Christmas Novena Prayer

Christmas Novena Prayer

From the Discalced Carmelites of Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace, Lafayette, Louisiana. Click here for their website. Start the prayer on the 17th for a 9-day novena to end on Christmas Day.

Father, in Baptism we have been freed from sin and reborn as your children. Through Mary, may this Christmas celebration renew in us the graces of our Baptism and make us more like Jesus, your Son and hers.

In Confirmation, you anointed us with your Holy Spirit. Through Mary, may this Christmas celebration root all your people in the grace of their Confirmation and make them courageous in living their faith. In the Holy Eucharist, you give us the body and blood of Jesus, the eternal High Priest, whom Mary conceived and brought forth. Through her, may this Christmas celebration deepen our faith and increase our love for Jesus, truly present in the Holy Eucharist.

In Penance, you forgive our sins and restore Jesus’ life in our souls. Through Mary may this Christmas celebration make us more receptive to the power of this sacrament and more forgiving toward others. In Matrimony, you sanctify the union of man and woman. Through Mary may this Christmas celebration enable husbands and wives, parents and children to love one another deeply and to support one another in trials and difficulties.

In Holy Orders, you consecrate to the Priesthood of your Son the men you have chosen. Through Mary may this Christmas celebration conform all priests more fully to Jesus, the great High Priest. In the Sacrament of the Sick, you give peace and courage to the ill and the elderly. Through Mary, may this Christmas celebration bring healing and comfort of soul and body to the sick, the suffering, the troubled, and tempted. AMEN