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Q. I am attaching a prayer card that I recently discovered and wondered if you are familiar with it. — D.M., Virginia.A. Yes, we are familiar with the Christmas Anticipation Prayer and have said it daily each December for many years. Also known as the St. Andrew Christmas Prayer because it begins on the Feast of St. Andrew (November 30) and ends on December 24, the prayer is to be recited fifteen times a day (all at once or perhaps in three segments, say, at each meal), while asking God to grant us some favor in honor of His Son’s birth. The text of the prayer follows:“Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God…Continue Reading