Novenas–traditional Catholic prayers repeated for nine consecutive days–are a powerful opportunity to invoke aid from our Heavenly friends.
A Catholic novena is typically recited for nine consecutive days.
When praying a novena in the lead up to a feast day, the novena commonly finishes on the eve of the feast.
Pray a novena for a particular intention or to simply invoke a Saint’s intercession in the lead up to their feast day.
The Church has devoted the month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Here is a list of feast days coming up this month.
St. Damien of Molokai
Start Date: 1 May
Feast Date: 10 May
Intentions: people suffering leprosy; outcasts
Our Lady of Fatima
Start Date: 4 May
Feast Date: 13 May
Intentions: protection; hope; peace
St. Matthias
Start Date: 5 May
Feast Date: 14 May
Intentions: alcoholics; carpenters; tailors
St. Dymphna
Start Date: 6 May
Feast Date: 15 May
Intentions: mental illness; epilepsy; domestic abuse
St. Brendan
Start Date: 7 May
Feast Date: 16 May
Intentions: journeys; voyagers
St. Pashcal Bylon
Start Date: 8 May
Feast Date: 17 May
Intentions: those suffering from sadness
St. Pope John I
Start Date: 9 May
Feast Date: 18 May
Intentions: peace; the papacy, heresy
St. Bernadine of Siena
Start Date: 11 May
Feast Date: 20 May
Intentions: those with chest problems; advertising; gambling addicts
St. Rita
Start Date: 13 May
Feast Date: 22 May
Intentions: impossible causes; wounds; marital problems
Our Lady Help of Christians
Start Date: 15 May
Feast Date: 24 May
Intentions: Christians; Australia
St. Bede
Start Date: 16 May
Feast Date: 25 May
Intentions: Catholic schools
St. Philip Neri
Start Date: 17 May
Feast Date: 26 May
Intentions: joy; comedians; artists
St. Joan of Arc
Start Date: 21 May
Feast Date: 30 May
Intentions: rape victims; for courage
The Holy Spirit
Start Date: 29 May
Feast Date: 7 June (Pentecost)
Intentions: Gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit
For other novenas to pray by month:
Which novena will you pray this month? Let us know in the comments!
