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General
Advent
Advent &
Christmas Clipart
Storie for Advent by Rob
Neves
He’s
Coming Back
Prepare
the Way of the Lord
What
should We do to get Ready?
Family Prayers for
the Advent Season: The Advent Wreath - Offers a prayer of
blessing for the Advent wreath, prayers for each week of Advent,
and an excerpt from the Directory
on Popular Piety and the Liturgy on Advent.
Advent
and Christmas Crafts and Activities For Children - Various
craft projects for Advent
Advent
to Epiphany: Celebrating the Christmas Season - From the
Saint Anthony Messenger web site - " Prepare for Christmas
with Advent wreath and Advent calendar activities, along with
information about St. Nicholas, Advent prayers, and more."
Catholic Online
- Catholic Life - The Season of Advent - Contains the collects
for Advent, the readings for each day during Advent, and an
article on Saint Nicholas.
Catholic
Traditions for Advent and Christmas - an article by Michaelann
Martin - How can families better live the spirit of Advent and
Christmas in their homes?
Devotion
- Prayers - Advent Wreath Prayers - From the web site of
Saint Charles Borromeo Parish.
The
Liturgical Season of Advent - by Fr. William Saunders -
How did the celebration of Advent come about?
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Publishing - The US Council
of Catholic Bishops has made available a number of resources
on its web sites: Blessing
for the Advent Wreath (in pdf format), for the Christmas
Tree (in pdf format);2003
Advent Resource Supplement (pdf) - "This extension
of the resource, Advent 2003: Celebrate Christ’s Coming
to Establish Peace on Earth, offers various ways to use the
resource during and after the Advent season"; and Advent
2003: Celebrate Christ's Coming to Establish Peace on Earth
- " This resource is offered as a seasonal aid for prayer
and reflection about the social justice message of the Sunday
gospels. It provides elements for individuals and groups to
develop their own prayer, study, and reflection opportunities
for use in parishes,schools, families, social justice committees,
small faith-sharing circles, and other settings.
Advent
Wreath Prayers - Prayers for the weeks of Advent
Mary
Page Advent Calendar: - A Collection of Resources - Rev.
Bertrand Buby, SM, Hebrew Testament Reflections, O'Antiphons,
Masses for Advent from the Collection of Masses in Honor of
the Blessed Virgin Mary .
" Mary Page would like to journey through Advent with you!
Join us as we explore the progressively unfolding wonder of
the Incarnation day by day."
ADVENT: Pilgrims,
Travelers, and Citizens of Heaven - this beautifully illustrated
web site offers weekly Advent prayers, the antiphones of Advent,
meditations, Advent readings from the early church fathers and
from other sources.
The
Jesse Tree - by Catherine Fournier - How to build it and
how to use it during advent. Includes several pages of drawings
for the Jesse tree symbols.
Saint Benedict's
Catholic Church - Broken Arrow, OK - Liturgical Seasons:
the meaning, the message, the mood and the observance of Advent.
Advent
to Epiphany: Celebrating the Christmas Season - Several
excellent resources provided by Saint Anthony Messenger.
Saint Anthony Messenger Press has a number of noteworthy pages
on Advent: The
Advent Wreath; Youth
Update ©2001- One a Day During Advent; Ask
the Wise Man - Advent Has a Long History; Catholic
Update ©2001- Advent Daily Reflections The God-shaped Hole
The
Symbolism of the Advent Wreath by Father Francis J. Peffley.
A good brief article outlining the meaning of the components
and colors of the Advent Wreath.
The
History of the Advent Wreath - FR. William Saunders
- In spite of the tile, there is little on the "historical"
background of the Advent Wreath in this article, but it does
contain a useful explanation of the symbolism of the wreath
and prayer suggestions.
Mary
Page Advent Calendar - Daily reflections from December 1
to December 25 focussing on Mary in relationship to women in
the Old Testament. Click on the numbers on the nativity scene
at the bottom of the page.
The
Season of Advent: Anticipation and Hope - Even though
this is not a Catholic web site there is much here that a discerning
Catholic educator might find useful:
EWTN
- The Holy Season of Advent - The calendar is for
the year 2000 Advent season (unless it is updated in the next
few weeks), but much of the material on these beautifully crafted
pages can be useful. There is a reflection, a prayer and a suggested
action for each day of Advent. Also of interest is the Blessing
Rituals For Advent page. It contains the Order for the Blessing
of an Advent
Wreath, a
Manger Scene,and a Christmas
Tree taken from the Catholic Book of Blessings.
The shorter versions of these blessings is also included.
The
Liturgical Season: An In-depth Look - An informative article
on advent from William H. Sadlier, Inc.
Family
Advent Customs - by Helen McLoughlin - The complete online
text of a book published in 1954 and made available by the EWTN
web site.
The
Genealogy of Jesus - A different ancestor of Jesus
is introduced each day from December 1 to December 25.
The 2002 Advent
Calendar - From Saint Margaret Mary Parish in the Diocese
of Joliet. For children? Each door can only be opened on or
after the date. The suspense is killing me!
Prayers and Customs
for Advent and Christmas - These pages are offered by Fr.
Victor Hoagland. Trustworthy information and other resources
for the season including prayers and meditations, articles on
Advent customs, and even a recipe for gingerbread. Also from
Fr. Hoagland and Passionist Publications is Children
Pray Advent and Christmas.
Advent Pilgrims
and Citizens of Heaven - "The following prayers along
with the verses of the hymn "O Come, O Come, Immanuel",
are based on seven prayers from the early church used in the
seven days before Christmas. These prayers address Christ using
many of the Messianic titles found in the Old Testament."
Catholic
Update ©1999 - Advent Open Wide the Doors To Christ
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley writes:
"As you break open the Advent
Scriptures during these first days of the new liturgical year,
open your heart to the possibilities of renewal and rebirth.
Wait expectantly, vigilantly and quietly for the Word Made Flesh
to be more visible in your daily life."
The Season
and Symbolism of Advent
Explains the meaning of advent and the symbolism of the wreath.
Catholic
Information Network (CIN) - Advent and Christmas Reflections
Contains six articles to stimulate reflection on the meaning
of Advent
Fridge
Art:Advent Wreath Colouring Page
Advent Prayers - The following web sites contain prayers
for the Advent season:
Advent
2006 Resources from the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Advent:
Celebrating Promise, Joy, Hope - Catholic Update November©2006
— "In this Update we turn our attention to the Scripture
readings for Sundays of Advent 2006, offering a prayerful way
to guide each week’s celebration of this holy season."
Also from AmericanCatholic.org: Advent
to Epiphany: Celebrating the Christmas Season — Prepare
for Christmas with Advent wreath and Advent calendar activities,
along with information about St. Nicholas, Advent prayers, and
more.
Advent
Resources from the Catholic Church in England & Wales
Advent Coloring Pages:
Advent
Boom — "In Advent we help people to see God’s
love."
Advent
Light — "Color the stained-glass window. Cut
it out and hang it on an inside window pane at home."
From sermons4kids.com: Candle of hope,
peace,
love,
and joy
Advent
2006 Materials from the Archdiocese of Chicago — Catholic
Campaign for Immigration Reform 
: "As we start the new liturgical year with Advent, we
hope that immigration is a natural theme for the Advent season
along with the arrival of light in the midst of darkness. We
are reminded of the arrival of our Savior, with the Holy Family,
who is knocking on our doors each day in the persons of the
immigrants. The Gospel challenges us to be transformed by the
light of Jesus daily and to let God transform our society through
us." PDF
Advent Puzzles:
From the Pflaum Publishing Group in PDF
format :
Advent Crossword
Puzzle; Saints
of Advent and Christmas word puzzle
Find more resources on Advent
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