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Vision: a 45 to 50 min talk on the origins of Advent that is punctuated at appropriate points with slide presentation; community song; community prayer
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How Advent Was Born

Published on Nov 19, 2015

A presentation about the evolution of Advent.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Christmas and Advent

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Vision: a 45 to 50 min talk on the origins of Advent that is punctuated at appropriate points with slide presentation; community song; community prayer

How Advent Was Born

Photo by Will Humes

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Sunday Mass of the Resurrection

The Early Church
1. Earliest Church 33-300 focused only on the most basic things: Sunday Mass of the Resurrection,

Baptism

Adult Baptism
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The Catechumenate

and the Catechumenate

Lent

and the slow development of Lent as preparation for Baptism at Easter.

Christmas

336 - 350 AD
300 – 550 AD:
First recorded Christmas Liturgy in 336 AD. Slow development in East and West. Pope Julius sets the
“date” for Christmas as 25 Dec worldwide.
Slides: crèche, nativity

Two traditions develop

France and Italy

France

France

St. Martin's Lent

Development of St. Martin’s Lent in France: 6 wk period of prep for Baptisms on St. Martin’s Day.
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John the Baptist



FRANCE:


Penitential in nature: stress on John the Baptism /
Photo by Lawrence OP

Final Judgment

End of World, Second Coming

Italy

Italy

Devotional Advent 
Development of Devotional Advent: Diocese of Ravenna, Italy, with it’s connection to the East first starts in the West an Advent preparation in the weeks before Christmas Day

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Antiphons

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Advent Candle and wreath

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Result: 2 weeks of Penitential Advent and 2 weeks of devotional Advent.

First Readings from Isaiah

Week 1

Mark 13:33-37

Week 2

Mark 1: 1-8
Photo by Lawrence OP

Week 3

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Week 4

Luke 1:26-38
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Credits

Photo by kevin dooley