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 life and writings.
Novena Dates:
Time:
Location:
October 6–14
7:00-8:30pm
Governo House (see below for location details)
(See Campus Map)
Holy Spirit Church, Fremont, CA
Novena Dates, Topics, and Presenters
7:00–8:30 PM • October 6–14 • Governo House Dining Room
| Date/Day | Location | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/6/2019 Sun | Governo House Dining Room | Ecstasy and visions of St. Teresa | Teresa |
| 10/7/2019 Mon | Adoration Chapel (silent reflection)* | St. Teresa’s humor | Lou |
| 10/8/2019 Tue | Governo House Dining Room | St. Teresa and the Pater Noster | Dianne |
| 10/9/2019 Wed | Governo House Dining Room | Illness and physical sufferings of St. Teresa | Ann |
| 10/10/2019 Thu | Governo House Dining Room | Written Works of St. Teresa: her Autobiography | Irene |
| 10/11/2019 Fri | Governo House Dining Room | St. Teresa and her devotion to St. Joseph | Zenaida |
| 10/12/2019 Sat | Governo House Dining Room | St. Teresa and mental prayer | Vicky |
| 10/13/2019 Sun | Governo House Dining Room | Written Works of St. Teresa: Interior Castle | Marilou |
| 10/14/2018 Sun | Governo House Dining Room | St. Teresa’s death and her legacy | Georgia |
*Monday’s presentation will be provided in written form to those who take part in the novena and each participant can read the novena prayers the presentation silently in the Adoration Chapel.
NOVENA PRAYERS
The Novena prayers can be found here.
[Print the PDF pages back-to-back, collate, and fold in the middle.]
Novena prayers are taken from the Order of Carmelites website.
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.
FEAST OF ST. TERESA OF AVILA
NOTE: Our Lady of Mercy Lay Carmelite Community will celebrate the feast of St. Teresa of Avila at our community meeting on Sunday, October 20ST.
