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Rejoice! An Advent Pilgrimage into the Heart of Scripture, Year C
Rejoice! An Advent Pilgrimage into the Heart of Scripture, Year C is a prayer resource that offers daily reflections on the Sunday Mass readings that will help you enter more deeply into the season of Advent.
Together with the weekly videos, this journal will help you to grow in your understanding and appreciation for the incredible gift of Christ's Incarnation. As you slow down and meditate on the readings each week, you'll find your experience of Advent transformed. By contemplating the coming of the Prince of Peace at Christmas, you'll find your own heart filled by his peace and joy.
Also from Rejoice!
Kids Books
Help prepare children for Christmas
Ages 6–10
Featuring rhyming text, vibrant illustrations, and interactive flaps, children will discover the meaning of Christmas and its connection to the wonders of the Mass.
Ages 3–5
Prepare young hearts for Christmas morning with the story of Jesus’ birth, featuring the sights and sounds of their favorite animals.
Ages 3–7
Journey with the Holy Family from the Annunciation through Epiphany. Follow along with the liturgical season’s Mass readings for each part of the story.
Ages 3–7
Engage children in Advent and Christmas Masses with an interactive board book that keeps them occupied and inspires them to encounter the mysteries of God’s love during mass.
Ages 10 and up
Encourage older children to pursue a personal relationship with Jesus during Advent. This comic book-style story includes the preparational purpose of Advent and Jesus' birthday.
Adult Books
Grow closer to Christ and strengthen your faith this Advent season
Understand the greatest celebrations of the Catholic Faith during Advent and Christmas: the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the Nativity of the Lord; Mary, the Holy Mother of God; and the Epiphany.
Dedicate this Advent season to taking small and manageable steps toward holiness using the practical wisdom of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.
Meditate on the life and holiness of St. Joseph during this season focused on the Holy Family with guided meditations and space to record your thoughts and prayers.
Prepare for interactions with family and friends who are away from the Faith during the Christmas season with hope and healing from St. Monica.
Grow your awareness of God’s constant presence and hear his voice more clearly in your life during Advent with encouragement to listen for the little whispers of God.
Pray in a deeper way this Advent with advice and encouragement for participation in Adoration, Reconciliation, the Rosary, and the Stations of the Cross.
Other Advent Resources
Christmas
New this Christmas, journey with Fr. Mark Toup’s prayer journal, Rejoice & Be Glad! A Journey Through Christmas with the Holy Family. Following the same format as his award-winning Lent and Advent journals, this journal invites you into silence as you reflect on daily meditations highlighting significant scriptural events following Jesus’ birth.
Throughout the Christmas season, the journal will help you delight in God's promise to send a Savior and rest in the wonder and mystery of the Incarnation. Emmanuel is with you, whether your life is tranquil or troubled, merry or messy.
He wants to give you peace. Join the Holy Family, shepherds, and magi at the manger, and don’t be afraid to open your heart to the joy of His presence this Christmas season.