Saint Andrew Prayer: Christmas Novena

For those with a very specific petitions, the St. Andrew Novena is one connected with answered prayers! Here’s a little excerpt about it:

November 30, is the Feast of St. Andrew. It is piously believed that whoever recites the St. Andrew Christmas Novena fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew until Christmas Eve will obtain what is asked.

NOVENA

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment at 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, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires (Mention your intentions here) through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His most Blessed Mother. Amen.

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+Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York

February 6, 1897

Christmas Novena (December 16 - 24)

Mary, a young teenager, was living in the village of Nazareth and engaged to be married to Joseph, a Jewish carpenter. One day God sent the angel Gabriel to visit Mary. The angel told Mary that she would conceive a son by the power of the Holy Spirit. She would give birth to this child and name him Jesus.

Christmas Novena

(December 16 - 24)

16 December

O Shepherd that rulest Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep, come to guide and comfort us.

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...



17 December

O Wisdom that comest out of the mouth of the Most High, that reachest from one end to another, and orderest all things mightily and sweetly, come to teach us the way of prudence!

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...



18 December

O Adonai, and Ruler of the house of Israel, Who didst appear unto Moses in the burning bush, and gavest him the law in Sinai, come to redeem us with an outstretched arm!

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...

19 December

O Root of Jesse, which standest for an ensign of the people, at Whom the kings shall shut their mouths, Whom the Gentiles shall seek, come to deliver us, do not tarry.

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...



20 December

O Key of David, and Sceptre of the house of Israel, that openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no man openeth, come to liberate the prisoner from the prison, and them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death.

Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...



21 December

O Dayspring, Brightness of the everlasting light, Son of justice, come to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death!

Say 1 Our Father...

Say 1 Hail Mary...

Say 1 Glory Be...

22 December

O King of the Gentiles, yea, and desire thereof! O Corner stone, that makest of two one, come to save man, whom Thou hast made out of the dust of the earth!

Say 1 Our Father...

Say 1 Hail Mary...

Say 1 Glory Be...ko

23 December

O Emmanuel, our King and our Law giver, Longing of the Gentiles, yea, and salvation thereof, come to save us, O Lord our God!

Say 1 Our Father...

Say 1 Hail Mary...

Say 1 Glory Be...

24 December

O Thou that sittest upon the cherubim, God of hosts, come, show Thy face, and we shall be saved.

Say 1 Our Father...

Say 1 Hail Mary...

Say 1 Glory Be...

Saint Andrew Christmas Novena

Saint Andrew Christmas Novena

It is piously believed that whoever recites the St. Andrew Christmas Novena Prayer fifteen times each day from the feast of St. Andrew (November 30th) until Christmas Eve will obtain the favor requested. 

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Saint Andrew Christmas Novena Prayer

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

(here mention your request)

through the merits

of Our Savior Jesus Christ,

and of His blessed Mother. 

Amen.

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+Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York

February 6, 1897