concept   novena
statement   In Filipino Catholic culture, a novena is a nine-day prayer and devotion practice observed before religious events or feast days.

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1 novena Catholicism in Philippines A common religious practice involving 9 days of prayer and devotion to a specific intention or saint. 1
2 novena Catholicism in the Philippines Novena prayers are a common and important practice leading up to religious events or feast days in Catholicism in the Philippines. 1
3 novena Christianity in the Philippines A novena is a nine-day series of public or private prayers to obtain special graces, to implore special favors, or to make special petitions. 1