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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Christmas novena 11/30-12/24


Christmas Novena ( refer to below where the Novena prayer is said in conjuction with the Hours)
This prayer is to be said 15 times a day

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 (mention request here). Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother.

Some Catholics pray this Novena from November 30th to December 24th. Others prefer the more classic 9-day Christmas Novena begun on December 16 th. The Christmas Novena is said 15 times a day from St. Andrews Day until Christmas

It begins with the Our Father and Hail Mary
Prayers for Vespers of the Breviary, or Divine Office.

The Christmas Novena
All: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Our Father... Hail Mary...
Father: O Lord, Open my lips.
All: And my mouth shall proclaim Your praise.
Father: O God, come to my assistance.
All: O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
Father: The Lord our Coming King, hasten to adore.
All: The Lord our Coming King, hasten to adore.
Eldest child: Rejoice, O Daughter of Sion, and exult, O Daughter of Jerusalem.
All: The Lord our Coming King, hasten to adore.
Eldest child: Behold, He that is God and man shall come forth from the house of David, His Father, to sit upon His throne, and you shall see Him and your heart shall rejoice.
All: Hasten to adore.
Eldest child: Behold, the Lord shall come, our Protector, the Holy One of Israel, bearing on His head the crown of the Kingdom.
All: The Lord Our Coming King, hasten to adore.
Eldest child: The Lord will descend, as rain on the field. His justice shall rise in those days, and all the kings of the earth shall adore Him, all nations shall serve Him.
All: Hasten to adore.
Eldest child: A child shall be born to us, and He shall be called the God of strength. Bethlehem, city of the Highest God, out from you shall go forth the ruler of Israel, and peace will be on the earth, when He shall have come.
All: The Lord our coming King, hasten to adore.
Father : Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
All: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
All: The Lord, our Coming King. Hasten to adore.
All: Blow ye the trumpet in Sion, for the day of the Lord is nigh: behold, He will come to save us, alleluia, alleluia!
Father: Let the heavens rejoice and the earth exult. Praise the Lord, you mountains.
All: Let the mountains break forth into gladness, and the hills with justice.
Father: For the Lord shall come and to the poor He shall show mercy.
All: Drop down dew, you heavens, from above and let the clouds rain down the Just One;
Father: Let the earth be opened and bud forth the Savior.
All: Be mindful of us, O Lord, and visit us in Your salvation.
Father: Show to us, O Lord, Your mercy, and grant us your salvation.
All: Come, O Lord, in peace visit us that with a perfect heart we may rejoice before You.
Father: Come, O Lord, do not tarry; do away with the offenses of Your people.
All: Come and show to us Your countenance, O Lord. You sit upon the cherubim.
Father: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
All: As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
All : Blow ye the trumpet in Sion, for the day of the Lord is nigh; behold, He will come to save us, alleluia, alleluia.
Reading
[Isaiah 35:1-7a ]
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the rose it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God.
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the weak knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance with the recompense of God. He will come and save you."
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap like a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Concluding Prayers
Father: O Lord, hear my prayer.
All: And let my cry come to You.
Father: Let us pray. Stir up Thy power and come, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and with great might help us. May our deliverance, which our sins impede, be hastened by the help of Thy grace and the forgiveness of Thy mercy. Who lives and reigns forever and ever.
All: Amen.
Father: Let us bless the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
Father: May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
All: Amen.
All: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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 (mention request here). Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother.
All: Thanks be to God.

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