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

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

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 51588 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2024-01-31 15:21:17 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-01-31 15:21:17 [post_content] => <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><em>Mark Wahlberg, Jonathan Roumie will star in ad set to air three days before Lent begins</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>CHICAGO</strong> - Hallow, the #1 prayer app in the world, today announced the company’s first-ever Big Game commercial ahead of Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mark Wahlberg and Jonathan Roumie star in the 30-second spot that will encourage fans to take time away from the spectacle of the big game and enjoy a moment of prayer on the Lord’s day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A clip previewing the commercial can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmWBNhheFww">here</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Wahlberg begins the commercial, which is set to air shortly before halftime, by inviting viewers to join him in prayer, saying, “God, we take this moment just to give You thanks.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Wahlberg will help lead Hallow’s annual Pray40 prayer challenge that begins on Ash Wednesday, serving as one of the voices guiding reflections to help Christians around the world draw closer to God during Lent.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">With an early Ash Wednesday in 2024 (Feb. 14) and Super Bowl LVIII taking place on Feb. 11, among its latest-ever dates, the two events occur in the same week for the first time since 2008.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The goal at Hallow has always been to reach out to as many folks as possible, both those who take their faith seriously and especially those who might have fallen away, and invite them deeper into a relationship with God,” said Alex Jones, Hallow co-founder and CEO.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“When we learned about the timing of the Big Game this year, we couldn't have been more excited to work with Mark and Jonathan to use it as an opportunity to invite millions into prayer.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Last Ash Wednesday, Hallow made history by rising to No. 3 in Apple’s AppStore, becoming the first health and wellness app to ever reach the Top 10, ahead of Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and others.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Timothy Reckart directed Hallow’s Big Game commercial, while Venture served as the producer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>About Hallow</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3628876-1&amp;h=568891511&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fhallow.com%2F&amp;a=Hallow">Hallow</a> helps people deepen their relationship with God through audio-guided prayers, sleep meditations, Bible readings, meditations, and music. The app has more than 10,000 sessions including a Daily Rosary, Daily Gospel, Daily Saint, Novenas, Examens, Father Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year, The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie’s audio Bible, Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons, peaceful Christian music, Gregorian chant, and so much more. Launched in December 2018, Hallow is now the #1 Catholic app in the world and has been downloaded 10 million times and used to pray over 300 million times across 150-plus countries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Contact</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Stephen Spiewak</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">stephen@hallow.app</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-more-resources-from-hallow">More Resources From Hallow</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/ash-wednesday/">Ash Wednesday 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/lent/">Complete Guide to Lent</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/what-to-give-up-for-lent/">Things to Give Up for Lent</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/lent-fasting-rules/">Lent Fasting Rules</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/when-is-lent/">Lent 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => Hallow, #1 Prayer App, to Launch Commercial During Big Game Ahead of Ash Wednesday [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => hallow-announces-big-game-commercial [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-02-12 23:54:04 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-02-12 23:54:04 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=51588 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )

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

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

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 during the 9 Days for Life initiative from the USCCB.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- 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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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: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. </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: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 9 Days for Life Novena [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] => 2024-02-21 18:25:13 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-02-21 18:25:13 [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: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 class="" id="intro">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 2023, 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 2024, 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 2024, the Church is in the lectionary cycle of Year B.)</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 2024, Palm Sunday is March 24.</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 2023, Orthodox Palm Sunday falls on April 28.</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: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 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/holy-thursday/">Holy Thursday 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/good-friday-the-passion-of-christ/">Good Friday 2024</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/easter/">Easter 2024</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 2024: 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 )

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 48711 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-12-21 05:40:56 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-12-21 05:40:56 [post_content] => <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Introduction</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#purpose">Purpose of the Holy Family Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#how-to">How to Pray the Holy Family Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="#more">Related Novenas</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center">“The Redeemer of the world chose the family as the place for his birth and growth, thereby sanctifying this fundamental institution of every society”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Pope St. John Paul II</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray Holy Family Novena on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">We celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph to remember the Holy Family’s example of love, sacrifice, and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-litany-of-humility/">humility</a>. Despite facing potential ostracism by others, <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/solemnity-of-mary-mother-of-god/">Mary</a> and <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-litany-of-st-joseph/">Joseph</a>’s willing cooperation with God’s plan changed the course of humanity forever.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-litany-of-st-joseph/">St. Joseph</a>, while not the biological father of Jesus, was chosen to be “<a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_15081989_redemptoris-custos.html">Guardian of the Redeemer</a>,” guided by the <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/guardian-angel-prayers/">angel </a>Gabriel to care for Jesus and Mary.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">The Church considers the Holy Family as the ultimate model for family life. <a href="https://hallow.com/saints/john-paul-ii/">Pope St. John Paul II</a> writes,</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“For every believer, and especially for Christian families, the humble dwelling place in Nazareth is an authentic school of the Gospel. Here we admire, put into practice, the divine plan to make the family an intimate community of life and love; here we learn that every Christian family is called to be a small "domestic church" that must shine with the Gospel virtues. Recollection and prayer, mutual understanding and respect, personal discipline and community asceticism and a spirit of sacrifice, work and solidarity are typical features that make the family of Nazareth a model for every home.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="purpose"><strong>Purpose of the Holy Family Novena</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">This <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/">novena</a>, typically recited for nine consecutive days leading up to the feast day of the Holy Family, encourages us to ask for their intercession to increase our virtues of humility, obedience, and compassion.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Celebrated on the Sunday after Christmas, this day is meant to bring us closer to the Holy Family. Their example of love and sacrifice can even <a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-talk-to-your-family-and-friends-about-prayer/">inspire families</a> to grow closer and build stronger relationships through prayer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">It’s a great occasion to reflect on the ways that our own families can better model after the Holy Family. For mothers, how can you grow more in humility and love to resemble the heart of Our Lady? For fathers, how can you learn from St. Joseph regarding the virtues of self-sacrifice and courage?&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">How can we all honor our earthly parents and grandparents like Christ honored His Father? This novena will help you ponder on these questions and inspire peace in your family life.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="how-to"><strong>How to Pray the Holy Family Novena</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 1: For the Gift of Children</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Letter to the Phillippians:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"left","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-left">Jesus, you became a little child and entrusted yourself to the care of your mother Mary and your foster-father Joseph, depending on them entirely in your infancy. We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of children--in our own family and in the families around us. Renew in us a sense of wonder and joy in the presence of little children, especially those whom you have entrusted to our care.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel . Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 2: For the Gift of Mothers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel of Luke:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"left","className":""} --> <p class="has-text-align-left">Mary, you said “Yes” to God with your whole being, allowing the Word of God to dwell within you. We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of mothers---in our own family and in the families around us. Mother Mary, pray for those called to the vocation of spiritual or physical motherhood; may they, like you, always lead their children to the loving arms of your Son, Jesus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 3: For the Gift of Fathers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Joseph, chaste spouse and loving foster-father, you safe-guarded Mary and Jesus from harm and provided for their needs. We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of fathers---in our own family and in the families around us. St. Joseph, pray for those called to the vocation of spiritual or physical fatherhood; may they, like you, provide for their families with deep tenderness and unfailing diligence.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 4: For Those Longing for or Expecting Children</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to Luke:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us. So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.”” </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary and Joseph: you rejoiced at the birth of Jesus and shared that joy with all who came to adore him--shepherds, magi, and angels alike. Be with all couples who long for the gift of children and with parents currently waiting for the birth of their child. Pray that they may know the joy you experienced that night in Bethlehem when you held the infant Jesus in your arms.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 5: For Families Facing Hardship</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, &nbsp;and remained there until the death of Herod.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary and Joseph; to escape Herod’s jealous wrath, you fled to Egypt with the newborn Jesus and lived there, far from family, until it was safe to return home. We pray in a special way for families who, like you, find themselves raising children in trying circumstances; for those fleeing war or famine, those facing financial hardship, or those isolated from loved ones. Intercede on their behalf and help lead them to a place of safety where their families may flourish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 6: For Lost Children</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to Luke:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“The child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mother Mary, the prophet Simeon foretold of the sorrows that would pierce your heart throughout Jesus’ life---from losing the Christ Child in Jerusalem to witnessing his crucifixion at Calvary. Intercede on behalf of all parents who suffer for the love of their children who seem lost or in harm’s way. May they draw close to your own sorrowful heart and may they, like you, one day know the joy of the Resurrection.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 7: For Children away from Home</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the Gospel according to John:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.”&nbsp; His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.””</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Mary, at Cana you encouraged and witnessed Jesus’ first miracle before your son set out to begin his public ministry. Pray for our children who have left home to pursue the lives that God has called them to; may the foundation of love and faith they received in childhood continue to guide and strengthen them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 8: For Families Facing Grief</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the book of Sirach:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as long as he lives. Even if his mind fail, be considerate of him; revile him not all the days of his life; kindness to a father will not be forgotten, firmly planted against the debt of your sins —a house raised in justice to you.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, you were no strangers to loss and suffering. Tradition tells us that St. Joseph died sometime before Jesus began his public work and that he died as we all hope to die: in the arms of Mary and Jesus. Intercede on behalf of all families who have known similar grief; may they know the comfort and peace of Christ’s presence amidst their sorrow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class=""><strong>Day 9: For the Intercession of the Holy Family</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Begin by making 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="">God, I come to you today offering up this personal intention:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">(Share personal intention with God)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">A reading from the First Letter of John:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":""} --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center"><!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">“Beloved: See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. And so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, be near to our family and help us to follow your example of love. May our home be a place where each of us is known, loved, and cherished, and may the love we share with one another reflect the love of ourHeavenly Father.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, model for all families…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, icon of the Trinity…pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, communion of love...pray for us</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, whose home was one of charity and peace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who endured hardships with patience and grace…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who welcomed the gift of new life with joy and love…</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who suffered grief and sorrow with faith and hope….</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Family, who served God before all else...</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, and authentic schools of the Gospel Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} --> <div class="wp-block-buttons"><!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"hallow-purple"} --> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-hallow-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button" href="https://hallow.app.link/holy-family-novena">Pray on Hallow</a></div> <!-- /wp:button --></div> <!-- /wp:buttons --> <!-- wp:heading {"className":""} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="more"><strong>More Novenas</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"className":""} --> <p class="">If you are interested in praying more novenas, check these out below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"className":""} --> <ul class=""><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-novena-to-st-nicholas/">Novena to Saint Nicholas</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-st-joseph-worker-novena/">Saint Joseph the Worker Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-saint-lucy-novena/">St. Lucy Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-the-st-andrew-christmas-novena/">Saint Andrew Christmas Novena</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/blog/immaculate-conception-novena/">Immaculate Conception Novena</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/scripture/bible-verses-for-family-unity/">Bible Verses for Family Unity</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://hallow.com/scripture/bible-verses-for-family/">BIble Verses for Family</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> [post_title] => How to Pray the Holy Family Novena [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => holy-family-novena [to_ping] => [pinged] => https://hallow.com/blog/how-to-pray-novenas/ [post_modified] => 2024-05-16 16:24:08 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-05-16 16:24:08 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://hallow.com/?p=48711 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )