NOVENAS

Holy Family — Five Historical Prayers (Nine-Day Devotion)
Raphael, The Holy Family with the Lamb (1504), public-domain painting, Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raphael_Holy_Family_with_the_Lamb.jpg

Holy Family — Five Historical Prayers (Nine-Day Devotion)

A nine-day devotional arrangement of the five authentic prayers to the Holy Family for the fulfillment of Christian duties, favored by Pope Leo XIII in 1890 and reproduced in the 1910 Raccolta and F. X. Lasance’s With God (1911). IMPORTANT: the original source PRESCRIBES FIVE PRAYERS but does NOT prescribe nine consecutive days; the nine-day practice is an editorial arrangement for December 18–26, 2026 before the Feast of the Holy Family (December 27). Repeats the complete source prayer each day, with the historical Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be directions.

Patron of / intentions · Family unity, Christian marriage, parents, children, peace in the home and a holy death.

Novena begins
December 18, 2026
Scheduled feast day
December 27, 2026
Prayer duration
9 days
Final prayer day
Dec 26
Pray Day 1 — free

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SOURCES

  • Rev. F. X. Lasance, With God (Benziger Brothers, 1911), “A Prayer to the Holy Family for the Fulfilment of our Christian Duties,” https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/With_God/Indulgenced_Prayers . Also The Raccolta (1910), no. 458 “Prayers to the Holy Family,” Pope Leo XIII, May 17, 1890. This nine-day arrangement is editorial, while the complete five-petition text is historical and public domain. Raphael cover painting Wikimedia Commons public domain.