novenas
- plural of novena.
Example Sentences
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I was raised Catholic, and made to navigate the weirdness of First Holy Communion, novenas and trips to the shrine at Knock.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Those same officials might be saying quiet novenas that it's not one of the others hovering in the rarefied air of top-10 status after the opening round - the dreaded LIV set.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2022
Some started novenas, or nine-day prayers, and encouraged family and friends to join in.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2022
Pueblo medicine men filled the rooms of the sick with smoke, and Hispanic villagers crowded around the dying, saying the rosary and praying novenas.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2020
Abuela fed me the prayer in short phrases that echoed the rhythm I’d heard when Papi led novenas and when she clicked her beads at night before bed.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
