Praying Advent and Celebrating Christmas
Check back frequently, to see pages that are added throughout both Seasons.

 

Advent Resources:

Preparing for Advent:

Beginning Advent

Why is it so difficult to enter into Advent?

Am I Too Defended for Advent?

New: An Advent Mission in Two Nights

New: Praying with Jesus in the Womb

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

Preparing for Advent

The Two Parts of Advent

The Three Comings of Jesus

Preparing Children for Advent

Dinner Prayers for the First Part of Advent

Dinner Prayers for the Second Part of Advent

Doing Service in Advent

Entering into Advent:

Experiencing Advent Deeply for Busy People

Desiring Patient Fidelity  

Learning Perseverance in Difficult Times

Reconciliation and Healing

Praying Advent as Parents

New: Praying with Isaiah during Advent

Advent While Caring for Our Parents

Advent Prayers

Oraciones de adviento en español

Advent Emails - to send to friends and loved ones

For Parish Bulletins:
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Announcing this Resource
- Free Bulletin Inserts

Daily Prayer during Advent:

When time permits only one, brief prayer a day

Guide to Daily Advent Prayer

First Week of Advent

Second Week of Advent

Third Week of Advent

Fourth Week of Advent

Using our Imaginations for Ignatian Contemplations
for the Second Part of Advent:

The Annunciation

Contemplating with Joseph

Elizabeth Remembers

Contemplating the Visitation with Zechariah

Praying for Peace with Elizabeth and Mary

Brief Audio Reflections for Advent

New: Advent Parish Mission

Advent Audio Retreats with Fr. Larry Gillick, S.J.:

2005 Advent Audio Retreat

2006 Advent Audio Retreat

2007 - An Advent Audio Reflection
by Andy Jaspers, S.J.

Christmas Resources:

New: A Family Christmas Guide for Newlyweds - and Beyond

New: A Parent Reflects on Jesus' Parents

Praying on Christmas Eve

Celebrating Christmas

Christmas Day

The Christmas Proclamation

Christmas Week

Second Week of Christmas

The Annual Epiphany Proclamation:
The ancient ritual announcing
the upcoming Liturgical Year

Christmas Desires Page

Christmas Prayers

A Reflection on the Manger

Celebrating Christmas Alone

Letting Christmas Become a Season

How Holy Can My Family Be?

Praying with the Aftermath of Christmas


LINKS TO OTHER ADVENT RESOURCES:

Advent Novena with Our Lady of the New Advent

Advent Meditations by Fr. McNichols, S.J.


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