St. Cyril and St. Methodius Novena and Celebration

Each year we honor St. Cyril and St. Methodius, the two brothers from Greece who first brought the Gospel to the Slavic nations.  These brothers are Co-Patrons of Europe along with a few other saints, and they are revered by those of Czech origin.  Pray with us for their intercession for our parish.

Here are some pictures from the 2014 celebration:

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Here are some pictures from the 2013 celebration:

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Here are some pictures from the 2012 celebration:

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Here are some pictures of the Mass, the procession, and at the hall from the 2011 celebration:

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2011 photos by TC Videos.

Novena to Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius

 

 

Remember, O Almighty Father, the moment when, in accordance with your will, the “fullness of time” arrived for these peoples and nations.  When these holy Missionaries, Saints Cyril and Methodius, faithfully fulfilled the command that your Son, Jesus Christ, has entrusted to His Apostles; following in their footsteps, they brought into the lands inhabited by the Slavs the light of the Gospel, the Catholic Faith.

 

O Lord, grant our personal requests, (mention in silence your personal need) and through this Novena, may we at St. John Nepomucene Parish, built upon the faith of many of our immigrant families from Czechoslovakia, pray with Venerable John Paul II, the Pope of Slav origin, and receive your graces and favors.

 

Through the intercession of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, may God grant that we of many ancestries, may continue the work of Christ through His Church, in our lives, our families and all peoples and may we have strength to overcome all hatred and to conquer all evil with good.

 

Amen.

 

 

 

 

HAIL MARY in CZECH

 

 

Zdrávas, Maria, milosti plná, Pán s Tebou.

Požehnaná Ty’s mezi ženami a požehnaný plod života Tvěho, Ježiš.

 

Svatá Maria, Matko Boží, pros za nás hříšně nyní i v hodinu smrti naší. Amen.