Novena

A ‘novena’ is an ancient Christian tradition – it’s a nine-day period of prayer that traditionally falls between Ascension (when Jesus physically departed earth for heaven) and Pentecost (when the first disciples were gifted with the presence of the Holy Spirit. It marks a time when Jesus’ disciples are said to have prayed constantly – stuck in an ‘in-between place’, waiting to see what God would do next.

Every year, the Diocese of Canterbury marks this time by creating a booklet of scripture, prayers and artwork for each day of the Novena. Over the years, this booklet has become a key resource for the worldwide Church as we use this time to pray for our friends and family to come to know Jesus – a global wave of prayer known as Thy Kingdom Come.

2021 resources

Daily Waitings

• Day 1: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Day 2: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Day 3: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Day 4: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Day 5: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Day 6: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Day 7: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Day 8: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Day 9: booklet | A4 | large print | text only (Word format)
• Combined: booklet | A4

Previous Novena Booklets

• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017

You can access all of our previous Novena resources on your tablet or phone. Simply download the free Issuu app and view them there. Search ‘dioceseofcanterbury’ under ‘publishers’.