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Liturgy of the Hours: Advent and Christmas Season Catholic Book Publishing Company
Publisher: Catholic Book Publishing Company

Please come, and bring a friend, to prepare for Christmas by joining the Church in prayer through the joyful singing of Holy Scripture in expectation of the Lord's advent. Seven times each day (Matins, Lauds, Vespers, us for thirty minutes of peaceful prayer. One means the Church employs to unfold the Scriptures before us and extend the fruits of the celebration of the Most Holy Eucharist is the praying each day of the year of the Liturgy of the Hours. Advent, which begins the liturgical year for Christians around the world, is a season of hope. For those who pray the Liturgy of the Hours the Great O's are sung during Evening Prayer just before the Magnificat beginning December 17 and then continue for the next 6 days with a different 'O' sung every night until December 23. Advent is the season where we ponder the comings of Christ. Again, the liturgical calendar gives us many opportunities for preparedness. It has a day-by-day format, and offers: morning, evening, and night prayers “inspired by” the Liturgy of the Hours (not, however, suitable for fulfilling the Office), Scripture readings and prayers for daily Mass (more on that, below), original meditations on the Gospel by thirty-four authors. In the final week of Advent, the Prophet Isaiah both foreshadows and explains the mysteries of Christmas. The Mass In the monastery, for the final preparation before the coming of Christmas, we sing the 'Jewels of Advent,' the last 7 nights before Christmas Eve. For example, as you light another candle on the wreath each Sunday of Advent, make it more special by incorporating prayers, such as the Liturgy of the Hours, or singing a song together as a family such as, O Come, O Come Emmanuel. In his apostolic exhortation “Verbum Domini” (“The Word of God”), Pope Benedict said the Liturgy of the Hours “sets forth the Christian ideal of the sanctification of the entire day, marked by the rhythm of hearing the word of God and praying the Psalms.” “In this way, every . Consider adding daily Mass (if you don't already) to your Christmas preparation. Furthermore, the Advent Wreath and Christmas Tree blessings are published by the USCCB in Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers and excerpted with permission. Christmas can come as soon as the day after the Fourth Sunday in Advent, or as late as the next Sunday. €�Advent is chiefly a time of preparing for the second coming of Christ, and we prepare for Christmas, the celebration of the first coming, as an anticipation of the second coming.