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novena

NOUN
  1. a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days

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  • Inside, the nuns and their guests were making a novena to the Sacred Heart.
  • This nine-day party is called a novena, and throughout Mexico a full-on fiesta patronal is always nine days. November celebrations
  • We sometimes rely far more upon God than God desires us to do, and there are occasions when a novena is the refuge of laziness or cowardice. Life of Father Hecker
  • The novena is prayed on the 9 days prior to the anniversary day of his canonisation. posted by John at 3: 19 PM 03/01/2003 - 04/01/2003
  • Tomorrow, Wednesday 21st is the 123rd Anniversary of the Apparition, and a bus will leave the Oratory in Newport at 6.00 pm for the evening novena.
  • That novena is called the posadas, and it's celebrated somewhat differently -- but that's another post. November celebrations
  • A lady imbued with a strong sense of Christianity, she was a great woman for her prayers and novenas and her strong Catholic faith served as a guiding light and source of strength down through the years.
  • The rite involves incense, candles, litanies and novenas, and set hymns, often in Latin.
  • Just a reminder that Pentecost is nine days away, so the "original" novena (nine days of prayer) starts today. Archive 2008-05-01
  • The annual novena in honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal continues on Monday nights in St Patrick's Church at 8pm.
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