Novena to Saint Teresa of Avila: 2018

St. Teresa of Ávila
“St. Teresa” (1827) by François Gérard (1770–1837), Public Domain, Wikimedia

This year our Fall novena will focus on St. Teresa of Jesus. Each night during the novena we will reflect on one or more topics related to St. Teresa’s writings. Our spiritual director will be Emiel Albalahin, O.Carm.

Novena Dates:
Time:
Location:
October 6–14
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Governo House Dining Room
Holy Spirit Church, Fremont, CA

Topics & Presenters

Novena
Day
Date Topic Presenter
1
Saturday
October 6
Humility
Governo House Library
Dianne
2
Sunday
October 7
Intimate and Transformative Prayer
Governo House Library
Teresa
3
Monday
October 8
The Centrality of the Humanity of Christ
Governo House Dining Room
Susan S.
4
Tuesday
October 9
The Soul
Governo House Library
Heraldo
5
Wednesday
October 10
Quality Spiritual Reading
Governo House Library
Susan M.
6
Thursday
October 11
Hell
Governo House Dining Room
Catherine
7
Friday
October 12
Surrender
Governo House Dining Room
Nona
8
Saturday
October 13
Virtues
Governo House Dining Room
Ann
9
Sunday
October 14
Charity
Governo House Dining Room
Irene

NOVENA PRAYERS

For those of you who are not able to join us physically, we invite you to pray these prayers on your own. May you be blessed for your faithfulness. View and download the Novena prayers below. [Print the PDF pages back-to-back, collate, and fold in the middle.]

Novena prayers

 

FEAST OF ST. TERESA OF AVILA

Our Lady of Mercy Lay Carmelite Community will celebrate the feast of St. Teresa of Avila at our community meeting on Sunday, October 21.