Ladies of Charity
Of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York
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We provide practical and spiritual support to those facing life’s challenges: illness, isolation and unmet immediate needs through member and volunteer efforts and donor generosity
Novenas
The Ladies of Charity is a spiritual community committed to the awesome power of prayer. We gather virtually throughout the year to pray novenas and devotions for the intentions of our members and friends. Since we began our novenas in 2020, we have prayed over 150 novenas. We hope you join us in our spiritual devotions.
We are currently praying a novena to Our Lady of Knock. We will pray this novena from August 12 through August 21, the eve of the feast day of Our Lady of Knock.
This feast commemorates when our Blessed Mother, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist appeared at the South gable of the Church at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland to villagers on August 21, 1879. Beside them and a little to the right was an altar with a cross and the figure of a lamb, around which angels hovered. There were fifteen official witnesses to the apparition – young and old – who watched it for two hours in pouring rain and recited the Rosary. Today, Knock is one of the world’s major Marian Shrines and has the distinction of two papal visits, Pope St. John Paul II in 1979 and Pope Francis in 2018.
The novena prayer as well as the intentions we have received are below. If you have an intention you would like us to include in our novenas and/or you would like to be added to our novena email list, please reply here
Our Lady of Knock
August 12-21
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Give praise to the Father Almighty,
To His Son, Jesus Christ the Lord,
To the Spirit who lives in our hearts, Both now and forever. Amen.
Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland, you gave hope to your people in a time of distress, and comforted them in sorrow. You have inspired countless pilgrims to pray with confidence to your divine Son, remembering His promise, “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find.” Help me to remember that we are all pilgrims on the road to heaven. Fill me with love and concern for my brothers and sisters in Christ, especially those who live with me. Comfort me when I am sick, lonely or depressed. Teach me how to take part ever more reverently in the Holy Mass. Give me a greater love of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Pray for me now, and at the hour of my death. Amen.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Grant us peace
Novena Intentions
Healing and return to full health for Linda
In humble supplication for our temporal & eternal welfare;
In support for Mary & Ted; Marianne; and Sara
For inoperable pancreatic cancer & bladder cancer;
grace under construction stress
Return to the Faith by my adult children and siblings
Faith formation of my four grandchildren
Safe delivery this month for Cara
Healthy pregnancy for Laura and Gabby
Successful rehab for Ed and Peter
Health for Deirdre Torchia and Mary Wan
Successful breast cancer surgery for Devon
All cancer patients especially Jim, Joe, Dan, Hugh, Chrissy, Carol, Barbara, and Celin
Relief from pain for Valerie, Hugh, Roseanne, and Harold
Health and wellbeing for my family!
That Frank receives good news with his testing.
That Teriann continues to heal
Peace and healing for Father Michael Morris
Healing and good health for Charlene as she manages rehab after her accident
Healing for Steven and Veronica who are both struggling with serious health challenges
In loving memory of Thomas P. Regan
In loving memory of Raymond Teatum
For the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Prayers for my brother
Prayers for Hermine
Prayers for Ruth's intentions
Prayers for my ill relatives and friends
Prayers for those with no one to pray for them
Prayers in thanksgiving for a beautiful pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion
For a return to good health for Marianne Alexander.
For all my friends and family, that they return to good health, especially Thomas.
For all those who have no one to pray for them, may the Lord hear their pleas.
Prayers for S to get a job.
Prayers for S and S to have a great school year.
Healing prayers for Monica.
Healing prayers for Barbara.
Healing prayers for Donna.
Pray that all recognize Truth
God’s healing presence for Ed and for all in need of it
Rest in Peace my husband, though non-Catholic, encouraged many to come to Knock Mass.
For Katie, Ryan, Jack, Colin, Frankie, Jake and Danny that God will guide them always.
A miracle for Declan
Continued graces to meet health challenge for K
World Peace
Family health and happiness
Proper new home
Continued healing and freedom from pain for T
For things to get better at work for Chris
Special intention for Marie
Healing for Kerri
Healthy pregnancy for Lauren
Special intention for Kate
Healing and relief from pain for Carol
Quick resolution of plumbing issues at minimal expense
For Dan Bianco and for the entire Bianco family.
In gratitude for the birth of Alex and Andrew’s daughter, Cecilia Frances on March 31, 2026.
Please pray for successful cataract surgery for Diane Bianco on May 6th and again on May 20th
In gratitude for the healthy birth of Cecilia Frances Bianco.
For Jennifer who will be having two serious surgeries in September to save her failing eyesight.
For healing for Maria M. who is having memory issues.
Continued prayers for Gregory and his autoimmune disease
Miriam and Carmen Desueza. Miriam has Cancer/diabetes and Carmen has Covid depression.
Eduardo J Salas- Saez - Has Prostrate Cancer and had open heart surgery.
Clara M. Salas- AT and Post covid depression.
Mercedes Swartz - Diabetes and Covid Depression.
Repose of the souls of Rosario Saez Mancebo, Justo E. Salas - Salas, Maria Pascuala Salas Clemenceau Martha Raquel Salas- Salas, Lucia E. Salas- Salas; Clara I. Salas- Salas, Maria Caridad Salas- Salas, Eduardo Perez Ravelo, Maria Lourdes Garcia. and Kenneth Swartz
Peace and comfort for Kitty
Please pray for my nephew, Kevin Smith, who is having surgery on August 17 for epilepsy
Please pray for James Cadden, son of LOC Helen Cadden, who is in hospice
Gratitude for a full recovery from surgery for Sarah🙏🏻💖
Pray for the repose of my husband Jim Durkan
My son Patrick, his wife and 2 little daughters that their family remain faithful to the church
For the mist forgotten priests in Purgatory and for healing of my knee
Healing prayers for Jessica