Description:

• The Essential Advent and Christmas Handbook
• A Daily Advent & Christmas companion
• A comprehensive handbook of Advent practices & customs
• Includes Advent prayers & reflections

Advent and Christmas are for many people the most joyous time of year, a special opportunity for celebration, sharing, and family gatherings. More importantly, however, Advent is the season of preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ into the world, and Christmas is the celebration of His birth to the manifestation of the Word-Made-Flesh among us. Wait prayerfully for the Lord, and celebrate His coming at Christmas, with this comprehensive, easy-to-use volume as your daily companion. This reader-friendly companion provides everything Catholics need for a richer experience of the Advent and Christmas seasons. Whether readers wish to follow a traditional, contemporary, or family program of devotion and prayer for Advent and Christmas, this all-in-one resource will be a treasured guidebook. The Essential Advent and Christmas Handbook covers a wide range of topics including:

Morning and evening prayer services
A short history of Advent
The preparatory nature of Advent
Traditional hymns and symbols of Christmas
Traditional Christmas practices
A Christmas novena
Daily Christmas meditations
Family meal prayers for the holiday season
A glossary of key terms