Advent Novena Shutterstock Starting on St. Andrew's Feast day, November 30, the following beautiful prayer is traditionally recited fifteen times a day until Christmas.

The apostle Andrew was martyred. He died nailed to a cross. His desire to be identified with Christ was so great that when he was being led toward the place of his martyrdom, and saw his own cross ...

the Novena asked for zealous prayer in favor of the social and Christian regeneration of France and for universal peace. This call in homage of Pope Pius XI's eightieth birthday was addressed not only ...

This year, the annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, Jan. 22, falls during the novena. The 52nd-annual March for Life will been held Jan. 24. (photo: Courtesy of March ...