“a novena is a nine days’ private or public devotion in the Catholic Churchto obtain special graces…to the novena belongs that hopeful mourning,of yearning, of prayer.The number nine in Holy Writ is indicative of suffering and grief”(St. Jerome, inEzech., vii, 24; — P.L., XXV,...
Even though Novenas are very popular to Catholics, you may have seen a few Novenas come through your mailbox like the Novena to St. Theresa. They are a traditional Catholic method of prayer. They are a series of prayers that are recited for 9 days straight or 9 hours straight. A nove...