For the town in Singapore, see Novena, Singapore. The following lists various places in Singapore. See also Places in Singapore by alphabetical order and Subdivisions of Singapore for administrative subdivisions Singapore Novena is a town in Singapore, and is within the Central Region.

Novena is the feminine form of the Medieval Latin word, novenus, "ninth", which is the ordinal number from novem, nine. In Set theory, an ordinal number, or just ordinal, is the Order type of a Well-ordered set.

In the Catholic Church, a novena is a devotion consisting of prayer said (most typically) on nine successive days, asking to obtain special graces. Prayer is the act of attempting to communicate with a Deity or spirit These may consist of small prayer books, recitation of the Rosary, or small prayers through the day. The Rosary (from Latin rosarium, meaning "rose garden" or "garland of roses" is a popular traditional Roman Catholic devotion.

The practice of saying novenas is derived from Scripture. After Jesus' Ascension into heaven, he told his disciples to pray together in the upper room and devote themselves to constant prayer (Acts 1:14). Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The general and most common understanding of the Christian Doctrine of Ascension holds that Jesus bodily ascended to Heaven in the presence The Apostles, Blessed Virgin Mary, and other followers of Jesus prayed together for nine consecutive days, concluding in the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance Pentecost (πεντηκοστή, pentekostē, "the fiftieth day" is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian Liturgical year, celebrated the

Though the novena is primarily a devotion used by members of the Catholic Church, it has spread to the Orthodox, Anglican, and even some Lutheran churches. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther

Bibliography

• The New Revised "Triple" Novena Manual, by the Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph F. Stedman, Confraternity of the Precious Blood, 1975. The Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph F Stedman (born March 11, 1898; died March 23, 1946) was a well-known American priest and author of books
• Novena, by Barbara Calamari & Sandra DiPasqua, Penguin Studio, 1999. ISBN 0-670-88444-8

External links

• "Novena". Catholic Encyclopedia. The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia (1913).  
• Novenas from EWTN
• Pray a Novena with a group of people. Daily novena prayers are emailed to the group. Ability to post testimonials.
• Novena for the repose of the soul of John Paul II . pdf file

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