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Novena

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Nine days of public or private devotion in the Catholic Church to obtain special graces; in imitation of the Apostles who were gathered together in prayer for nine days between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost.

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Entry for 'Novena'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​n/novena.html. 1910.