Christmas Prayers
We hope that the
following links to Christmas Prayers will provide spiritual comfort and
inspiration. Remember that these online, free words to these
festive Prayers can
be printed and used to create a personalised Prayer book.
Christmas Prayers
We hope you will enjoy the inspirational words via this
section dedicated to Prayers for the festive season.
These online words to Christmas Prayers may be printed and used to
create your own personalised Prayer book with a personal collection of prayers which are suitable for different occasions. Choose from
our collection of these special Prayers with words which are inspirational, spiritual and joyful.
The
Meaning of Christmas
"Christmas" signifies "Christ's
Mass," meaning the festival of the Nativity of Christ, and the
word has been variously spelt at different periods. The
following are obsolete forms of it found in old English
writings: Crystmasse, Cristmes, Cristmas, Crestenmes, Crestenmas,
Cristemes, Cristynmes, Crismas, Kyrsomas, Xtemas, Cristesmesse,
Cristemasse, Crystenmas, Crystynmas, Chrystmas, Chrystemes,
Chrystemasse, Chrystymesse, Cristenmas, Christenmas, Christmass,
Christmes. Christmas has also been called Noël or Nowel. As to
the derivation of the word Noël, some say it is a contraction of
the French nouvelles meaning tidings, les bonnes nouvelles, that
is "The good news of the Gospel"; others take it as an
abbreviation of the Latin dies natalis meaning "the birthday."
The
meaning of Amen in Prayers
The word 'Amen' found in
prayers is a Hebrew word meaning firm and faithful. The literal
translation is 'so be it' and is used where one person confirms
the words of another, and adds his wish for success to the
other's vows and predictions.
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