Christmas Novena for 30 November through 24 December: begin – or resume – any day up til 16 December

Beginning on this feast of St. Andrew, the following beautiful prayer is recited by some religious 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 helps us prepare ourselves spiritually for Jesus’ coming.

Many traditionally faithful prayed as a family after dinner every day in Advent