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Title: Monthly devotions
Post by: AnthonyPadua on June 24, 2023, 09:04:30 AM
Still quite new to the faith and am unfamiliar with many of the smaller things. For example monthly devotions I had no idea until May this year. What devotions does the Church have each month of the year?

January
February
March
April
May - Mary
June - Sacred Heart
July - Precious Blood
August
September
October
November
December
Title: Re: Monthly devotions
Post by: jersey60 on June 24, 2023, 09:10:04 AM
Excellent question! I try to pray a Litany related to the specific month, i.e. this month is the Litany to the Sacred Heart, next month is The Precious Blood. Get a good Traditional Catholic calendar and you will know which Litany you can pray as well as various novenas. Hope that helps!
Title: Re: Monthly devotions
Post by: AnthonyPadua on June 24, 2023, 09:28:32 AM
Excellent question! I try to pray a Litany related to the specific month, i.e. this month is the Litany to the Sacred Heart, next month is The Precious Blood. Get a good Traditional Catholic calendar and you will know which Litany you can pray as well as various novenas. Hope that helps!
Any good recommendations for traditional Catholic calendars?
Title: Re: Monthly devotions
Post by: moneil on June 24, 2023, 10:29:41 AM
Still quite new to the faith and am unfamiliar with many of the smaller things. For example monthly devotions I had no idea until May this year. What devotions does the Church have each month of the year?

January
February
March
April
May - Mary
June - Sacred Heart
July - Precious Blood
August
September
October
November
December
From my memory, in addition to what is post above, January was devoted to the Holy Family, though I notice some sources devote January to the Holy Name of Jesus and February to the Holy Family.  March was devoted to St. Joseph.  May, June, and July as above.  October is the month of the Rosary and November is devoted to the souls in Purgatory.

The Blessed Be God prayer book and missal (1925) has this list:
 January - The Holy Name of Jesus
February - The Holy Family
March - St. Joseph
April - The Holy Ghost
May - The Blessed Virgin Mary
June - The Sacred Heart
July - The Precious Blood
August - The Most Pure Heart of Mary
September - Our Lady of Sorrows
October - The Queen of the Holy Rosary
November - The Souls in Purgatory
December - The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Title: Re: Monthly devotions
Post by: jersey60 on June 24, 2023, 01:40:16 PM
Any good recommendations for traditional Catholic calendars?
I got mine from the Trad church I attend, I think I have an extra one…but…happy to send to you…catholichatboroffaithandmorals.com has novenas and other info for each month as well
Title: Re: Monthly devotions
Post by: Miseremini on June 24, 2023, 03:31:53 PM
My Prayer Book, Fr. F.X. Lasance 1908 Pg 165

MONTH        Dedication                                            Particular Virtue assigned

January          The Holy Infancy                                  Love of Jesus
February        Holy Trinity/Holy Family                        Humility
March            St. Joseph                                            Mortification
April              Holy Ghost/Passsion for Lent                Patience
May                Blessed Virgin Mary                              Meekness/Purity/Poverty
June              Blessed Sacrament/Sacred Heart        Obedience/Piety/Duty
July                Precious Blood of Jesus                      Simplicity/Faith/Cheerfulness
August          Most Pure Heart of Mary                      Sanctification/Diligence/Fidelity
September    Holy Cross                                            Piety/Duty Prayer
October        Holy Angels/Holy Rosary                        Confidence
November      Holy Souls in Purgatory                          Charity/Kindness
December      Immaculate Conception                          Conformity to the will of God



Title: Re: Monthly devotions
Post by: Miseremini on June 24, 2023, 03:43:26 PM
Same book as above pg 163
 
Sanctify the week
 
Sunday                  Holy Trinity
Monday                 Holy Ghost/Souls in Purgatory
Tuesday                 Holy Angels
Wednesday           St. Joseph
Thursday               Blessed Sacrament
Friday                    Passion and Sacred Heart
Saturday                Blessed Virgin Mary
 
 In Father Lasance's book also are the Gem Stones assigned to each Month and their significance.  Then a section on the gems and their significance.
 
Everyone wanting to practice the traditions of the Catholic church really needs Fr. Lasance' "My Prayer Book"


Title: Re: Monthly devotions
Post by: moneil on June 24, 2023, 04:06:31 PM
Thank you for posting Miseremini.

I had looked in my copy of My Prayer Book by Fr. Lasance, but I was looking in the index and didn’t quickly find the list there, Blessed Be God had an index listing for Devotions for Every Month.
 
The two lists are nearly identical, except for September when Fr. Lasance has the Holy Crosss, which is appropriate as September 14 is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.  But again, September 15 is the Feast of the Seven Sorrows, and the two are very connected.
 
Both Blessed Be God and My Prayer Book are available in reprint, but one might find a better priced used copy (original edition) on eBay (I was very fortunate to find both there).  Both have prayers, ejaculations, novenas, litanies for each month, both are excellent.  Either would be a good choice for the OP.
 
 


Title: Re: Monthly devotions
Post by: Nadir on June 24, 2023, 04:34:13 PM
Australasian Catholic Calendar, produced by Fr Eldracher of Melbourne, has the headings for each month, eg June - Month of the Sacred Heart.