A Novena is usually started nine days before a feast, with the feast day falling on the tenth day. However, some may be done nine consecutive days after the feast day.

Can you pray a novena at anytime?

Traditionally, many people choose to pray novenas asking for a saint's intercession on the nine days leading up to that saint's feast day. If you're praying before a sacrament or event, you'll pray the novena for nine days before or after it. In truth, you really can pray a novena at any time.

Are novenas always 9 days?

A novena (from Latin: novem, "nine") is an ancient tradition of devotional praying in Christianity, consisting of private or public prayers repeated for nine successive days or weeks.