Advent

Posted by : MW Sunday, November 28, 2010

According to present [1907] usage, Advent is a period beginning with the Sunday nearest to the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (November 30) and following four Sundays. The first Sunday may be as early as November 27, and then Advent has twenty-eight days, or as late as December 3, giving the season only twenty-one days.

With Advent the ecclesiastical year begins in the Western churches. During this time the faithful are admonished 1) to prepare themselves worthily to celebrate the anniversary of the Lord's coming into the world as the incarnate God of love and mercy, 2) thus to make their souls fitting dwellings for the Redeemer coming in Holy Communion and through grace, and 3) thereby to make themselves ready for His final coming as judge, at death and at the end of the world.

Here some links to some good Advent stuff:

Catholic Education Resource Center Advent Catholic Traditions for Avent & Christmas
USCCB Advent Resources
The Our Sunday Visitor’s “Definitive Guide to Advent”
DomesticChurch.com “Fridge Art” Advent activities (good for kids)
Catholic.org Advent Resources
EWTN Advent Resources
Catholic Fire’s 12 Tips to a Holier Advent

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