Praying Through Advent
For most people preparing for Christmas is a very busy time, presents to buy and wrap decorations to put up and family celebrations to prepare for. Amid all this preparation it is difficult to remember that as we prepare to celebrate Christmas we should try and create an opportunity to prepare spiritually for the coming of Christ at Christmas.
On the parish website starting on the 24th November there will be prayer resources posted to help you prepare for Christmas through Advent. The resources are building on the prayer forms used in the Parish Prayer Retreat over the summer. For those who didn’t take part in the prayer retreat there will be a summary of the various forms of prayer in the first week of the retreat. The retreat will start with a reflection on Advent from Fr Gerry Cobham who will start us off on our Advent journey.
The resources will give parishioners the opportunity to take some time each week in prayer to help prepare for Christmas, all the resources are Advent themed with various prayer forms being used, so people can choose and pray the way that works for them.
The retreat will complete with resources to pray throughout the Christmas Season (Remember it lasts for twelve days)
To access the ‘Advent Resources’, click HERE or go to the home page of the parish web site and in the top menu click on ‘Praying through Advent’ and this will take you to the weekly resources page then just click on the week you want.
Remember ' Pray as you can, not as you can't'. Use as much or as little of the resources as you need.
Each week there will be :
A video Reflection
A written Reflection
Bible passage suggestions for Lectio Devina and Imaginative Contemplation
Video on Praying through Art
Praying with Music
