A novena is a series of public or private prayers that are said for nine days to obtain special graces, to implore special favours or to make special petitions. The word ‘novena’ comes from the Latin novem, which means ‘nine’. The nine-day prayer recalls the nine days that the Apostles along with the Blessed Virgin Mary and other women spent in prayer between the day of the Ascension of the Lord and Pentecost Sunday.

The Novena to St. Lawrence will be said daily from August 1st to August 9th during the Mass (when scheduled) and individually when there is no Mass Scheduled at St. Lawrence. Praying the Novena we will thank God for all the graces we have received since our last annual feast and we will implore special favours for our parish community.

The Prayers that accompany each day of the Novena are included below: