Christmas Anticipation Prayer

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment

in which the Son of God was born

of the most pure Virgin Mary,

at midnight,

in Bethlehem,

in the piercing cold.

In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God,

to hear my prayer and grant my desires,

[State your intention(s) here...]

through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ,

and of His blessed Mother.

Amen.

(Beginning on St. Andrew the Apostle's feast day, November 30th, the following prayer

is traditionally prayed 15 times a day until Christmas. This is a very meditative prayer

that helps us increase our awareness of the real focus of Christmas and helps us prepare

ourselves spiritually for His coming.)