Surrender Novena
For the past several weeks, our “Women’s Circle of Faith and Friendship” has been reading the book, Wrapped Up – God’s Ten Gifts for Women. Drawing on both the deep…
Novena
Novena
The word, “novena” comes from the Latin word novem, meaning nine. Novenas are a cherished and powerful tradition within the Catholic Church, offering the faithful a structured and focused way to…
The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit Novena
The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit are, according to Catholic Tradition, wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of God. The standard interpretation has been the one that St. Thomas Aquinas worked out in…
An Invitation to Divine Mercy Sunday
The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska is filled with invitations from our Lord Jesus Christ to celebrate with Him the great Feast of the Divine Mercy. Jesus said to Faustina:…
Divine Mercy
ORIGIN OF DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, THE DIVINE MERCY IMAGE, THE CHAPLET, AND THE NOVENA In his second encyclical, Rich in Mercy, Pope Saint John Paul II offers an extended meditation…