A Message from The Catholic Crusade
December is certainly a popular month for novenas in the Church. From our count, there are five popular novenas this month:
While this all may seem overwhelming, there's no need to stress. Here at The Catholic Crusade, we are keeping track of all of the dates, and we have all of the prayers and the schedule of dates that you will need to participate. We will post reminders for all of the novenas accordingly on our The Catholic Crusade website, YouTube, and Facebook.
December 3rd is First Friday. For anyone interested in participating in the First Friday Devotion, we have recommended prayers here, along with additional information regarding this devotion.
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† FEAST DATES - MARK YOUR CALENDAR †
December 03 - St. Francis Xavier
December 04 - St. John Damascene
December 06 - St. Nicholas
December 07 - St. Ambrose
December 08 - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
December 09 - St. Juan Diego
December 11 - St. Damasus I
December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 13 - St. Lucy of Syracuse
December 14 - St. John of the Cross
December 21 - St. Peter Canisius
December 23 - St. John of Kanty
December 25 - Nativity of the Lord / Christmas
December 26 - St. Stephen / The Holy Family
December 27 - St. John the Apostle
December 28 - Holy Innocents
December 29 - St. Thomas Becket
December 30 - Octave of Christmas
December 31 - St. Sylvester I
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Recent Prayers & Devotions
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The Immaculate Conception Novena is traditionally prayed during the nine days preceding the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8th), the feast day honoring the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The novena begins on November 29th and continues to December 7th.
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The St. Andrew Christmas Novena consists of a special prayer honoring the Birth of Jesus Christ that is prayed 15 times daily from November 30 (Feast of St Andrew) to December 24 (Christmas Eve) for a special intention.
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The Chaplet of Saint Gertrude is prayed using regular Rosary beads and begins with the same opening prayers as the Rosary. However, instead of praying the Hail Mary prayer on the 50 smaller beads, the St. Gertrude Prayer is prayed instead. It is said that Jesus appeared to Saint Gertrude with the promise of 1,000 souls being freed from Purgatory each time the St. Gertrude Prayer is prayed. Because the St. Gertrude Prayer is prayed 50 times in this chaplet, it would mean that 50,000 souls are released from Purgatory each time this chaplet is prayed with true devotion.
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The Novena to Christ The King is a recommended prayer devotion to be prayed daily during the nine-day period leading up to the Feast of Christ The King. This novena, which honors Jesus Christ as the King of the Universe, and implores His mercy upon sinners from His Just Judgement, is a devotion that can be made during any time of the year.
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A Prayer For The Dying is a petition to the Lord for mercy upon all those in the world those who will die on this day, as well as for any specific soul nearing death whom you wish to spiritually adopt and pray for.
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This Christmas Novena was written by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787). The novena contains prayers and meditations for all nine days leading up to Christmas, starting on December 16th and finishing on December 24th.
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A Prayer for the New Year is a Catholic prayer of blessing on the new year ahead for ourselves, our families, the Church, and the world. May the Lord brings blessings for the new year to you and your loved ones.
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The Prayer for Daily Neglects is a prayer offering the Sacred Heart of Jesus to the Eternal Father in reparation for our sins, faults and spiritual neglects. This prayer is often prayed daily prior to bedtime. An examination of conscience is also recommended prior to the prayer.
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Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary
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Have you consecrated yourself yet to Jesus through Mary? The month of December offers an opportunity (December 31) to take the first step in consecrating yourself to Jesus through Mary as recommended by St. Louis de Montfort: the 33-Day Preparation prior to consecration.
This 33-day preparation, involving a daily series of readings and prayers prior to making your consecration, is a spiritually nourishing experience necessary to prepare you for consecration to Jesus through Mary.
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