A novena may be a private or public spiritual devotion for the purpose of obtaining a special favour from heaven, be it a special grace, imploring a favour or to make a special petition. Meditative novena to saint gerard majella novenas in honor of various saints are moments of shared friendships with the court of heaven. Gerard majella novena begins again on monday next, october 8th. Novenas generally consist of a single daily prayer, repeated for nine days, to the blessed virgin mary, a saint or the angels. The feast is celebrated on the sunday within the octave of christmas, that is, the sunday between christmas day and new years day both exclusive, or if both christmas day and the solemnity of mary, mother of god are sundays, on 30 december always a friday in such years. Saint gerard, ever full of faith, obtain for me that, believing firmly all. Gerard majella this pamphlet contains a short life of st. St gerard majella, one of irelands bestloved saints, known here particularly as the mothers saint. Every wednesday we celebrate the perpetual novena in honour of st gerard during mass at 9. The word novena come from the word novem which means nine. The many novenas in existence may be loosely placed into one of four. There is a fulltime position opening for a facility care coordinator and a parttime custodian position opening. Gerard majella prayers and novena text and mp3 audio. Implore the master of life, from whom all paternity proceeds, to render me fruitful in offspring, that i may raise up children to.
The st gerard majella novena begins on monday 8th october and runs for 9. Gerard was born as gerardo majella on 6 april 1726 in muro lucano, italy. Gerard majella was born in muro lucano, italy, on april 6, 1726, into a humble family. Novena 2019 schedule of services and recordings st.
St gerard majella biography, novena, prayer, catholic. Nine days novena to st gerard majella prayer for the. Say this novena once a day for nine days, especially beginning on oct 7th and ending on october 15th, the eve of the feast of st. St josephs monastery, st alphonsus road, dundalk, county louth, ireland, a91 f3fc. Gerard majella is the patron saint of expectant mothers, mothers with difficult pregnancies, and those women who hope to conceive and give birth to healthy children. Some novena prayers are long, and may include litanies, or meditations. We will pray this for first nine days not only in may, but for the first nine days per month for the extended future. Thou who on earth didst always fulfill gods design help me to do the holy will of god. If you are so inclined, feel free to touch the virtual first class relic of st. From his parents he learned the love of prayer and sacrifice. Novena church saint gerard majella choir home facebook.
Michael cusack told the argus they are once again expecting huge crowds to converge on dundalk to attend the popular novena in honour. Novena for those wishing to conceive the practicing catholic. That we may be made worthy of the promises of christ. On earth, you always fulfilled gods designs, help me now to do the holy will of god. Gerard majella, a redemptorist brother, there will be a special prayer service to celebrate the mothers saint on wednesday, 16th october 2019 at 8pm in the church.
Solemn novena to st gerard majella 08 october, 2019. Recite 9 times hail mary pray for us, o saint gerard that we may be made worthy of the promises of christ. Humble gerard, lowly workman, patron of the hearts that toil, bless this bleak earths myriad toilers, lift their thoughts above earths soil. Often the novena is planned so that the tenth day coincides with the saints feast day or another liturgical event e. Gerard majella 39 prayer for the gift of motherhood 39 prayer for parenthood 40 prayer for women having difficulty conceiving 41. The annual dundalk solemn novena to st gerard majella gets underway in st josephs redemptorist church this sunday october 8 th and will run until monday october 16 th there are masses each weekday at 7am, 9. Gerard during pregnancy 9 months of pregnancy novena 9 traditional 9day novena 23 litany to st. From exclusively for novena support team members o st.
Gerard, the youngest of the five children of dominic and benedetta galella majella, was born on april 6, 1726, in the small town of muro, which is a few miles distant from naples in southern italy. Gerard majella the novena consists of the same opening prayer to be said each day, followed by a particular prayer for each day and ten hail marys. Gerard majella was beatified on january 29, 1839, by pope leo xiii and canonized december 11, 1904. Gerard, explaining why he is known worldwide as the patron saint of mothers. Novena church saint gerard majella choir, singapore. April 9, 1726 october 16, 1755, was an italian lay brother of the congregation of the redeemer, better known as the redemptorists, who is honored as a saint by the catholic church. He is also regarded as the patron saint falsely accused people, good confessions and lay brothers. Saint gerard majella april 6, 1726, muro lucano, basilicata october 16, 1755, he is the saint whose intercession is requested for children and unborn children in particular, childbirth, mothers and expectant mothers in particular, motherhood, falsely accused people, good confessions, lay brothers and just about anyone who desires the comfort of an understanding heart. Many prayers have been answered through these novenas. Gerard majella annual novena is a practical and down to earth person that can think through any situation or problem.
Nevertheless most people will make a novena using a prayer composed for the purpose. Saint gerard, ever full of faith, obtain for me that, believing firmly all that the the church of god proposes to my belief, i may strive to secure through a holy life, the joys of eternal happiness. Its the biggest festival of faith in ireland with an average of 10,000 attending on a daily basis. Gerard with and led him to do your will in heroic ways. That the blessing will stop and the child i cary for 34weeks will grow inside my womd until the day that i will born himher and take care of my baby. Gerard majella novena prayer almighty god, from his boyhood years you blessed st. Josephs parish church,a redemptorist house in dundalk, welcomes thousands of people from all over ireland to the annual festival of faith in honour of st. Details are posted on the main page of our website nearer the time. Our editorial voice, always faithful to the teachings of the church, assists and inspires catholic clergy and laity. Majella grew up in a poverty with a great respect for the poor. A chief provider and curator of catholic information on the web since 1996. Saint gerard, ever full of faith obtain for me that, believing firmly all that the church of god proposes to my belief, i may strive to secure through a holy life the joys of eternal happiness. Every year we celebrate the solemn novena in honour of st gerard from 8th to 16th october.
O good st gerard, powerful intercessor before god and wonder worker of our day, confidently i call upon you and seek your aid. St gerards novena gets underway in dundalk this sunday. Santuario di san gerardo maiella tour completo caposele avellino irpinia italy duration. Nine days novena to st gerard majella patron of expecting mothers day one saint gerard, ever full of faith, obtain for me that, believing firmly all that the the church of god proposes to my belief, i may strive to secure through a holy life, the joys of eternal happiness. Jude, pray for me that i may grow in faith, hope and love and in the grace of jesus christ. His intercession is sought for children, unborn children, women in childbirth, mothers, expectant mothers, motherhood, the falselyaccused, good. When his father died, gerard, being the only son, had to provide for his family by working as a tailor. Pray for these intentions, but most of all pray that i may join you in heaven with god for all eternity. Almighty and eternal god, we thank you for the gift of st.
Robert mcnamara cssr tells the story of st gerard majella, a young 18th century italian who eloped, so to speak, in order to join the redemptorists. The mother saint a prayer community dedicated to mothers. He was born in 1726 in muro, italy to a family of seven. Please feel free to spend time in silence andor say other prayers. His good health and physical stamina allow him to work long and hard for anything that he believe in, and quite often for material rewards. Im excited to teach my child to pray and be a good person. He is frequently invoked as a patron for expectant mothers and those struggling to conceive.
Join nearly 300,000 people throughout the world in novena prayer. He was very sickly at birth and was immediately taken to the cathedral church for baptism. He was the son of a tailor who died when gerard was 12, leaving the family in poverty. As he was just 12 when his father passed away, he was forced to grow up fast. Gerard, powerful intercessor before the throne of god, wonderworker of our day, i call upon thee and seek thy aid. On may 1, our parish began a novena for those wishing to conceive. Gerard majella, the mothers saint, and to create an evergrowing prayer community that prays constantly for mothers, pregnant women, women hoping to become mothers, for children with special needs or who are sick, and for mothers who have lost a child. If you have a heart for this issue, please join in our heavenly petition. Solemn novena to st gerard majella catholicireland. A handbook of scriptural novenas needs and intentions.