Before Christ ascended into heaven, he commanded his Apostles to remain in the city of Jerusalem for the nine days until the feast of Pentecost, and there to await the descent of the Holy Spirit. With this, our Saviour instituted the practice of the Christian Novena, nine days of prayer, especially in preparation for a solemn feast or in petition for some special grace.
Christ Jesus commanded this first novena both as a period of preparation and also as an act of petition for the Apostles, together with Mary, were pleading for the Holy Spirit to come as their Advocate.
Acts of the Apostles 1:4
On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
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