— Consecrationes et Novenae —
Consecrations & Novenas
The long-form devotions the Church has used to form men — now in a place you can actually finish them. Sanctum-original meditations. Primary sources. Always free.
In brief: A consecration is the deliberate act of entrusting oneself entirely to God through a particular devotion — most often to Jesus through Mary, or to a patron such as Saint Joseph. It is typically prepared by a set period of daily prayer (commonly 33 days), culminating in an act of consecration on a chosen feast. A novena is nine days of prayer toward a feast or grace.
| Devotion | Length | What it is | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33-Day Consecration to Saint Joseph | 33 days | Daily prayer and meditation preparing one to consecrate himself to the foster father of Christ, the true spouse of the Virgin, and patron of the universal Church | Patris Corde, Redemptoris Custos, Quamquam Pluries, Quemadmodum Deus, the Catechism, the Litany of Saint Joseph |
| The Holy Spirit Novena | 9 days | Traditionally the first novena, prayed by Mary and the Apostles in the Upper Room; one gift of the Holy Spirit per day | Acts 1:13–14, 2:1–4; CCC §1831; Leo XIII, Divinum illud munus (1897) |
Consecrations
— Sanctum flagship · Dedicated 33-day app —33-Day Consecration to Saint Joseph
The 33-day consecration to the foster father of Christ, the true spouse of the Virgin, and the patron of the universal Church — with Sanctum-original daily meditations composed from Patris Corde, Redemptoris Custos, Quamquam Pluries, Quemadmodum Deus, the Catechism, and the Litany of Saint Joseph. The Sanctum tool builds out the 33-day cycle, day by day, in app form.
BeginNovenas
— Traditionally the first novena —Holy Spirit Novena
Traditionally the first novena, prayed by Mary and the Apostles in the Upper Room (Acts 1:14). One gift of the Holy Spirit per day (CCC §1831): Fear of the Lord, Piety, Fortitude, Counsel, Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom — culminating in thanksgiving and the descent of fire at the Pentecost Vigil.
ReadOn the timeline
— Free to watch —Saecula — the ages, seen from above
Each of these consecrations came to the Church in a particular century, in the middle of its own fight. See those centuries on one globe — two thousand years of the Church, free to watch.
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