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Novenas
A word signifying "nine" and referring to a public or private devotion that extends for nine consecutive days, or in less common usage, for nine consecutive weeks, with the devotion being held on a particular day for those nine weeks. The Church approves of such devotional practices provided that there is no superstition connected with the number nine and provided that such externals are used as a help to prayer. Some common nine-day novenas would be to our Blessed Mother under various titles and in honor of some of the saints. Common nine-week novenas would be first Friday and first Saturday devotions.
