Christmas Novena
Starting on St. Andrew's Feast day, November 30th, the following beautiful prayer is traditionally recited fifteen times a day until Christmas. This is a very meditative prayer that helps us increase our awareness of the real focus of Christmas and prepare ourselves spiritually for His coming.
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Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, [hear mention your request] through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.+
*** As a side note: It is piously believed that whoever recites the above prayer each day from the feast of St. Andrew (November 30) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.) (Imprimatur + Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York, 1897).
If you know where the tradition of saying this novena 15 times comes from I would love the information! Please leave a blog post with the resource listed and if there is an Imprimatur or not. ****
Starting on St. Andrew's Feast day, November 30th, the following beautiful prayer is traditionally recited fifteen times a day until Christmas. This is a very meditative prayer that helps us increase our awareness of the real focus of Christmas and prepare ourselves spiritually for His coming.
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Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, [hear mention your request] through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.+
*** As a side note: It is piously believed that whoever recites the above prayer each day from the feast of St. Andrew (November 30) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.) (Imprimatur + Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York, 1897).
If you know where the tradition of saying this novena 15 times comes from I would love the information! Please leave a blog post with the resource listed and if there is an Imprimatur or not. ****
