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San Dimas nightly novenas will be held at 6:00 P.M. at the Sons and Daughters of Guam Clubhouse beginning on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, (On Saturday, April 19, 2025, the novena will be at 12:00 noon).
The Sons & Daughters of Guam Club, Inc. helps preserve Chamorro Catholic traditions by supporting novenas, Masses, feast day gatherings, and patron saint celebrations connected to Guam’s villages and families. Each patron saint or Marian devotion carries a story of faith, protection, sacrifice, healing, family, and hope that continues to guide the Chamorro community today.
Village connection: Barrigada
Month celebrated: January
Santo Niño honors Jesus as the Holy Child. This devotion reminds families of Christ’s humility, innocence, and love, and it is especially meaningful in Catholic communities where faith is passed from parents and elders to children.
Village connection: Tumon
Month celebrated: January
Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores was a Jesuit missionary who brought Catholic faith to the Mariana Islands in the 1600s. He is remembered for his missionary work, sacrifice, and lasting role in the Catholic history of Guam and the Chamorro people.
Village connection: Yigo
Month celebrated: February
Our Lady of Lourdes is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary connected to her apparitions in Lourdes, France. This devotion is especially associated with healing, prayer, hope, and Mary’s care for the sick and suffering.
Village connection: Inalåhan / Inarajan
Month celebrated: March
St. Joseph is honored as the husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. He is remembered for quiet strength, humility, hard work, faithfulness, and his role as protector of the Holy Family. The Guam Club calendar lists St. Joseph Nobena in March.
Village connection: Malesso’ / Merizo
Month celebrated: April
San Dimas is known as the “Good Thief” who was crucified beside Jesus and received Christ’s promise of paradise. His story is a powerful reminder of mercy, forgiveness, conversion, and hope. The Guam Club calendar lists San Dimas Nobena and Finakpo’ in April.
Village connection: Guam-wide Chamorro devotion
Month celebrated: May
Santa Marian Kamalen is Guam’s beloved title for the Blessed Virgin Mary under the image of Our Lady of Camarin. She is deeply connected to Chamorro Catholic identity and is honored as a symbol of faith, protection, and devotion for the people of Guam.
Village connection: Sånta Rita-Sumai
Month celebrated: May
St. Rita of Cascia was an Italian wife, mother, widow, and Augustinian nun. She is known as the saint of difficult and impossible causes because of her life of patience, forgiveness, suffering, and prayer.
Village connection: Tamuning
Month celebrated: June
St. Anthony of Padua was a Franciscan friar known for preaching, teaching, and helping the poor. He is widely loved as the saint people ask for help in finding what is lost, and he remains one of the most beloved saints in Catholic tradition.
Village connection: Guam-wide Catholic tradition
Month celebrated: June
Corpus Christi honors the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist. In Chamorro Catholic tradition, the celebration may include Mass, procession, decorated shrines, prayer, and a community gathering that brings families together in faith and
Village connection: Hågat / Agat
Month celebrated: July
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary connected to Mount Carmel in the Holy Land and the Carmelite tradition. The devotion is associated with Mary’s protection, prayer, and the brown scapular as a sign of faith and commitment to
Village connection: Hågat / Agat
Month celebrated: August
St. Rose, commonly remembered as St. Rose of Lima, was known for her deep prayer, humility, sacrifice, and care for the poor. She is honored as a model of devotion, service, and compassion.
Village connection: Barrigada
Month celebrated: August
St. Roch is remembered as a pilgrim who cared for people suffering from sickness and plague. He became known as a saint of healing, protection, and hope during illness, hardship, and public suffering.
Village connection: Mangilao
Month celebrated: September
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also called the Little Flower, was a Carmelite nun known for her “little way” of loving God through simple acts of faith, humility, and kindness. Her life reminds the faithful that small acts done with love can have great spiritual meaning.
Village connection: Yo’ña / Yona
Month celebrated: September / October
St. Francis of Assisi was an Italian friar who embraced poverty, peace, humility, and care for creation. He founded the Franciscan order and is remembered for his deep devotion to Christ and service to the poor.
Village connection: Malesso’ / Merizo
Month celebrated: October
Our Lady of the Rosary honors Mary through the prayer of the Rosary, which reflects on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. This devotion encourages prayer, peace, family unity, and trust in Mary’s intercession.
Village connection: Sinajaña
Month celebrated: October
St. Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is widely honored as the patron saint of difficult or desperate causes, offering hope to those facing serious trials and challenges.
Village connection: Asan
Month celebrated: December
This devotion honors Jesus as a child, together with Mary and Joseph as the Holy Family. It reminds families of faith, protection, obedience, and the sacred role of the home in Catholic life.
Village connection: Inalåhan / Inarajan
Month celebrated: December
St. Joseph is honored as the husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. He is remembered for quiet strength, humility, hard work, faithfulness, and his role as protector of the Holy Family.
Village connection: Dededo
Month celebrated: December
St. Barbara is traditionally honored as an early Christian martyr who remained faithful despite persecution. She is associated with courage, protection from sudden danger, and steadfast faith under pressure.
Village connection: Hågat / Agat
Month celebrated: Not listed
St. Anne is traditionally honored as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus. She represents family faith, motherhood, and the passing down of Catholic tradition from one generation to the next.
Village connection: Piti
Month celebrated: August
The Assumption celebrates the Catholic belief that Mary was taken body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life. This feast honors Mary’s closeness to Christ and the hope of eternal life.
