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Feasts and Novenas

The following documents are referenced in the Liturgical Calendar with the Divine Will.

Please refer to them for Church Feasts and Novenas throughout the year.

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Prodigies of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God V36 – 12/28/36 – “Now, My daughter, listen to Me and pay attention.  I want to tell you a Great Surprise of Our Love, and nothing must escape you.  I want you to know the extent of the Maternity of My Celestial Mother—what She did, how much it cost …

Feasts of Our Lady throughout the Year

Holy Name of Jesus

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus In the Kingdom of the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will The Name of “Jesus” contains all: God and man and the whole economy of creation and salvation. To pray “Jesus” is to invoke Him …

Epiphany and House Blessing

Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord In the Kingdom of the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   “When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, …

Feast of the Baptism

FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD From the Writings of the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta   Mystery of the Lord’s Baptism–Maximus of Turin The Gospel tells us that the Lord went to the Jordan River to be baptized and that He wished to consecrate Himself in the river by signs from Heaven. Reason …

Feast of the Holy Family

Feast of the Holy Family The Feast of the Holy Family falls on January 7/8/9 (Traditional calendar), eve of the anniversary of Sister Mary Ephrem’s entrance into Eternity, January 10, 2000. Our Lady of the Holy Family Appeared with the Child Jesus and St. Joseph to Sister Mary Ephrem on March 30, 1958. On the …

Espousal of the Blessed Virgin Mary with St. Joseph

The Espousal of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Saint Joseph Hail, holy Mother! giving birth to thy Child, thou didst bring forth the King, who ruleth the heavens and the earth for ever and ever. [Ps.] My heart hath uttered a good word. I speak my works to the King. Glory be to the Father, …

Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord From the Writings of the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta Also known as the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Candlemas Day on the Traditional calendar. Our Lady of the Great Event – the Purification is also the Day of release of the Writings of …

Feast of the Chair of St. Peter

The Chair of St. Peter, Vatican City, Rome The “cathedra” (chair) is the throne established where the bishop resides, hence the name cathedral, given to the church where his seat is placed. Metaphorically, it represents the episcopal authority itself. “The Chair of St. Peter” means, therefore, a memory of St. Peter’s episcopate, and his primacy …

Luisa’s Transit Into Heaven Novena

Novena for the 77th Anniversary of the Passing into Eternity of the Little Daughter of the Divine Will Luisa Piccarreta Novena begins February 24, 2024 Divine Providence led the Little Daughter of the Divine Will down paths so mysterious that she knew no joys other than God and His Grace.  One day the Lord said …

Lent and Fasting

Lent and Fasting – Church Fathers and Medievals – excellent and thorough explanation: https://drop.space/watch/lent-and-fasting-in-church-fathers-and-medievals-plus-live-q-amp-a-with-dr-marshall_7bqS5ky9TaKsxlo.html                                                   For priestly explanation of “Septuagesima” and preparation for Lent click the link below: https://gloria.tv/post/CexPbtEb6tJV166ZxXHPhPEY9 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY …

Novena to St. Joseph

NOVENA TO SAINT JOSEPH   1ST DAY – FOSTER-FATHER OF JESUS Saint Joseph, you were privileged to share in the mystery of the Incarnation as the foster-father of Jesus. Mary alone was directly connected with the fulfillment of the mystery, in that she gave her consent to Christ’s conception and allowed the Holy Spirit to …

Feast of St. Joseph

PRAYERS, READINGS and NOVENA Saint Joseph In the Kingdom of the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will PRAYERS: May 1, A.D. 2019 – St. Joseph the Worker St. Joseph was born in Bethlehem and worked as a carpenter (Matthew 13:55: “Is not this …

Holy Face of Jesus

Most Holy Face of Jesus Shrove Tuesday is celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday In Tours, France during the 1840’s a young Carmelite nun received a series of revelations from Our Lord about a powerful devotion He wished to be established worldwide—–the devotion to His Holy Face and Name. The inestimable promises above are …

Virgin of Revelation – Our Lady of Tre Fontane

(The Virgin of Revelation appeared at Tre Fontane, Rome, April, 12, 1947 – 40 days after the Transit to Heaven of Luisa Piccarreta)   I am who I am in the Divine Trinity The Virgin Mary reminds us that She is intimately connected to the Most Holy Trinity: She is the daughter of the Father, …

Feast of The Annunciation

THE ANNUNCIATION In the Divine Will  Significance of March 25th: Adam and Eve each being created The passing of Israel through the Red Sea The sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham St. John the Baptist’s beheading Our Lord Jesus Christ Died on Good Friday March 25 The day Our Lady, Mary Most Holy took …

Divine Mercy Novena

DIVINE  MERCY NOVENA Begins on Good Friday St. Faustina Commence on Good Friday and finish on the Feast of Divine Mercy, the First Sunday after Easter. Novena to be said with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. OTHER CONDITIONS : Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter. Go to confession either the week before or …

Luisa’s Transit into Eternity

March 4, 2024 77th ANNIVERSARY OF LUISA’S TRANSIT INTO ETERNITY Psalms 15:5 – The Lord is the Portion of my Inheritance and of my Cup: it is Thou that wilt Restore my Inheritance to me. Psalms 50:14 – Restore unto me the Joy of Thy Salvation and Strengthen me with a Perfect Spirit. Sophonias (Zephaniah) …

Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday)

The Liturgy of Maundy Thursday traditionally is full of memories of the Redemption.  Formerly the Mass for Maundy Thursday laid special stress on the institution of the Holy Eucharist and of the priesthood.  It’s Mass carried out more than any other the command of Christ to His priests to renew the Last Supper, during which …

Make this the Lent that will change your life forever

From Rome Editor https://fromrome.info/2020/02/26/make-this-lent-the-event-that-will-change-your-life-forever/#comment-3484 By Br. Alexis Bugnolo The season of Lent is something so regular in its advent that it is easy to lose the proper sense of what we should be doing differently, and why this season is so important for our lives as Catholics. Indeed, so scheduled and habitual are the events …

Novena for Luisa’s Birthday and the Oil of Luisa

Nine Day Novena For the Gift of Living In the Divine Will one with Luisa, the little daughter of the Divine Will From April 14 to April 23 – Birthday of Luisa   THE OIL OF LUISA – THE SEAL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT April 23 is the Birthday and Baptismal Anniversary of the Servant …

Solemnity of Easter

Solemnity of Easter From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will       The Resurrection is the Confirmation of the Fiat Voluntas Tua on earth as It is in Heaven.   The Queen of Heaven in the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Limbo. Day 28 …

HAPPY EASTER WEEK!

In 1865 – Luisa Piccarreta was born on April 23, the Sunday after Easter, in Corato, Bari, to Nicola Vito and Rosa Tarantino, who had five daughters: Maria, Rachele, Filomena, Luisa and Angela. A few hours after Luisa’s birth, her father wrapped her in a blanket and took her to the main church for baptism. …

Our Lady of Fatima Prayers for the six Apparitions

106th Anniversary of the 6 Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima  “And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed.” – Luke 2:35 A brief Reading for each of the Anniversary dates – May 13, June 13, July 13, August 19, September 13 and October 13 – …

Feast of Pentecost Command Prayer and Novena

Feast of Pentecost In the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE DIVINE WILL Come, Holy Spirit, Fill the hearts of Your faithful and Enkindle in them the Fire of Your Love. Send Forth Your …

Good Friday

Twenty-four Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ By the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta Twenty-second Hour: From 2 to 3 PM – Third Hour of Agony on the Cross – Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Word of Jesus -The Death of Jesus My dying Crucified, Jesus, You are now about to give the …

HOLY WEEK – PURIM

Join a three-day prayer and fast March 23rd – Our Lady of Victories – to March 25th – to commence HOLY WEEK with the (see below) Command Prayer to save God’s children. These days are a celebration known as Purim, when Queen Esther saved her people. Jesus calls Luisa the new Esther in Volume 36 …

Pentecost Novena with Our Lady of America

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Ascension of the Lord

Ascension of the Lord In the Divine Will Meditations by Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will     Feast of the Ascension of the Lord Book of Heaven – Volume 35 – January 24, 1938 How our Lord left for Heaven remaining on earth in the Tabernacles, to accomplish …

DIVINE MERCY – ECLIPSE – TITLES OF LUISA

April 7, 2024 is DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY – please find (below) “Divine Mercy April 7 – Eclipse April 8, 2024” – highlighting the Words of Our Lord Jesus to Luisa on the Divine Mercy and the Importance of “Eclipse” in the Book of Heaven. This document also includes the brief, astounding events of April 8th. …

Divine Mercy Sunday

Important anniversaries this day – Pope Benedict XVI elected this day 2005 – “…In the joy of the Risen Lord, confident of His Permanent Help, let us go forward. The Lord will Help us. Mary, His Most Holy Mother, is on our side.” – Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) permit …

Feast of the Holy Trinity

Feast of the Holy Trinity In the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   Book of Heaven _ Volume 1 While my soul was exciting itself with ardent yearnings for receiving the grace that Jesus Himself wanted to give me, Jesus came back …

Novena to St. Annibale

NOVENA TO ST. ANNIBALE MARIA DI FRANCIA FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD THE SAINT OF VOCATIONS Spiritual Director of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta     St. Annibale Maria di Francia Feast day: June 1 1851 – 1927 Beatified: 7 October 1990 by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 16 May 2004 by Pope John Paul …

Feast of St Philip Neri

Feast of St Philip Neri St Philip Neri The following comes from the Patron Saints Index: Though he was related to Italian nobility, Philip came from a poor family. His father, Francisco Neri, worked as a notary. Philip’s brother died in childhood, but his two sisters, Caterina and Elisabetta survived. Known as a pius youth, …

Feast of St. Aloysius

LUISA PICCARRETA AND SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA THE NAME SAINT OF LUISA PICCARRETA and POPE BENEDICT XVI – JOSEPH ALOYSIUS RATZINGER The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, the Little Daughter of the Divine Will,  baptismal name was after St. Aloysius (St. Luis).  “Luisa” means “mighty in warfare.”    Luisa was born on April 23rd, the Feast of St. George the …

Special Anniversary of St. Annibale

St. Annibale Maria di Francia Spiritual Director of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta   Saint Annibale Maria di Francia Born July 5, 1851 in Messina, Sicily, Italy He was ordained a Priest on March 16, 1878 He was Canonized by Pope St. John Paul II on May 16, 2004 Luisa: “I was feeling very afflicted, …

Feast of Corpus Christi

The Feast of Corpus Christi The Body and Blood of Christ In the Divine Will   From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   The Solemnity of Corpus Christi also as “our wedding day with the Lord” because we are linked to the Servant of God, …

Feast of the Sacred Heart

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus In the Kingdom of the Divine WillFrom the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will Volume 10 – November 28, 1920 Luisa’s prayer to Jesus. …Only and always together with Jesus and in Jesus I shall live, into His Heart …

Feast of the Immaculate Heart

Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary In the Kingdom of the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   Volume 14 – March 16, 1922 To live in the Divine Will has nothing great externally; everything passes between the soul and God.  …

Divine Mercy in the Divine Will – 33 day Novena to Ascension

Prayers for Divine Mercy Sunday and the next 33 days to prepare for the Vow of Victim in the Divine Will on the Feast of the Ascension. Fiat!

Feast of Our Lady of Fatima

May 13 Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima Anniversary of the 1st of 6 Apparitions In honor of the May 13 Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima to the children: “Sing Praise, and Rejoice, O Daughter of Sion; for Behold I Come, and I will Dwell in the Midst of Thee: said the Lord.” …

Feast of the Visitation

Feast of the Visitation in the Divine Will From the Writings of the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta    The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will Meditation 1 The Queen of Heaven in the Kingdom of the Divine Will. In the Ardor of Her Love, feeling Herself the Mother of Jesus, Mary …

Feast of the Transfiguration

Feast of the Transfiguration Transfiguration – Transubstantiation – Transmutation In the Divine Will  From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   Transfiguration   The Transfiguration of Christ is the culminating point of His public life, as His Baptism is its starting point, and His Ascension …

God Our Father Consecration, Feast and Messages

Holy Octave Consecration to God Our Father The Holy Octave of Consecration to God Our Father  The Feast Day for the Father of All Mankind is celebrated the first Sunday in August   Book of Heaven: V33 – 2.10.34 – “My blessed daughter, for one who Lives in My Will, All times are hers. And …

Feast of the Assumption

Feast of the Assumption In the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   “The Feast of the Assumption should be called Feast of the Divine Will” – V18 – 8.15.25   Excerpt from Day Thirty-One of The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom …

FIVE PRAYERS FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY

PRAYER FOR BISHOPS AND PRIESTS (Bishops and priests are praying this throughout the world) LORD JESUS CHRIST, SON OF THE FATHER, SEND NOW YOUR SPIRIT OVER THE EARTH! LET THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF ALL PEOPLES THAT THEY MAY BE PRESERVED FROM DEGENERATION, DISASTERS AND WAR. MAY THE MOTHER OF ALL PEOPLES …

Novena for Our Lady’s Birthday

Novena for the Gift of Living in the Divine Will one with Luisa Piccarreta The little daughter of the Divine Will From August 30 to September 8 – Birthday of Our Lady The day Luisa received the Gift of Living in the Divine Will   (recite after each days prayer:)   Abba Father, In the name …

Ascension Thursday Vow

Ascension to Pentecost Novena

Novena between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday Together let us pray the First Novena of the Holy Church with our Blessed Mother and little Luisa in the Cenacle on Mount Zion, from Ascension Thursday to Pentecost Sunday. Let us beg for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit for the little children of the Most …

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and The Gift of the Divine Will to Luisa Piccarreta From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   The Church has given us two of the great feasts of the church. On the eighth day of …

Exaltation of the Cross

Exaltation of the Holy Cross From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will    Luisa’s Third Mystical Marriage with the Cross (1894) (Date according to the Official website of the Pious Association Luisa Piccarreta) The Church has given us two of the great Feasts of the …

Feast of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ

July – Month of the Precious Blood At least 751 times “Blood” is mentioned in the Writings Dictated by Our Lord to the Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT HE OFFERED HIMSELF WITHOUT BLEMISH TO GOD. TO THE ONE WHO LOVED US, WHO WASHED OUR SINS THROUGH HIS BLOOD AND MADE US …

Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the Most Holy Divine Will June 21 – June 29, 2019 Day 1 V19 – 6.20.26 – “…if I came in Redemption, I came to realize My Ideal and My Primary Purpose – that is, the Kingdom of My Will in souls. This is so True, that …

Feast of the Divine Maternity

Feast of the Divine Maternity This Feast, observed throughout the Western Church on October 11, honor Mary as Mother of God, and bears the same sort of relation to the Annunciation and to Christmas as does the Synaxis of Our Lady in the Byzantine rite. It was long known in Portugal and elsewhere, but was …

Feast of the Seven Sorrows

Feast of the Seven Sorrows of Mary In the Kingdom of the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   Our Lady, Mother of Sorrows, Appeared to Sister Mary Ephrem – according to sister’s letter to her confessor, +Archbishop Paul F. Leibold, letter …

Our Lady of the Rosary

Dedicated to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary   October 7 – OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY – (New/Trad) – instituted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1571 “When the wicked heresy of the Albigensians was growing…St. Dominick implored with earnest prayers, the aid of the Blessed Virgin, Whose Dignity these errors shamelessly attacked and to Whom …

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints and the Divine Will From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   Volume 10 – October 17, 1911 It seems that my most sweet Jesus came for a little longer than usual. It seemed He was wearing the crown of thorns, …

Feast of Christ the King and Novena

Feast of Christ The King By the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, The Little Daughter of the Divine Will ‘Fiat!’ – ‘We belong to the Great King of the Supreme Fiat.’    (V29 – 10.26.31)   For those following the Traditional Calendar, the Feast of Christ the King is Oct. 29, 2023. For those following …

Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY “The Queen Mother standing at the King’s Right Hand Arrayed in Gold.” – Psalm 45:9 Mary’s Queenship is first based on Her Maternal relationship with Jesus. The ancient Hebraic notion of the queen mother applies to Mary as Mother of the Messianic King, Jesus Christ. In ancient Israel, the …

St. Andrew Advent to Christmas Novena

Advent to Christmas Novena               From the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle to the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ one may begin a special prayer, simply called the “Christmas Prayer” to obtain favors if one’s requests are in accordance with God’s Holy Will. It is …

The Immaculate Conception with Novena

LUISA’S PRAYERS TO HONOR OUR LADY’S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – with Novena and Readings Our Lady, The Immaculate Conception Appeared to Sister Mary Ephrem in 1958 Our Lady of Prayer of L’ile Bouchard Appeared this day to four little girls in 1947 – the year Luisa Entered Heaven!   V12 – December 18, 1920- Return of …

Solemnity of Christmas with Novena

Novena of Holy Christmas THE NINE EXCESSES OF LOVE From the Writings of The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta The Little Daughter of the Divine Will   Preparation for Holy Christmas during the Season of Advent Let us prepare ourselves for the Great Feast of Holy Christmas by meditating on the Mystery of the Incarnation …

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Religious parents never fail by devout prayer to consecrate their children to the Divine service and love, both before and after their birth. Some amongst the Jews, not content with this general consecration of their children, offered them to God in their infancy, by the hands …

Our Lady Queen of the Angels

Feast Day of Our Lady Queen of Angels “There was with the Angel a multitude of the Heavenly Army Praising God.” St. Luke, 2:13 Today we honor Mary as Queen of the Angels. As our thoughts fly up to heaven, we pass by all the nine choirs of Angels up to the very Throne of …

Greater O Antiphons

Greater O Antiphons   The Roman Church has been singing the “O” Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that accompany the Magnificat canticle of Evening Prayer from December 17-23. They are a magnificent theology that uses ancient biblical imagery drawn from the messianic hopes of the Old Testament to proclaim …