Advent

Thank you for your generosity for this year's Advent Giving Tree!

Print the Advent Giving Tree gift tags here!

Join us for our annual Advent Family Night on Saturday, December 6th, 5:30-7:30pm in the CCA gym

Click here for the sign up sheet.

Celebrate the Advent & Christmas season in the spirit of St Nicholas

The question is not what you will find in your stocking in the morning, but what can you do for others.

"The giver of every good & perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God's giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." St. Nicholas of Myra

Click here watch a wonderful short animated video Nicholas the boy who became Santa  FREE on FORMED when you sign up as a Saint Clare parishioner!

More info on Saint Nicholas here:  https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of.../saint-nicholas

Want to have the BEST ADVENT EVER?

Sign up for Dynamic Catholic's "Best Advent Ever" free daily email reflections: https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/advent.html

Click here to download a printable copy of the Advent Wreath coloring page

Family Resources to Celebrate Advent

Blessing of the Christmas Tree Prayer

Blessing of the Family Nativity Set Prayer

Blessing of the Home Prayer (Feast of the Epiphany)

The Advent Calendar 

• Video: Advent is more than a chocolate calendar (Fr. Mike Schmitz)
• Video: How can I go deeper this Advent?
• Ages 3-10 Video: What's Advent? (explained by kids, for kids!)
• Ages 10-15 Video: Reflection on Advent (Catholic Central)
• Advent Calendar for Adults (USCCB)
• Online Interactive Advent Calendar for Teens (Busted Halo)
• Click here to download the Children's Advent Calendar!

Daily Activities

• Ages 5-12: Sign up for Holy Heroes daily free "Advent Adventure!"
• For the whole family: Activities from Look to Him and be Radiant

The Advent Wreath

• Blessing of an Advent Wreath
• Video: What's an Advent Wreath? (USCCB)
• Ages 8-14 Video: What's an Advent Wreath?

The Jesse Tree

• Article: What is the Jesse Tree, and what does each week mean? (Loyola Press)
• Free Jesse Tree ornaments from Holy Heroes

Celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas on December 6th!

• Who is St. Nicholas? (Dynamic Catholic)
• Activity Ideas (Catholic Icing Blog)
• Article: St. Nick is more than just a jolly gift giver (Aleteia)
• Blessing of Candy Canes

The "O Antiphons" of the last week of Advent

• Video: What are the O Antiphons?
• Music Playlist (YouTube): The O Antiphons, as sung by the Benedictines of St. John's Abbey in MN
• Prayers for Grades 1-4
• Prayers for Grades 5-8
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Advent 2024's Breakfast with the Saints on St. Andre Bessett: Audio and PowerPoint and St. Josemaria Escriva: Audio and PowerPoint

Advent 2023's Breakfast with the Saints on St. Peter Julian Eymard, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, and St. Teresa of Calcutta: Click here to see all of the PowerPoints, handouts, and audio recordings.

Advent 2022's Breakfast with the Saints on St. Francis of Assisi, St. Clare of Assisi, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, and St. Bonaventure: Click here to see all of the slides and handouts. For the audio recordings, click here.