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Week 2: Advent Wreath Prayer for busy families
By The Catholic Spirit
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Advent, the season of joyful expectation before Christmas, started Nov. 27 this year. The Advent wreath, with a lit candle marking each week of the season, is a traditional symbol of the period.
The following prayer is the second in a four-part Advent Wreath Prayer series.
Here is a short do-it-yourself Advent Wreath Prayer for the second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 4. The weekly prayers take just a few minutes to deepen your family’s Advent observance.
Second Sunday of Advent
Step 1—Light two candles on the Advent Wreath
Step 2—(optional) Read Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8
Step 3—Reflect on the readings: In the Bible passages for this second week of Advent we hear John the Baptist repeat the words of Isaiah the prophet, “Prepare the way of the Lord!” Both remind us to work seriously to make straight our own path and to clean up the wasteland of our own life. St. Paul tells us how to do that: by being holy.
Step 4—Pray: Dear God, don’t let me miss chances this week to be welcoming to other people and to work in harmony with everyone. Help me change my ways so that I am a good example of someone who loves and follows the Lord.
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