Journey through Advent 2024

In order to help you prepare for the celebration of the feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, you will find in this section different liturgical and community resources such as the commentary of the Gospels of each of the Advent Sundays, online retreats, activities within the diocese and much more… Feel free to come back to this page regularly, as we will continue to do updates throughout the Advent season.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops presents Journey through Advent with the Most Rev. Bishop Jon Hansen, CSsR, Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith. Join us as we reflect on the Scriptures for the Sundays of Advent 2024.

A joint initiative of the National Liturgy Office, the Office national de liturgie and the Office for Evangelization and Catechesis.

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Advent Calendar

Looking for ways to prepare your hearts for Christmas? Let your family journey along this path towards a meaningful Christmas with this year’s Advent Calendar and its daily activities. Available in English, French and Spanish, to download, share and print!

Remember it's not about the presents, but His presence!

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From Sunday to Sunday

Here are some resources featuring Gospel reflections from each of the four Sundays in Advent.

1st Sunday of Advent (December 1): Lk 21: 25-28.34-3*

🎦 First Sunday

2nd Sunday of Advent (December 8): Lk 3: 1-6*

🎦 Second Sunday

3rd Sunday of Advent (December 15): Lk 3: 10-18*

🎦 Third Sunday

4th Sunday of Advent (December 22): Lk 1: 39-45*

🎦 Fourth Sunday

*BibleGateway.com

Online Retreats & Resources

Advent Calendars

With both online experiences and printable calendars, Loyola Press provides several choices for Advent calendars for adults and children.

https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/liturgical-year/advent/calendars/

Five Free Advent Resources That Will Help You Focus On Jesus

This year’s Advent season will be the shortest possible Advent. With Christmas on a Monday, the fourth week of Advent is only one day! This means that you need to make the most of your twenty-two days of preparation for the Birth of Christ.
We have five resources to help you keep your focus on the “reason for the season.” Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the holidays keep you from growing spiritually. And, these are all made available at no cost.

https://catholic-link.org/5-free-advent-resources-will-help-focus-jesus-year/

The pray more advent retreat

4 speakers, audio and videos presentation, reflective study guides they ask for a donation, but you can also sign up for free and have access to everything.

https://praymoreretreat.org/online-catholic-retreats/