NOVENAS

Holy Souls — November Franciscan-Season Devotion (Independent Prayer)
Ludovico Carracci, Angel Freeing the Souls from Purgatory, early seventeenth century. Public-domain devotional art: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carracci-Purgatory.jpg

Holy Souls — November Franciscan-Season Devotion (Independent Prayer)

An independent nine-day prayer for the Holy Souls from November 21–29, 2026, coinciding with a Franciscan Mission Associates devotional calendar period. The historical Prayer to Jesus Christ for the Holy Souls associated with Saint Alphonsus Liguori is repeated all nine days. IMPORTANT: This IS NOT the official nine-day prayer text used by Franciscan Mission Associates; no permission or exact sponsor-specific text was obtained. No special feast of the Holy Souls is assigned to November 30. This title reflects a separate popular devotional period.

Patron of / intentions · The faithful departed; prayers for deceased family, friends and benefactors.

Novena begins
November 21, 2026
Scheduled feast day
November 30, 2026
Prayer duration
9 days
Final prayer day
Nov 29
Pray Day 1 — free

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SOURCES

  • Traditional Prayer to Jesus Christ for the Holy Souls attributed to Saint Alphonsus Liguori; see https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/novena-for-the-holy-souls-in-purgatory-286 . Independent adaptation for November 21–29, NOT reproduced or endorsed as the distinct Franciscan Mission Associates liturgical or devotional novena. General Franciscan calendar: https://franciscanmissionassoc.org/pray-with-us/novenas-feast-days/ .