noun
- a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers said on nine successive days
Usage: religious
Examples
- The parish organized a novena for peace during the holiday season.
- She prayed a novena to Saint Anthony to help find her lost ring.
- The novena begins tomorrow and continues for nine consecutive days.
- Many Catholics participate in the Christmas novena leading up to December 25th.
- The church bulletin announced a special novena for healing.
- His grandmother taught him to pray the novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe.