Novena for my deceased Mama

[CathConvert602]

She passed away May 17th, 2013.
When would be a good date the start a Novena? Should it end on the date of her death, or her burial?
Any novena you recommend?
She was baptized, confirmed, 1st comunion, but married in a Methodist church because my dad was Methodist at that time. She still practiced her sacramentals, though not her sacraments. She passed away with a Guadalupe prayer card bebeath her head on the operating table. If that helps in choosing the novena.

If you have the room on your prayers, please squeeze in my mother.
Maria Esther Amelia Mendoza. She went by Esther.
Thank you, God bless.

 

[Estevao]

I don’t have much experience with the Rosary or a Novena. I just wanted to share how I was doing the 54 day miraculous rosary novena for her. I started it yesterday, and it will end on the anniversary of her death. I was told a priest gave her the last rites, so I take comfort in that, as she died suddenly.

I will pray for your mother (I’ll probably get a little bored praying entirely for my mother .

God bless

 

[tomgosse]

I don’t think that there are any hard and fast rules about when to start a novena. It seems that they usually end on a feast or anniversary. For example the Divine Mercy novena started on Good Friday and ended on the day before the Sunday of Divine Mercy (second Sunday of Easter).

Personally, I would start a novena so that it would end on the day before my mother’s death (or birthday) and pray the Office of the Dead for her on anniversary.

Now that I wrote that I need to mark my calendar. Praying for you.

God bless.

 

[Catholic1954]

She passed away May 17th, 2013.
When would be a good date the start a Novena? Should it end on the date of her death, or her burial?
Any novena you recommend?
She was baptized, confirmed, 1st comunion, but married in a Methodist church because my dad was Methodist at that time. She still practiced her sacramentals, though not her sacraments. She passed away with a Guadalupe prayer card bebeath her head on the operating table. If that helps in choosing the novena.

If you have the room on your prayers, please squeeze in my mother.
Maria Esther Amelia Mendoza. She went by Esther.
Thank you, God bless.

A novena of this kind would traditionally end on the date of your mother’s death, but you can start or end it anytime you like. I am sorry for the loss of your mother; my father passed away a year ago today, maybe they can look each other up and have a chat while they are waiting for us!