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Advent Family Prayers
Perfect for uniting families in prayers of thanks and
inspiration, this double-sided, table-tent prayer card offers families a
wonderful opportunity to spend quality time of devotion together while
celebrating the arrival of Jesus. This prayer card commemorates the
reason God sent Jesus to earth, and in doing so, reveals the warmth and
love that God freely gives to us all.
Size: 14" x 8-1/2";
fold to 3-1/2" x 8-1/2"; double-sided. (Item #81335) $1.50
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The Magnificat Advent Companion
Advent is the sacred season of anticipation and expectation
in which we prepare for the coming of our blessed Savior. To live Advent
is to live in an awareness of a Presence that changes our lives. The
Magnificat Advent Companion is a rich spiritual guide that will
accompany you daily through the 4 weeks of this holy season. It provides
original daily reflections based on the Scriptures of the Mass for each
day of Advent written by some of the finest Catholic writers in the
world. In addition, it offers superb essays, devotions, prayers, and
other liturgical and spiritual aids to guide and enrich the reader's
experience of Advent. This invaluable booklet will bring you ever closer
to the Infant King. 85 pages; Paperback (Item #88854) $3.95 |
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Prepare Him Room: Advent for Busy Christians
This collection of 14 reflections, based on the scriptural
birth narratives and applied to contemporary life, empower busy
Christians to re-focus on the true meaning of the Advent season. Written
by popular author Mary Latela, these gentle meditations are aimed at
helping readers recall and reconnect with Jesus through the Christmas
story.
A wonderful personal companion for the Advent season and a marvelous way
to awaken the Christmas spirit in your home!
(Item #81333) $5.95
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Living
the Days of Advent and the Christmas Season 2007
This collection of daily reflections–a perennial favorite of our
readers–is an ideal way to prepare for Advent. Instead of being a month of
increasing stress, with the help of this book Advent can be a quiet season
reflection on the miracle that God has come to us, will come, and is already
with us now. For each day the author includes a selection from scripture or
the divine office, a brief meditation, and a prayer. Together they help the
hassles and trivialities of the season fall away to reveal the real and
unchanging meaning beneath. Provides
a page a day uncovering the rich meanings of the scriptures and Feasts of
these two seasons. Features:--handy tear-out,
page-a-day format.--runs from the First Sunday of Advent to the Baptism of
the Lord, noting feast days and holy days.--simple, evocative line
drawings. Paperback. (Item #84722)
$3.95
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Sample Primary Page
Sample Primary Page 2
Sample Primary Page 3
Sample Primary Page 4
Sample Grades 4-8 Page
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Absolutely Advent! 2007
No time of year
is more exciting for children than the weeks and days leading up to
Christmas. Now Absolutely Advent! can give them a new understanding
of what the expectation and excitement, the celebration and joy are all
about.
Absolutely Advent! helps children enter more fully into the real
spirit of this special Church season − even as they are distracted by
Christmas commercials, music, and decorations.
A page a day, December 2 through December 24, provides young readers with a
paraphrase or quote from the day's Gospel, a brief exploration about what
that message means for them today, and a game, puzzle, or activity to
reinforce the learning.
For the primary edition, Levi the Lamb returns for a third year with his
adventures in verse. A weekly feature in the intermediate edition highlights
saints of the season including Gabriel the Archangel, John the Baptist,
Elizabeth and Zechariah, and Joseph and Mary.
You'll want all children in your program to have a copy of this engaging new
book. Deeply discounted pricing is available for larger quantities.
32 page, 6"x9"
Primary Grades (Item #87261)
$8.95
Grades 4-8 (Item #87260) $8.95 |
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Daybreaks: Daily Reflections on the Readings
Advent and Christmas 2007, Year
A
Well-known writer and
preacher on social-justice issues Father John Kavanaugh will lead readers on
an Advent journey reflecting on the needs of God's created world and our
responsibilities to our fellow human beings, who are members of the Body of
Christ. Every day of Advent is a prayerful
opportunity for spiritual growth with Daybreaks, a thought-provoking
collection of fresh, lively Advent prayers and reflections that link the
gospel to everyday life.
Each page includes a list of readings for the day and a thought-provoking
reflection designed to both challenge and comfort, helping readers connect
the meditation with the Word of God whether or not they have the chance to
attend daily Mass.
Anyone looking to enhance the beauty and depth of their prayer life and make
the Advent season what it should be--a liberating, healing, and transforming
experience--will cherish this faith-building prayer companion.
Father Kavanaugh teaches philosophy at Saint Louis University. He
lectures on consumerism, spirituality, and the ethics of human dignity. His
award-winning "Ethics Notebook" column in America magazine and nhis
three-volume set, The Word, (Orbis) provide the material for these Daybreaks
reflections.
(Item #84394)
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Waiting in Joyful Hope
Daily Reflections for Advent &
Christmas, 2007-2008
by Jay Cormier
Perfect for busy people who wish to enrich their personal prayer life during
the seasons of Advent and Christmas, Waiting in Joyful Hope provides
short yet inspirational meditations and reflections for daily use. Coupled
with Scripture excerpts from the daily readings, Jay Cormier’s insightful
reflections, meditations, and questions help readers grow in their
understanding of the Word of God while preparing them for the coming of
Christ. This little book fits nicely into a pocket or purse and easily
brings prayer and Scripture into everyday life in a thought-provoking and
meaningful way.
(Item #84009) $2.00
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Every Day of Advent and Christmas Year A
A Book of Activities for Children
Children in grades 3, 4,
& 5 will love the games, puzzles, mazes, and activities designed to help
them focus on the themes and traditions of the Advent season. Packed
with colorful illustrations, Every Day of Advent and Christmas
includes an Advent calendar to help children focus day by day on the
meaning of Advent and Christmas in a way they are sure to enjoy and
remember.
32 page booklet; 8.5 x 11 (Item #87489)
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Living Advent
Cycle A: A Daily Companion to the Lectionary
Living Advent is designed to engage readers in active and
prayerful reflection during this important Church season. It includes
commentaries on Readings I and II, the Responsorial Psalm, and the daily
Gospel readings of Advent for Cycle A.
Suitable for both group and individual use, Living Advent is
perfect for enriching the prayer experience. (Item #89931) $3.95
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All Things New: The Promise of
Advent, Christmas and the New Year
Wedding biblical texts to contemporary experiences, this
book offers thoughts for reflections, prayer, spiritual reading and
preaching during Advent and Christmas and into the New Year.
Paperback. (Item #98824) $7.95
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What
Every Catholic Needs to Know about Advent and Christmas
by Kevin McGloin |
Many Catholics — long-time active
parishioners as well as newcomers — do not have an up-to-date
understanding of the Advent and Christmas seasons. This little book can
make a big difference. What Every Catholic Needs to Know about Advent
and Christmas walks the average Catholic through the history of these
seasons, their various rituals and their role in the liturgy. It includes
prayers and activities Catholics can do with their own families at home.
Great for liturgy committees, RCIA groups, adult study groups, or event he
entire congregation. Bulk discounts are available. Paperback. 48 pages.
5.5"x8.5" (Item #80625) $6.95
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Advent and Christmas Wisdom
from Henri J. M. Nouwen
Daily Scripture and Prayers Together with Nouwen's Own Words
The inspiring words of Henri J. M. Nouwen guide the faithful on a
spiritual journey through the Advent and Christmas season in this book of
waiting, hope, anticipation, and celebration. Each day of the Advent
season (28 in all, to accommodate the varying number of days in the
season) and each day of Christmas (12 in all, ending with Jesus' baptism
in the Jordan by John the Baptist) contain a pertinent excerpt from the
writings of Father Nouwen, a related quotation from Scripture, a prayer
for the day, and a suggested activity that offers a concrete response to
mark the season.
Advent and Christmas Wisdom
is indeed an easy-to-use, daily program to celebrate the momentous arrival
of the Christ Child and the joyous news of our salvation. It is also an
ideal book for the individual seeking active participation in the season
and a renewal of faith for the start of the liturgical year. (Item
#84078) $9.95
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Day by Day in Advent
Provides a scripture reading, reflection, and prayer for each day in
Advent. This devotional makes each day's devotion become a link in an
Advent word chain. The chain marks the passing of time as we wait for
Christ's coming. Paperback. 32 pages. (Item #81844) $5.99
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Living the Days of
Advent and the Christmas Season 2007
This collection of daily reflections–a perennial favorite of our readers–is an ideal way to prepare for Advent. Instead of being a
month of increasing stress, with the help of this book Advent can be a
quiet season reflection on the miracle that God has come to us, will come,
and is already with us now. For each day the author includes a selection
from scripture or the divine office, a brief meditation, and a prayer.
Together they help the hassles and trivialities of the season fall away to
reveal the real and unchanging meaning beneath. Paperback. (Item #84722)
$3.95
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These
Four Weeks of Advents
Although everyone understands Advent to be a time of
preparation for Christmas, few understand that Advent is a time of
change--a time when each person is called to change not only their own
life, but also the lives of those around them. A sharp contrast is drawn
between the rushed preparations for the material celebration of Christmas
and the personal spiritual preparations that are the true hallmark of the
season. Everyone who longs to welcome Jesus into his or her heart at
Christmas will treasure These Four Weeks of Advent.
(Item #83321) $1.00
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Advent
Is for Children: Stories, Activities, Prayers
Through creative lessons, unique activities, games, and
puzzles, this book gives children a better understanding of how and why
they celebrate Advent. It helps kids remember that Christmas isn't all
glitter and wrapping -- Christmas is about Christ! Ideal for classroom
use. For grades 3-5. (Item #81258) $4.95
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Advent
with Saint Nicholas DVD
by Allison Berger
Customs from Around the World
Puzzled by the
classic pre-Christmas rush, nine-year-old
Holly wonders about the spirit of Advent. She receives help
from an unexpected source when a surprise visitor appears and
helps her find the message and the meaning of Advent in
popular Advent/Christmas customs.
(Item #95656)
$19.95
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ADVENT
FOR KIDS, YEAR
A |
by
Allison Berger
Get
ready for a fun and faith-forming trip around the world this Advent!
With delightful illustrations and creative activities, author Alison
Berger introduces children to basic Advent customs from around the
world. She weaves passages from the lectionary readings with ideas
to help both catechists and parents teach children how to live the
Catholic faith. Ideal for ages 6-9. (Item #80588)
$2.00
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Jesse Tree
Written to be used during an Advent
prayer service involving children, Jesse Tree is a simple but
powerful song linking the four weeks of Advent. For example, the first
week tells the stories of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph. Jesse Tree is
a "cumulative song, like The Twelve Days of Christmas. Each refrain
gets progressively longer, until, by the final week, the children are able
to mentally "step back and see the whole amazing story of salvation.
The song is intended to be used along with the presentation of symbols,
which are placed on the Jesse Tree by the children.The full score, used by the leader,
keyboard player, and cantor, contains the full music: vocals, keyboard,
guitar chord symbols, bass, flute, and handbells. (A separate edition is
planned for guitar and bass, which will also include a simplified piano
part ideal for a student. Separate parts will also be available for flute
and handbells.) The full-score edition also contains introductory material
about the different ways the song can be used, along with four complete
Advent paraliturgies.
The Singers Edition contains the parts
that are to be sung by the participants. (Cantor verses are found only in
the full score.)
Jesse Tree is sure to enhance
the joyful season of Advent for your children for years to come.
Full Score (Item #71547) $9.95
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We Light the Candles
A 40-page booklet of day-by-day family Advent devotions centering around
the Advent wreath and its meaning. Paperback
(Item #84628) $6.99
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"Family Nights"
Advent and Christmas Activity Book
This beautiful booklet by Terry and
Mimi Reilly is an excellent tool families can use to celebrate Advent
and strengthen loving bonds at home. It adds special meaning to the
holiday season! 5" x 7". 32 pages.
(Item #26616)
$3.95
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Celebrate Advent Pamphlet
This pamphlet gives the origin of the Advent wreath, as
well as suggested ideas for scripture readings for candleholders designed
with either 4 or 5 candles. (Item #88698)
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Advent Wreath Ceremony Pamplets
Printed on glossy paper. Details wreath blessings and celebrating customs.
(Item #26610) $0.70
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The Family
Advent Wreath
Blessings and Prayers
Jay Cormier
The history of
the Advent wreath, its origin in pagan times and conversion to Christian
use, construction and blessing of a wreath, how parents and children—or
any group—may offer a three-minute prayer service during each week of
Advent and on Christmas Eve—all this and more form the content of this
leaflet. (Item #82047)
$0.50
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Biblical Meditations
for Advent and the Christmas Seasons
A helpful guide for experiencing truths we celebrate during Advent and
Christmas. Paperback. (Item #81978) $9.95
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Advent and
Christmas Wisdom from Padre Pio
Daily Scripture and Prayers Together With Saint Pio of Pietrelcina's
Own Words
Padre
Pio was one of the most beloved and intriguing holy men of the 20th
century. In this book his own words lead readers to Christmas with a
heightened sense of the sacred. Reflections for each day--from the first
Sunday of Advent until the end of the Christmas season--begin with
selections from letters and messages of Padre Pio, followed by
Scripture, prayer, a suggestion for an appropriate seasonal activity,
and blessings.
Advent and Christmas
Wisdom is ideal for those who want to enter more deeply into the
mystery of Christ's Incarnation as they prepare room in their hearts for
his birth. During this joyous season readers can experience the special
closeness to God that Padre Pio felt. 112-page paperback • 5-1/2 x 8-1/4
(Item #87386)
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Advent and Christmas with Fulton
Sheen
Beginning with the first
day of Advent and continuing through the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord,
these selections from the immortal pen of Fulton J. Sheen encourage
readers to explore the essence and promise of the season. Those looking to
grow in their prayer life and become more attuned to the joy of Advent and
Christmas will find a wonderful guide in this spiritual companion. (Item
#84200) $9.95
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Advent and Christmas with Thomas
Merton
Reflections for each day
of Advent and the Christmas season begin with a scriptural quotation and
continue with a thought from the writings of Thomas Merton on a timely
theme: the Incarnation, anticipation, angels, and many more. An appendix
includes a suggested plan for using each days meditation as part of a
morning or evening prayer. (Item #84368) $9.95
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The Essential
Advent and Christmas Handbook: A 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
(Item #84604) $13.00
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A Coming Christ in
Advent
Essays on the Gospel Narratives Preparing for the Birth of Jesus—Matthew
1 and Luke 1
Raymond E. Brown, S.S.
Father Brown reflects here not only on those
annunciations of Jesus' forthcoming birth in the Gospels of Matthew and
Luke, but also on the beautiful canticles, the Magnificat and the
Benedictus, and on the "origins of Jesus" as given in the first
words of the New Testament. (Item #85019) $5.95
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An Advent
Sourcebook
compiled by Thomas O’Gorman
This classic sourcebook contains a rich assembly of texts,
including scripture, poetry, hymns, homilies, letters, fiction, folklore
and liturgy. Musicians and homilists will find a rich resource for their
ministry. Others will find a prayer book to use through all the days of
Advent, one that provides wisdom and inspiration for reflection and
meditation. Along with A Christmas Sourcebook, this book makes a
great gift for any individual or family. Printed on fine paper and
specially bound to open fully for easy reading and display. Paperback, 6 x
9, 170 pages. (Item #92388) $18.00 |
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My Catholic Advent and Christmas
Activity Book
Jennifer Galvin's activity books for children have been enormously popular
because, unlike other activity books, these are designed specifically to
teach children about their Catholic faith. And her latest one does just
that. She has put together entertaining word finds, crossword puzzles,
color-by-number puzzles, and crack-the-code puzzles that will teach
children about Advent and Christmas, all the while emphasizing the real
meaning of the holiday. An added advantage is that the activities are tied
to the lectionary for all three cycles. The activities are clever and
challenging and are illustrated with charming, inviting art work. The
sheets themselves are reproducible and are aimed at children from
kindergarten through third grade.Highlights:--an attractive, reasonably
priced book--reproducible pages--perfect for home, school, or church
use--tied to all three cycles of the lectionary. Paperback. (Item #83788) $6.95 |
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Stations of the Crib
In the tradition of the Stations of
the Cross, Joseph Nassal leads us through 15 Stations of the Crib, a
journey to the manger and the mission that lies beyond it. Drawn from the
infancy narratives in Luke and Matthew, these poetic reflections are
filled with stories, images and insights that entertain, enlighten and
engage. Each Station illumines a different aspect of the story of Jesus’
birth, reflecting the reality of "God in our midst" at the
different stations of our own life journeys. Leading us to our
"down-to-earth God," Stations of the Crib reminds us how
hope is born right here, right now, in each of our worlds, and challenges
us — even in the face of turmoil, tragedy and terrorism — to embrace,
celebrate and live out our call to Advent hope. Paperback. 144 pages. (Item
#80813) $13.95
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ALL THINGS NEW: The promise of Advent, Christmas and the
New Year - by Gerald O'Collins, S.J. (Item #98824) $7.95 paperback
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The
Jesse Tree: Stories and Symbols of Advent
Study Jesus' family tree by decorating a Jesse Tree. For each day during
Advent there is a Bible reading, prayer, and color symbol that can be
hung on the Jesse Tree. Paperback. 64 pages. (Item #84633) $9.99 .
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Celebrating Advent with the
Jesse Tree
Helps children understand this time of preparation
for the birth of Jesus. Full-color illustrations. Paperback. 32 pages.
(Item #87542) $1.50 |
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Jesse
Tree Kit
An Advent Project for Family,
Classroom or Parish
Written and illustrated by Lynn M. Simms and
Betsy Walker
Three-piece kit. This kit offers two options designed to make the Jesse
Tree project accessible to any family, class or parish. Option 1: Provides
instructions to prepare an actual tree with designs for do-it-yourself
three-dimensional ornaments.
Option 2: Provides a Jesse Tree Poster with pre-drawn ornaments to be
colored and attached. Kit also includes a short history of the Jesse Tree,
suggested Scripture verses for each ornament, and a Jesse Tree prayer
service. (Item #88154) $10.95
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101 Things to Do for Christmas
A colorful, fun-filled book, packed with exciting
projects that can be kept and enjoyed or given as gifts to family and
friends. Creative, colorful craft projects ranging from "Edible
Boxes" and "Lace Chain Garlands" to "Jingle Bell
Socks" and a "Paper Tube Nativity" make this book the
perfect gift for children at Christmas time. All projects are shown in
clearly illustrated, step-by-step stages, making them both fun and
educational. Each activity includes a checklist of materials, most of
which are inexpensive and readily available from craft or variety
stores—or from your own household supplies. Paperback. 64 pages.
(Item #84629) $10.99
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Before and After Christmas
Debbie Trafton O'Neal offers a treasury of ideas and activities for
celebrating the days before Christmas, and also things to do after
the Christmas tree is taken down. Specific activities, including
crafts, service projects, and family worship ideas, are included for
each day in Advent and through the twelve days of Christmas. In
addition, each day offers a Bible passage for reading together.
Full-color illustrations bring the text to life and make completing
the activities a snap! Includes a punch-out Christmas ornament.
Paperback. 64 pages. (Item #84631) $10.99
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