Berkeley, Monday, October 27, 2025 8:24 Pm
I come a bit unprepared to this novena, which I will start today.
Although, I know from the scriptures the story of Saint John the Baptist parents’ Saint Zachary and St. Elizabeth.
Add citations from bible.
At what age Elizabeth conceived John? And how old was Zachary then?
It came to my mind how the head of Saint John was cut.
Saint John the Baptist has been a quite stalling figure in our history. If stalling is not the right word. He has been a great example. Thank you for preparing the way.
And often is heartwarming to remember one’s parents.
Feast day: November 5th.
I am placing links here. I will review them at some point. The goal is to get to a novena guideline. Writing one is not out of the question. But probably there are more people qualified for that.
Structure (Brainstorming) I might be wrong:
Sign of the cross.
Repent of sins.
Praise to the Lord.
Invoque the angels, and the Saint.
Lord’s Prayer. Hail Mary. Glory.
Meditation with a reading of the Saint(s) or about the Saint(s).
Prayer for intention.
Litany.
that is the potential structure. I need to add the time component in that structure. A 15 minute session would be ideal. It can be 10 minute as well.
One should pray the rosary as well on a daily basis.
The total time on the day might be at least one hour. The Lord, Jesus, said to Peter, James, and John, I believe, in the Olive Mount, can you not pray one hour with me?
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-elizabeth-and-zachariah-44
A parish:
From a Byzantine Church:
Info from St. Gregory Armenian Catholic Church:
https://lostlcp.com/st-john-zachary/
Info from the Orthodox church of America:
Info from Traditional Catholic. Not healthy feelings or trust to this website yet, because I do not know about them. Yet, Jesus condemed to go against anyone who proclaims the gospel on His name:
http://traditionalcatholic.net/Tradition/Calendar/11-05.html
Info from From Blessed Sacrament Parish at Utica, NY
Order of Malta:
The Feast of Saints Zachary and Elizabeth
Novena to Saint Elizabeth:
https://apostoladopiedadpopular.blogspot.com/2021/11/novena-santa-isabel-madre-de-san-juan.html
Relevant information about Saint Zachary and Saint Elizabeth:
https://www.vaticannews.va/es/santos/06/23/ss–zacarias-y-isabel–padres-de-s–juan-bautista.html
More info:
https://www.ewtn.com/es/catolicismo/santos/zacarias-y-isabel-15112
https://faith.nd.edu/saint/sts-elizabeth-and-zechariah/
I think I have found one structured novena.
But now the search query is for Parishes where Saint Zachary and Saint Elizabeth are patron saints. Usually, then one could find a novena or more detailed information.
Searching in Italian now.
Chiesa di Giovanni Battista parents. Santo Zaccaria i Santa Elisabetta.
Parenteshis. This for Saint John The Baptist:
https://stjohnnb.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Litany-of-Restoration-and-Saint-John-the-Baptist-Novena-1.pdf
https://www.sselisabettaezaccaria.org/
Here a Chiesa:
https://www.sselisabettaezaccaria.org/ss-elisabetta-e-zaccaria.html
And they cited Saint Luke
A parish:
https://www.sselisabettaezaccaria.org/un-po-di-storia.html
Another parish, which Pope JPII and Pope Francis have visited in 1997 and 2013 respectively.
https://gcatholic.org/churches/urbis/4710
Here it is info about Pope Francis visit to the parish:
And from Pope JPII
Here it says that Elizabeth means: God is my giuramento. Zachary means memoria de Dios (Print):
https://www.parrocchiasantarosalia.it/?page_id=891
https://www.preghieracontinua.org/it/gallery/santi-zaccaria-e-elisabetta
Not sure about the following link:
https://www.santodelgiorno.it/santi-zaccaria-ed-elisabetta/
Some info about Saint Zachary:
https://www.sursumcorda.cloud/preghiere/2544-cantico-di-san-zaccaria-sacerdote-e-profeta-5-11.html
Encontro: Saint Mary and Saint Elizabeth:
https://paolaserra97.blogspot.com/2020/08/lincontro-con-santa-elisabetta-la-fede.html
Here we go:
A novena from Saint Michael Parish in Italy. Finally one novena, but I need to check sources, parish, et.
https://paolaserra97.blogspot.com/2020/08/lincontro-con-santa-elisabetta-la-fede.html
More info: Family related:
Not sure what is this, but the good thing is that there is an author. Fr. RIcardo Pecchia. Read it:
Zaccaria devoto de la maddona:
More info to read:
Also not sure about this one. Would see if I read it. Then, I need to search in French, and in Palestinian, Hebrew, and Armenian:
https://paolaserra97.blogspot.com/2015/06/l-di-maria-ebron-e-il-suo-incontro-con.html
Audio:
https://www.radiobuonconsiglio.it/5-novembre-santi-elisabetta-e-zaccaria/
More info:
https://digilander.libero.it/voceseriate/Anno_2003/novembre/Elisabetta_Zaccaria.htm
Query: Paroisse de Zacharie et Élisabeth. Also included Neuvaine
But the results are from the Visitation
https://www.etoilenotredame.org/page/neuvaine-de-la-visitation
Audio about Zacharie:
Relevant info, looks like, about Saint Zachary and Saint Elizabeth:
https://www.kt42.fr/2009/08/catechese-zacharie-et-elisabeth-il.html
Novena to Natividad:
Also, I see that another name for Zachary is Zechariah.
Other sources:
https://catholicnovenaapp.com/novenas/st-elizabeth-novena/
Armenian Prophet Zechariah, but not Zechariah father of Giovanni Baptista:
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/zechariah/1 Other prophet.
Readings for novena to Saint Zechariah and his wife Saint Elizabeth:
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1
Luke 1 in general: Announcement of Birth of John, Announcement of Birth of Jesus, Mary Visits Elizabeth, Canticle of Mary, Birth of John, Canticle of Zechariah
More sources:
Novena Decision:
Sign of cross.
Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, Glory, Lady of Sorrows prayer, Guardian Angel
Read Luke 1. Reflect on Zechariah and Elizabeth faith and righteous. Reflect on the Lord’s mercy.
Intention.
Rosary.
Do this for 9 days. Feast is on November 5th.
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