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Our membership is a beautiful A Novena means nine days of A Novena is believed to be most
blend of all ages of women. As a public or private prayers for some fruitful if the devotee goes to daily
Christian organization we are able to special occasion or intention. Its Mass and receives the Holy Eucharist;
learn from each other through sharing origin goes back to the nine days that exercises personal sacrifices and
our time and talents in support of the the disciples and Mary spent together performs charitable deeds Prayer
Knights' functions and in our church in prayer between Ascension and after the sacraments, is the richest
and community activities. Pentecost Sunday source of God s grace
Our meetings are held once a To make a Novena means to
month and are held in rotation at persevere in prayer asking for some FILIPINO CATHOLIC
each member's home We welcome favor over a period of nine days in ASSOCIATION
and encourage all wives of the succession or nine weeks. This fulfills
Knights of Columbus to become our Lord s teaching that we must
The Filipino Catholic Association
active with our ladies group and continue praying and never lose hope
of Santa Clarita Valley is an organiza
bring their special talents and spiritual and confidence. This confidence is
tion of Filipino-American Catholic
gifts to this worthy organization. based on our Lords words. "Ask and families from both Our Lady of
you shall receive; seek and you shall
Perpetual Help Church and St. Clare's
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL find, knock and it shall be opened to Church.
HELP NOVENA you. For whoever asks, receives, The Association was formed to
whoever seeks, finds, whoever
preserve the Filipino religious culture
knocks, is admitted." (Lk. 11 9-10)
The Filipino community of Santa Continued
Clarita Valley is very fortunate to have
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
as its parish.
Many Filipino Catholics are
devoted to Our Lady of Perpetual
Help as their source of encourage-
ment, strength and spiritual support.
Thus, the Wednesday Novena, Filipino Catholic
patterned from our Novena back Association of
home, was started so that devotees Santa Clarita
could continue their devotion. Valley

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