Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025 11:22 PM Feast: September 29 Start of novem: September 20 Feast of the three Archangels of The Lord Our God: Archangel Michael, Archangel Raphael, and Archangel Gabriel. It is also the feast of Blessed Nicola da Forca Palena. I will need to check the sources: Saint Michael, Archangel: Captain and […]
Category: Novem
St. Januarius, Bishop of Benevento and Martyr
Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025, 11:18 Pm Feast: Sep 19. Start novena: Sep 10. Potential source: https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/fellows/st-januarius-patron-saint-of-blood-banks/ https://www.ncregister.com/blog/san-gennaro-relic-liquefies-in-presence-of-pope-francis https://www.ncregister.com/cna/following-prolonged-wait-the-blood-of-st-januarius-liquefies-again https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08295a.htm [Updated: 9/10/2025 6:34 Pm]
Sources for Saint Pedro Claver Novena
Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:58 PM Feast day of San Pedro Claver: Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Begin novena on Tuesday, August 30, 2025. Sources: Prayer to Saint Peter Claver. https://www.jesuits.global/2023/09/08/in-september-let-us-pray-to-st-peter-claver/ Daily reading, excellent book: Brioschi, Pedro A. 1889. Vida de San Pedro Claver: Heróico Apóstol de los Negros. Tomb location: Santuario de San Pedro Claver, […]
Novenas
Berkeley, Sunday, September 7, 2025 7:25 PM The tradition of praying for nine days, novena, goes back to Our Lady, Mother of Jesus, God, Mary, and to the eleven apostles. I, recently, in recent weeks, have read about the origins of the novem, but I haven’t noted down the resources, so I did a quick […]
