Gaudete in Domino semper íterum díco, gaudéte: modéstia véstra nóta sit ómnibus homínibus: Dóminus prope est. Nihil sollíciti sítis: sed in ómni oratióne petitiónes véstrae innotéscant apud Déum. Benedixísti, Dómine, térram túam: avertísti captivitátem Jácob.

First, two devotionals from the 2020 Book of Grace-Filled Days. (If you are new here – each of those devotionals includes two Advents.) The first was 2019, and the second was 2020 – which means neither match today’s readings, but the spirit is the same…gaudete.
Then, some candles from the Loyola Kids Book of Catholic Signs and Symbols by Amy Welborn


