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? […]
Category: Novem
Santo Pedro de Alcántara
Berkeley, Wednesday, October 15, 2025 11:26 PM The feast day of Saint Peter of Alcantara is on October 26. I screwed up or delayed a bit my novena from Saint John Henry Newman. So I am adjusting things. But I learned a bit about Saint Isaac Jogues, and the other Jesuits and more martyrs of […]
Saint John Henry Newman
Berkeley, Friday, September 26, 2025 1:59 Pm John Henry Newman is a Doctor of the Church. He lived or was related to the Saint Philip Neri Oratory in Birmingham, England. John Ronal Reuel Tolkien used to live there. I would need to learn more about Cardinal Newman live. I know he lived in the late […]
Archangels Feast
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 […]
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 […]
