novena

[ noh-vee-nuh, nuh- ]

/ noʊˈvi nə, nə- /

a devotion consisting of nine separate days of prayers or services.

Origin of novena

1850–55; < Medieval Latin novēna, noun use of feminine singular of Latin novēnus nine each

Since then nothing in the Novena that is memorable is registered.

The Legacy of Ignorantism |T.H. Pardo de Tavera
This is what is said in the frontispiece of his novena, Manila 1918.

The Legacy of Ignorantism |T.H. Pardo de Tavera
These devotions were called a Novena, which was a nine days' prayer-meeting.

The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago |John S. C. Abbott
As her husband was willing that she should pray the novena, Clara began the next day her fervent devotions to the Virgin Mary.

Filipino Popular Tales |Dean S. Fansler

On the last day of the novena, she made a fervent communion.

The Miraculous Medal |Jean Marie Aladel

novena

/ (nəʊˈviːnə) /

RC Church a devotion consisting of prayers or services on nine consecutive days

C19: from Medieval Latin, from Latin novem nine