A novena is an ancient tradition of devotional praying in Christianity, repeated for nine successive days or weeks. Novena prayers may be private or public and are often said to obtain special graces, blessings, or mercy. The nine days between the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost, when the disciples gathered in the upper room and devoted themselves to prayer, is often considered to be the first novena.
Good Friday – Divine Mercy Novena
Mar 25 – Annunciation Novena
Pentecost – Holy Spirit Novena
April/May - Corpus Christi Novena
July 7-15 – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Novena
November – Christ the King Novena
You can find over 100 novena prayers on the Catholic Novena App website here.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
• Infant of Prague Novena
Starts: January 5th
Feastday: January 14th
• Respect Life Novena
Starts: January 21st
Feastday: January 30th
• Our Lady of Good Success Novena
Starts: January 24th
Feastday: February 2 nd
• Our Lady of Lourdes Novena
Starts: February 2nd
Feastday: February 11th
• Holy Face of Jesus Novena
Starts: The Sunday 10 days before Shrove Tuesday
Feastday: Shrove Tuesday
MARCH/APRIL
• St. Joseph Novena
Starts: March 10th
Feastday: March 19th
• Divine Mercy Novena
Starts: Good Friday
Feastday: Divine Mercy Sunday
• Our Lady of Good Counsel Novena
Starts: April 17th
Feastday: April 26th
• St. Joseph the Worker Novena
Starts: April 22nd
Feastday: May 1 st
MAY/JUNE
• Our Lady of Fatima Novena
Starts: May 4th
Feastday: May 13th
• Holy Spirit Novena
Starts: 10 days before Pentecost
Feastday: on Pentecost
• St. Anthony Novena
Starts: June 4th
Feastday: June 13th
• Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Starts: June 15th
Feastday: 19 days after Pentecost, on a Friday
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Novena
Starts: June 16th
Feastday: Third Saturday after Pentecost
• Precious Blood Novena
Starts: June 23rd
Feastday: July 1 st
JULY/AUGUST
• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Novena
Starts: July 7th
Feastday: July 16th
• Mary Undoer of Knots Novena
Starts: August 6th
Feastday: August 15th
• Our Lady of Good Health Novena
Starts: August 30th
Feastday: September 8th
SEPTEMBER
• Our Lady of Sorrows Novena
Starts: September 6th
Feastday: September 15th
• Padre Pio Novena
Starts: September 14th
Feastday: September 23rd
• St. Therese of Lisieux Novena
Starts: September 22th
Feastday: October 1st
• Guardian Angel Novena
Starts: September 23rd
Feastday: October 2nd
• Our Lady of the Rosary Novena
Starts: September 28th
Feastday: October 7 th
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
• St. Jude Novena
Starts: October 19th
Feastday: October 28th
• Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Starts: October 24th
Feastday: November 2nd
• Christ the King Novena
Starts: November 11th
Feastday: November 20th
• Miraculous Medal Novena
Starts: November 18th
Feastday: November 27th
• Immaculate Conception Novena
Starts: November 29th
Feastday: December 8th
• St Andrew Christmas Novena
Starts: November 30th
Feastday: December 25 th
DECEMBER
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena
Starts: December 3rd
Feastday: December 12th
• Holy Family Novena
Starts: Nine days before the Feast Day
Feast Day defined: The feast is celebrated on the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas, that is, the Sunday between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day (both exclusive), or if both Christmas Day and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God are Sundays, on 30 December (always a Friday in such years).
MQHR Devotions Committee - Nov 2022