“Prepare the Way of the Lord”: Advent Guide 2024

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“This time of Advent is a time for hope. These great horizons of our Christian vocation, this unity of life built on the presence of God our Father, can and ought to be a daily reality.”

ST. JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA
Christ is Passing By, no. 11

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During this season of Advent, the St. Josemaria Institute invites you to join us in preparing our hearts and homes for the coming of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, and the celebration of his nativity. In the company of Our Lady, following St. Josemaria’s example, we want to be filled with hope as we “try to imagine how she spent these months, waiting for her Son to be born.” We especially want to seek Our Lady’s help this season in our: vigilant listening, reading, reflection, personal prayer, and charity towards others.

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ADVENT MEDITATIONS 2024

Tune in to the St. Josemaria Institute Podcast, each week of Advent we will be sharing a new meditation to help inspire your resolutions and conversation with God to make yourself ready for Christmas. The meditations are preached by a priest of Opus Dei in the spirit of St. Josemaria:

• “Conversion and Contrition”: First Sunday of Advent
• “Prepare the Way of the Lord”: Second Sunday of Advent
• “Rejoice in the Lord”: Third Sunday of Advent
• “Always Be Ready”: Fourth Sunday of Advent
  

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Prayers & Activities for Advent

• • Scriptural Advent Calendar and Blessings Kit
  • O Antiphons: Longing for Christ to Come!
  • The Advent Wreath
  • The Nativity Scene
  • The Christmas Tree

Recommended Devotionals for Advent

• • Novena to the Immaculate Conception (November 30-December 8) | St. Josemaria Institute
  • “Prepare the Way of the Lord”: An Advent Devotional | St. Josemaria Institute

Recommended Articles for Advent

• • • • The Christian Vocation: A Homily for Advent | St. Josemaria Escriva
      • Christ the King: A Homily | St. Josemaria Escriva
      • Reverence: A Belief in God’s Presence| Fr. Juan Velez
      • Has Christ Been Born for You Yet? | Fr. John Henry Hanson O. Praem.
      • The Ways of God | Fr. John Henry Hanson O. Praem.
      • For the Sake of Joy| Fr. John Henry Hanson O. Praem.
      • Advent: Preparing for the Lord’s Coming | OpusDei.org

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