Traditional Indulgenced Novenas

This collection commemorates various 1st Class Feasts throughout the liturgical year. They are drawn from various pre-Vatican II sources and contain references to the Raccolta, along with instructions for proper observance.

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The list begins with the Church’s year, the First Sunday of Advent. But please note: although the beginning dates of most of these are fixed, some begin on variable dates, such as the Holy Ghost novena, which begins the day after Ascension Thursday.

  1. December 16: Novena in Honor of the Infant Jesus (the Nativity of Our Lord)
  2. December 28: Novena in Honor of Our Lord’s Epiphany
  3. January 24: Novena in Honor of Our Lady’s Purification
  4. March 10: Novena in Honor of St. Joseph, Spouse of Our Lady
  5. March 15: Novena in Honor of St. Gabriel the Archangel
  6. March 16: Novena in Honor Our Lady’s Annunciation
  7. Good Friday: Novena in Honor of Divine Mercy
  8. April 19: Novena in Honor of St. Louis de Montfort
  9. April 22: Novena in Honor of St. Joseph the Worker
  10. Day following Ascension Thursday: Novena in Honor of the Holy Ghost
  11. Tuesday before Trinity Sunday: Novena in Honor of Corpus Christi
  12. Day before Corpus Christi: Novena in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  13. July 7: Novena in Honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
  14. July 17: Novena in Honor of St. Anne
  15. August 6: Novena in Honor of the Assumption of Our Lady
  16. August 30: Novena in Honor of Our Lady’s Nativity
  17. September 6: Novena in Honor of the Seven Sorrows of Mary
  18. September 23: Novena in Honor of the Guardian Angels
  19. September 28: Novena in Honor of Our Lady of the Rosary
  20. October 2: Novena in Honor of the Divine Maternity of Our Lady
  21. October 15: Novena in Honor of St. Raphael the Archangel
  22. October 24: Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
  23. November 12: Novena in Honor of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  24. November 29: Novena in Honor of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception

See here for instructions from the Raccolta on how indulgences are obtained.