Novenas

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.
 

Six select Novenas from our Mary Queen Devotions Prayer list:

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.

Common or popular novenas by month:


  • 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