FREE PERSONALIZED NOVENA
Receive free guided prayers commemorating your deceased loved one.
Honor their memory and console your heart with these personalized novena prayers. In the nine days leading up to their birthday or anniversary of death, we'll send you a daily email with a personalized prayer featuring the name of your loved one, as well as a resource to work through your grief in these tender days. ⬇
Accompaniment during the hardest days
One of the funny things about grief is that it never really goes away. In the beginning it feels like someone dropped a thousand pounds on your chest—it's impossible think about anything but that crushing weight. That weight never really goes away, but it is a weight that doesn't always have to be such a burden. It is a weight we can eventually learn to carry with peace as we surrender to its presence.
I lost my son Lachlan to SIDS in 2008. Grief after a life-changing loss has a way of working itself into the fibers of your being, and every year as his birthday and the anniversary of his death approach, I feel the waves of grief begin to swell. For many people who are grieving a life-changing loss, these "anniversary reactions" tend to stick with us for a very long time.
That is why I created these personalized novenas—so you don't have to walk these difficult days alone. It is my honor to accompany you in prayer , to be a companion, to offer some helpful resources as you learn to live without the physical presence of someone you love .
FAQs
A novena is a nine-day prayer devotion that reflects the nine days of waiting between Jesus’ Ascension into heaven and Pentecost. It became an ancient tradition to have nine days of Masses said for the repose of a soul to reflect that waiting. It is a common practice to pray a novena for a specific intention or leading up to a significant date.
We'll send you a reminder email 10 days before the anniversary of your loved one's death and 10 days before their birthday. The prayers will then be delivered right to your inbox for the next 9 days.
Absolutely! Simply refresh the page and add in a new name. Just note that we will send you a novena set (10 days of emails) prior to every death anniversary and birthday that you submit.
Meet Lachlan, the boy who inspired this grief ministry
This is me (Brianne Edwards, founder of Lach's Legacy) and my son Lachlan playing peek-a-boo in the mirror. Lachlan passed away in 2008 at only 10.5 months.
When he died, I was searching not just for answers, but also people who got it. So I created Lach's Legacy as a way to connect with, support, and accompany other bereaved parents. We also put some efforts into the fight against SIDS by promoting awareness and contributing funds to SIDS-related research.
I created all of this, including these novenas, to honor Lachlan's legacy—but I also created it for you. Grief can be very disorienting and isolating whether you've lost a child, parent, relative, or friend. But this is an offering of something that has helped me navigate my grief, and I pray it helps you in your grief too.
Pray for your loved one and yourself.
You don't have to grieve alone. We would be honored to remember your loved one's legacy with you and accompany you in prayer as we invite the Lord to bring consolation to your grieving heart.
Sign up for these personalized novenas now, and we'll send you a reminder as we approach your loved one's birthday and anniversary of death.
