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Today the Catholic Church celebrates the fourth Sunday of Advent, and, beginning with this evening's Vigil Mass, Christmas Eve. We hope you have found many ways to share The Gift of Prayer with your family this Advent season.
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In week four of the Prepare Your Heart Advent journal, Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR, asks us to walk with Mary this Advent. Mary is our mother who teaches us how to be gentle, how to suffer well, and how to let the pain we experience in this life lead us to a deeper faith in the Lord.
What can you do this Advent to grow deeper in faith like Mary?
Each day of Prepare Your Heart includes daily meditations on a passage from Scripture, reflection questions, prayer, and space for journaling and notetaking.
Prepare Your Heart features stunning original art by Valerie Delgado of Pax.Valerie. Free weekly companion videos, a downloadable discussion guide, and other resources at AveMariaPress.com make this book perfect for parishwide, individual, and book club use leading up to Christmas. The book, videos, leader’s guide, and family guide are available in Spanish as well.
Look for the Prepare Your Heart videos each Sunday in Advent, as well as Christmas Day, here on CatholicMom.com at 10 AM Eastern.
Ask for Prepare Your Heart at your local Catholic bookstore, or order from Amazon.com or Ave Maria Press. Bulk discounts are available for your parish, book club, or prayer group when you purchase the book from Ave Maria Press.
Prepara tu corazón: El camino de María
En la cuarta semana, el padre Agustino Torres, CFR, nos pide caminar con María este Adviento. María es nuestra madre que nos enseña a ser amables, a sufrir bien y a permitir que el dolor que experimentamos en esta vida nos lleve a una fe más profunda en el Señor. ¿Qué puedes hacer este Adviento para profundizar en la fe como María?