Christ the King novena reignites devotion in a turbulent world

The Derry group Guardians of the Faith has launched a worldwide novena to Christ the King, which starts tomorrow, November 13, and ends on November 21, the feast day of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the eve of the Feast of Christ the King.

Organiser Barry Mallett told The Irish Catholic, “The world is in a very turbulent state at the present moment in time,” saying that “Now when we take a look throughout the world collectively – not just Christendom but especially throughout the West – we see that France is burning, Poland is having a coup d’etat, we can see Spain on fire, Italy on fire… the midterm elections in America”, all symbolise to him the turbulence of our times.

He believes “this is because there are very few nations in the world that actually publicly honour Christ the King”, which is what the world needs. “What we are trying to do in Guardians of the Faith is to reignite the devotion to Christ the King in a nutshell.”

Mr Mallett said this event “builds on” a worldwide Eucharistic procession for Christ the King, which marked the feast day last year. The novena, Mr Mallett said, was thought to “keep the momentum going”.

At the moment, he said, hundreds of parishes around six continents have subscribed to join the novena.

Those interested in taking part in it should email Christiskingworldwide@gmail.com to receive the novena and prayers.