Christmas Novena
Novena, 16 December to 24 December
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The Raccolta, compiled by the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences, 1878Source and notes
From The Raccolta (1878), printed with an imprimatur. The same prayers are said each day.
Source
| Printed in | The Raccolta; or, Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works, 1878 |
|---|---|
| Pages | Printed page 66; Scan leaf 105; Printed page 67; Scan leaf 106; Printed page 68; Scan leaf 107 |
| Scan | The source scan |
| Edition | The Raccolta (1878) |
| Rights | Published 1878 (title page; copyright entered 1878); published before 1931, so public domain in the United States. |
The prayer
Novena for the Twenty-fifth Day of Every Month.
I. Offering.—Eternal Father, I offer to thy honor and glory, and for my own salvation, and for the salvation of the whole world, the mystery of the birth of our divine Saviour.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
II. Offering.—Eternal Father, I offer to thy honor and glory, and for my eternal salvation, the sufferings of the most holy Virgin and of S. Joseph in that long and weary journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. I offer thee the sorrows of their hearts when they found no place wherein to shelter themselves, when the Saviour of the world was to be born.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
III. Offering.—Eternal Father, I offer to thy honor and glory, and for my eternal salvation, the sufferings of Jesus in the stable where he was born, the cold he suffered, the swaddling-clothes which bound him, the tears he shed, and his tender infant cries.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
IV. Offering.—Eternal Father, I offer to thy honor and glory, and for my eternal salvation, the pain which the holy child Jesus felt in his tender body when he submitted to circumcision. I offer thee that precious blood which then, for the first time, he shed for the salvation of the whole human race.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
V. Offering.—Eternal Father, I offer to thy honor and glory, and for my eternal salvation, the humility, mortification, patience, charity, all the virtues of the child Jesus; and I thank thee, and I love thee, and I bless thee without end, for the ineffable mystery of the Incarnation of the divine Word.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| V. Verbum caro factum est. | V. The Word was made flesh. |
| R. Et habitavit in nobis. | R. And dwelt amongst us. |
| Oremus. | Let us pray. |
| Deus, cujus unigenitus in substantia nostræ carnis apparuit; præsta, quæsumus, ut per eum, quem similem nobis foris agnovimus, intus reformari mereamur. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculorum. Amen. | O God, whose only-begotten Son was made manifest to us in the substance of our flesh! grant, we beseech thee, that through him, whom we acknowledge to be like unto ourselves, our souls may be inwardly renewed. Who liveth and reigneth with thee for ever and ever. Amen. |
The 9 days
- Day 1 16 Dec
- Day 2 17 Dec
- Day 3 18 Dec
- Day 4 19 Dec
- Day 5 20 Dec
- Day 6 21 Dec
- Day 7 22 Dec
- Day 8 23 Dec
- Day 9 24 Dec