Christmas Novena invitations

Christmas novena invitations to tell everyone which house hosts each night, from December 16 to 24.

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From December 16th to 24th, the Christmas Novena brings family, neighbors or coworkers together each night around the nativity scene: prayers, villancicos (carols), and always natilla with buñuelos. The Nativity Novena design brings that tradition into the digital invitation: guests tap the manger scene three times, the figures appear one by one — Mary, Joseph, the shepherds — and on the third tap the Star of Bethlehem lights up the whole scene. Have a detail of your own — which night of the nine this is, which block or office is hosting? We'll build it custom in the PRO version.

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Christmas novena invitations for the nine nights

Nativity Novena comes ready to edit: a Christmas manger scene guests tap three times. Each tap reveals a figure from the nativity, and on the third, the Star of Bethlehem lights up, revealing the date and venue for that night's novena. You can also choose Old-Time Carols. An antique gramophone that starts playing with three taps, like the novenas of old. Or Novena Candle. A quiet chapel and a candle that lights with a tap, for a peaceful novena. Want to add which night of the nine this is, or a detail specific to your block or office? We'll design it custom in the PRO version.

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Christmas Novena

Tap the nativity three times: Mary and Joseph arrive, then the shepherds and animals with the lights turned on, and in the grand finale Baby Jesus is born and the star lights up · warm wood, moss green, Christmas red and gold

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Old-Time Carols

An antique gramophone that starts playing with three taps, like the novenas of old · sepia and gold

New Christmas novena invitation, Novena Candle design
Novena Candle

A quiet chapel and a candle that lights with a tap, for a peaceful novena · stone and warm light

Christmas novena invitation designed to order
Made to order

We design it for your party, with your photos and your song. Ready in 24 business hours, and you pay once you approve it.

Price by country

You build the Express invitation and see it finished for free. You pay once, only when you publish it.

  • U.S. and other countriesExpress: US$15Made to order: US$59Pay with PayPal or card
  • ColombiaExpress: $45,000 COPMade to order: $190,000 COPPay with Nequi, PSE, card or bank transfer (Bre-B)
  • MexicoExpress: $299 MXNMade to order: $1,290 MXNPay with PayPal or card

Paying by card from outside Colombia, the charge is made in Colombian pesos and your bank converts it; with PayPal you pay your country’s price. The made-to-order invitation is paid once you approve it. There are also free designs: you publish them without paying, and they carry the InvitaciónYa mark.

How to plan Christmas novena invitations that don't get lost in the group chat

The Christmas Novena is prayed from December 16th through the 24th, a different night each day, and it usually rotates between houses or gets hosted by a different group — family, neighbors, a school, an office. With nine nights back to back, the invitation needs to make crystal clear which novena it is, which night of the nine it falls on, and who's hosting.

The Nativity Novena design picks up on that exact ritual: building the manger scene together before the prayers begin. Bringing that moment into the digital invitation — tapping the scene and watching each figure appear — lets guests feel the novena before they even arrive, instead of just reading a notice with a time and place.

What you shouldn't skip

Date and time, address with a map and a button to Google Maps, and if it's part of a nine-night series, state which night it is and who's hosting the next ones. It also helps to mention whether guests should bring something to share — natilla, buñuelos, hot chocolate — and whether kids take part singing or there are small gifts, so no one shows up unsure what to expect.

On timing, a few days ahead is usually enough, since novenas are organized almost night by night and everyone already expects them in December. What matters most is being clear about which novena this is, more than sending it far in advance.

Ideas by host type

  • Family or neighborhood novena: state which night of the nine it is and whose house it's at each night.
  • School novena: timing inside or outside the school day, and whether parents are invited.
  • Office novena: clarify whether it's one special night or the company's official novena, carols and year-end gift included.

To RSVP, guests tap "RSVP" and the answer lands directly in the host's WhatsApp; with the guest list, each family confirms its seats from its own link. That way you know ahead of time how much natilla or how many buñuelos to prepare.

The Nativity Novena design, from $15, is one you edit yourself: add the date, venue and which night of the novena it is, and see it update live before you pay. The PRO version, for $59, is designed custom around your novena — with your block's, school's or office's theme — ready in 24 business hours with two rounds of revisions.

Tips

Tips for a novena with no mix-ups

Tell guests which night of the novena it is

With nine nights back to back, saying "third novena" or "the one on December 20th" keeps guests from confusing it with another house's date.

Say if guests should bring something to share

If each family brings something — natilla, buñuelos, hot chocolate — mention it ahead of time so nobody shows up empty-handed.

Say whether kids take part in the singing or gifts

For a school or neighborhood novena, clarifying this avoids confusion on the day, especially when small gifts are part of the tradition.

Confirm who's hosting the next novena

If the novena continues at another house the next night, use the same invitation to say who's hosting, so nobody misses out on knowing.

FAQ

Questions about Christmas novena invitations

How much does a Christmas Novena invitation cost?+
From $15 for the Express version with the Nativity Novena design, which you edit yourself in minutes. Want a design built around your novena or your block's theme? The PRO version costs $59.
What does the Nativity Novena design include?+
A Christmas manger scene guests tap three times; each tap reveals a figure from the nativity, and on the third, the Star of Bethlehem lights up, revealing the date and venue.
Does it work for several nights within the same novena?+
Yes, you can create one invitation per night, changing the date and the night number, or use a single invitation if the whole novena happens at the same venue.
Can I list who's hosting each night?+
Yes, you can add that information within the invitation's text, along with each house's address if the novena rotates between neighbors or family.
How do guests RSVP?+
They tap "RSVP" and the answer lands directly in the host's WhatsApp. If you build the guest list, each family gets its own link with its seats, and your dashboard shows who is coming.
Can the invitation be edited after it's sent?+
Yes, everything is edited from your phone on the same link: change the time, venue or which night of the novena it is, and guests see the updated version with no resending.
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