Las Posadas — Traditional Rosary and Procession Guide (Abridged)
An ABRIDGED nine-evening devotional guide for Las Posadas, the established Mexican Christmas preparation from December 16–24. The traditional practice combines the Holy Rosary and the Litany of Loreto, a procession bearing images of Mary and Joseph, traditional call-and-response songs requesting lodging, and hospitality at the home. This page includes the authentic traditional Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be to help participants begin each evening. IMPORTANT: The full historical Spanish call-and-response verses and litany are not reproduced here; see the linked Mexican Catholic instructions and song text. This is a genuine prayerful Posadas guide, not a fabricated nine-part posada script.
Patron of / intentions · Advent hospitality, charity, family prayer and welcoming Christ through Mary and Joseph.
- Novena begins
- December 16, 2026
- Scheduled feast day
- December 25, 2026
- Prayer duration
- 9 days
- Final prayer day
- Dec 24
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SOURCES
- Traditional Mexican Las Posadas instructions from Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico publication Desde la Fe, https://desdelafe.mx/noticias/sabias-que/guia-practica-para-realizar-una-posada/ (2023), and traditional community account https://ri.uaemex.mx/bitstream/handle/20.500.11799/109273/Elizabeth%2B2020%2Bcopia.pdf?sequence=1 . Full traditional singing text: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Las-Posadas-ES.pdf (link only, not reproduced). Standard prayers are ancient traditional Catholic texts. This is explicitly an abridged guide, not the full original Novena para Posadas.