Christmas Novena | 9 Days of Prayer to the Divine Infant Jesus
📅 When to Pray
The Christmas Novena begins on December 16 and is prayed for nine consecutive days, ending on December 24, just before the joyous celebration of the birth of Jesus.
This devotion prepares the heart to receive the Divine Infant Jesus with love, humility, and expectation.
✨ About the Devotion
The Christmas Novena is a beloved tradition in many Catholic communities around the world. It is a way to spiritually journey toward the Nativity of Christ by meditating on His Incarnation, His mercy, and His mission of salvation.
Through this novena, we unite ourselves with the Wise Men, with Mary and Joseph, and with the angels, in adoration and anticipation of the Savior’s birth.
🙏 Christmas Novena Prayer
Pray this same prayer each day from December 16 to December 24.
Divine Infant,
after the wonders of Your birth in Bethlehem,
You wished to extend Your infinite mercy to the whole world
by calling the Wise Men by heavenly inspiration to Your crib,
which was in this way changed into a royal throne.
You graciously received those holy men who were obedient to the Divine call
and hastened to Your feet.
They recognized and worshipped You as Prince of Peace,
the Redeemer of mankind, and the very Son of God.
Show us also Your goodness and almighty power.
Enlighten our minds, strengthen our wills,
and inflame our hearts to know You,
to serve You, and to love You in this life,
that we may merit to find our joy in You eternally in the life to come.
O Jesus, most powerful Child,
I implore You again to help me:
(State your intention here…)
Divine Child, great omnipotent God,
I implore through Your most Holy Mother’s most powerful intercession,
and through the boundless mercy of Your omnipotence as God,
for a favorable answer to my prayer during this Novena.
Grant me the grace of possessing You eternally with Mary and Joseph,
and of adoring You with Your holy angels and saints.
Amen.