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St. Louis IX Novena2026

August 16, 2026 – August 24, 2026 · 9 days

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Nine days with St. Louis IX, King of France:

  1. Christian Formation and Faith
  2. The Holy Exercise of Authority
  3. Marriage and Fatherhood
  4. Peacemaking and the Just Resolution of Conflict
  5. Justice and Reform
  6. Penance, Discipline, and Self-Mastery
  7. Charity Toward the Poor, Sick, and Marginalized
  8. Reverence for Sacred Things and Devotion to the Passion
  9. Fidelity to Christ and His Church

A traditional novena to St. Louis IX, King of France, prayed from August 16 to 24 before his feast on August 25. Each day has its own theme and its own prayer, followed by the prayers that do not change: the Traditional Prayer to St. Louis, his litany, the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be, and a closing collect. It falls within St. Michael’s Lent and may be begun on any day of the year.

August 18, 2026 · Marriage and Fatherhood

St. Louis IX Novena - Day 3 - Marriage and Fatherhood

Traditional Prayer to Saint Louis IX O holy King Saint Louis, worthy son of our Holy Father Saint Francis and patron of the Third Order, intercede for me with our Heavenly Father. Obtain for me the grace to follow in...

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August 20, 2026 · Justice and Reform

St. Louis IX Novena - Day 5 - Justice and Reform

Traditional Prayer to Saint Louis IX O holy King Saint Louis, worthy son of our Holy Father Saint Francis and patron of the Third Order, intercede for me with our Heavenly Father. Obtain for me the grace to follow in...

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