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A tender devotion to Mary under her title of Perpetual Help, asking her constant maternal intercession in times of difficulty and distress.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Known as the Wonder Worker and finder of lost things, St. Anthony is a beloved intercessor. This novena asks his help in recovering what is lost, whether material or spiritual.

St. Anthony of Padua

St. Blaise was a fourth-century bishop and physician who, according to tradition, miraculously cured a child choking on a fishbone. He is the patron of those suffering from ailments of the throat and lungs, and his intercession is invoked for healing of any sickness affecting breath or voice. The Church blesses throats in his name on his feast day, February 3.

St. Blaise

St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus and chaste spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is one of the most beloved intercessors in the Catholic tradition. Though scripture records no words from him, his fidelity is unmistakable: he protected the Holy Family in flight to Egypt, provided for them by the labor of his hands, and taught Jesus the trades of carpentry and faithful manhood. Pope Pius IX named him Patron of the Universal Church in 1870, and Pope Francis declared 2020-2021 the Year of St. Joseph through the apostolic letter Patris Corde (With a Father's Heart). This novena draws on a long tradition of Catholic devotion to St. Joseph as the patron of fathers, workers, families, real estate matters, and a happy death — the four pillars of his earthly ministry. He is invoked especially in moments of financial hardship, family discord, employment difficulty, and the discernment of vocation. Many Catholics commit to the novena leading up to either of his feasts: March 19 (Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary) or May 1 (St. Joseph the Worker, instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1955 to sanctify human labor). St. Teresa of Ávila famously wrote: 'To other saints the Lord seems to have given grace to succor us in some particular necessity, but to this glorious saint, I know by experience, He has given grace to help us in all.'

St. Joseph

The patron saint of impossible causes and desperate situations. This novena is prayed when all hope seems lost, asking St. Jude's powerful intercession.

St. Jude Thaddeus

The Little Flower promised to spend her heaven doing good upon the earth. This novena invokes her childlike confidence in God's merciful love.

St. Therese of Lisieux

The original novena: the Apostles prayed for nine days between the Ascension and Pentecost. This novena invokes the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit.

A devotion to the Christ Child, honoring His divine infancy and asking for His childlike trust and provision in our needs.

The Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most beloved devotions in the Catholic Church, born from the apparitions of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at Paray-le-Monial, France, in 1673-1675. In these visions, Christ revealed the depth of His love for humanity, symbolized by His Heart pierced and crowned with thorns, and asked that this love be honored through devotion to His Sacred Heart. The novena spans nine consecutive days of prayer (the number nine recalling the nine days the apostles and Mary spent in prayer between the Ascension and Pentecost) and is traditionally offered with confidence in Christ's compassion for those who suffer. It is especially fitting in times of illness, family difficulty, spiritual desolation, or persistent intentions that have not yet found resolution. The Sacred Heart is not merely a symbol; it is the historical, physical heart of Christ, fully human and fully divine, the source of His infinite charity. Pope Pius XII's 1956 encyclical Haurietis Aquas describes the Sacred Heart as 'the throne of mercy' and confirms the central place of this devotion in the Church's life. Prayer warriors who offer this novena join centuries of Catholics who have placed their trust in the wounded Heart of the Savior.

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

Based on the words of Don Dolindo Ruotolo: 'O Jesus, I surrender myself to You, take care of everything.' A novena of radical trust and abandonment to God's will.

Don Dolindo Ruotolo