St. Michael's Abbey - News & Events: Apr 2009 Novena

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	News & Events: Novena (April 2009)

A novena at St. Michael’s Abbey
of the Norbertine Fathers
in preparation for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker

Fathers of families, working mothers, property owners, retired folk, youth: Are you, your families and friends suffering in the present economic crisis?

Each Evening at 7:00 pm, Wednesday April 22^nd through Thursday April 30^th 2009, a short talk on Saint Joseph the Worker was given by a different Norbertine Father, followed by the Litany of Saint Joseph and a novena prayer. A collection was taken for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Orange.*

Use the audio player below to listen to a recording of the talks.

St. Joseph the Worker 2009 Novena Talk Schedule:

Wed	Apr 22	St. Joseph in Sacred Scripture	Fr. Hugh Barbour, O.Praem.
Thu	Apr 23	St. Joseph in the Lives and Writings of the Saints	Fr. Michael Perea, O.Praem.
Fri	Apr 24	St. Joseph and the Popes	Fr. Victor Szczurek, O.Praem.
Sat	Apr 25	St. Joseph and the Life of Prayer	Fr. Gregory Dick, O.Praem.
Sun	Apr 26	St. Joseph and the Priesthood	Fr. Vincent Gilmore, O.Praem.
Mon	Apr 27	St. Joseph Model of Fathers	Fr. Augustine Puchner, O.Praem.
Tue	Apr 28	St. Joseph and the World of Work	Fr. Pascal Nguyen, O.Praem.
Wed	Apr 29	St. Joseph and a Happy Death	Fr. Charles Willingham, O.Praem.
Thu	Apr 30	St Joseph and the Glory of Heaven	Fr. Sebastian Walshe, O.Praem.
Fri	May 1	Homily: St Joseph and the Three Kinds of Work	Fr. Joseph K. Horn, O.Praem.

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* Catholic Charities of Orange County sent a thank-you letter of which this was the first paragraph:

“Thank you for your generous donation of $2,177. It was most benevolent of you to designate Catholic Charities of Orange County as the recipient of the collections made during the novena held at St. Michael’s in honor of St. Joseph, the Worker. Your donation will be used to benefit the many programs that Catholic Charities provide to alleviate the plight of the poor and under-priveleged in Orange County.”