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 Customs
of Advent
The first Sunday of Advent is a good time for each family
member to choose a secret "Christkindl" or Christ Child for
whom he or she will perform little acts of love — such as a prayer,
a small gift, a sacrifice, a note or a piece of candy — throughout
Advent.
Another such Advent practice is that of having an empty
crib or manger, which each family member will soften with straw earned
by a sacrifice, a prayer or a work of mercy. After Christmas, the family
will gather before the Infant Savior, in his now-padded crib, for their
evening prayers or for Scripture reading.
When employing new Advent customs within your domestic
church it is important to remember that they are only aids, not goals
in themselves. With joyful hope and anticipation, then, let us prepare
for the coming of the Son of God, praying with the Church: Come, Lord
Jesus, do not delay!
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