St. Andrew Novena

Christianity

Also known as: St. Andrew Christmas Novena

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The St. Andrew Novena is a devotion practiced by some Roman Catholics. It involves reciting a specific prayer 15 times daily from November 30, St. Andrew's feast day, until Christmas on December 25.12

St. Andrew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and the brother of St. Peter. He is the patron saint of Scotland and Russia. Tradition recounts his missionary work and his death by crucifixion on an X-shaped cross.23

A novena, in Christianity, is a prayer devotion over nine consecutive days, often in preparation for a feast or to petition for a favor. The nine days recall the time the Apostles spent in prayer before Pentecost.4

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…Advent devotion known as the St. Andrew Novena, or the St. Andrew Christmas Novena, in which a specific prayer is recited 15 times a day from his feast day on November 30 until Christmas (December 25).
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…Advent devotion known as the St. Andrew Novena, or the St. Andrew Christmas Novena, in which a specific prayer is recited 15 times a day from his feast day on November 30 until Christmas (December 25).
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