St. Catherine of Siena Novena

St. Catherine of Siena Novena

On April 29, we celebrate the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena. She was a mystic and lay Dominican, born in Siena, Italy in 1347. I’ve done a number of podcasts about her; you can find them all here.  She was an amazing woman! I really only popped on here to...
Surrender Novena

Surrender Novena

This novena was given to Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo by Jesus. Fr. Ruotolo was an Italian priest (1882-1970) who had a deep devotion to Our Lord and His Mother Mary. He endured tremendous suffering in his life but through it all turned to God. Prayers from Jesus Jesus gave...
A new (to me) Novena

A new (to me) Novena

Novenas First, what is a novena? A set of prayers said for a specific intention, usually for 9 days. Why 9 days? To remind us of the first novena when the apostles waited for the Holy Spirit to descend at Pentecost after Jesus’ Ascension. There are other novena...