Advent Prayers & Rituals for Families

A collection of prayers & rituals to use with your family during Advent.

Home Activity	Advent Weekly Table Prayers • Generations of Faith (English & Spanish) Table prayers for each week of Advent.		View all
Home Activity	Advent Daily Prayers for Families • Generations of Faith (English & Spanish) A simple format for families to pray together daily during Advent.		View all
Home Activity	Prayers for Every Day of Advent • Generations of Faith (English & Spanish) Simple prayers to use for each day of Advent.		View all
Home Activity	Praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary • Generations of Faith By praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, we can meditate on the Advent and Christmas themes of hope, trust, waiting and anticipation, the presence of God in history, and changing relationships. Your family can hold its own retreat throughout Advent and Christmas by putting aside time each week for Scripture, prayer and reflection. This guide for praying the Joyful Mysteries can form the basis for such a family retreat.		View all
Home Activity	Advent Table Prayer • Generations of Faith Table prayer to use with your family throughout Advent.		View all
Prayers & Rituals	Advent Waiting Ritual • Gather Us In A ritual focused on the waiting of the Advent season. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto		View all
Prayers & Rituals	Celebration of Mercy Prayer • Gather Us In This is a ritual of forgiveness outside the sacrament of reconciliation. Its purpose is not only to seek God’s forgiveness for ourselves, but to ask God to help us to forgive those who have hurt us. It is appropriate for Lent or Advent, or during family preparation for the reception of any of the sacraments. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto		View all
Home Activity	Advent Reflections: Cycle B • Generations of Faith Reflections on the Sunday readings from St. Paul for Cycle B.		View all
Prayers & Rituals	Morning & Evening Prayer for December • Generations of Faith		View all
Home Activity	Advent Family Rituals • Generations of Faith Four rituals to use with your family during Advent.		View all
Home Activity	Advent Wreaths & Prayers • Generations of Faith (English & Spanish) A short explanation of the symbolism of the Advent wreath, a blessing to use with your wreath at home, and a collection of daily prayers to use with your family throughout Advent.		View all
Prayers & Rituals	Walking to the Manger • Generations of Faith Use this as an opening or closing prayer for a parish Advent gathering or around your family table.		View all
Prayers & Rituals	Mary's Story: The First Advent • Generations of Faith This story can be used as imaginative prayer or reflection on the life of Mary.		View all