St. Francis Xavier and St.
Wendel Religious Education Program
Sunday
3 December
Buy or make an Advent
wreath and bless it.
Light the violet candle
every night this week.
10 Light two violet
candles nightly this
week. Sing “O Come,
O Come Emmanuel.”
17 Gaudete Sunday 18
Light two violet candles
and one rose one for joy.
Have a small treat to
celebrate.
24 Reveal Advent angels!
Read about the good
news the angel shared
in Luke 1:26-38.
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4 5 Set out the empty
6 St. Nicholas of
Myra
7 8 The Immaculate
Conception of 9
Mary
Nativity scene. Add Encourage everyone
Assign “Advent Angels.” characters gradually to perform an act of On this Holy Day of
throughout Advent. Save Buy gifts for children in Obligation, attend Mass Decorate a Jesse
Draw names at random kindness in honor of
Baby Jesus for last. need. Consult your parish together. Pray for the tree and discuss its
and encourage good today’s generous saint. office for suggestions. United States of America. meaning. Learn more
works in secret.
at www.usccb.org.
11 12 Our Lady of
Guadalupe 13 14 15 16
Seek God’s mercy in
Call or email your Put a vase of flowers Before bedtime, perform
parish office and ask Contact Catholic Relief Confession as a family
before a statue of Mary At dinner, ask each an examination of
how your family can Services (877-HELP- to greet the Savior with
and sing “Hail, Holy person to share one conscience using the Ten
help with upcoming CRS or www. clean souls.
Queen” to celebrate. way God blessed him Commandments and the
preparations for catholicrelief.org). Ask
or her that day. Beatitudes how you can help.
Christmas. (Matthew 5:3-11).
19 20 21 22 23
The King is coming!
Encourage everyone to Ask everyone to make Tidy up the house and
Tonight, offer extra
practice patience today. a small sacrifice, just prepare to welcome
Place a candle in the prayers for the troops Share favorite Christmas for God, just for today. Him.
window to welcome who will spend
Baby Jesus. Light it family memories over
Christmas overseas and hot chocolate and
nightly until Christmas. for their families. cookies.
25 Rejoice! “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the
first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.
And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called
After Mass today,
Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who
place Baby Jesus in the
manger and sing, ‘Hark
was with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her
the Herald Angels firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for
Sing!” them in the inn” (Luke 2:1-7).