Novena to Blessed M. Antonina Kratochwil

The Novena begins June 3 and concludes June 11.
The liturgical calendar celebrates Sister Antonina’s feast each year on 12 June.
This novena expresses dimensions of the life of Blessed Sister Maria Antonina:
• steadfast in accepting the cross
• seeking God in daily prayer
• shining her attitude of heroic faith
• loving and creative in the work of education
• obedient to God in all things
• simple and poor in spirit and in life
• overcoming evil with true love
• courageous follower of Jesus
• model of permanent union with the Father
Reflecting on dimensions of her spiritual life, in light of the Word of God and our constitution You Are Sent, offers direction for our lives. Let us listen to the challenges and allow them to touch our inner being, so that we become authentic witnesses of God’s love, as she was.
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Selected invocations are from the Litany to Blessed Antonina; Poppies – a symbol of sacrifice, a symbol of the blood shed by soldiers and soaked in the ground, a symbol of martyrdom.
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Thank you to our sisters in the Polish Province for sharing this with the congregation.
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Each day during the novena, the reflection and prayer for the day will appear here below as well.
Blessed Maria Antonina Kratochwil (21.08.1881 – 02.10.1942)
Blessed Maria Antonina Kratochwil, SSND (21 August 1881 – 2 October 1942)
11 June: Day IX – Model of Permanent Union with the Father
Lord Jesus Christ! The foundation of the life of Blessed Sister Maria Antonina was her trust in the Father.
10 June: Day VIII – Courageous follower of Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ! Blessed Sister Maria Antonina as a School Sister of Notre Dame, courageously imitated you, sharing her love, faith, and hope with others.
9 June: Day VII – Overcoming evil with true love
Lord Jesus Christ! Blessed Sister Maria Antonina was convinced that enduring love has the power to heal.
8 June: Day VI – Simple and poor in spirit and in life
Lord Jesus Christ! Blessed Sister Maria Antonina experienced hunger, and yet she shared with other prisoners a portion of her daily bread.
7 June: Day V – Obedient to God in all things
Lord Jesus Christ! Blessed Sister Maria Antonina, strengthened by grace, followed your example, ...
6 June: Day IV – Loving and creative in the work of education
Lord Jesus Christ! Blessed Sister Maria Antonina bestowed motherly love upon children, especially the poor and abandoned, and directed their hearts to God.
5 June: Day III – Shining her attitude of heroic faith
Lord Jesus Christ! Blessed Sister Maria Antonina gave you her whole life and in faith found deep peace and hope.
4 June : Day II – Seeking God in daily prayer
Lord Jesus Christ! In the life of our Blessed Sister Maria Antonina you had first place.
3 June: Day I – Steadfast in accepting the cross
Lord Jesus Christ! Blessed Sister Maria Antonina imitated you in accepting the cross and gave her life out of love.