with words such as those below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:pullquote --> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p><em>This is the night</em><br><em>of which it is written:</em><br><em>The night shall be as bright as day,</em><br><em>dazzling is the night for me, and full of gladness.</em><br><em>The sanctifying power of this night</em><br><em>dispels wickedness, washes faults away,</em><br><em>restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to mourners,</em><br><em>drives out hatred, fosters concord, and brings down the mighty.</em><br><em>On this, your night of grace, O holy Father,</em><br><em>accept this candle, a solemn offering,</em><br><em>the work of bees and of your servants’ hands,</em><br><em>an evening sacrifice of praise,</em><br><em>this gift from your most holy Church.</em></p></blockquote></figure> <!-- /wp:pullquote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Exsultet gives a taste of the unique Scripture and song that take place as the Vigil unfolds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="readings">The Easter Vigil Readings and Psalms</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In the readings at the Easter Vigil, we trace the story of the world from God’s creation through Jesus’s Resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A Psalm follows each reading. After the psalm, the congregation rises as the priest says, “Let us pray…” and offers a specific prayer related to the reading and psalm. After “Amen,” everyone sits, and the next reading begins.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>1. <strong>Genesis 1:2-</strong>2 (The Story of Creation)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 104: Lord send out Your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2. <strong>Genesis 22:1-18</strong> (God puts Abraham to the Test)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 16: You are my inheritance, O Lord.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3. <strong>Exodus 14:15-15:1 (</strong>Moses’s Triumph Over the Egyptians)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Responsorial Psalm: Exodus 15: Let us sing to the Lord; He has covered himself in glory.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>4.<strong> Isaiah 54:5-14</strong> (Tne New Zion)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 30: I will praise You, Lord, for You have rescued me.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>5. <strong>Isaiah 55:1-11</strong> (An Invitation to Grace)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 12: You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>6.<strong> Baruch 3:9-15, 32C4:4 </strong>(In Praise of Wisdom)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19: Lord, You have the words of everlasting life</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>7.<strong> Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28</strong> (The Renewal of Israel)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 42: Like a deer that longs for running streams, my soul longs for You, my God.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>("Gloria in excelsis" is sung)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>8. <strong>Epistle: Romans 6:3-11</strong> (If we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.)<!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>(Alleluia led by the priest)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>9. <strong>Gospel: Mark 16:1-7</strong> (The Resurrection of Jesus)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">After the seventh and final Old Testament reading, the priest leads “Gloria in excelsis,” often accompanied by bell ringing. The "Gloria" is not sung during Lent but returns on Holy Thursday and again at the Easter Vigil.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Before the ninth and final reading, the Gospel, the priest intones “Alleluia” three times, getting louder each time, the first time Alleluia is sung during Lent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pastors can shorten the number of readings, with some limitations, based on the needs of their particular parish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Liturgy of the Word concludes with a homily, which is often brief, given the length of the readings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="baptism">Baptismal Liturgy</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">One of the most special aspects of the Easter Vigil is the Liturgy of Baptism, which follows the Liturgy of the Word.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Adult catechumens who have been preparing to be welcomed into the Church receive the sacrament of baptism at this time. This process is known as “RCIA”--the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Even if the parish has no catechumens, the baptismal font still receives a blessing and everyone gathered renews their baptismal vows.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">As those being baptized process to the baptismal font, accompanied by their sponsors or godparents, the cantor leads the Litany of the Saints, invoking the intercession of various “holy men and women” throughout time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Those who are newly baptized then receive a white robe–a symbol of being cleansed from sin, <a href="https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/who-we-teach/christian-initiation-of-adults">according to the USCCB</a>, and a white candle, lit from the Paschal candle. They then receive the sacrament of Confirmation and are anointed with oil of the Sacred Chrism (which is presented during Holy Thursday.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="eucharist">Liturgy of the Eucharist</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">At this point, the Easter Vigil proceeds mostly like a normal Sunday liturgy.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If there are newly baptized adults, they may carry the gifts forward during the offertory. The priest may also offer a special message to them and their sponsors, as they prepare to receive <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/eucharist-holy-communion-adoration-prayer/">Holy Communion</a> for the first time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">After Communion, the priest offers a final blessing and a dismissal that includes a final “Alleluia” before the Mass ends.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A celebratory hymn like “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” closes the joy-filled worship. Although the liturgy ends late into the night, churches often hold gatherings with food and drink to celebrate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s not a short liturgy, but it’s absolutely worth your time. With powerful rituals, words, songs and initiation, the Easter Vigil is perhaps the most vibrant celebration of our faith.</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/eastervigil">➡️ Pray With Hallow! Get the App.</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="faq">Frequently Asked Questions about The Easter Vigil</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:yoast/faq-block {"questions":[{"id":"faq-question-1680130186434","question":[{"type":"strong","props":{"children":["How long is the Easter vigil?"]}}],"answer":["This depends on a number of factors, such as whether certain portions of the Mass are spoken or sung, how many readings are used and if there are any baptisms. 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It usually runs 2.5 to 3 hours.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1680130196688"><strong class="schema-faq-question"><strong>Is Easter Vigil a Holy Day of Obligation?</strong></strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">The Easter Vigil is not a Catholic <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-days-of-obligation/">Holy Day of Obligation</a>.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1680130228840"><strong class="schema-faq-question"><strong>Does the Easter Vigil fulfill Sunday obligation?</strong></strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">Yes, attending the Easter Vigil fulfills one’s obligation to attend Mass on (Easter) Sunday.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1680130239548"><strong class="schema-faq-question"><strong>What is Easter Vigil Mass attire?</strong></strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">There’s no specific dress code for the Easter Vigil, and no outfit recommendation could possibly accommodate all churches in all cultures. Since it’s a long liturgy, make sure your outfit is comfortable.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1680130247728"><strong class="schema-faq-question"><strong>What happens at the Easter Vigil?</strong></strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">There’s darkness, fire, water (Baptism), oil (Confirmation) and more. It’s a liturgy filled with powerful symbolism.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1680130297479"><strong class="schema-faq-question"><strong>When does the Easter Vigil begin?</strong></strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">The exact time varies, but the Easter Vigil always begins after dusk.</p> </div> <div class="schema-faq-section" id="faq-question-1680130360710"><strong class="schema-faq-question"><strong>What are the four parts of the Easter Vigil? </strong></strong> <p class="schema-faq-answer">The Service of Light, the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of Baptism, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist.</p> </div> </div> <!-- /wp:yoast/faq-block --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">More Holy Week Resources</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">The Complete Guide to Lent</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/palm-sunday/">Palm Sunday</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-thursday/">Holy Thursday</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/good-friday-the-passion-of-christ/">Good Friday</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/easter/">The Complete Guide to Easter</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/when-is-lent/">Lent 2025</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Easter Vigil 2025: Guide to Catholic Easter Vigil Mass, Readings and More [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => easter-vigil [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-08-27 18:50:16 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-08-27 18:50:16 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=32751 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 49237 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2023-12-29 00:18:00 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-12-29 00:18:00 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Epiphany/3 Kings Day Table of Contents:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#definition">What is the Epiphany?</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#bible">Epiphany in the Bible</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#feast">Feast Day</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#prayers">Epiphany Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#resources">More Resources</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you grew up in a household that kept its Christmas tree up until January 6th, you’re probably familiar with Epiphany.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This important Church feast has been observed longer than the December 25th celebration of Christmas and remains a key celebration of the liturgical year. It marks a transition back to Ordinary time, which remains until <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/ash-wednesday/">Ash Wednesday</a>, the start of <a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Lent</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Learn about the Epiphany and what it means for our prayer lives below.</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/epiphany">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="definition">What is the Epiphany?&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The feast of the Epiphany commemorates the arrival of the magi (sometimes referred to as Three Kings or Wise Men) to visit Infant Jesus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The USCCB <a href="https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/christmas/christmas-january-6">describes</a> the Epiphany simply by saying it “marks the arrival of visitors, identified in Scripture as the magi, to the place where Jesus was born.” The word itself means “divine revelation.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Catechism goes a little further, telling us the Epiphany “celebrates the adoration of Jesus by the wise men (magi) from the East, together with his baptism in the Jordan and the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The roots of the celebration of the Epiphany date back sometime between the <a href="https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&amp;context=obsculta">third and sixth centuries</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th each year and is usually observed on the Sunday between January 2nd and 8th. It is not a <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-days-of-obligation/">Holy Day of Obligation</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="bible">Epiphany in the Bible</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Gospel reading on the Epiphany, which tells the story of the three wise men arriving in Bethlehem to find Jesus, comes from Matthew, Chapter 2:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>in the days of King Herod,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“Where is the newborn king of the Jews?</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>We saw his star at its rising</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and have come to do him homage.”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>When King Herod heard this,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>he was greatly troubled,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and all Jerusalem with him.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>for thus it has been written through the prophet:</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>since from you shall come a ruler,</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>who is to shepherd my people Israel.”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Then Herod called the magi secretly&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>He sent them to Bethlehem and said,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“Go and search diligently for the child.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>When you have found him, bring me word,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>that I too may go and do him homage.”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>After their audience with the king they set out.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>They were overjoyed at seeing the star,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and on entering the house</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>they saw the child with Mary his mother.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>They prostrated themselves and did him homage.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Then they opened their treasures&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod,&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>they departed for their country by another way.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons 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Hymns like “Christ, Be Our Light” are common at Mass on this day, as we’re reminded of the magi following the shining star–and our own call to follow Christ, our Light.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Christmas Day has become a much bigger celebration than the Epiphany, but many American parishes will feature some festivities. Some families will host parties and keep their Christmas trees up. Once the Epiphany is over, it marks the end of the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/schedule-catholic-christmas-season-octave/">Christmas season</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In Latin American cultures, the Epiphany is sometimes known as Día de Los Reyes or Three Kings Day. Sometimes, gifts are exchanged on this day instead of on Christmas. Children also write letters, left in their shoes, addressed to the three kings, who in return, leave gifts in their shoes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In Eastern traditions, the Epiphany is sometimes called Theophany. Rather than focusing on the arrival of the magi, Theophony <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/35171/want-to-know-the-history-behind-the-feast-of-the-epiphany">centers on</a> “Jesus’ divinity at this Baptism in the River Jordan.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-epiphany-and-the-gifts-we-receive">Epiphany and the Gifts We Receive</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The three wise men, known as Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar, bring gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Francis, during his <a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2023/documents/20230106-angelus.html">2023 homily</a> on the Epiphany, shared a new perspective on the magi.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">He explained that, while they are best known for the gifts that they receive:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The gift of call–God calling them.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The gift of discernment–being able to ignore Herod and choose God’s way.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The gift of surprise–meeting God in a humble manger.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Pope Francis suggests these are calls that we all receive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Brothers and sisters, we are all called — the first gift: the call — by Jesus; we can all discern — the second gift: discernment — discern his presence; we can all experience his surprises — the third gift: the surprise,” he said.</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/epiphany">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="prayers">Epiphany Prayers</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Given what the Epiphany means to us, and how it celebrates the wise men following a path to Jesus, consider <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/prayers-for-hope/">prayers for hope</a>, since it’s a feast of great hope as we strive to follow our own path towards Christ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>“Truth, by which the world is held together, has sprung from the earth, in order to be carried in a woman’s arms … Truth, which heaven is not big enough to hold, has sprung from the earth, in order to be placed in a manger.” - St. Augustine&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Also, consider beginning a novena on this day. The <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-family-novena/">Holy Family novena</a> or novena to the Holy Infant of Prague are good options.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Since the Gospel for the Epiphany represents some of the most important lines in Scripture, you may also enjoy praying over those words with <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-lectio-divina/">lectio divina</a>, and listening to how God’s Word may be speaking to you.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="resources">Related Prayer Resources</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/solemnity-of-mary-mother-of-god/">Feast of Mary, Mother of God</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/new-years-prayers/">New Year’s Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/new-years-prayers/">Christmas Prayers</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Feast of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day): History, Meaning, Prayers and More [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => feast-of-the-epiphany [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-12-29 00:18:07 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-12-29 00:18:07 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=49237 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 49105 [post_author] => 32 [post_date] => 2023-12-28 21:51:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-12-28 21:51:19 [post_content] => <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-table-of-contents-novena-to-the-infant-jesus-of-prague">Table of Contents: Novena to the Infant Jesus of Prague</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>History</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#therese">Prayer of St. Therese of Lisieux</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#30-day">30-Day Prayer</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#how-to-pray">How to Pray the Novena to the Infant Jesus of Prague</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#more">Related Novenas</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The statue arrived in Prague from Spain sometime in the 1500s. <a href="https://www.shrineofinfantjesus.com/about-us/history-miraculous-infant-jesus-prague">Legend says</a> that the statue was carved by a friar who received a vision of the Holy Infant. Some <a href="https://www.shrineofinfantjesus.com/about-us/history-miraculous-infant-jesus-prague">believe</a> that the statue was owned at one time by <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/st-teresa-of-avila-prayers-quotes-feast-day/">St. Teresa of Ávila</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">When the Saxons plundered Prague in the 1600s, the statue was <a href="https://www.pragjesu.cz/en/the-history-and-veneration-of-the-prague-infant-jesus/">forgotten and lost</a>. A Carmelite named Fr. Cyril found the statue in a Carmelite monastery. At this time, the Holy Infant appeared to him and said, “Have pity on Me, and I will have pity on you. Give Me My hands, and I will give you peace. The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The end of that phrase--“The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you”--has been a popular devotional line associated with the Infant Jesus of Prague for centuries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Devotion to the Infant Jesus of Prague is especially popular among the Carmelites, and it was something that <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-therese-novena/">St. Therese of Lisieux</a> was also well known for.</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/infantpraguenovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="therese">Prayer of St. Therese of Lisieux to the Divine Child Jesus</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">In her autobiography, St. Therese shared a beautiful <a href="https://www.sistersofcarmel.com/st-therese-of-the-child-jesus-christmas-ornament/">prayer</a> to the Divine Child.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s a short prayer you can pray when you’re on the go or perhaps don’t have time to pray the Holy Infant of Prague novena:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Little Infant Jesus, my only treasure, I abandon myself to Your every wish. I seek no other joy than that of calling forth Your sweet smile. Grant me the graces and the virtues of Your Holy Childhood, so that on the day of my birth into Heaven the angels and saints may recognize me as Your little spouse.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="30-day">30-Day Prayer</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Rev. Father Herm. Koneberg, O.S.B. wrote "The Miraculous Statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague" in 1895 about a 30-day prayer dedicated to the Holy Infant of Prague.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">So the tradition of committing to a period of prayer, asking for the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-with-saints/">intercession</a> of the Infant Jesus dates back at least to the 19th century.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The traditional nine-day novena remains popular today.</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/infantpraguenovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to-pray">How to Pray: Novena to Infant Jesus of Prague</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The novena to Infant Jesus of Prague can be prayed over nine days. It’s also a prayer that can be said for an urgent intention by praying every hour for <a href="https://aleteia.org/2021/05/17/pray-this-9-hour-novena-for-an-urgent-need/">nine straight hours</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This version of the Holy Infant of Prague novena comes from the League of the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Jesus, Who said: “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you,” through the intercession of Mary, your Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Add your personal intention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Divine Jesus, Who said: “Unless you become like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven,” grant me the simplicity and wonder, the tenderness and gentleness of a child. Fill me with innocence, hope, and love.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Add your personal intention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>O Divine Infant, help me to know how close You are to me and how powerful is Your embrace. Help me to trust that You do hold the whole world in Your hand. I place my every need and care in Your hands.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Add your personal intention)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Divine Infant Jesus, I want to give You my hands today. I want to serve You with all my heart and make You known and loved. Doing Your will is the source of my inner peace and joy.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Divine Infant, I give You my hands to touch those I meet with Your love and peace. I ask You to heal those in pain, to encourage the hopeless, to console the sorrowing, and to provide for those in want. I ask You to reach out to the lonely. I especially plead for the many people suffering from great poverty and injustice.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Miraculous Infant, I believe that You love me and know all of my needs. I place them in Your hands, especially my present concerns (mention your intention). I trust in Your love and care. I want to honor and praise You, now and forever. Amen.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="more">More Novenas</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- 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/infantpraguenovena">Try Hallow for Free</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-st-andrew-christmas-novena/">St. Andrew Christmas 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 --> <!-- 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-divine-mercy-chaplet/">Divine Mercy Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Infant Jesus of Prague Novena: How to Pray, History and More [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => infant-jesus-of-prague-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-12-29 00:17:44 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-12-29 00:17:44 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=49105 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )