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Advent Calendar

One good deed a day, from December 1 to 24, to wait for Jesus as a family.

December

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  1. December 1Make the Sign of the Cross when you wake up.Opens on December 1
  2. December 2Give someone in your family a hug.Opens on December 2
  3. December 3Pray for your grandparents.Opens on December 3
  4. December 4Help set the table.Opens on December 4
  5. December 5Say thank you three times today.Opens on December 5
  6. December 6Today is the feast of Saint Nicholas, who helped the poor in secret. Give someone a kind surprise.Opens on December 6
  7. December 7Make your bed by yourself.Opens on December 7
  8. December 8Today is the feast of Mary's Immaculate Conception. Draw a flower for her.Opens on December 8
  9. December 9Put your toys away without being asked.Opens on December 9
  10. December 10Say something kind to a friend.Opens on December 10
  11. December 11Pray for people who are sick.Opens on December 11
  12. December 12Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Pray a Hail Mary with your family.Opens on December 12
  13. December 13Pray for the priest at your church.Opens on December 13
  14. December 14Pick a toy to give away with your family.Opens on December 14
  15. December 15Pray: Come, Lord Jesus!Opens on December 15
  16. December 16The Christmas Novena begins. Pray with your family every night until the 24th.Opens on December 16
  17. December 17Make a Christmas card.Opens on December 17
  18. December 18Share your snack with someone in your family.Opens on December 18
  19. December 19Say sorry if you hurt someone's feelings.Opens on December 19
  20. December 20Help set up the Nativity scene.Opens on December 20
  21. December 21Sing a Christmas song.Opens on December 21
  22. December 22Pray for families who are far from home.Opens on December 22
  23. December 23Read the story of Jesus' birth with your family (Luke 2:1-20).Opens on December 23
  24. December 24Tonight, place Baby Jesus in the Nativity scene and pray with your family. Jesus is born!Opens on December 24
  • From the 16th to the 24th: the Christmas Novena, one family prayer each night.
  • On Sundays: Mass with your family and one more candle on the Advent wreath.
Advent calendar sheet with 24 squares

Print at home

Print the calendar, put it where the family sees it every day, and color one square for each good deed.

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