St. Andrew Christmas Novena Chaplet

The Christmas Novena is a vital part of my family’s Advent plans and our St. Andrew Chaplet Beads have held up well for many years.  We keep our primary set on our family Altar and Dad has his own to carry in his pocket.  We generally pray this as a family during our family devotions but it’s nice to have it on hand as a reminder throughout the day.

These little gems are perfect if you’re desiring accountability for the Christmas Novena or just looking for a way to engage your children with this traditional Advent devotion.

The chaplets are easy to make.  In fact, I’m sure most of us have the supplies on hand.

We attach a Novena Payer card (old version or new version) to our chaplet.   The prayer card is small enough to fit into a pocket but big enough to read without a magnifying glass – no excuses!  It can also be used without the chaplet/beads.  I recommend that it be laminated to last throughout Advent and beyond.

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SUPPLIES:

• ribbon or thread
• beads
• scissors
• optional:
  • tape
  • saint medal
  • prayer card(old) prayer card (new) — (Print 2 sided)

DIRECTIONS:

• • cut the ribbon to the desired length

tape the ends of the ribbon prior to lacing string

• the beads on using the same techniques as St. Therese’s Sacrifice Beads.  The instructions can be found here. 

This is how the chaplets will look without the prayer card.

• optional:
  • print/cut prayer card(old ) prayer card (new)
  • hole punch top of the card
  • laminate
  • lace the card with the remaining ribbon from the chaplet
  • tie off the ribbon

May this meditative prayer help us increase our awareness of the real focus of Christmas and helps us prepare ourselves spiritually for His coming.