Libro Catolico de Novenas

by Lawrence G. Lovasik

Libro Catolico de Novenas from Catholic Book Publishing is a Spanish version of Catholic Book of Novenas compiled by Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, SVD. Contains twenty-eight of the most popular Catholic Novenas, carefully arranged for private prayer. The Novenas in this book are organized according to the Liturgical Year (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) or according to the Calendar of Saints (Mary, favorite saints, angels). A short, helpful meditation is included before each novena. Attractively illustrated, Libro Catolico de Novenas is beautifully bound in burgundy Dura-Lux for convenient everyday use.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 2009

About the author

Fr. Lawrence Lovasik, SVD attended primary school at Saint Clement School before continuing on to Divine Word minor seminary and college in Girard, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1931.

Father Lovasik then entered the Divine Word Major Seminary in Techny, Illinois, where he graduated in 1938. After completing his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Father Lovasik was ordained a missionary priest of the Society of the Divine Word on August 14, 1938.

Father Lovasik spent several years as a teacher and Prefect of Seminarians for the Society of the Divine Word. For over forty years, he preached parish missions throughout the Eastern United States and conducted retreats throughout the world.

In 1954, Father Lovasik founded the Sisters of the Divine Spirit, a missionary congregation of women religious. In 1967, he founded the Family Service Corps, a secular institute devoted to charitable work for the sick, elderly and needy.

Father Lovasik said his life's ideal was to make God more known and loved through his writings. He published more than 30 books and over 75 pamphlets including prayer books, Bible stories for children, lives of the saints, and catechisms.

Father Lovasik retired from missionary work in 1982.