What day do you start the St Therese novena?

If possible, recite the prayer daily between the 9th and 17th of the month. These are dates when people traditionally say Saint Therese’s novena, so if you say it during this time, you’ll be joining with many other people in prayer.

Can you start a novena at any time?

Traditionally, many people choose to pray novenas asking for a saint’s intercession on the nine days leading up to that saint’s feast day. If you’re praying before a sacrament or event, you’ll pray the novena for nine days before or after it. In truth, you really can pray a novena at any time.

When was the novena start?

The nine days between the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost, when the disciples gathered in the upper room and devote themselves to prayer, is often considered to be the first novena.

Is St. Therese a patron saint?

St. Therese of Lisieux is the patron saint of florists, foreign missions, loss of parents, priests, and the sick (particularly those with tuberculosis). St. Therese was named the patron saint of foreign missions in 1927 by Pope Pius XI .

How to say the novena?

Get into a comfortable position and quiet yourself for prayer. You can say the prayer any time of day and anywhere you want.

What is Saint Catherine of Siena novena for miscarriages?

Her feast day is March 24, and you can pray to her both for healing from miscarriage and for preserving a current pregnancy from miscarriage. St. Catherine was a Swedish princess who lived in the 1300s and was the daughter of St. Bridget of Sweden.

What is the novena to St Anthony of Padua?

A NOVENA. TO ST. ANTHONY. This novena to St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) is one of many prayers to this great Franciscan preacher, instructor, and Doctor of the Church that touches on his aid being sought frequently to find lost items. It also mentions a great miracle attributed to him, one of many, when he was seen one night bathed in light in a room with the Child Jesus in his arms, as pictured above.