Praying Advent 2011
Every Day
Week by Week

Daily Advent Prayers
which include the new Collects of the New Roman Missal

First Week
November 27 - December 3

Second Week
December 4 - 10

Third Week
December 11 - 17

Fourth Week
December 18 - 24

Celebrating Christmas
December 25 - January 9

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Announcing this Resource
- Free Bulletin Inserts


Site Index

Visit the Site Index frequently,
to see all the resources for Advent and Christmas, including those that are added throughout Advent.

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Resources from this Site

A rich and powerful
season of the Church year.
 

We often miss Advent's power because these December weeks are full of secular Christmas parties and preparations for Christmas.  Each year, the busyness of this season serves to distract us from having an Advent season that truly prepares us for the celebration of Christmas, with all its meaning. This site offers simple ways to enter into this Advent season, week by week, in the midst of our everyday lives. 

Don't be worried or anxious. 
 
These resources are simple and friendly.  We won't need to rush out and get an Advent wreath if we don't have one.  We won't need to make our family recite prayers that don't seem to fit where we are.  We don't even need to have a family.

These reflections are for adults.

They are prepared, however, to draw children in.  They are resources to help us adults with the un-named anticipation or longing in our hearts.  They allow us to enter into the experience of our darkness and therefore to give glory to God for the Light.

Daily Prayer and Resources along the way.

Each week of Advent will have a series of Daily Prayers that are designed to be used by individuals or families or groups. Read this Guide to Daily Advent Prayer.

Keep checking the Site Index frequently for many resources. And, let's pray for each other, a community of anticipation and hope around the world.

Praying Advent Resources

New: Advent Parish Mission
Listen at your computer or download to listen on the go. A two night reflection on Advent by the Online Ministries team.

New: A Family Christmas Guide for Newlyweds - and Beyond

New: Praying with Jesus in the Womb

New: A Parent Reflects on Jesus' Parents

New - Fr. Larry Gillick, S.J. -
A 2012 Advent Retreat

Beginning Advent

Preparing for Advent

Why is it so difficult to enter into Advent?

Am I Too Defended for Advent?

The Two Parts of Advent

Dinner Prayers for the FIRST Part of Advent

The Three Comings of Jesus

Desiring Patient Fidelity  

Reconciliation and Healing

Doing Service in Advent

Learning Perseverance in Difficult Times

Praying Advent as Parents

Advent While Caring for Our Parents

Elizabeth Remembers

New: Praying with Isaiah during Advent

Praying for Peace with Elizabeth and Mary

Advent Prayers

Oraciones de adviento en español

Advent Audio Retreats
with Larry Gillick, S.J.:
2005 Audio Retreat

2006 Audio Retreat

Brief Audio Reflections

New: Advent Parish Mission

Fr. Larry Gillick, S.J. and Fr. Greg Carlson, S.J.
: “Pre-Praying with Advent”
(40 min. audio presentation on Advent)

Send an Advent E-mail

When time permits only one,
brief prayer a day


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