How to pray the 300-year-old ‘Christmas novena’ — By: Catholic News Agency
null / Credit: Alexander Hoffmann/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2023 / 17:15 pm (CNA). 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.” The nine-day prayer begins on Dec. 16 and concludes on…
