Advent 2025
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Advent 2025
Our Lectio Divina resource for week 4 of Advent is now available to download
Listening for God’s promise drawing near in Emmanuel
As we journey through the Fourth Week of Advent, the Church draws us into the final, intimate moments of waiting as God’s promise comes to fulfilment. We begin reflecting on Joseph’s quiet obedience on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, which makes space for Emmanuel, God-with-us. In the days that follow, the Gospel lead us deeper into the joy and wonder unfolding at the threshold of Jesus’ birth: Mary’s Magnificat proclaims God’s faithfulness; the birth of John the Baptist reveals a people awakening to God’s saving work; and Zechariah’s song gives voice to hope fulfilled and light breaking into darkness. A Closing Reflection for Advent invites us to gather these moments of waiting and trust, preparing us to celebrate Christmas Day, where we rejoice in Emmanuel: God’s Promise Fulfilled.
Through prayerful listening and reflection, we are invited to welcome Jesus anew into our hearts and our world.
Our Lectio Divina resource for Week 4 of Advent is now available to download here.
Waiting in Hope: Week 4 - Listening for God’s promise drawing near in Emmanuel
Listening for God’s promise of joy breaking into our world.
As we journey through the Third Week of Advent, we are invited to pause and attune our hearts to the quiet yet persistent joy God is bringing forth. Rooted in the Gospel readings of these days - from John the Baptist’s question and Jesus’ response on Gaudete Sunday, through calls to repentance and trust, and into the intimate beginnings of Jesus’ birth - the readings of Week 3 of Advent traces how God’s promise takes shape in human history. As we move closer to Christmas through the O Antiphons and the stories of Mary, Joseph, and Elizabeth, we are invited to listen deeply, recognise signs of hope, and welcome the joy that breaks into our world often unexpectedly, yet always faithfully.
Our Lectio Divina resource for week 3 of Advent is now available to download here.
Waiting in Hope: Week 3 - Listening for God’s promise of joy breaking into our world
Our Lectio Divina resource for week 3 of Advent is now available to download
Our Lectio Divina resource for week 2 of Advent is now available to download
Listening for God’s promise of mercy and restoration
As we journey through the Second Week of Advent, our Gospels draw us into a posture of hopeful waiting. God speaks his promise into the ordinary moments of our lives: a promise of mercy for the weary, rest for those who labour and are overburdened, and restoration for a world longing for peace. Advent reminds us that our waiting is never empty - Christ is already at work, renewing creation and preparing our hearts to receive him. Together, let us listen attentively to God’s word this week and allow hope to take root and grow within us, lighting our way toward the coming of our Saviour.
Our Lectio Divina resource for week 2 of Advent is now available to download here.
Waiting in Hope: Week 2 - Listening for God’s Promise Through the Word
An Advent Lectio Divina Resource for Our Diocese
Throughout the Year of Prayer, Listening, and Discernment, many expressed a heartfelt longing to deepen their prayer life and to be nourished more fully by the living Word of God. When we pray with Scripture, we learn to recognise God’s voice speaking into the reality of our everyday lives.
As we enter the sacred season of Advent, the Church invites us into a period of watching and waiting, of quiet reflection, and of renewed confidence in God’s faithful promises. In response to your desire to spend more time with God’s Word, we are delighted to offer a new Advent Lectio Divina resource: Waiting in Hope: Listening for God’s Promise Through the Word
Waiting in Hope: Week 1
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