a nine-day period of prayer in preparation for some particular feast, or to pray for some special object
a nine-day period of private or public prayer to obtain special graces, to implore special favors, or to make special petitions
a nine day prayer for intentions
a nine-day prayer for lost causes
a nine day prayer for something or someone
a period of nine days of private prayer or public a obtain the special tolerances, to implorar special favors, or to make them special requests
a prayer repeated nine times (usually, but not always, over consecutive days) to gain a special favor from God
a prayer that you say for nine days straight for a particular reason or time
a prayer we commit to for nine days
a sequence of nine identical prayers, performed consecutively either privately or collectively, in order to obtain a specific blessing
a type of Catholic devotion dating from the earliest days of Christianity in Rome that consists of a set of prayers that are said for nine consecutive days
(Latin novem, nine). Short prayer said to a particular saint for nine consecutive days, usually the nine days leading up to the saint's feast day. See Veneration of Saints.
A devotion consisting of prayers recited on nine consecutive days, asking for some special favor; also, a booklet of these prayers.
A period of nine consecutive days when one practices their spiritual beliefs through prayers and devotions.
