Catholic novena
Novena to Saint Bonaventure
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Later devotional witness. An earlier printed edition for this prayer text is not yet verified.
The linked devotional website is the library’s recorded witness for this entry. An earlier printed edition for the wording shown here has not yet been verified. The daily headings and reading guidance are editorial aids; they do not establish the age of the prayer. This page uses the July 14 feast in the older Roman calendar. The preparation dates have been corrected to nine days ending before the feast.
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- A nine-day novena to St. Bonaventure for humility, sincere prayer, and the salvation of souls. His older-calendar feast is July 14.
- Often prayed for
- Prayed for humility, sincere prayer, devotion to Christ’s wounds, love of Our Lady, and salvation of souls.
- Suggested start
- July 5, 2027. You may also begin this novena at any time.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- July 14
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About This Novena
This novena asks for humility, love of Christ, love of Mary, and help for souls. The suggested dates follow St. Bonaventure’s July 14 feast in the older Roman calendar.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for theology, humility, prayer, Our Lady, and salvation of souls.
Usual timing
July 5 through July 13, or any time
Day 1 of 9
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Day 1
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Principal Prayer for Each Day
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Dear St. Bonaventure, Cardinal, Bishop, and Doctor of the Church, you chose a life that embraced mortification and great humility. Choosing to serve the rejected and the sick, you risked illness for yourself. You made your life a continuous prayer and spent hours meditating on the wounds of Christ.
Please pray for us that we may have a sincere and humble heart. Pray that we may not lose sight of Jesus’ wounds and thus walk on the straight path to eternal salvation. May we take many souls with us to Our Heavenly Father.
You taught that we should carefully beware of decreasing, even in the slightest, the honor due to Mary. May we strive as you did to love our Blessed Mother and be carriers of her peace in this world.
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in the loving hands of Our Blessed Mother, as we know they will be warmly received by her Son. Amen.
About this devotion
Is St. Bonaventure’s feast July 14 or July 15?
Novena Regina follows the older Roman calendar, in which his feast is July 14. July 15 appears in later calendars. Here, the nine days of preparation run July 5 through July 13.
Must this novena be prayed in July?
No. You may ask St. Bonaventure’s intercession at any time, especially for humility, sincere prayer, and deeper devotion to Christ. Pray one day at a time and offer your intention quietly.
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About this novena
Description
This novena asks for humility, love of Christ, love of Mary, and help for souls. The suggested dates follow St. Bonaventure’s July 14 feast in the older Roman calendar.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
theology, humility, prayer, Our Lady, salvation of souls
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for theology, humility, prayer, Our Lady, and salvation of souls.
Usual timing
July 5 through July 13, or any time
Saint Bonaventure holding the tree of redemption