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Novena for the Ascension of the Lord
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
This week’s novena is for the Ascension of the Lord, which we will celebrate on May 21.
We also ask for special prayers for all seminarians who are taking finals this week.
http://www.catholictradition.org/Easter/easter27b.htm
Have a blessed week,
Elena & Laurie
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena to St. Catherine of Siena
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Happy Wednesday.
This week’s novena is to St. Catherine of Siena, whose feast day is today. She was born during the outbreak of the plague in 1347. She grew in strength of faith and holiness, eventually becoming a Doctor of the Church.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-catherine-of-siena-novena
Have a blessed week,
Laurie & Elena
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena to the Divine Mercy
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Happy Easter! He has risen, as He said He would! Alleluia!
Our next novena is to the Divine Mercy. Divine Mercy is this Sunday, April 19.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/divine-mercy-novena
Blessings on you all,
Laurie & Elena
https://prayersforpriests.com
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Novena for Surrendering to the Will of God
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Oh, hey! Look at that! It’s Wednesday already. Without the normal rhythm of life, I sometimes lose track. Lucky for us, www.praymorenovenas.com counts the days for us.
It’s amazing to me how timely each of these recent novenas have been, given that the schedule was created well before our current world crisis. It just goes to prove that God is our devoted Father, who loves us and always knows our needs better than we do ourselves.
Our next novena is to surrender to the will of God.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/novena-for-surrendering-to-the-will-of-god
Blessings on you all,
Elena & Laurie
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena for the Annunciation of the Lord
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Our next novena is for the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, which is on March 25th.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/annunciation-novena
Blessings on you all,
Elena & Laurie
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena to St. Joseph
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
As we start our first novena of the Lent/Easter/Pentecost season, let us turn to the guardian of our Savior, and ask him to also guard our priests for us.
www.praymorenovenas.com/st-joseph-novena
Have a blessed week,
Laurie & Elena
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena to Ss. Jacinta and Francisco Marto
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
This week we begin a new novenas to Ss. Jacinta and Francisco Marto, two of the visionaries of Our Lady of Fatima.
https://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/novenas/p03641.htm
Have a great week,
Elena & Laurie
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena to St. Michael the Archangel
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
We will pray this novena to St. Michael the Archangel for the strength and protection of all of our priests.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-michael-archangel-novena
Have a blessed week,
Laurie & Elena
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena for the Abuse Crisis
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
We are all aware that the Church is under attack, both from without and within. Let us pray this novena for the healing of victims, sanctification of priests, and renewal of our Church. Our Lady of Good Counsel, pray for us!
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/novena-for-abuse-crisis
Have a blessed week,
Laurie and Elena
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Novena to St. Anthony the Abbot
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Some days it can feel like the Devil is really making headway in this world. Just remember – the war has already been won. Our new novenas is to St. Anthony the Abbott, or St. Anthony the Great as he was also known. His story is fascinating. Here is a link to learn more about him: Who is Saint Anthony?
And now for our novena:
Dear God, St. Anthony the Abbot accepted your call to renounce the world and to love you above all things. He faithfully served you in the solitude of the desert by fasting, prayer, humility and good works. In the Sign of The Cross, he triumphed over the Devil.
Through his intercession, may we learn to love you better; with all our hearts, all our souls, all our minds, all our strength and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.
St. Anthony the Abbot, great and powerful saint, grant us also priests willing to answer the call to love you above all things, and to show us the way. We ask this through our lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. One God forever and ever, Amen.
O Divine Eternal Father, in union with your Divine Son and the Holy Spirit, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg You to destroy the Power of your greatest enemy — the evil spirits.
Cast them into the deepest recesses of hell and chain them there forever! Take possession of Your Kingdom which You have created and which is rightfully Yours.
Heavenly Father, give us the reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Amen.
Blessings on you all,
Elena& Laurie
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
December 24, 2019
Happy Christmas Eve! Our next novena is for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God which we celebrate on January 1.
http://www.god-answers-prayers.com
/mother_mary_prayers/novena_prayer_mary_mother_of_god/index.html
Peace and joy to you and yours this Christmas season,
Laurie & Elena
http://prayersforpriests.com
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Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Our new novena begins today, to Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day is tomorrow. She asked St. Juan Diego as she asks us today, “Am I not your mother? … Are you not in the crossing of my arms?” Let us pray to our Mother for holy priests.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/our-lady-of-guadalupe-novena
Have a blessed week,
Elena & Laurie
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena to St. Ambrose
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
This week’s novenas is to St. Ambrose, the Patron Saint of Learning. He was known as the “Honey Tongued Doctor” because of his great ability to teach, preach and live the Catholic faith. May all of our priests be recognized as the same. Us too, for that matter.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/saint-ambrose-novena
Incidentally, if you’ve been using the novenas reminder feature on praymorenovenas.com, but having problems getting the emails from them, let me know.
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Novena for Christ the King
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
This week’s novena is a great way to end the liturgical year on a prayerful note, and prepare ourselves to head into the Advent/Christmas/Epiphany season.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/christ-king-novena
Have a great day,
Elena & Laurie
http://prayersforpriests.com
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Novena to St. Charles Borromeo
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
This week’s novena is to St. Charles Borromeo, a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation combat against the Protestant Reformation. In that role he was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests. His feast day is November 4.
https://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/novenas/p03671.htm
Have a great week,
Laurie & Elena
https://prayersforpriests.com
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Novena to Ven. Fulton J. Sheen
Tuesday, October 16, 2019
This week’s novenas is to Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, whose cause for canonization is progressing. October 21 is the 55th anniversary of his appointment as Bishop of the Diocese of Rochester. Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, pray for us.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/fulton-sheen-novena
Have a blessed week,
Laurie and Elena
https://prayersforpriests.com/
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Novena to St. Teresa of Avila
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
https://prayersforpriests.com/
Tomorrow we start our next novena, this one to St. Teresa of Avila. She is the patron of people in religious orders and people ridiculed for their faith. As we head toward her feast day on October 15, let’s pray this novena for our faithful priests and all who are struggling.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-teresa-avila-novena
Have a blessed week,
Elena and Laurie
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Novena to Mary, Undoer of Knots
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Oh, hey! Look at that! My calendar says Wednesday already! We owed you all a novena yesterday. Completely my fault.
This novena is to Mary, Undoer of Knots. The knots in our lives come in many different forms. It could be something as basic as running through life so fast you lose track of what day it is (or so I’ve heard – LOL) Or it could be a family crisis. We also know that the enemy likes to try to tie knots around us the closer we grow to Jesus and the stronger we are in our faith. He especially enjoys trying to tie knots around our priests.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/mary-undoer-knots-novena
Have a great week, everyone. Elena will try to get my head screwed back on straight for next time.
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Novena to St. Robert Bellarmine
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
It’s time for us to start our next novena, but first we have a request. If you would, please send us a quick reply, even something as simple as “got it”. We’re just checking to make sure we have everyone on the mailing list.
And if this has been forwarded to you by someone else, send a quick note and we’ll will add you.
This novena is to St. Robert Bellarmine, a doctor of the Church, whose feast day is September 17.
https://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/novenas/p03873.htm
Have a great week,
Laurie & Elena
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Novena to St. Augustine
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Tomorrow we start our next novena. I know there are many times we’ve each felt that our faith was under attack, whether from others or from within ourselves. This new novena is to one of the strongest defenders of the faith, St. Augustine.
Here’s the link: https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-augustine-novena.
Have a blessed week!
Laurie & Elena
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Novena to the Queenship of Mary
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Time for our next novena everybody.
This novena is for the feast of the Queenship of Mary, which we celebrate on August 22.
http://www.liturgies.net/saints/mary/queenship/novena.htm
For more about this feast day, go to: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/queenship-of-mary/
There’s a second reason that we are using this novena. This ministry of Prayers for Priests was started in Elmira, NY. Elmira has long been known as the Queen City, since as far back as when Samuel Clemens was spending their summers here.
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Novena to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
July is the month of The Most Precious Blood of Jesus. Before we move into August, let’s spend some time in devotion, as the Church has since the 1800’s.
Our next novena can be found at:
https://ascensionpress.com/pages/novena-to-the-precious-blood
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Novena to St. Benedict
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
We start our next novena tomorrow. This novena is to St. Benedict, whose feast day is Thursday, July 11.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-benedict-novena
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Novena to St. Thomas the Apostle
Tuesday, June 26, 2019
Our novena prayer beginning tomorrow is to St. Thomas the Apostle, adapted from a traditional prayer. His feast day is July 3.
St. Thomas, when you saw the Risen Lord, you humbly confessed “My Lord and My God” and later sacrificed your life on mission in India for love of him. We ask you to pray for our priests and ourselves that we may be strengthened to dedicate ourselves totally to God’s Kingdom. We pray that through your intercession we may be protected in all trials and temptations to doubt our Lord’s love and plan for us, through Christ our Lord, Amen. +Glory Be, 3x
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Novena for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Just as a heads up, by the end of the month I will be sending these emails from my gmail account, desmarlaurie@gmail.com. Our novena prayer beginning tomorrow is for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, from praymorenovenas.com.
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/novena-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus
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Novena to prepare for the Ascension of Jesus
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Happy Tuesday. I hope you all had a safe and happy Memorial day. Our next novena is timed to the Ascension (thanks for the idea and the link, Elena!), which is Thursday this week.
As a reminder, Masses here at The Parish of the Most Holy Name of Jesus are: 8am St. Patrick, 9am St. Mary, 12:05pm Sts. Peter & Paul, 12:10pm St. Charles, and 5:30pm St. Casimir.
Now, our novena prayer this week comes from Aleteia.
https://aleteia.org/2019/05/22/prepare-for-the-ascension-of-jesus-with-this-novena/
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Novena to St. John Vianney
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Good evening, everyone. It’s time to begin our second novena for our priests. Tomorrow we will start a novena to St. John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests. Once again, I’ll refer you to Pray More Novenas, a great resource for us. Here’s their link to the novena:
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/search?term=john+vianney
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Our First Novena
Monday, April 29, 2019
We will begin our first Novena on Wednesday, May 1st. We’ve decided to do a novena to Saint Bernadette, since the morning after we decided to start this prayer community, Elena took this attached picture before Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes. Notice where the stained-glass window light falls.
Here is a link to a great novena to St. Bernadette:
https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-bernadette-novena
God bless,
Laurie Desmarais & Elena Cambio
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