{"id":114523,"date":"2026-11-08T16:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114523"},"modified":"2026-11-08T16:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T16:17:01","slug":"what-is-a-novena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/what-is-a-novena\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629\u061f \u062a\u0633\u0639\u0629 \u0623\u064a\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0644\u0627\u0629 \u0648\u0623\u0635\u0644\u0647\u0627"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A novena is a Catholic practice of praying for nine days in a row, usually for one particular need or to get ready for a feast, and the word is simply the Latin for nine, novem. The old Catholic Encyclopedia of 1911 calls it &quot;a nine days&#039; private or public devotion in the Catholic Church to obtain special graces.&quot; The first people said to have prayed this way were the apostles, and they had a promise to go on and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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