Our Advent Page of Resources

Advent is the start of the Church's new year, so happy New Year to you!

Over the course of the Advent period, come back to this page for thoughts, words, images and sounds that help to prepare us for the coming of Jesus at Christmas.

First up is Archbishop Leo Cushley, who presented the "Thought for the Day" on Radio 4 and gave us his take on the Advent season.

Next up is an Advent Calendar - a poetic Advent Calendar.

There are 24 Tiny Advent Poems by Amy Scott Robinson. They have been presented visually by Richard Lyall, and we think the potential for these is endless.

Each day, a new poem will appear for the 24 days up to Christmas.

Then comes a lovely song about a dream that God would send someone to save us from our self-centred lives.

A dream that came true...

Song: Who would have dreamed

Artist: Sovereign Grace Music

Album: Prepare Him Room: Celebrating the Birth of Jesus in Song

Here is a thoughtful look at Mary's prayer The Magnificat

applied to the way we might choose to shop this Christmas.

The Fairtrade Advent Calendar

Click on the picture and start shopping fairly!

Simple Advent Revisited:

Journeying to a more modest Christmas

This features "Stations of the Infancy" - 14 steps towards the birth of Jesus, each step combining an artwork and a Biblical expert's knowledge with a deeply reflective and prayerful commentary. Unmissable Redemptorist resource. Buy accompanying book here

Simple Advent Revisited: Is your treasure in a department store, or somewhere else?

Go here to see how you can respond

to an act of injustice very day in Advent.