A CHRISTMAS NOVENA

Heavenly Father, you fill our hearts with
joy as we recognize in Christ the revelation of your love.
No eye can see His glory
as our God, yet He is seen as one like us.
Christ is your Son before all ages, yet now He is born in time.
He has come to lift up all things to Himself, to restore unity to creation, and to lead all
humankind from exile into your heavenly kingdom.

At Christmas, in Jesus a new light has dawned upon the world:
God has become one with us, and we have become one again with God.
Your eternal Word has taken upon Himself our human weakness,
giving our mortal nature immortal value. So marvelous is this oneness
between you our God and ourselves, that it is Christ,

who becoming like unto us in all things but sin, restores to us
the gift of everlasting life.
For the love of Jesus, your Divine Son, I beg of you, grant me
rich graces during this joyful
season of Christmas. I ask especially for this favor: ___________.
In honor of the birth of Jesus, grant what I ask, if it be your holy will.
O come, let us adore Him. O come, let us  adore Him. o come,
let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
Amen.