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]
Category: Novem
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 […]
