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All Souls Vigil Service - Novena and Chaplet for the Dead and Ancestors - Nov. 2-10, 2023
Nine-day vigil, novena, and Chaplet for the Dead service. Have lights set and worked on my altar in a nine-day community altar service beginning the night of November 2nd, All Souls Day. There is some wiggle room and you can join up after the work starts as long as you see that there are still spots left and it doesn’t say “sold out.” Along with setting and working lights in the name of your…
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novena prayer group roundup!
So October is a big month for prayer-- it's the month of the Holy Rosary, after all! But it is also the month of the International Mental Health Awareness day, and the month for mental health awareness as outlined by the American Catholic Church. Part of this is the Mental Health Novena, a nine day official prayer (10th-18th of October) praying for the intersession of saints and the like ranging from St. Dymphna to St. Thérèse of Lisieux to the Holy Family for the healing and safety of those who are suffering or have loved ones suffering from mental illness. Each day is a different facet of mental health awareness:
Day 1 – Removing Stigmas (St. Dymphna) Day 2 – Families (The Holy Family) Day 3 – Mental Health Ministry (St. John of God) Day 4 – Childhood (St. Thérèse of Lisieux) Day 5 – Youth and Young Adults (St. Kateri Tekakwitha) Day 6 – Effects of Racial Discrimination on Mental Health (St. Martin de Porres) Day 7 – Poverty and Mental Health (St. Teresa of Calcutta) Day 8 – Suicide Awareness (Dorothy Day) Day 9 - Grief (St. Jane Frances de Chantal) & Conclusion (St. John the Evangelist)
Now comes the prayer group roundup: for those interested, I ask that you take time in the morning and before bed to join me and everyone else in praying each day of this novena. Take two moments in your day to think of those of our or our loved ones dealing with mental illness, as well as praying for those who have lost their lives to such a battle. If you plan to participate, I ask you like, or reblog, or comment! The more the merrier. Each day I will be adding a reflection onto a rb of this post with the official prayer for the day. If you would like to add a specific name of a person/etc to be prayed for, please feel free to put them in the comments! I will be updating a list of any left on this post so everyone can see them.
Here is the novena and a detailed explanation for each day:
Thank you, and God bless. Mary, mother of the mentally ill, Joseph, protector of the mentally ill, and Christ's most Sacred Heart, pray for us!