The St. Andrew Christmas Novena is a much-loved Advent devotion. Despite its name, it is not addressed to St. Andrew. It is a meditation on the hour of Christ's birth that begins on the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, November 30, and continues until Christmas. The prayer is traditionally said fifteen times a day, and many families divide the repetitions between morning, noon, and evening. It dates from the late nineteenth century and received an imprimatur in New York in 18

This prayer is the traditional collect of the Vigil of Christmas, prayed on December 24 in the classic Roman Missal. It captures the spirit of Advent perfectly: we rejoice each year as we await the celebration of our Redemption, and we ask that we who welcome Christ joyfully as Redeemer may also meet Him without fear when He comes again as Judge. Advent looks both ways, back to Bethlehem and forward to the Second Coming. Pray it during the four weeks of Advent, at the lightin