This novena is a nine-day prayer, recalling the nine days that the Blessed Virgin Mary and the ... He told them that He would send His Holy Spirit, and so they prayed for the coming of the Spirit.

A. The Holy Ghost appeared at times under the form of a dove, and again under the form of tongues of fire; for, being a pure spirit without a body, He can take any form. Q. 422. Is the Holy Ghost ...