Advent Resources 2024
What is Advent?
Advent is a season in the Church’s life intended to renew the experience of waiting and longing for the Messiah. Though Christ has already come into the world, the Church invites us to renew our desire for the Lord more deeply in our lives and to renew our desire for Christ’s triumphant second coming into the world.
Advent is the time in which we prepare for Christmas, the memorial of Jesus Christ being born into the world. Preparations are practical, like decorating trees and gift giving, but they’re also intended to be spiritual.
During Advent, we’re invited to enter more frequently into silence, into prayer and reflection, into Scripture, and into the sacramental life of the Church — all to prepare for celebrating Christmas.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says the goal of Advent is to make present for ourselves and our families the “ancient expectancy of the Messiah ... by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming.”
(from CNA)
Advent is a season in the Church’s life intended to renew the experience of waiting and longing for the Messiah. Though Christ has already come into the world, the Church invites us to renew our desire for the Lord more deeply in our lives and to renew our desire for Christ’s triumphant second coming into the world.
Advent is the time in which we prepare for Christmas, the memorial of Jesus Christ being born into the world. Preparations are practical, like decorating trees and gift giving, but they’re also intended to be spiritual.
During Advent, we’re invited to enter more frequently into silence, into prayer and reflection, into Scripture, and into the sacramental life of the Church — all to prepare for celebrating Christmas.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says the goal of Advent is to make present for ourselves and our families the “ancient expectancy of the Messiah ... by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming.”
(from CNA)
Enhance this Advent season with the following offerings from Ascension Press.
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Advent Family Activities
An Advent playlist, coloring sheet, recipe, and more! This series of five emails is a great way to engage your family during the season of Advent, as we prepare for the coming of Christ at Christmas. For kids at home and kids at heart, these Advent activities are a beautiful way to bring the family together during this holy season. Rejoice! An Advent Adventure
Ascension's Advent program, Rejoice! An Advent Pilgrimage into the Heart of Scripture, features weekly videos with Fr. Mark Toups, Fr. Patrick Riviere, and Rebecca Abboud to help us enter more deeply into the Advent season, find peace, and hear God's voice in this busy time. |
Holy Heroes Advent Adventure
Holy Heroes Advent Adventure is a fun and easy way for parents to help their children grow in faith, hope, and charity, while enjoying a more peaceful Advent! There is an email for each day of Advent to give time to review and prepare materials for the next day. Links in the emails lead to short videos, printable activities, and more! Rejoice & Be Glad! A Journey Through Christmas with the Holy Family
Ascension's NEW Christmas program, Rejoice & Be Glad features weekly videos with Fr. Mark Toups to help you enter more deeply into the joy and wonder of the Christmas season. A series of four emails will be sent beginning December 24. |