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Advent and Christmas Traditions
Giving Gifts Of Faith
Christmas traditions depend upon the birth of Christ. It is on this event that Christmas customs are formed. Christmas means "Christ Mass" just like the terms Candlemas on the Feast of the Purification means "Candle Mass" and Michaelmas on the Feast of St. Michael means "Michael Mass": Candlemas Day, Michaelmas Day, and Christmas Day, etc.
We pray during the Roman Catholic Advent Season in order to prepare and do penance for the coming of Jesus. The better we prepare the happier Christmas will be. It is Jesus' Birthday! It was the first manifestation that our hope is true! The main gift should go to Him. We should remember Him by assisting at Mass and saying prayers that reflect our gratitude to Him for all that He has given.
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Advent and Christmas Traditions
Usually we've had exactly enough children to be some factor of 24 (1,2,3,4,6,8), so we start our Advent calendar on Dec 1 and take turns who gets to open the doors, etc.
We begin our Advent Wreath and Creche on the First Sunday of Advent (which is not Dec 1 very often!). We keep an extra set of Advent Candles each year so as to be able to set up in time for the First Sunday in Advent.
One of our favorite Advent and Christmas traditions is to set up the Nativity scene by the First Sunday of Advent so that we can watch the shepherds moving through the village, Joseph and Mary's very long walk, Baby Jesus' arrival; and eventually the Three Wise Men's arrivals and departures! Daddy helps us dress it up with farm animals from his old trainset and we use mini-Christmas ornament type trees and such that we add every year.
Advent calendars
and Advent candles, Catholic books, and a Catholic liturgical calendar, are warm reminders of our Catholic Faith and Jesus' birthday. Catholic children's books can be treasured for a lifetime and giving them is one of our favorite Christmas traditons!
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St. Anne's Helper Audio Catechisms and Printable Worksheets are unique Christmas gifts that make it easy to learn the basic Catholic beliefs. The essential truths of the Roman Catholic Catechism are condensed into two Audio Catechisms: First Communion and Confirmation. They are offered as CDs or as Audio Downloads. Of course, the CDs make the better presentation as a Christmas gift since they can be wrapped. If the gift is for Mom teaching the faith at home, the Downloads are the faster presentation.
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Christmas Customs
Many Christmas gift ideas remind us of older Christmas customs that reflect the true spirit of Christmas. Below we have received many submissions about Christmas around the world. Be sure to see them and perhaps make a submission yourself!
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We love to set out our Nativity Scene on the First Sunday of Advent so that the children can watch as the shepherds move around, Joseph and Mary come, Baby Jesus comes, and the Three Wise Men come and leave. Your Christmas Traditions are welcome here, too, at any time of the year! Scroll down to see endearing Advent and Christmas traditions from our visitors.
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The Flavors of the Christmas Season
So often we associate delicious flavors with the holidays and we wanted to share some specialties that are favorites in our family. We hope they will ...
Christmas Traditions a Candle Light Service and Tea
Our family Christmas traditions include raising our voices in song and praise during a Candle Light Service. After the service, family and friends gathered ...
Journey to Bethlehem
Hi Kevin,
I raised five children and now have the pleasure of raising The Poppit, a delicious little granddaughter.
This year we moved to Donvale,...
Nativity Celebration
A more recent family Christmas tradition is that of attending a community nativity display and celebration. It is held each year at a local church in Palmer,...
Twelve Days of Christmas
One of my favorite traditions is the Twelve Days of Christmas.
Most people now-a-days think the 12 Days are BEFORE Christmas, but, in fact, they start ...
Italian Nativity Scenes
Soave, which is an absolutely magical little town, very near Verona, has the best nativity scenes you will ever see. Verona too has an incredible Nativity ...
Blue Hour
My favourite Christmas tradition is one that my mother introduced us to when we were little. She called it Blue Hour.
We'd come home from school or ...
Christmas traditions here in Virginia
Tis the season,
One of our most exciting Christmas traditions in the heart of Virginia is to take the family out to view Christmas Lights. We ...
Bars and clubs almost empty for Midnight Mass on Chistmas Eve
Hi,
Australian Christmas Traditions anyone?
I live in rural Australia and can say that for as long as I remember almost every town has had a midnight ...
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Ever since I was a child, my family added red birthday candles to our Christmas dessert. We light them and sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus, Our Savior....
Christmas Traditions from Judy
One of our favorite Christmas traditions is our procession of the Infant Christ Child to His manger on Christmas Day.
During Advent, we keep an empty ...
Catholic Ebooks
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Catholic Printable Worksheets
The text of both the First Communion and the Catholic Confirmation Catechisms are also available as Catechism Copybook Ebooks as well! They are downloadable now. You can reprint as many as you would like. Grandchildren? Homeschooling? The First Communion Catechism Copybook is available in beautiful Manuscript. The Confirmation Catechism Copybook is available in either beautiful Manuscript or beautiful Cursive writing - your choice! These catechism resources teach the "Reason for the Season" and our dear Christmas Traditions! They can be spiral bound at an office supply store, printed on 3-holed paper to keep in a binder (our favorite way), or used as printable worksheets. See these free cursive writing worksheets.
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