Prayer & Acknowledgment
Advent is the season that begins four Sundays before 25th December. Advent is all about expectant waiting, hopeful anticipation and joyful preparation for God coming into our lives and hearts.
Advent begins the Church Year (there are three: A, B and C). This coming Sunday we celebrate the 1st Sunday of Advent and the beginning of Year A- The Gospel of Matthew. Each Sunday has a theme: Hope, Faith, Joy and Peace. The first Sunday of Advent starts off with the theme of Hope and the second Sunday is Faith. The word Advent is derived from Latin and means ‘the coming’.
The circle in the Advent wreath symbolises God and eternity. The wreath is made from evergreen leaves which remind us of springtime and new life. The candles remind us of the Light of the World that is coming through the birth of Jesus. Each week of Advent we light a new candle, as well as the candles from the previous weeks.
The four outer candles symbolise the waiting and expectancy we feel during the lead up to Christmas. Three of the candles are purple and one is pink. The purple candles are in line with the liturgical colour of Advent. The pink candle is lit on the third Sunday of Advent and reminds us of the joy we feel knowing that Christmas is fast approaching.
In the centre of the wreath is a white candle which is known as the Christ Candle. This is lit on Christmas Eve as we celebrate Jesus’ birth.
May the Love of Christ be with you all as we ‘Prepare for the Birth of Jesus Christ’.
Keep In Your Prayers and Thoughts…
All our Priests, seminarians and deacons.
Friends or family who have passed away this year.
Our friends and family who are unwell at the moment.
All our families and students, in the midst of the ongoing pandemic and isolation time at home, keep them safe and healthy.
Our teachers as they guide our children during this pandemic.
“And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
Matthew 21:22
Acknowledgment of Country
St. Brendan's Primary School acknowledges and
pays respect to the Yorta Yorta Nation,
as the original ongoing custodians of
the land we meet on.
We commit ourselves to actively working alongside
Aboriginal people for reconciliation and justice.
