The first novena ever prayed is the Pentecost Novena, or the Novena to the Holy Spirit. This year, it begins on Friday, May 19, and concludes on Saturday, May 27. Catholics worldwide often recite ...

A novena is a traditional form of Catholic prayer lasting nine days ... The novena asks for the Holy Spirit’s seven gifts: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and ...

From Holy Spirit Catholic Church in the Arlington ... a day that kicks off the original novena: nine days of prayer until Pentecost. So why not give this year’s novena a Marian dimension?