2025 Advent Season – Spiritual Opportunities & Schedules
Beginning the Church’s liturgical year, Advent (from “ad-venire” in Latin or “to come to”) is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas.
The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and also to the anniversary of the Lord’s birth on Christmas. The final days of Advent, from December 17 to December 24, focus particularly on our preparation for the celebrations of the Nativity of our Lord (Christmas).
Join us throughout Advent for the following:
FREE Gift for all families! Don’t forget to pick up this great devotional!
Pick up an Advent Booklet as you leave this weekend, November 22nd & 23rd. This is a gift from the parish to each family as you journey through the Advent Season. Please take one booklet per family, so there are enough for everyone! Thank you!
Advent EVENING OF REFLECTION
It’s with much joy that we invite you to join us in a wonderful event to kick off the Advent Season as a parish family.
The event will be on Friday, December 5th, at 7 PM in The Parish Life Center.
For more information, contact Donna Scimeca at dscimeca@oviedocatholic.org or 407-365-3231 x121.
Click below to register online!
Advent Parish-Wide Study
We have a very limited number of books still available for the Waiting Well study with Fr. Mike Schmitz. Please call 407-365-3231 or stop by the Parish Office to see if we still have books. $10 per book.
Spiritual Opportunities for Advent
How to Advent Has Arrived!
The wait is over—How to Advent is now streaming!
Join priests, religious, and Augustine Institute professors as they reveal the spiritual meaning behind beloved Advent traditions: the wreath, Jesse tree, nativity scene, and more. Each short episode offers simple, meaningful ways to prepare for this sacred season with joy and purpose.
Don’t let the days slip by… begin preparing for your Advent journey and your heart for the coming of Christ.
For more information, please visit https://app.formed.org/app/collections/1452578
Slow Down to the Speed of Joy this Advent
Learn how to slow down, reconnect with God, and take your Advent back from the tyrant we call busy. Sign up now to get FREE daily Advent reflections from Matthew Kelly.
Pray with us on Hallow this Advent
Hallow Advent Prayer challenge
Starting December 1st, Most Precious Blood will journey together through Hallow’s Pray25 Challenge, preparing our hearts for Christmas through daily prayer and reflection. Hallow’s theme for this year’s Advent challenge is Be Still. We invite you to discover deeper stillness amidst the chaos of the holiday season, just as Mary did that first Christmas. Be sure to access our parish page by tapping the “church” icon at the bottom of the home page.
Kids Advent: Finding Fiat
If you’re hoping to spend more time in prayer with your family this Advent, don’t miss the incredible Kids Advent 2025 challenge: Finding Fiat. Your child can journey with young Grace Brumley, who some of you may know from the kids’ series Saints Alive, while she prepares for the role of Mary in her school’s nativity play!
Already Using Hallow
Simply open the app, tap the Community tab at the bottom of your screen, visit our parish page, and join the Advent prayer challenge.
New to Hallow
Visit hallow.com/parish, search for our parish (zip code works best), and follow the prompts. You’ll receive a special trial with full access to Hallow’s premium content. If you’d prefer to stay on the free version, just tap “Skip” — you’ll still have access to our parish page and the Advent prayer challenge.
Stay tuned for upcoming information on our special partnership with Hallow for deep discounts on the paid version of the app!
Click HERE are some events and activities you and your family can do this Advent season as we await the coming of the Lord.
The Advent Wreath’s Meaning
One of the most popular Christian symbols used in churches and family homes to celebrate the meaning of Advent is the Advent wreath. The Catholic Advent wreath has four candles (three purple and one rose) evenly spaced along a circle of evergreen branches. Each component of the Advent wreath has special meaning for Christians who use it as a part of their preparation for Christmas.
Advent devotions, including the Advent wreath, remind us of the meaning of the season. Our Advent calendar above can help you fully enter into the season with daily activity and prayer suggestions to prepare you spiritually for the birth of Jesus Christ. More Advent resources are listed below. ( from usccb.org)