Novena Library
Nine days of prayer, the oldest Christian way of asking. Choose a novena, begin, and pray one day at a time — your progress is saved so you can continue where you stopped.
30 novenas
The Blessed Virgin Mary, conceived without sin
Nine days of prayer before 8 December, honouring Mary preserved free from original sin from the first moment of her conception.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Nine days of prayer to Our Lady as she appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous at Lourdes in 1858, especially for the sick.
Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima
Nine days honouring Our Lady's apparitions at Fatima in 1917, with her request for the Rosary, penance, and conversion.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Nine days of prayer before the ancient icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a devotion spread by the Redemptorists.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
Nine days of consecration and prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Heart that kept all things and pondered them.
Mary, Undoer of Knots
Nine days asking Mary to untie the knots of our lives — a devotion from the Augsburg painting of 1700, widely spread in recent decades.
The Divine Mercy of Jesus
The novena Our Lord asked of St. Faustina, prayed from Good Friday to the Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday, each day bringing a different group of souls to his mercy.
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Nine days of confident prayer to the Heart of Jesus, drawing on the Novena of Confidence to the Sacred Heart.
The Holy Face of Jesus
Nine days of reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus, a devotion associated with Sr. Marie of St. Peter and Bl. Leo Dupont.
The Infant Jesus of Prague
Nine days (traditionally nine hours) of prayer to the Divine Child, a devotion centred on the image of the Infant Jesus of Prague.
God the Holy Spirit
The oldest of all novenas — the nine days the Apostles and Mary spent in prayer between the Ascension and Pentecost — prayed for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit, promised by Christ
Nine days of prayer from the Friday after the Ascension to the Vigil of Pentecost, praying with Mary in the Upper Room.
St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Nine days of prayer to the Patron of the Universal Church, guardian of the Holy Family, model of workers and patron of a happy death.
St. Jude Thaddeus, Apostle
Nine days of prayer to the Apostle St. Jude, invoked as patron of desperate and seemingly hopeless cases.
St. Michael the Archangel
Nine days of prayer for protection under the Prince of the heavenly host, prayed with the prayer of Pope Leo XIII.
St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church
Nine days of prayer to St. Anthony, the Wonder-worker, patron of the poor and of things lost.
St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Nine days of prayer with St. Padre Pio, the Capuchin friar who bore the stigmata and spent his life in the confessional.
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Doctor of the Church
Nine days of prayer with the Little Flower and her little way of confidence and love.
St. Benedict of Nursia, Abbot, Patron of Europe
Nine days of prayer to the father of Western monasticism, invoked for protection against evil and for peace of soul.
St. Francis of Assisi
Nine days of prayer with the Poverello, praying his peace prayer and asking for a poor and joyful heart.
St. Rita of Cascia
Nine days of prayer to St. Rita, wife, mother, widow, and Augustinian nun, patroness of impossible causes and of difficult marriages.
St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine
Nine days of prayer with the mother whose tears and perseverance won her son's conversion.
St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, martyr of charity
Nine days of prayer with the Franciscan priest who gave his life for another man at Auschwitz.
Christ, our peace
Nine days of prayer for peace in the world, in our country, and in our hearts.
Christ the Healer
Nine days of prayer for healing of body, mind, memory, and soul.
Our Lady, Health of the Sick
Nine days of intercession for a particular sick person and for all the sick, with Mary, Health of the Sick.
The Holy Family of Nazareth
Nine days of prayer for our families, entrusted to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
God our refuge, with St. Michael and the holy angels
Nine days of prayer for protection of body and soul, with Psalm 91 and the traditional prayers of defence.
The Holy Spirit, Giver of counsel
Nine days of prayer when a decision must be made, praying for light, counsel, and courage.
Christ, Lord of the harvest
Nine days of prayer for priests, religious, married couples, and for young people discerning their call.
Traditional and liturgical texts are given in their received Catholic wording, unaltered. Devotional novenas are labelled as such and carry their source. Daily intentions are offered as prayer aids, not as fixed Church texts.