I thought about writing a brand new Advent post for this year, but I really did a pretty thorough job a few years ago. This year, we are going to do Sarah Reinhard’s Advent devotional, Welcome Baby Jesus in the morning and the Jesse Tree in the evening before bed.
I would like to do an Our Lady of Guadalupe tea, but I don’t know if I can fit another thing in — I don’t think I was smart enough to save the plans I made to do it last year :).
If you are interested to know how our family celebrates in Advent, check out these posts:
- The First Week of Advent – The Advent Wreath, The Feast of St. Nicholas & the Immaculate Conception
- The Second Week of Advent – Our Lady of Guadalupe
- The Third Week of Advent – Christmas Decoration Theory
- Fourth Week of Advent 2012 – Christmas Tradition & Advent Library
- Advent and Christmas Traditions with Small Children @ Catholic Mom
- DIY Advent Candles
- Advent Planning Page – Free Printable
- The Essential Advent and Christmas Handbook {Book Review}
- Fill Your Stockings on the Feast of St. Nicholas @ Catholic Mothers Online
- December Devotions – Immaculate Conception
On a side note, if, like me, you like to make lists and have holiday planners, but never quite felt like any of them work for you, it might be because your Advent is about, well, Advent and not Christmas. Laci @ Catholic Icing has just released an Advent & Christmas planner that is out-of-this-world PERFECT for Catholics. It couldn’t have been any more perfect if I had made it myself. The only thing missing is a meal planning pages for the feast days, so I don’t have to recreate the wheel each year. This isn’t a referral link, but it’s SO fabulous, I couldn’t NOT share it. Seriously. worth. every. penny.
And finally, since Advent marks the start of a new liturgical year, here is the updated printable 2013-2014 Catholic Feast list/calendar. Like last year, I’ve left it editable so you can add your family saints and such to it. Don’t know where to start? Check out this article I wrote @ Catholic Mothers Online about working the liturgical year into your busy life.
Enjoy!
