A Novena in honor of St. Joseph will be prayed throughout the Diocese of Saginaw beginning Sunday, October 24 and run through Monday, November 1, Feast of All Saints. This Novena asks for graces from God upon our lives, our families, and our world through the powerful intercession of St. Joseph, patron of the Church. In particular, we ask through the intercession of St. Joseph, defender of life, to guide us to a greater respect for all human life and move us to follow his example in protecting and caring for all human life. A different aspect of his intercession for us will be expressed each of the nine days.
You can participate in this Novena in a variety of ways. Key to participation is to have a Novena guide of prayers which is available at the entrances of the Church or via PDF here.
Through the guide you can daily pray the Novena prayers for the nine days. A second way that you can participate is by watching the live-streamed St. Mary Cathedral Mass each of these days and pray the Novena prayers along with those gathered in the Cathedral for the Novena. Or due to our proximity to the Cathedral attend this daily Mass. A third way is to visit and pray the Novena to St. Joseph at the various designated Pilgrimage sites (churches in our Diocese dedicated to St. Joseph).
PILGRIMAGE SITES HOSTING MASS AND NOVENA EVENTS:
SUNDAY, OCT. 24 | 10:30 A.M. (LIVE-STREAMED) Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, 615 Hoyt Avenue, Saginaw
MONDAY, OCT. 25 | 6 P.M. St. Joseph Church/St. Gabriel Parish, 84 W. Midland Road, Auburn
TUESDAY, OCT. 26 | 6 P.M. Mount St. Joseph Church/ Nativity of the Lord Parish, St. Louis, 605 S. Franklin Street, St. Louis
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 | 6 P.M. St. Joseph Church/Resurrection of the Lord Parish, 7842 Newbery Street, Alger, AND St. Joseph Church/St. Hubert Parish, 3455 Rapson Road, Rapson
THURSDAY, OCT. 28 | 6 P.M. St. Joseph Church/St. Christopher Parish, 375 W. Ohmer Road, Mayville
FRIDAY, OCT. 29 | 6 P.M. St. Joseph the Worker Church/Parish, 2168 N. Winn Road, Mount Pleasant (Beal City)
SATURDAY, OCT. 30 | NOON St. Joseph Church/Parish, 910 N. 6th Street, Saginaw
SUNDAY, OCT. 31 | 10:30 A.M. (LIVE-STREAMED) Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, 615 Hoyt Street, Saginaw
MONDAY, NOV. 1 | 8 A.M. (LIVE-STREAMED) Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, 615 Hoyt Street, Saginaw
Visit saginaw.org/novena for more information.
