Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed 2026 to be a Franciscan Jubilee year, commemorating the 800th anniversary of the great saint’s death. As part of this special year, journey with St. Francis by praying this novena.
At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, the novena begins Saturday, September 26 after the 5PM Mass. It will be recited in church after the 11:15AM Mass on Sunday, September 27; at the 12:05PM daily Masses (Monday 9/28 – Saturday 9/3); and conclude on Sunday, October 4, the Feast of St. Francis, after the 11:15AM Mass.
Novena to St. Francis of Assisi
