It’s about an hour and 15 minutes, starting at 8:00, on Zoom. That’s very late for me, but they wanted people to be able to get home from work, have supper, and get their kids squared away.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see “Zoom novenas” become a regular thing ahead of major holidays, although maybe not on the scale of this one, because it’s so easy for people to get together this way.
The custom of a novena following a death - sort of like sitting shiva for Jewish families - will resume live-in-person, I’m sure.
There are a lot of things being done on Zoom that are much better in person, so I don’t think anyone will rave about a Zoom Novena, just like they don’t about church services. We all need that close, physical contact with people who are dedicated to the same purpose.
Not to mention the coffee and snacks afterwards.