Deepertruth: Day 1 – Novena to the Precious Blood of Jesus

Day 1 – Novena to the Precious Blood of Jesus The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood. The feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the pierced side of Christ, and that the sacraments were brought forth through His Blood.