“…May this time be for you a time of prayer and fasting…”
Our Lady Queen of Peace, May 25, 2026
Join a Friend of Medjugorje and the Community of Caritas in
Caritas of Birmingham’s Annual Nine-day Bread and Water Fast.
Monday, November 9 through Tuesday, November 17, 2026
The fasting novena includes the original prayer written by a Friend of Medjugorje, 25 years ago, which seeks repentance and is also for your intentions and the intentions of the Community and Mission of Caritas. It is a powerful prayer leading to deeper conversion. The fast covers each day of 2027. Spread this information to your family and friends, so that each day of 2027 will be covered several times over. One should do everything to fast on bread and water for the nine days to make it powerful. If you absolutely, and honestly, cannot fast on bread and water for the nine days for legitimate reasons, please join us in making sacrifices during this time, praying extra Rosaries, offering your Holy Communions, increasing your prayers, and uniting other penances to give to Our Lady with our fasting.
For those joining in the fast on bread and water, call Caritas of Birmingham to sign up for the fast at 205-672-2000, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Time USA, Monday through Friday. Or leave a message on ext. 315 with your full name and phone number, or use the form below. Let us know that you are calling to request an assigned day for your 9-day fast. We will call you back to tell you the day of 2027, that your nine-day fast will cover. We can only assign days for those fully participating in the nine-day fast on bread and water. If you are unable to commit to all nine days, or if you are not able to fast only on bread and water, your sacrifices are important and will add to the grace of this novena through this nine-day fast. If for some reason you are unable to join fully, call Caritas and your name will be joined to someone else who is able to complete the full nine days.
RECITE EACH DAY OF THE NINE-DAY BREAD AND WATER FAST
Monday, November 9 through Tuesday, November 17, 2026
PRAYER FOR THE FASTING NOVENA
O Queen of Heaven, we unite ourselves with others across the land in a holy fast, reminiscent of the so many times ancient Israel cried out in repentance to their God. By their history, we know God the Most High will hear our cry. We humble ourselves because of our sins. Seek, Mary our Queen, on our behalf, that the Lord not look upon our sins, but the love we show Him through this fast. Persuade Him to not only forgive but also forget and blot out our sins, that through Your hands we will grow close to Him and know Him intimately as a Father, as our Protector.
O Mary, these days of fasting we wish to empty our hearts of everything useless. Cleanse us. Let this fast purify us and atone for everything that has defiled us. O Mary, Queen of Peace, let our hearts be refilled through Your hands with whatever graces are necessary to reconcile us, our families, and our nation back to God. We wish also to atone for any wrongs in advance for each day of the coming year 2027, so that all be consecrated to Your Immaculate Heart, to purify the body of believers in order for the rebirth and the ushering in of a new springtime for Christianity in our beloved nation.
We seek the healing of our hearts of all spiritual disease and illness and for You to fill our hearts especially during December 8th–12th. Please, please, dear Mother, please grant us these requests, and grant the three special intentions of the Community of Caritas as well as my own personal intentions of (name your personal intentions). We pray especially for Our Lady’s triumph over all the evil agendas assailing our nation. I especially offer ______, 2027 (day assigned by Caritas of Birmingham), that on that day the plans of satan against ourselves, our family, and nation will be thwarted and grace will abound for conversion across our land.
We consecrate our hearts to You, Mary, and to Jesus. We want to give You and Jesus “title” of not only our souls, but also our bodies, as well as all we possess. We know Your words of January 1, 2001, when You revealed that satan was completely unchained, were followed with what our response should be. It was to give ourselves to You and Jesus completely, as a possession into Your and His hands, through the formal daily act of consecration, thereby, owned by You and Your Son, we are afforded protection through being Your possession.
January 1, 2001
We, therefore, present to You the intention to empty our hearts that You may refill them, as well as Caritas’ intentions and our personal intentions through this nine-day fast, prayers and consecrations, in order that You will present this novena with your Son before the throne of God. We ask for an unleashing of grace to be poured out upon ourselves, our families, our nation, and upon the countless numbers who are in need of conversion throughout our land, and Your intentions for all of the above intentions. Please intercede for us as our Mother and as our Queen. Amen.
– a Friend of Medjugorje (1999)
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Hi I’m on day 3 of my fast