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St. Andrew Christmas Novena Printables

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Praying the {St. Andrew} Christmas novena is a vital part of my family’s Advent plans as we observe a “mini Lent.”

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

It is piously believed that whoever recites the below prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.

St. Andrew Christmas Novena

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 piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.

Imprimatur  +MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York, February 6, 1897

This year we will be using a new Novena tool for my littles, Christmas Novena Lacing Cards.  Actually, all my boys (11 years down) want one of their own to follow along.

They’re super simple to make and interactive to help keep them engaged.  The traditional image displayed was selected for its beautiful classic imagery so that their hearts and mind can best help them meditate on the Nativity.

  • Print your Christmas Novena Lacing Cards
  • Cut
  • Color image (optional)
  • Laminate
  • Punch Holes over the 15 purple dots
  • Cut your ribbon/thread/tulle to the desired length (varies for the size of card)
  • Tape the ends of the ribbon to make it easier to lace and avoid fraying

Below are images & printables to use as reminders in your home, tech gadgets, and social media outlets.  You are invited to use the images for your personal use and share freely.

This image can be used on  INSTAGRAM.

Christmas Novena Printable with Border

Christmas Novena Printable without border

This image can be saved on your phone or iPad and set as your lock screen and wallpaper.

This image can be saved on your phone or iPad and set as your lock screen and wallpaper.

This image can be saved on your phone or iPad and set as your lock screen and wallpaper.This image can be used as a FaceBook cover photo or a blog header.

This image can be used as a FaceBook cover photo or a blog header.

This image can be used as a FaceBook cover photo or a blog header.

I also have an updated (11.2019) formatted a page of printable holy cards for the  Christmas Novena   They can be used alone or used when making a  Christmas Novena Chaplet.

Prayers for a blessed and fruitful Advent from my family to yours!

St. Andrew Christmas Novena Chaplet

by Filed Under: 11 November Saints, Advent, Novena, St. Andrew 5 Comments

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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 - chaplet

SUPPLIES:

  • ribbon or thread
  • beads
  • scissors
  • optional:

sweetie crafting

DIRECTIONS:

    • cut the ribbon to the desired length

tape the ends of the ribbon prior to lacing string

St, Andrew Christmas Novena

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

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

Christmas Novena Printables & Social Media Reminders

by Filed Under: 12 December, Advent, Christmas, Novena 3 Comments

Praying the {St. Andrew} Christmas novena is a vital part of my family’s Advent plans as we observe a “mini Lent.”

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

It is piously believed that whoever recites the below prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.

St. Andrew Christmas Novena

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 piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen.

Imprimatur  +MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York, February 6, 1897

Below are images & printables to use as reminders in your home, tech gadgets, and social media outlets.  You are invited to use the images for your personal use and share freely.

This image can be used on  INSTAGRAM.

Christmas Novena Printable with Border

 

Christmas Novena Printable without border

 

This image can be saved on your phone or iPad and set as your lock screen and wallpaper.

This image can be saved on your phone or iPad and set as your lock screen and wallpaper.

This image can be saved on your phone or iPad and set as your lock screen and wallpaper.This image can be used as a FaceBook cover photo or a blog header.

 

This image can be used as a FaceBook cover photo or a blog header.

 

This image can be used as a FaceBook cover photo or a blog header.

 

I’ve also formatted a page of printable holy cards for the  Christmas Novena   They can be used alone or used when making a  Christmas Novena Chaplet.

Prayers for a blessed and fruitful Advent from my family to yours!

Advent Plans 2016

by Filed Under: 12 December, Advent Leave a Comment

The focus of Advent is preparation for the coming of the Lord — both in commemoration of His Nativity and His coming again at the end of time… The Christmas season does not begin until the first Mass at Christmas Eve, and doesn’t end liturgically until the Octave of the Epiphany on January 14. It goes on in the spiritual sense until Candlemas on February 2, when all celebrations of Christ’s Childhood give way to Septuagesima and Lent.

 

Advent: advent-calendar-and-plans

 

Christkindl {Christ Child}

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The beautiful thing about this particular custom is that the relationship is a reciprocal one. The person whose name I have drawn and who is under my care becomes for me the helpless little Christ Child in the manger; and as I am performing these many little acts of love and consideration for someone in the family I am really doing them for the Infant of Bethlehem, according to the word, “And he that shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.” That is why this  particular person turns into “my Christkindl.” At the same time I am the “Christkindl” also for the one I am caring for because I want to imitate the Holy Child and render all those little services in the same spirit as He did in that small house of Nazareth, when as a child He served His Mother and His foster father with a similar love and devotion.                                                                                                                             

~ Around the Year with the TRAPP FAMILY

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This is such a simple tradition but it provides a beautiful and joyful anticipation within our home as we prepare for Jesus Christ.   Each child gets a checklist to help them stay accountable (see printable link at the end of the post).  The numbered boxes represents a day in Advent (this year Advent starts on Nov. 27) to Christmas Day.  
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Here is how it works!
INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. Write names of all family members on pieces of paper. *
  2. Place all family member’s names (on folded paper for secrecy) in a container.
  3. Take turns drawing a name.  The person whose name one has drawn in now in one’s special care.
  4. From this day  (Start of Advent) until Christmas, one has to do as many little favors for him or her as one can.
  5. One has to provide at least one surprise every single day — but without ever being found out. Use the printable Christkindl checklist for accountability.
*Adjust who is included in your Christkndl as it works best for your family.  For families that are smaller, include other distant family or friends.  One could even adopt a neighbor, single or windowed parishioner, etc..
This creates a wonderful atmosphere of joyful suspense, kindness, and thoughtfulness. Perhaps you will find that somebody has made your bed or shined your shoes or has informed you, in a disguised handwriting on a holy card, that “a rosary has been said for you today” or a number of sacrifices have been offered up. This new relationship is called “Christkindl” (Christ Child) in the old country, where children believe that the Christmas tree and the gifts under it are brought down by the Christ Child himself.
Get your printable at the link below, share freely!  I’d love to hear about your family’s experience with Christkindl or other favorite family traditions.
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Print as a single page or 2 copies per page

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