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4 October 2013 by Kortney

since i’ve already bumped St Nicolas one day, i might as well talk about Advent wreaths!  all of Advent is about waiting and preparing and the days fall at the darkest time of year.  candles and the Advent season just seem to go together.dec 10 095

Advent wreaths are a tangible way to acknowledge the coming light.  usually there are places for four candles, one for each week of Advent.  as you move through time, the wreath fills with candles and your home fills with light.  you might consider lighting the week’s candle and then reading aloud together from that week’s lectionary or simply talking together about what was read at church.

our thrift-store wreath is carved with scenes and symbols of our faith: a shepherd’s crook, the star, Bethlehem, bread and wine.  we usually just talk about the wreath itself and whatever image has captured someone’s attention.  our wreath usually sits in the middle of the dining table, so we see and use it all through the day.  i often am the first to wake and i’ll light the candles to greet the rest of the family as they wake.

but please don’t think that because you don’t have a wreath, you need to buy one.  just four candles gathered together will do the same work. (Leila at Like Mother, Like Daughter has pictures of a simple gathering of votive candles.)  really just one candle simply lit in the midst of your busy day–first thing in the morning, at dinner, just before bed–can point you and your family toward the light.

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Comments

  1. artistKatana says

    4 October 2013 at 10:12 am

    This looks lovely. We did Advent last year and used small candles and did not have a wreath. I bet Pinterest has some nice DIY wreaths for Advent. Lovely post!

  2. Lindsey says

    5 October 2013 at 12:39 pm

    I saw a really lovely Advent wreath made from a bundt pan filled with cranberries. Surprisingly elegant and easy to make! And I love LMLD for tips of all kinds! 🙂

    • kort says

      5 October 2013 at 2:35 pm

      i love bundt pans! we just used ours to make a tonsure cake to celebrate St Francis Day!

      • Lindsey says

        5 October 2013 at 7:28 pm

        A tonsure cake? I’ve never heard of that! Pretty sure I’ll never look at a bundt pan the same way again… 🙂

        • kort says

          6 October 2013 at 8:11 am

          the tonsure cake come from Catholic Cuisine:
          http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2009/10/tonsure-of-st-francis-cake.html

          ours was a chocolate chip pumpkin banana bread this year. yum!

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