How and why to make a novena?

The 9 days candle is a very old tradition and still very much practiced in the Church today.,This is a period of nine consecutive days during which we systematically address Heaven in order to reiterate the same request, a wish, a grace. It is a spiritual period, a privileged time of dialogue with God.

Prayer can be about any aspect of our life, anything that is important to us. We can make a novena to ask for the healing of a loved one, to ask for help in the event of a death, assistance in family problems or even to find a job.

The 9 days candle represents this permanent state of prayer. It is lit when this nine-day period begins. The novena candle burns for nine days in a row and accompanies your prayers. It cannot be turned off. We recommend that you use a novena booklet; it is a small leaflet which guides you during these nine days of prayer. Each day, you recite in front of the candle the prayer which is in the small book.

Every day, you recite the prayer found in the little notebook in front of the candle.