United Together
Novena for Healing from Abuse
“Gentle Jesus, shepherd of peace, join to your own suffering the pain of all who have been hurt in body, mind, and spirit by those who betrayed the trust placed in them.”
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, please join LA Catholics for the Novena for Healing from Abuse, in solidarity with all those who have been impacted by abuse in their families, their church, or the community-at-large. Join us in-person (times and locations listed below) or pray with us from home. A worship aid can be found here.
Saturday, April 22 – Sunday, April 30, 2023
| Date | Time | Location | Presider | Livestream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22 | 6:00pm | Holy Family (Artesia) | Bishop Marc Trudeau | YouTube |
| April 23 | 11:30am | St. Brendan (LA) | Rev. Terry Fleming | |
| April 24 | 8:00am | Sacred Heart (Altadena) | Rev. Gilbert Guzman | YouTube |
| April 25 | 7:00pm | OL Assumption (Ventura) | Rev. Leon Hutton | YouTube |
| April 26 | 5:00pm | St. John’s Seminary (Camarillo) | Seminarians | |
| April 27 | 7:00pm | St. Cyril (Encino) | Rev. Eben MacDonald | |
| April 28 | 5:30pm | Holy Family (Glendale) | Rev. Anthony Garcias | |
| April 29 | 8:00am | Sts, Peter and Paul (Wilmington) | Rev. Claude Williams | |
| April 30 | 10:00am | St. John the Evangelist (LA) | Rev. Pavol Sochulak, SVD | YouTube |
The dedication of the Archdiocese’s Second Garden for Healing from Abuse will take place at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Ventura on Tuesday, April 25 at 6:30pm. All are welcome.
2022 Novena Archive
| Date | Time | Location | Region | Link to Live Prayer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6:30pm | Our Lady of Grace | San Fernando | |
| 2022 | 5:30pm | St. Gertrudes | San Pedro | YouTube |
| 2022 | 5:30pm | St. Kateri | San Fernando | |
| 2022 | 7:00pm | Our Lady of Assumption | Santa Barbara | YouTube |
| 2022 | 6:30pm | St. Bernadette | Our Lady of Angels | |
| 2022 | 5:00pm | St. John’s Seminary | Santa Barbara | |
| 2022 | 6:30pm | St. Raphael | Our Lady of the Angels | |
| 2022 | 6:30pm | St. Agnes | Our Lady of the Angels | |
| 2022 | 5:00pm | St. Paul of the Cross | San Pedro | |
| 2022 | 5:00pm | St. Anthony | San Gabriel |
2021 Novena Archive
| Date | Time | Location | Region | Link to Live Prayer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5:00pm | St. John’s Seminary | Santa Barbara | |
| 2021 | 6:00pm | Christ the King | Our Lady of the Angels | |
| 2021 | 6:00pm | St. Pancratius | San Pedro | |
| 2021 | 6:00pm | St. Agnes | Our Lady of the Angels | |
| 2021 | 6:00pm | Our Lady of Guadalupe | San Gabriel | |
| 2021 | 6:00pm | St. Joseph the Worker | San Fernando | |
| 2021 | 6:00pm | Cathedral Chapel Parish | Our Lady of the Angels | |
| 2021 | 6:00pm | St. Mariana de Paredes | San Pedro | YouTube |
| 2021 | 6:00pm | Old Mission Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | YouTube |
2020 Novena Archive
Since 1983, April was declared the National Abuse Prevention Month. In 2020, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles came together for nine days of prayer and reflection for those healing from sexual abuse. Although we were unable to physically gather, parishes around the archdiocese led us in a novena organized by the Archdiocese’s Victims Assistance Ministry, which was offered in support of all sexual abuse survivors – those harmed in their families, or the church, or the community at large.
In a time where prayer is most needed, we thank you for joining us in this novena and for those parishes that led us in prayer. Using the chart you can use the links to revisit the livestream from each day. (If you wish to follow along, download novena worship aids here: English | Spanish)
| Date | Time | Location | Region | Link to Live Prayer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5:00pm | St. Didacus, Sylmar | San Fernando | |
| 2020 | 2:00pm | St. John’s Seminary | Santa Barbara | |
| 2020 | 7:00pm | Christ the King, Los Angeles | Our Lady of the Angels | |
| 2020 | 5:15pm | St. Mary Magdalen, Camarillo | Santa Barbara | |
| 2020 | 5:30pm | Holy Family, Glendale | San Fernando | |
| 2020 | 5:00pm | St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Encino | San Fernando | |
| 2020 | 5:30pm & 7:00pm | St. Pancratius Church, Lakewood | San Pedro | |
| 2020 | 5:00pm | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rowland Heights | San Gabriel | YouTube |
| 2020 | 5:30pm | St. Kateri, Santa Clarita | San Fernando |
My hope is that the novena will bring people across the Archdiocese into a place of collective prayer and reflection.
Heather Banis
Victims Assistance Ministry Coordinator