From the Schoenstatt Girls Youth:
Every year the Schoenstatt Girls Youth have held an Advent Rally Day for primary School Girls. Due to the current Corona pandemic, this is not possible this year. However, we still want to spread the message of God’s love for each of us – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
So we have come up with two new ideas … an online advent calendar and YouTube videos!
This is the link for our Advent Calendar, which is aimed more towards primary school children – https://calendar.myadvent.net/
Family Catechetics:
By the Archdiocese Department of Catechetics
JESSE TREE
DIRECTIONS
Make a background tree using either a bare tree, paper outline of a tree or just a space for your ornaments.
To make the Jesse Tree ornaments you will need:
- glue; ribbon or string to attach the ornaments to the tree;
- crayons, markers, paints or colored pencils, and cardboard stock to create paper background for the ornaments.
The ornaments may be made or decorated with bits and pieces of bright colored paper, cloth, wood, plastic, etc., that you may find around your home.
You will also need a Bible to tell the stories.
JESSE TREE
Jesse Tree Symbols and Scriptures
First Week of Advent
December 1 Creation: Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-4 Symbols: sun, moon, stars, animals, earth
December 2 Adam and Eve: Gen. 2:7-9, 18-24 Symbols: tree, man, woman
December 3 Fall of Man: Gen. 3:1-7 and 23-24 Symbols: tree, serpent, apple with bite
December 4 Noah: Gen. 6:5-8, 13-22; 7:17, 23, 24; 8:1, 6-22 Symbols: ark, animals, dove, rainbow
December 5 Abraham: Gen. 12:1-3 Symbols: torch, sword, mountain
Second Week of Advent
December 6 Isaac: Gen. 22:1-14 Symbols: bundle of wood, altar, ram in bush
December 7 Jacob: Gen. 25:1-34; 28:10-15 Symbols: kettle, ladder
December 8 Joseph: Gen. 37:23-28; 45:3-15 Symbols: bucket, well, silver coins, tunic
December 9 Moses: Ex. 2:1-10 Symbols: baby in basket, river and rushes
December 10 Samuel: 1 Sam. 3:1-18 Symbols: lamp, temple
December 11 Jesse: 1 Sam. 16:1-13 Symbols: crimson robe, shepherd’s staff
December 12 David: 1 Sam. 17:12-51 Symbols: slingshot, 6-pointed star
JESSE TREE
Jesse Tree Symbols and Scriptures
Third Week of Advent
December 13 Solomon: 1 Kings 3:5-14, 16-28 Symbols: scales of justice, temple, two babies and sword
December 14 Joseph: Matt. 1:18-25 Symbols: hammer, saw, chisel, angle
December 15 Mary: Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38 Symbols: lily, crown of stars, pierced heart
December 16 John the Baptist: Mark 1:1-8 Symbols: shell with water, river
On December 17, the Church begins to intensify the preparation for Christmas with the use of the “O” Antiphons during the Liturgy of the Hours. The symbols for the Jesse Tree from December 17 to 23 are based on the “O” Antiphons.
December 17 Jesus is Wisdom: Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus in old Bibles) 24:2; Wisdom 8:1 Symbols: oil lamp, open book
December 18 Jesus is Lord: Ex. 3:2; 20:1 Symbols: burning bush, stone tablets
December 19 Jesus is Flower of Jesse: Isaiah 11:1-3 Symbols: flower, plant with flower
Fourth Week of Advent
December 20 Jesus is Key of David: Isaiah 22:22 Symbols: key, broken chains
December 21 Jesus is the Radiant Dawn: Psalm 19:6-7 (in older Bibles this will be Psalm 18) Symbols: sun rising or high in sky
December 22 Jesus is King of the Gentiles: Psalm 2:7-8; Ephesians 2:14-20 Symbols: crown, scepter
December 23 Jesus is Emmanuel: Isaiah 7:14; 33:22 Symbols: tablets of stone, chalice and host
December 24 Jesus is Light of the World: John 1:1-14 Symbols: candle, flame, sun