novena

IPA: nˈɑvɪnʌ

(Roman Catholicism) A recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days, especially one to a saint to ask for their intercession.

Examples of "novena" in Sentences

The novena is said in the parish church.
Daily novena prayers are emailed to the group.
They were sort of devotional or novena material.
Teddy heard mass and prayed the novena everyday.
Fernandes as the vicar held the first Novena services.
In the meantime, a novena prayer for him has been developed.
A fluvial procession at the end of the novena caps the feast.
On the ninth night, a feast is held after the praying or novena.
He asks for a novena of prayer preceding the feast of the Assumption.
One memorable event of the Novena from years past was the trumpet players that performed at each of the sessions on the last day of the Novena. The last days of the Novena also see an increase in attendance as those who are unable to make it throughout the Novena usually attend the last three days.