9 Things Every Catholic Should Know About Novenas | The Catholic Talk Show

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, the guys discuss the ancient Catholic practice of Novenas, or 9-day devotional prayers.
Episode 213:
In this episode, we will discuss:
• What is a Novena?
• How did they originate?
• What is the significance of 9 days?
• How do you pray novenas?
• and much more
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[@mahalos5]

My Mom, who is 96 years old has prayed the 12 year novena and finished. I believe she is on her second 12 year novena🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❣️

[@judieribic4847]

I hope I am able to do this. God bless your mom

[@franniehillmanfh]

It's the 15 years of Novenia to St. Bridgette.

[@rsamorose256]

Wow! God bless her!

[@bv459]

Yes, I did 2 12yr novenas also. I was concerned that I'd live through both. During the 1st one, midway, I found a tiny breast lump. None of my doctors could detect it. I kept insisting on an ultrasound and finally they agreed. It revealed a tumor no larger than a pea! But the biopsy showed it was extremely fast growing and deadly. I ended up with a bilateral mastectomy. I always felt that the novena led me to find it by myself and convince my doctors to follow up.

[@belinabergendahl4665]

Since I was a small child, I already saw my mom praying her nightly prayers and novenas, even after praying our family rosary at 6 pm daily. Growing up Catholic and attending a Catholic school from kindergarten to college, I think I inherited that trait. Up until now that I've been married, novenas are still attached to my life. I feel the strength and peace they give me in life! Best and God bless on your program!

[@brianrichmond23]

Wife and I did a 54 day Rosary Novena that ended on December 24th. Felt unbelievable to do that with my wife. We never missed a day and it also brought us closer in our Faith and Marriage.

[@BM-kl3ii]

My mother’s conception and birth were the answer to a Novena and she was born on the Feast Day of the Archangels and named Angela 💗

[@jwlafferty]

I prayed a novena to St. Thomas Moore after not getting a job as a lawyer during law school. My grades were amazing and I had more interviews at top firms than any other classmate and two federal appeals clerkship interviews. Lots of second interviews too, but I just couldn't get over the finish line. A year later, still no job, and a federal appeals court called me offering me a clerkship. Someone had backed out over lack of pay. This is an ultra prestigious position that you accept the lower pay for to set up your resume for life. This set me on the path to an amazing legal career and I thank God and St. Thomas Moore's intercessions.

[@judieribic4847]

I go to water aerobics everyday. I do the 7 sorrows and the efficacious novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on my way there and the rosary on my way home. I’ve been doing the 12 year prayer for 5 years so far and have taught it to our ladies group in church.

[@TeacherMom80]

My grandmother was a devout Catholic & my greatest support throughout the first 32 yrs of life, until God called her home in 2012. (I am 42y now). She drove school bus for 30+ yrs and always put children first. She took me on her bus run with her multiple times per week, from infancy up until I was about 12y of age (old enough to babysit my little brother & sister after school). My grandmother often went to a Novena after her afternoon bus run & I would go with her - my little brother sometimes, too. As a child, attending church after a long day at school made me tired, as if the quietness of the church seeped into my bones. In summers it was hot. I was torn between following my busy brother outside & cooling off in the fresh air on the lawn & sitting quietly near my grandmother, while resting my head on the polished wood & breathing in the calmness of the candles & the comforting energy of the church as the people prayed. I cant remember ever learning that the word Novena means “nine”. But I remember what going to church with her gave me & how she nurtured the seed of faith in my heart (and countless others) through her example, from the moment I was born into this world. Her name was Marlene - as a child, she was the only French girl at school with a German name. Marlene Jane (Provençal) Josephson. She was a woman of faith, grace & dignity. She served others at the expense of herself all the days of her life, especially her children & grandchildren, and sometimes even strangers (criminals, drug addicts, single mothers & the homeless) who were going through hard times & had no support system. May God rest her soul, until we meet again & always. Thank you, Catholic Talk Show! We love & appreciate you! I like the idea of thinking about what Mother Mary smelled on the day Jesus was born. God bless, you guys! Peace be with you all. Amen 💖🙏🏼😇

[@johnnycanales9569]

Thank you for sharing, very beautiful. ❤️✝️

[@francismensah3979]

Listening to your show is really enriching my Catholic faith and therefore walking tall proud to be a Catholic. God richly bless you.

[@lisah6894]

I am praying the 12 year prayers. It will be 6 years in July!

[@lailadesilva3060]

What a wonderful podcast. Especially the lady of sorrows prayers. She wants it to be spread throughout the world. It has a connection to the miraculous crying portrait of Mary in Quito and the Rowanda prophesy.

[@ilenesierchio2162]

I say my Novena for so many personal needs. My late Grandmother said 9 Rosaries a day. I also love the Saint Anne ‘s rosary. Love being a Catholic.

[@mariaguglielmino2166]

I pray the 12 year novina St. Bridget. Because of the promises Our Lord gives us. I pray it for my children.

[@christinehenley9017]

I'm a 52yr old cradle Catholic and only learned about Novena's at 50. I'm the youngest of 6 so by my time in CCD they assumed I had been educated in those types of prayers. This has been so helpful!

[@ltsim3683]

Just started a 1 year Saint Briget novena 15 Our Father, 15 Hail Marys and 15 prayer intensions.

[@ellahorani6456]

Well done Iam one of the catholics to pray novenas every first 9 days of the month and it is a very powerful devotion indeed

[@AI-hx3fx]

Very excited for the Simbáng Gabí novena of Masses starting Friday! A beloved tradition here in the Philippines that really sets the tone for Christmas joy.

[@markihde4381]

I'm sure that this has already been thought of, but a good novena might be to one's Confirmation saint, whether in preparation for Confirmation or afterward, throughout one's life.

[@franciscaadilfagarcia3624]

I really recommend the Novena of our Lady of Pompeii. There are many blessings granted by this novena. It is a long novena, because part of it is petitions and part of it is thanks for the blessings get.

[@iradukunda3699]

Amen! Thank you! Jesus bless your sons who have taught us today about yet another way to come closer to you, the source of life in prayer.

[@markjohnson1520]

Mother Teresa's Flying Novena (9 Memorares in a row) for a quick shot of grace

[@annabellecork8487]

I have aways said my St. Anthony and St. Therese of the Child Jesus novena and they’re really powerful!

[@franciscaadilfagarcia3624]

I also recommend 33 Day Consecration to St. Joseph Prayers! It is not like a Novena, but the blessings are inestimable.

[@michaelhaywood8262]

Good to start on either Feb 14 or March 29, to end on either the Solemnity of St Joseph or the Memoria of St Joseph the Worker.

[@johna1607]

Just started St Joseph Concentration an hour ago. Saw Fr Calloway few weeks ago and bought his book. Special priest.

[@ireeny22]

Thank you so much, I will start the Holy Spirit Novena until Pentecostal, and I have also put a reminder in my calendar for The Novena of St. Andrew from 30 November until Christmas Eve 🙏 Irene, London England 🇬🇧

[@Eye_of_a_Texan]

I just tried to pray 1960 Ad Matutinum. 1st time trying to pray the liturgy... The further back you go, it seems like the more praying was done. I got to the 1st reading... I'm all prayed out man. again! I just don't have the stamina. Praying uses a muscle. Mine's atrophied ya'll

[@trappistmonkstuff]

I listened to this podcast earlier in my car today. I am a fan of novenas… I did the 15, 15, 15 x 365 St Bridget of Sweden prayers… It’s 15 Our Fathers, 15 Hail Marys & 15 sort of stations of the cross prayers DAILY for a YEAR… as dictated by Jesus to the nun to get 15 promises from Jesus, including no loss of limbs or one’s senses… /// I also did the St Margaret Mary Thursday night “hang time” with Jesus… From 11pm - 11:30pm on my knees with my arms outstretched as if I was on the cross with Jesus while gazing at the Sacred Heart of Jesus image venerated by St Margaret Mary… at week 50/52 Jesus put me on the cross mystically and I could see the people at my feet as if I was looking through the eyes of Jesus. /// I have also done a 9 hour novena for a sick/ dying person… I prayed the prayer every hour for 9 straight hours… // I love saying the St Gertrude prayer for 1000 souls released in to heaven early in union with masses said throughout the whole world… said it hundreds of times…

[@trappistmonkstuff]

15 x 365 = 5,475 wounds Jesus had… St Bridget gazed at the crucifix in her cell and asked Jesus how many wounds he had taken for us… He appeared in her room with the answer… and the prayers

[@sstritmatter2158]

I was having to readjust my life and start over back in 2008. One thing I had picked up was praying each day during my time I spent in seminary. I noticed when I would finish the Rosary that it would be in twisted knots like someone had tied it up in all sorts of ways. NO WAY had I done this myself, I just passed along the beads as I was praying. It was startling, honestly and had never happened to me before. It happened a lot during this time. I was busy a lot traveling so I would pray it in my car. I got to the point that I would pause and look at it to "catch it" tangling. Sometimes I would where it had started twisting up - I investigated how this was happening but couldn't figure it out (maybe how I was holding it? Then why not before?). I wondered if it was from a bad spirit trying to discourage me from praying or perhaps was reminding me of sins I was struggling with. I looked it up on line about Rosaries twisting into knots. I came across something about Mary Undoer or Knots but it didn't say much other than she undoes the problems in our life. Back in 2008 maybe this had not hit the internet yet/been posted about. It was great to see this presented here as an actual novena. Maybe Mary was trying to point me to this but I was too duh to pick up on it (but I did try), or maybe was a sign simply that she was working on untwisting the knots of sins I was struggling with. It has gotten much better I admit and I am not struggling like I was back then but realize it easily can so I must commit to following Christ every day.

[@marioj23]

The running joke with Fr. Mike Schmitz is so hilarious to me because when I was looking for Catholic podcasts, he was the first I came across before finding you guys. I really enjoy your show, your humor, and the amazing topics!

[@antheakwaw605]

This is awesome. Its very refreshing to see that the Church is reaching out to the masses to show us what treasures we have as Catholics. May God continue to bless you in your mission to bring us closer to God.

[@ny0592]

Saw this today, on Good Friday. Will start the Divine Mercy Novena 🙏🏻 as well as the Mary undoer of knots prayers 🙏🏻

[@zombiechik190]

Click watch replay and it will start. It was amazing chatting with yall

[@mazikode]

Thank you so much Brs and Fr for talking about Novena. I always enjoy your show and this was very informative.

[@lambchop1960]

Love you guys. Traditional Roman Catholic here. And novenas are a everyday prayer for me. I love the education. Thank you. It helps us !!!!!!

[@fiannettabelen6563]

I love Novenas, i now pray it through the Hallow App, Pray App but also the old fashion way little booklet that my grandmother and aunts gave me. Novenas keep me thinking daily in communion with God❤

[@user-ty4et8xo8s]

I love this podcast! Thank you and God Bless each of you.

[@elizado2742]

Thank you. I love listening your awesome show

[@alyssedahlgren5285]

Looking forward. I have already prayed some novena myself.

[@ivediedeverydaywaiting274]

Shalom...thanks fr,for the video..done share too.watching from Malaysia 🤝🙏🏻

[@Tiggsy2000]

Beautiful St Joseph Novena. Thank you fellas!

[@veronicamaria2730]

Learned so much! 12 year novena! 😲

[@giovan887]

Amen Thank you Amen 🙏✝️❤️🕊️

[@margueritelangton6362]

Thanks!

[@jocelynrosal9530]

Here in Philippines, novenas to Patron Saint before Fiesta celebration is part of Pilipino's life, before birthday celebration, asking God's mercy and grace, asking the intercession of Patron Saint... Awesome prayer...

[@laineVanLiere]

Father Rich is a rock star!!!

[@laurenferrell7559]

I'm a new subscriber 😊

[@matthewolson1684]

Hey show idea about an interview with someone with a 12 year novena.

[@alimaloney218]

God bless you for sharing this. It is so true!! My mother had the greatest devotion to Our Lady, and she had a Marian visitation at her deathbed. If you want to hear a beautiful testimony, I would love to to share the account of mercy and succor which touched our family.

[@pax9864]

What a gift your content is, to so many Catholics and seekers! I'd like to suggest that, in order to encourage your Catholics' and seekers' growth and attention span, and reduce the numbers of potential subscribers who flip channels and flee, maybe you could focus more on your content by reducing only the most unnecessary distractions. Focus on the conversation and your viewers will too. Suggestions: 1. Chat/banter is what keeps your show upbeat and friendly. We love it, and can learn from it. But way too much is disrespectful to your viewers who came for info that's presented in an upbeat and friendly manner. Balance. 2. Your viewers will care about and seek out your advertisers/sponsors if you care about and seek out your viewers. Advertising - however good and important it is - is not, I guarantee you, what your viewers came for. No amount of tying your commercials in to the topic will change it into anything other than what it is. Advertising. That's what you have your Details for. When you hit a topic your advertiser covers, direct your viewers to the link you've put in Details, saying (just once or twice in the whole show) that the advertiser is a great resource for whatever you're covering. Otherwise it's the advertiser's show. An infomercial. Not what we came for. 3. If one of you isn't interested in the topic the other 2 are talking about, nobody else will be interested either. Looking at and reacting to each other, to the people who are talking, will show your viewers that they should be interested too. If one of you turns his head and looks away into the distance, the viewers automatically follow that and wonder what's out there. They're curious about what they can't see and want to know what's going on that's more important. And you've lost a viewer, because they didn't come to learn how to ignore the topic. They came because the topic in your title got their attention, and the style of your title made them trust you to give them the info painlessly. They want to learn about it, in an upbeat, friendly manner. That's all. Keep it honest.

[@evelynhornyak222]

Devotion to the Drops of Blood Lost by our Lord Jesus Christ on His Way to Calvary three year daily novena.

[@margueritelangton6362]

Please put a link to the Divine Mercy novena in the show notes. Thanks.

[@CatholicTalkShow]

Here you go! www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/novena-13366

[@Servus_Iesu]

I think we were talking so much smack on the live chat, they didn't show the vid

[@judygachi2709]

ill take a novena card if you tell me specifically how to support

[@bv459]

Can you do a novena for someone else to reap the benefits of conversion or do the graces only apply to those who pray the novena?

[@sylviehaddad2323]

Oh yes. Saint Jude . Miraculous Mary. ❤❤❤❤.

[@michaelmita8584]

Please pray for my family as we are targeted by freemasons they have threatened our health livelihoods homelessness threatenedvto make us sick and impossible to work. We are men and God. We fly to the cross and stand firm in the Holy Spirit. We love our neighbors our police veterans a d firefighters. Our neighbor is the constable and has threatened our ruin. We always were Christ like to him and his family now his words are poison to us. Please pray for us. God be with you. Michael

[@judygachi2709]

where do you find the prayers or guideline to follow how to pray the 9day or 54 day novena. Every video explains what the novena is but I have no clue how to even start. what am I praying, how am I praying? can you help?

[@lois2997]

Worth it

[@3stherhsicard791]

Are novenas also considered like ceremonial ?

[@johna1607]

Silly question: when doing a novena it is typically done with a specific petition. What if you forget the intention? Is it ok to switch?

[@jimselimos4863]

i would hope so, because i have forgotten so many times!

[@Meira750]

I decided to pray a novena to St. Jude because while I have learned to be content in all circumstances, I fervently hope that the Lord will move me out of Israel to Italy. I no longer feel this is where I belong now that I'm the widow of a Jewish Believer. I sincerely believed that I had Jewish Ancestry but I think the information I was given was in error. I do have the right to Italian citizenship thru my father and that is in process but israel gives me some income I will lose and although Italy will also give me some, it's less and I won't have enough. I'm going to Italy for a month starting Feb. 22. I am hoping to find an answer then, be it a pious Catholic husband or a means to continue to support myself. I'm 76.

[@northernporter430]

@33:12 Did anyone else catch that math for the 12yr devotional? Say 7 prayers for 365 days over 12 years; and you'll have prayed once for each of the wounds Christ endured? If my math is right and Christ experienced about 5,000 wounds, then you would have prayed for each of those wounds about 6 times over. 7prayers x 365days = 2,555 x 12years = 30,660 / 5,000wounds = 6.132 prayers per wound? Did I figure that correctly?

[@miguellomos9617]

But i can't afford candles at this time!.

[@mariediphillipo3388]

The St Andrew novena

[@CatholicIrish]

I’m currently doing this. 15 times daily from Nov 30 (Feast of St. Andrew) to Dec 24. Loving it. ❤

[@christopherbrunetti5074]

What would be the best novenas for direction ?

[@princesamme]

Our Lady of Good Counsel

[@christopherbrunetti5074]

@@princesamme thank you

[@princesamme]

@@christopherbrunetti5074 you’re welcome. And thank you too for your question. I started this novena today to help me.

[@dianalovato6106]

A novena is an. Implorable time in need of a special prayer to a saint or Jesus Jesus said ask and you will recieve seek and you shall find knock and the door shall be opened unto you .the apostles and mother mary waited. Until the fire of the holy spirit fell on them

[@franpost1110]

Hi I'm a revert, I'm unfamiliar with novena, as I understand you pray a certain prayer once a day for 9 days? How do you choose which prayer you need or which for each situation, is there a book. What is the purpose of these prayers.. where can I find a how to....I'm totally not finding the correct words

[@kaelasanchez1998]

Pick your favorite Saint and see if he or she has a Novena. Begin the novena on their feast day. I hope this helps.

[@franpost1110]

How do I choose a favorite saint, I can't even figure out which one is my patron saint

[@kaelasanchez1998]

@@franpost1110 Read up on Saints and see what you have in common with them. It's a lot of work, but you'll find one.

[@elperinasoswa6772]

@@franpost1110 you can always go to the Blessed Mother if you don't know a St. She is always my go to St. But I also have a strong connection to St. Anthony of Padua as he had answered a prayer for me when I was a child. And St. Damian of Molokai, but more like St. Damian chose me, I didn't choose him. I was in a Parish store that sells items of him, and as I walked by this news article of him that was displayed in the store, I sense this strong presence of him, a tenderness, I started crying for no reason. I need to pray to him.

[@canibezeroun1988]

If you have a profession there is a patron saint for each. If you live in a country you'll have a patron saint. The Apostles are available. These are great starting points.

[@TheMagickalCottage]

Can you pray a novena even if you are not Catholic ?

[@CatholicTalkShow]

Absolutely. We whole heartedly encourage you to do so.

[@TheMagickalCottage]

@@CatholicTalkShow ❤

[@nanettefoster1625]

I enjoy your content but I try to avoid hearing the music at the beginning because it sounds too much like the beginning of AC/DC's Highway to Hell. I'm sorry I don't want to insult anyone but wish to let you know. Thank you and God bless you.

[@OcapeOcape-rp3hn]

Tolong doakan saya, lambung saya kambuh, karna salah makan makanan. Jesus dan Maria tolong sembuhkan saya 🙏✝️

[@kodydavid4351]

Who’s Father Mike Smitt’s?

[@soverad]

Fr Mike Schmitz. Look him up. He Is a wonderful priest.

[@kodydavid4351]

@@soverad thanks! Is he as famous as Fr Rich Pagano? I mean that would be like Super Famous right?

[@carolynjones394]

@@kodydavid4351 Fr. Mike Schmitz is the priest who does the Ascension Press podcast Bible in a Year, and will be starting Catechism in a Year on January 1st.

[@lailadesilva3060]

Fr. Mike Schmidt is another wonderful young priest. He does a podcast in Ascension Presents, the Bible in a year podcasts. & Steubenville seminars; all are worth watching.

[@kodydavid4351]

I was just kiddin around😊 we are a little biased 😉 Thank God for the witness and talents bestowed on Fr Pagano and Fr Schmitz. The Holy Spirit working through Fr Pagano was the turning point for me that led me to the Catholic Faith. Our family and home are unified now more than ever and this house will be built on solid ground!

[@dianamuniz-olson5113]

No Surrender Novena? Surrendering everything to God is a powerful thing.

[@mrswilbert]

They don't work

[@lois2997]

Yes they do.

[@mrswilbert]

@@lois2997 not for me. Not ever