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.”
This year’s Novena for Healing from Abuse took place April 22-April 30.
Day 9- Old Mission Santa Barbara
Day 8- St. Mariana de Paredes
Day 7 – Cathedral Chapel Parish
Day 6 – St. Joseph the Worker
Day 5 – Our Lady of Guadalupe
Day 4 – St. Agnes
Day 3 – St. Pancratius
Day 2 – Christ the King Parish
Day 1 – St. John’s Seminary
| Date | Time | Location | Region | Link to Live Prayer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22 | 5:00pm | St. John’s Seminary | Santa Barbara | |
| April 23 | 6:00pm | Christ the King | Our Lady of the Angels | Parish Website |
| April 24 | 6:00pm | St. Pancratius | San Pedro | Parish Website |
| April 25 | 6:00pm | St. Agnes | Our Lady of the Angels | |
| April 26 | 6:00pm | Our Lady of Guadalupe | San Gabriel | |
| April 27 | 6:00pm | St. Joseph the Worker | San Fernando | |
| April 28 | 6:00pm | Cathedral Chapel Parish | Our Lady of the Angels | |
| April 29 | 6:00pm | St. Mariana de Paredes | San Pedro | YouTube |
| April 30 | 6:00pm | Old Mission Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | YouTube |
202o 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