Prayer to the Virgin at dawn
Marian prayer to start the day under the protection of Mary.
Marian prayer to start the day under the protection of Mary.
Invocation to ask for forgiveness and heal wounds in the family.
Prayer to ask for strength and meaning in daily work.
Invocation to entrust the home and loved ones to God each morning.
Prayer to receive God's comfort in the face of the loss of a loved one.
Children's prayer of trust in Mary as a protective Mother.
Simple prayer to start the day by giving thanks to God.
The Novena to Saint Martin de Porres (1579-1639), a Dominican friar from Lima known as the 'Saint of the Broom,' celebrates his boundless charity, his humility that embraced the simplest tasks, and his absolute trust in Providence. Miraculous in life and after his death, he is the patron of social justice, interracial peace, barbers, and the poor. During these nine days, the faithful meditate on his virtues of humble service, concrete love for those in need, and joy in sacrifice, asking for his intercession to grow in mercy and fraternity.
The Novena to Saint Rita of Cascia honors the 'advocate of the impossible,' a 15th-century Augustinian (1381-1457) who lived as a wife, mother, widow, and religious with heroic patience. Known for the stigmatization of a thorn from Christ's crown on her forehead and for countless miracles of reconciliation and healing, Saint Rita continues to obtain graces where all human hope seems extinguished. Throughout these nine days, the faithful contemplate her virtues of forgiveness, humility, and trust and ask for her help to carry their own crosses with joy.