Christmas Novena
Christmas Novena
(December 16 to 24)
Follow along, for nine days, with novena prayers leading up to Christmas. It is a way to prepare our hearts to celebrate the Birth of Jesus. (December 16-December 24).
It is different from the It is different from The St. Andrew Christmas Novena , which begins on November 30th.
Christmas Novena: December 16-24
We get our homes ready for Christmas, but do we remember to prepare our hearts? Praying this novena is a way to do that.
December 16
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The Benefits of Praying Novenas
Self-Discipline
We learn to have a prayer routine and better self-discipline by saying novena prayers every day for nine days. Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not lose heart. (Luke 18:1)
More Meaningful
Novenas help us prepare for Feast days and solemnities so that they have greater meaning for us.
Trusting in God
As we focus on a specific prayer intention, we learn to trust that God knows what is best for us.
Praying a novena reminds us how much we rely on God’s love. He answers our prayers in the way that is best for us.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
One of my favorite paintings by Guido Reni depicts The Virgin at Prayer. The date of this masterpiece is circa 1627.
Noel Nicholas Coypel painted a nativity scene in 1728.
Fabio Losada shared his photo of a man praying at sunset on Cathopic.
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IN REVIEW
The 9-day Christmas Novena (Dec. 16-24) starts with this prayer:
“O Lord, infant Jesus, fill us with JOY! The birth of any child is a cause for joy, and so much more is the birth of You, our Savior. We pray in union with Mary, Your mother, for a greater joy this Christmas….” Find the complete novena on our website.
During the Season of Advent, beginning on December 16th, we pray for the 9 days leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts to celebrate the Birth of Jesus. It is different from the St. Andrew Christmas Novena. Both are traditional Catholic prayers.