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How to Pray the 300-year-old "Christmas novena"

Dec 16, 2023

The nine-day prayer begins on Dec. 16 and concludes on Christmas Eve.

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Apr 7, 2023

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How to Pray the "Christmas Novena" that’s Been Said for 300 Years

Dec 17, 2022

An Italian priest named Father Charles Vachetta is credited with writing a novena in 1721 to inspire his parishioners during Advent. Today, that novena is known as the “Christmas Novena.”