St. Antoninus Church
337 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103 (map) .
Phone : 973-623-0258. Email : saintantoninuschurch@gmail.com
337 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103 (map) .
Phone : 973-623-0258. Email : saintantoninuschurch@gmail.com
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54-DAY ROSARY MIRACLE NOVENA We started this novena on Aug 15, on the Solemnity of the Assumption of our Blessed Virgin Mary, and concluding on October 7, on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. We strongly encourage everyone to join in this powerful 54-Day Rosary Miracle Novena. This is a commitment to pray one rosary per day for 54 days for this sole intention: God’s blessing upon the coming elections in this country and for peace in this land, a peace that can only come from being in right relationship with God and with one another. This is a response to a nationwide call by thousands of Catholics, as spearheaded by major Catholic organizations and ministries. If you would like to pray this rosary with our parish community, join us! Our prayer time every day is at 6:30pm via conference call. Fr Joseph is leading the prayers, along with some parishioners and friends of St Antoninus.The Rosary prayers are simple and can be recited in about half hour each time. To join the conference call (same as our regular Rosary line): 1. You can click the link below from your smartphone, tablet or computer to enter directly. https://www.gotomeet.me/JosephMeagher1 2. Or you can dial in using your phone : (872)-240-3412 Access Code: 151-245-877 
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Download the Rosary prayers here:
Joyful Mysteries Sorrowful Mysteries Glorious Mysteries (Luminous Mysteries are not included because when this novena was started in 1884, the Luminous Mysteries were not yet part of the Rosary prayers.) Download calendar dates for each of the three Mysteries: August September October 
Are there special Rosary prayers attached to this novena? Yes.
Origin of this |
Why are we praying this Miraculous Novena at this time?
“Children, great tribulations are getting near so that you prepare spiritually; do not let go of the Holy Rosary, because it is the greatest protection that Heaven has given you.” – St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“Grab your rosaries! We are going into battle!”
This cry is not likely what a unit commander would shout to soldiers hunkered down in trenches anticipating enemy confrontation. But it has been and still is the cry of the most astute warriors actively engaged in battles in the spiritual realm where all battles of every kind are actually rooted.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places (Eph 6:12).
In the year 1221, tradition holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Dominic who was combating a popular heresy in France called Albigensian. As stated in this article by Edward Sri in Franciscan Spirit:
“Mary gave him the rosary, told him to teach people this devotion, and promised that his apostolic efforts would be blessed with much success if he did.”
Throughout the last 800 years, history proved Our Lady true to Her promise, benefiting all devoted to the Most Holy Rosary. One of the most notable responses was in the mid-16th century Muslim Turks, who were intent on expanding their empire and inflicted ritual cruelties on the defeated populations, set fire to churches, took many of its women and young boys and girls for shipment to their harems and beheaded the elderly people who were left behind.
When it was learned that an enormous Muslim fleet was headed to the Gulf of Lepanto, the much smaller Christian fleet advanced to meet the enemy. For months Pope Pius V had urged Catholics to say the daily rosary on behalf of the morale and good fortune of the Christian forces and, above all, for a successful outcome to a highly risky preemptive strike planned against the mighty Turkish fleets.
The night before the battle, the young 22-year old admiral of the Christian Holy League fleet, Don Juan of Austria and many of his men spent much of the night in prayer. The fate of their civilization depended on their good fortune the next day. Their defeat would have meant a Muslim invasion into all of Europe.
Heaven responded. On October 7, 1571, in what has been called the The Greatest Sea Battle in History, the Christian fleet was remarkably victorious over the Turkish Ottoman Empire. In thanksgiving, Pope Pius V declared October 7th the feast of Mary, Queen of Victory.
In an encyclical in 1883, Pope Leo XIII, who was also particularly devoted to Our Lady of the Rosary, points us today in the direction we should fly. He wrote:
“It has always been the habit of Catholics in danger and in troublous times to fly for refuge to Mary. This devotion, so great and so confident, to the august Queen of Heaven, has never shone forth with such brilliance as when the militant Church of God has seemed to be endangered by the violence of heresy … or by an intolerable moral corruption, or by the attacks of powerful enemies.”
Did Pope Leo say, “intolerable moral corruption?”, “heresy?”, “powerful enemies?” Are these not what what we are facing today?
O august Queen of Heaven shine forth!
(https://divinemercyforamerica.org/54-day-novena/)
We need your help and protection, O sweet Mother, our great intercessor before the throne of God!
The world is in unprecedented chaos, desolation and darkness: the ravages of Covid-19, the ongoing violence and murders in our cities, the disruption of schools and businesses, the worldwide economic upheaval, and striking at the heart: the diabolical attacks upon the integrity, the morality and the orthodoxy of the episcopacy of our Church, the faith in the Eucharist, on the general practice of the faith, and the constant attacks upon the institution of marriage and the undermining the authority that parents have in raising up godly children.
Through this 54-Day Novena, we unite with thousands and thousands of Catholics nationwide praying for one intention: "God’s blessing upon the coming elections in this country and for peace in this land, a peace that can only come from being in right relationship with God and with one another."
This 54-Day Miracle Novena will end precisely on October 7th - the Feast of Mary, Queen of Victory, also called Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
We come before the Lord, and with faith, hope, and prayers of repentance and reparation in our hearts, we proclaim God’s sovereign victory as we take hold of the mantle of Our Lady.
As Fr Joseph recently said:
"At this coming elections, may the Lord bring into office those men and women who will truly serve the common good of society, with a profound respect for the God-given dignity of every person, young and old, rich and poor, of every race, color, language and creed, born and pre-born. We pray that the elected officials may be people who humbly seek wisdom from on high and submit each of their decisions to Judeo-Christian values and morals, and have the courage to lead this country according to those norms."
Amen!
BELOW, Watch a video featuring Tony Blount and Fr.Jim Blount who are urging the nation to pray the 54-Day Miracle Novena for peace and blessings surrounding the country's upcoming election, at this time when our nation's peace is in jeopardy.
St Antoninus has responded to this call. Join us!
“Children, great tribulations are getting near so that you prepare spiritually; do not let go of the Holy Rosary, because it is the greatest protection that Heaven has given you.” – St. Pio of Pietrelcina
“Grab your rosaries! We are going into battle!”
This cry is not likely what a unit commander would shout to soldiers hunkered down in trenches anticipating enemy confrontation. But it has been and still is the cry of the most astute warriors actively engaged in battles in the spiritual realm where all battles of every kind are actually rooted.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places (Eph 6:12).
In the year 1221, tradition holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Dominic who was combating a popular heresy in France called Albigensian. As stated in this article by Edward Sri in Franciscan Spirit:
“Mary gave him the rosary, told him to teach people this devotion, and promised that his apostolic efforts would be blessed with much success if he did.”
Throughout the last 800 years, history proved Our Lady true to Her promise, benefiting all devoted to the Most Holy Rosary. One of the most notable responses was in the mid-16th century Muslim Turks, who were intent on expanding their empire and inflicted ritual cruelties on the defeated populations, set fire to churches, took many of its women and young boys and girls for shipment to their harems and beheaded the elderly people who were left behind.
When it was learned that an enormous Muslim fleet was headed to the Gulf of Lepanto, the much smaller Christian fleet advanced to meet the enemy. For months Pope Pius V had urged Catholics to say the daily rosary on behalf of the morale and good fortune of the Christian forces and, above all, for a successful outcome to a highly risky preemptive strike planned against the mighty Turkish fleets.
The night before the battle, the young 22-year old admiral of the Christian Holy League fleet, Don Juan of Austria and many of his men spent much of the night in prayer. The fate of their civilization depended on their good fortune the next day. Their defeat would have meant a Muslim invasion into all of Europe.
Heaven responded. On October 7, 1571, in what has been called the The Greatest Sea Battle in History, the Christian fleet was remarkably victorious over the Turkish Ottoman Empire. In thanksgiving, Pope Pius V declared October 7th the feast of Mary, Queen of Victory.
In an encyclical in 1883, Pope Leo XIII, who was also particularly devoted to Our Lady of the Rosary, points us today in the direction we should fly. He wrote:
“It has always been the habit of Catholics in danger and in troublous times to fly for refuge to Mary. This devotion, so great and so confident, to the august Queen of Heaven, has never shone forth with such brilliance as when the militant Church of God has seemed to be endangered by the violence of heresy … or by an intolerable moral corruption, or by the attacks of powerful enemies.”
Did Pope Leo say, “intolerable moral corruption?”, “heresy?”, “powerful enemies?” Are these not what what we are facing today?
O august Queen of Heaven shine forth!
(https://divinemercyforamerica.org/54-day-novena/)
We need your help and protection, O sweet Mother, our great intercessor before the throne of God!
The world is in unprecedented chaos, desolation and darkness: the ravages of Covid-19, the ongoing violence and murders in our cities, the disruption of schools and businesses, the worldwide economic upheaval, and striking at the heart: the diabolical attacks upon the integrity, the morality and the orthodoxy of the episcopacy of our Church, the faith in the Eucharist, on the general practice of the faith, and the constant attacks upon the institution of marriage and the undermining the authority that parents have in raising up godly children.
Through this 54-Day Novena, we unite with thousands and thousands of Catholics nationwide praying for one intention: "God’s blessing upon the coming elections in this country and for peace in this land, a peace that can only come from being in right relationship with God and with one another."
This 54-Day Miracle Novena will end precisely on October 7th - the Feast of Mary, Queen of Victory, also called Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
We come before the Lord, and with faith, hope, and prayers of repentance and reparation in our hearts, we proclaim God’s sovereign victory as we take hold of the mantle of Our Lady.
As Fr Joseph recently said:
"At this coming elections, may the Lord bring into office those men and women who will truly serve the common good of society, with a profound respect for the God-given dignity of every person, young and old, rich and poor, of every race, color, language and creed, born and pre-born. We pray that the elected officials may be people who humbly seek wisdom from on high and submit each of their decisions to Judeo-Christian values and morals, and have the courage to lead this country according to those norms."
Amen!
BELOW, Watch a video featuring Tony Blount and Fr.Jim Blount who are urging the nation to pray the 54-Day Miracle Novena for peace and blessings surrounding the country's upcoming election, at this time when our nation's peace is in jeopardy.
St Antoninus has responded to this call. Join us!