How to pray a novena
Choose a prayer, plan nine days, and follow the complete text.
Choose one complete text
Open a novena and check its version and sources before you begin. Read its instructions and all parts of each day.
Choose your first day
Use the calendar to see your nine dates, including the first day. Your private start date stays in this browser.
Read the day’s prayer
Select a numbered day. Pray all the parts shown for that day in order; not every version has separate opening and closing prayers. There is no need to mark a day if you prefer a printed copy.
Keep your place
Mark a day as prayed, then continue through My novenas on this device. You can undo a mark. A new attempt keeps earlier attempts separate.
If you miss a day
Follow guidance from the specific novena or ask a trusted religious adviser. This site does not invent a universal restart rule.
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