Traditional Catholic Novena
Christmas Novena I (St. Andrew Novena)
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Fisheaters devotional novena index, Christmas Novena I (St. Andrew Novena)
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- A traditional Catholic Christmas novena for preparation for Christmas, love of the Nativity, and hope. Traditionally prayed November 30 through December 24.
- Often prayed for
- Longing for the Nativity, a grace or petition, and loving adoration of Christ's birth in Bethlehem.
- Suggested start
- November 30, 2026. You may also begin this novena at any time.
- Length
- 9 days
- Feast
- Christmas
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About This Novena
This is one of the most beloved Christmas prayers because it is so simple and so full of yearning. It does not explain Christmas; it kneels at the hour and moment of Christ's birth and asks to be heard there.
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for preparation for Christmas, love of the Nativity, hope, and longing for Christ.
Usual timing
November 30 through December 24
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Day 1: Hail the Hour
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Today's Advent meditation
Begin by blessing the hour and moment of Christ's birth.
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St. Andrew Christmas prayer
Hail, and blessed be the hour and moment at which the Son of God was born of a most pure Virgin at a stable at midnight in Bethlehem in the piercing cold. At that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, to hear my prayers and grant my desires.
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Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother.
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About this novena
Description
This is one of the most beloved Christmas prayers because it is so simple and so full of yearning. It does not explain Christmas; it kneels at the hour and moment of Christ's birth and asks to be heard there.
Traditionally invoked as patron of
preparation for Christmas, love of the Nativity, hope, longing for Christ
Traditionally prayed for
Often prayed for preparation for Christmas, love of the Nativity, hope, and longing for Christ.
Usual timing
November 30 through December 24
Original statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague