Berkeley, November 17, 2025 10:22 AM
Saint Catherine of Alexandria feast day: November 25
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/11/25.html
As per the links above, Saint Catherine of Siena was born around the late years of 200 a.d. Her death was around 310 a.d.
She was persecuted and executed. She was beheaded.
The interesting fact she was excellent to debate and to convert. For instance when she was 18 years she debated and converted about 50 pagan philosophers, who definitely should have been older than her.
Later on she converted about 200 soldiers and even family members from the emparor.
St. Catherine is one of the fourteen Holy Helpers. I did not know about them. I should learn.
She has been particularly venerated in Germany and Hungary.
She is the patron saint of lawyers, librarians, philosophers, students, and teachers.
Novena
Opening prayer as in the Holy Hours.
Opening prayers as in the rosary? But then should one do three Hail Marys and is it ok to mix the prayers structure? Probably, yes as one understands what is one doing.
I will search some novenas, but meanwhile below a plausible structure:
Better see links towards the end to add to novena:
https://happinessisprayer.blogspot.com/2010/11/st-catherine-of-alexandria-patroness-of.html
Ideally start on Nov 16. Dates below corresponds to my route taken in 2025
Day 1: St. Catherine of Alexandria: One of Fourteen Holy Helpers, Nov 17
Day 2: St. Catherine of Alexandria: Preacher who converted hearts towards the Lord, Nov 18
Day 3: St. Catherine of Alexandria: At 18 years old debated and fifty converted pagan philosophers, Nov 19
Day 4: St. Catherine of Alexandria: Converted 200 soldiers, Nov 20
Day 5: St. Catherine of Alexandria: Converted family members of Emperor, Nov 22
Day 6: St. Catherine of Alexandria: Beheaded for Loving the Lord. Steadfast, Nov 24
Day 7: St. Catherine of Alexandria: Devotion in Germany and Hungary, Nov 24
Day 8: St. Catherine of Alexandria: Joan de Arc, Nov 25
Day 9: St. Catherine of Alexandria: Patron Saint of lawyers, librarians, philosophers, students, and teachers, Nov 25
Nov. 25: Feast Day.
Pray for us St. Catherine of Alenxandria
Intersections
Prayer
https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/226922
Parishes:
https://www.stscl.org/the-history-of-st-catherine-of-alexandria-parish
Cathedral:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._Catherine_of_Alexandria,_Saint_Catharines
https://www.thecathedralinstcatharines.com/
St. Kathrein in Deutsch Schützen-Eisenberg
Wow, several of those are protestant churches. Is that ok? Lets pray to Santa Katherein of Alexandria for unity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Catherine%27s_Church,_Frankfurt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Catherine%27s_Church,_L%C3%BCbeck
Katharinenkirche Alexandria
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Catherine-of-Alexandria
Kirche der Heiligen von Alexandrien
https://www.stiftsland.de/heiligenlexikon/eventdetail/17230/-/katharina-von-alexandrien.html
Interesting books and references:
http://www.katharinenspuren.de/
Is the following legitime?
https://research.ebsco.com/c/p54vgy/viewer/pdf/z7gbsj4n7v?route=details
https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=45cdb07e-20f2-33e8-b158-d989b86e3d5e
Probably see at brevarium:
Discurso en honor de Santa Catalina de Alejandría pronunciado el 25 de noviembre de 1884 en la Universidad de Oviedo
SANTA CATALINA DE ALEJANDRIA Y SU TIEMPO POR VICENTE BLANCO Catedrático de la Facultad de Letras de la Universidad de Oviedo. p 159 of pdf below:
https://share.google/7dZwu1ypPaItCVfGC
to do:
See name of Emperor: Maxentius
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