The Detroit times., 1912-03-30
SUE AnNPS CHURCH
PLANS ANOTHER N0vENA
Pastor Luke Renaud Explains
Why Services Always
Begin on Tuesdays

Beginning, Tuesday, April 10, an
other combined noyena OF st. Anthony
and Ste. Anne will be held in Ste
Anne Detroit church, Howard and
In connection with
the novena, the Rev. Luke Remand
=. s. B., pastor OF the church, says
N circular:
We have been asked several
times why We put our novenas
on Tuesdays rather than on other
days. The following will answer
the question and show the reason
OF It.:
In the life of st. Anthony, of
Padua, we find the following: 1t
was on Friday that st. Anthony
died, but on account OF the numer-
our miracles that were performed
by touching his body, the burial
was delayed until the following
Tuesday. On this day the won
ders were greater and more nu-
merous than on any OF the pre-
ceding days, therefore, with love n
and gratitude for the favors that
had been bestowed upon. them. :
the people dedicated every Tues
day to him, as being the day that
God was pleased to show forth
This fact Eas sfrengthened by
remarkable occurrence which
took place IN the year 1917. st.
4 Anthony appeared to q noted lady
AZ the city Of Bologna, who had
besought him TO obtain Tor her a
certain favor, and he said to her:
Visit my image IN the church of
81. Francis. Tor such was the name
OF his order. on nine consecutive
I TUESDAYS and You shall be heard.
The lady did so and obtained her
request. This apparition was
made known to the members or
the order OF st. Francis and the
devotion of nine Tuesdays was
established. So We, the Basilian
Fathers, following the dictate OF
st. Anthony, establish the nev-
enas OF Ste. Anne on nine Tues
days and find that, SO far, there
has been more miracles and more
fayors obtained on Tuesday than
on other days.
The manner OF procedure is
based upon the following text OF
the Holy Scripture: Amen,
Amen, / say to you IL you ask the
Father anything in My Name.
He will give it YOU" these words
are those OF our Blessed Lord.
handed down to US by st. John,
chapter XVI, verse %. This is
(. the truth on which We base our
faith in the requests we make at
ste. Anne's novenHs. That Is, We
ask Almighty God Himself, In the
name OF his Divine Son, what we
wish TO obtain. Then we do ait
we can to honor Ste. Anne that
she may intercede and obtain our
requests. Confessions Will be
heard every Monday, beginning
April Is, at y. m. and also at
y 1880 D. m. All requests should
be made in writing and thrown
into the box OF Ste. Anne'sI in
tentions. whence they will be TAX
en- and read to the congregation,
and prayers viii be offered TOT
the obtaining of them.
order Of Exercises.
First mass. 5 o'clock; second
mass, 6 o'clock; third mass z
o'clock: fourth mass, 8 O'Clock,
and nth mass, 9 o'clock. In the
evening, 1880 O'Clock, there will be
meeting for the reading OF the
Intentions, prayers for the obtain
ing OF the intentions, explanation
of the novena or sermon bearing
on the good work of the novena,
benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment and yeneration OF the
Relics OF Ste. Anne for those that
cannot come in the morning.
The masses will be in honor OF
ste. Anne or st. Anthony and the
people making the novena are re-
auested to assist at least at one
OF these masses every Tuesday
morning To receive holy commun-
ION every Tuesday morning at
one of these masses, 10 yenerate
3 the Relics OF Ste. Anne once
every Tuesday. and TO attend, II
possible. the meeting in the even
ing.