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Advent & Christmas Recap in Pictures

January 19, 2010 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Advent, Christmas 2 Comments

Christmas Anticipation Prayer

December 1, 2009 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Advent, Prayer, St. Andrew Leave a Comment

Jan Brueghel the Elder. Landscape on the Coast, with the Calling of St. Peter and St. Andrew

Beginning on St. Andrew the Apostle’s feast day, November 30, the following beautiful prayer is traditionally recited fifteen times a day until Christmas. This is a very meditative prayer that 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 above prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.)

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+MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York

New York, February 6, 1897

A printable novena card can be found here.