Catholic Traditions alive & well: The Blessing of the Advent Wreath
The Blessing of the Advent Wreath Posted by David Werling (From Catholic Tradition.) For use in the Catholic home. Father or Head of Household: Our help is in the name of the Lord. All: Who hath made …More
The Blessing of the Advent Wreath
Posted by David Werling
(From Catholic Tradition.)
For use in the Catholic home.
Father or Head of Household: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who hath made Heaven and earth.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Father: Let us pray. O God, by Whose word all things are sanctified, pour forth Thy blessing upon this wreath, and grant that we who use it may prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ and may receive from Thee abundant graces. Through Christ Our Lord.
All: Amen. (Sprinkles wreath with holy water.)___________________________________________________________________________________________ The father reads the prayer or the chosen Scripture passage [usually the lesson from the corresponding Sunday of Advent] for the first week, then holds up the youngest child to light the first candle, which is also lighted all through the week when the …More
Posted by David Werling
(From Catholic Tradition.)
For use in the Catholic home.
Father or Head of Household: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who hath made Heaven and earth.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Father: Let us pray. O God, by Whose word all things are sanctified, pour forth Thy blessing upon this wreath, and grant that we who use it may prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ and may receive from Thee abundant graces. Through Christ Our Lord.
All: Amen. (Sprinkles wreath with holy water.)___________________________________________________________________________________________ The father reads the prayer or the chosen Scripture passage [usually the lesson from the corresponding Sunday of Advent] for the first week, then holds up the youngest child to light the first candle, which is also lighted all through the week when the …More
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Fire of Advent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Hays, A Pilgrim’s Almanac, p. 187
"Advent, like its cousin Lent, is a season for prayer and reformation of our hearts. Since it comes at winter time, fire is a fitting sign to help us celebrate Advent…If Christ is to come more fully into our lives this Christmas, if God is to become really incarnate for us, then fire will have to …More
Fire of Advent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward Hays, A Pilgrim’s Almanac, p. 187
"Advent, like its cousin Lent, is a season for prayer and reformation of our hearts. Since it comes at winter time, fire is a fitting sign to help us celebrate Advent…If Christ is to come more fully into our lives this Christmas, if God is to become really incarnate for us, then fire will have to be present in our prayer. Our worship and devotion will have to stoke the kind of fire in our souls that can truly change our hearts. Ours is a great responsibility not to waste this Advent time."