Question about Novenas

[sowinskija]

Can a Novena be prayed for more than 9 days and still be considered a Novena with the accompanying powerful intercession? I added the Saint Raphael Novena to my prayer routine and just stopped praying it after about a week and a half.

 

[Lizzy1980]

Hmm, well, to say one novena is 9 days. If you say it for 18 days, it’s 2 novenas, etc. But, a novena is a prayer, whether you say it for the 9 days. If, for instance, you only said it for 8 days, it isn’t considered a “novena” but you still said prayers.

You can always start it up again for 9 more days.

 

[nguemo]

Can a Novena be prayed for more than 9 days and still be considered a Novena with the accompanying powerful intercession? I added the Saint Raphael Novena to my prayer routine and just stopped praying it after about a week and a half.

I have a similar question to ask. What if you start a novena. And don’t get to say it for nine days. if after a long time can you just continue or do you have to start all over again?