Featured Links for Advent
December 1 - 24, 2019
December 1 - 24, 2019
Links to online resources where you can learn about Advent
and find inspiration and activities for celebrating Advent this year!
See also the St. Paul Advent & Christmas Opportunities & Liturgies Schedule.
and find inspiration and activities for celebrating Advent this year!
See also the St. Paul Advent & Christmas Opportunities & Liturgies Schedule.
What Is Advent?
- Advent [Catholic Encyclopedia]
- The Advent Season 2019 [USCCB]
- Advent in 2 Minutes [video - Busted Halo]
- Advent Is Mary's Time [National Catholic Register]
- Advent: More Than a Chocolate Calendar [video - Fr. Mike Schmitz]
- The History of Advent [Catholic News Agency]
Celebrate Advent
- 5 Ways to Get Your Kids into the Spirit of Advent [Aleteia.org]
- 8 Super-Simple Ways to Celebrate Advent [by Jennifer Fulwiler - National Catholic Register]
- 10 Lessons to Help Us Prepare for the Greatest Birthday [Catholic Exchange]
- 10 Meaningful Advent Traditions for Catholic Families [CatholicIcing.com]
- Advent Printable Worksheets for Kids [TeachingCatholicKids.com]
- Advent: Five Ways to Live Out This Holy Season [Catholic Exchange]
- Catholic Traditions for Advent and Christmas [Catholic Education Resource Center]
- CatholicMom Advent Resources [CatholicMom.com]
- Celebrating Advent with Your Family [Loyola Press]
- How Should We Prepare for Christmas? [Catholic Straight Answers]
- How to Live the Season of Advent [video - Word on Fire]
- Simply Advent: Simple Celebrations [IgnatianSpirituality.com]
- Why (and How) to do the Jesse Tree (the easy way) [HolyHeroes.com]
Daily Advent Devotions and Reflections
Pick up a copy of the parish Advent devotional booklet,
2019 Magnificat Advent Companion,
available at the back of the Church.
2019 Magnificat Advent Companion,
available at the back of the Church.
- Advent Reflections with Bishop Robert Barron [By eMail - Word on Fire]
- Best Advent Ever 2019 [By eMail - Dynamic Catholic]
- FORMED Daily Advent Reflections [By eMail - Formed.org]
- Inspiration Daily: Advent [By eMail - Diocesan.com]
- Reasons for Hope: Meditations for the Advent Season [eBook - Our Sunday Visitor]
- Sacred Advent Retreat [By eMail - Loyola Press]
- #Share Jesus Advent Series [Videos by eMail - RedeemedOnline.com]
Advent Calendars
- USCCB 2019 Advent Calendar [Bilingual]
- Loyola Press 2019 Advent Calendar for Adults [English]
- Loyola Press 2019 Children's Advent Calendar [English]
- Loyola Press 2019 Children's Advent Calendar [Spanish]
Advent Devotions and Prayers
- Advent Apps [Catholic Apptitude]
- Advent Examen [Ignatian Spirituality]
- Advent Prayers [Dynamic Catholic]
- Advent Prayers for Teens [Ave Maria Press]
- Lectio Divina for Advent [USCCB]
- The "O Antiphons" of Advent [USCCB]
- Praying Advent [Creighton University]
- Resources for Liturgy and Prayer - Advent & Christmas [The Catholic Lectionary]
- Simply Advent: Simple Prayers [IgnatianSpirituality.com]
Advent Music
- 10 Advent Songs to Remind You It's Not Yet Christmas [videos - FOCUS]
- The 20 Best Religious Songs for Advent [videos - ChurchPop]
- 90 Minutes of Choral Music for Advent [YouTube video]
- Moving Melodies: How Advent Music Prepares Us for Christmas [National Catholic Register]
- Music for Advent: A Playlist [Catholic World Report]
- The Top Ten Advent Songs [Aquinas & More]
Advent Wreath
- Advent Wreath Prayers [pdf]
- Advent Wreath: Background & How to Make... [CatholicCulture.org]
- History of the Advent Wreath [Catholic Education Resource Center]
- The Meaning of the Advent Wreath [video - The Religion Teacher]
