Novena Prayers: Understanding the Meaning of Novena
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A recitation of prayers and devotions for a special purpose during nine consecutive days.( Online Dictionary)
"A novena is a series of prayers that are said for nine straight days, usually as a prayer of petition but sometimes as a prayer of thanksgiving. (See The Types of Prayer for more on prayers of petition and thanksgiving.) The nine days recall the nine days that the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary spent in prayer between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday.
While the word novena comes from the Latin novem, meaning "nine," the term has also come to be used generically to refer to any lengthy series of prayers." Source:http://catholicism.about.com/od/prayers/g/Novena.htm
This Prayer of Pope Pius XII was composed by the Holy Father in 1954, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception by his predecessor, Pope Pius IX. Theologically rich, this prayer calls to mind the great gifts that God granted to the Mother of His Son, from the moment of her conception to herAssumption and Coronation as Queen of Heaven.
This prayer is especially appropriate during Advent, not only because the The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conceptionfalls during this time, but because the fifth verse of the prayer recalls the words of the Prophet Isaiah in theScripture Reading for the First Sunday in Advent: "Convert the wicked, dry the tears of the afflicted and oppressed, comfort the poor and humble, quench hatreds . . . "
Pope Pius XII thus reminds us that Mary always points us toward her Son. Her life was the perfect model of Christian charity; if we wish to draw closer to Christ, how can we do better than to live our lives as the Mother of God lived hers?
(A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary as she appeared at Lourdes, France, in 1858, where she announced, "I am the Immaculate Conception." Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Hanceville, Alabama. Photo © Scott P. Richert)
Govt of India & Media special Announcements for Velankanni festival: Times of India
CR to run four special trains for Velankanni festival
MUMBAI: The railways will run four special trains from Mumbai to Velankanni to clear the extra rush of passengers for the Velankanni festival.
A CR official said, "A special train will leave CST at 11.30 am on August 26 and will arrive Velankanni at 7.15 pm the next day. "Another special train will leave Velankanni at 1.35 pm on August 28 and will arrive CST the next day at 11.40 pm."
Special trains for Velankanni festival from Vasco Da Gama
MANGALORE: Southern Railway has introduced special trains for Velankanni festival via Salem, Rasipuram, Namakkal and Karur from August 28.
The special trains will be run between Vasco-da-Gama and Velankanni on the eve of Velankanni festival. Train 07315 Vasco-da-Gama - Velankanni Special will leave Vasco-da-Gama at 2pm on August 28 and September 1 and arrive Velankanni at 7.15pm the next day. Train 07316 Velankanni - Vasco-da-Gama Special will leave Velankanni at 11.45pm on August 29 and September 2 and arrive at Vasco-da-Gama at 5.30am the next day. The composition of the trains will be one AC 3-tier, six Sleeper Class, eight General Second Class and two second class coaches. The trains will stop at Madgaon, Sanvordern, Kulem, Castle Rock, Londa, Dharwad, Hubli, Haveri, Davangere, Birur, Arsikere, Tumkur, Yeshwantpur, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarapet, Salem, Rasipuram, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchchirappalli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam.
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