The Gospel tells us that Saint John the Baptist, while fulfilling his mission of preparing souls for the coming of Our Lord, pointed out the Messias to his disciple Andrew.
Prayer to Obtain Favors
It is piously believed that whoever recites the following prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew, November 30th, until Christmas, December 25th, will obtain what is asked. Let us now pray it in the Divine Will:
“Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother.” Amen.
+Imprimatur: Michael Augustine, Archbishop of New York
New York, February 6, 1897
Fiat, Domine, Voluntas Tua,
Sicut in Coelo et in Terra. Amen.