A novena is a prayer said for 9 days in a row. This may be applied to the dead in order that if they are in purgatory, they will be released to heaven. The souls in purgatory cannot pray for themselves. There are a variety of novenas, such as, to the Holy Spirit, to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, and various saints.
AnswerAlthough we should pray for anyone who has died for at least nine days, we have no idea how long anyone may be in purgatory, so we should never give up praying for all our dead - and most especially for our living relatives, as our prayers are much more effective for them while they are still alive!A Christmas novena is a prayer who Catholics pray every day for 9 days before Christmas.
1553 for nine days from 6th July on death of Edward VI
He was crowned on the the 30th of September in 1520, nine days after his father, Selim I's, death.
Nine Days was created in 1998.
He died on the 8th of November 1893 - nine days after conducting the premiere of the Pathetique (his Sixth symphony). He was aged 53.
Nine Days to Christmas was created in 1959.
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Last Nine Days of the Bismarck was created in 1958.
Nine Days that Changed the World was created in 2010.
Mr. Churchill suffered a stroke nine days before his death at the age of 90. It is likely that complications from this, along with the frailty of his age, led to his death on January 24th, 1965.
How many days in nine hours?