Advent Guides Available

The Episcopal Church has published a free booklet of daily meditations and prayers for each day during this season of Advent. Prepare yourself for Christmas with these short meditations written for students by students. Click here to download the guide.

"Wait... what the heck is Advent?" you might ask. Good question! Advent is an old word that means "arrival," and it's the span of time during most of December when we await and prepare for the arrival of the baby Jesus on Christmas Day.

Many people prepare by setting aside special time for prayer each day. It's sort of like taking time to clean your house and get it in order when you know you have an honored guest coming. When we welcome the child Jesus on Christmas day, we're welcoming the King of all Creation and the very Lover of our souls into our world.

You can use Advent as a way to prepare your own heart for the arrival of Creation's most honored guest. Who knows?... if you take the time to pray and prepare, you may just find that Christmas has a whole new meaning when it rolls around this year!