Advent + Christmas Octave · November 29 – January 1
One page a day through Christmas.
A digital journal for Advent and the Christmas Octave that follows the daily Mass readings. Each day brings the readings of the day, one question to pray with, and room to write.
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- Prints on US Letter
What a day looks like
Ten quiet minutes, already laid out.
Open today’s page and everything is in place. No planning, no searching for the readings.
- The liturgical day and its color, including feasts and memorials.
- Every reading of the day: Gospel, first reading and psalm, with a button that opens them.
- One question for today, drawn from that Gospel.
- My prayer and one small act of love, with lines to write on.
- Four checkboxes: prayer, readings, act of love, small sacrifice.
- Three things I’m grateful for.
What’s inside
53 pages, one light file.
Daily pages
The 26 days of Advent and the 8 days of the Christmas Octave, through January 1.
Weekly pages
Stay Awake, Prepare the Way, Gaudete, Let It Be Done: which candle to light, the Sunday readings and a week-at-a-glance tracker.
Christmas Octave
A Christmas Mass plan with the four Masses and their Gospels, then a page for each day of the Octave.
Tap-to-open calendars
The Advent and Christmas calendar, color-coded by liturgical color, and a tracker for one small act of love each day.
The wreath and the O Antiphons
The four candles and the blessing at home, plus the seven titles of Christ prayed from December 17 to 23.
Confession, intentions, looking back
Questions to prepare for Confession, a prayer intentions list, a Looking back on Advent page and blank notes.
Built on official sources
Every Catholic detail has a reference.
Nothing here is improvised. Each element points to the document it comes from, and the Sources page inside the journal links to all of them.
Days follow the General Roman Calendar as observed in the United States. Some feasts change rank by country, so check your parish calendar.
- Daily readings and liturgical colorsLiturgical day, color and readings for each day, following the lectionary used in the United States (Sundays Year B, weekdays Year I).
- Catechism of the Catholic ChurchA paragraph number on each day connects that Gospel with the teaching of the Church.
- Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (2001)Nos. 96–105 on Advent: the wreath, Mary in Advent, the Christmas novena and the O Antiphons.
- Book of Blessings, nos. 1509–1516The Order for the Blessing of an Advent Wreath.
- Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the CalendarNos. 34–35: the Christmas Masses and how the Octave of Christmas is arranged.
How it works
Ready in two minutes.
Check out
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Download the PDF
The file is yours right after checkout. Nothing is shipped.
Open or print
Import it into your notes app and write with a stylus, or print it on US Letter paper.
Try it first
Get the first week free.
Seven daily pages by email, so you can see how it feels before Advent begins.
Questions
Before you buy
Is this a physical journal?
No. It is a digital PDF that you download right after checkout. Nothing is mailed.
Which apps does it work with?
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf and Xodo, and any app that lets you write on a PDF. There are no form fields: you write with your stylus or with your app’s text tool. The tabs and the calendar dates are links, so one tap takes you to any page.
Can I print it?
Yes. It prints on US Letter paper. Print all 53 pages or only the ones you want.
Does it include the full text of the readings?
No. Each day lists the citation for every reading and a button that opens that day’s readings online, so you always read the official text.
Does it cover Christmas too?
Yes. After the 26 days of Advent it continues through the 8 days of the Christmas Octave and ends on January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God.
Will the calendar match my parish?
It follows the General Roman Calendar as observed in the United States. Some feasts change rank in other countries.
How big is the file?
Under 5 MB, so it imports into the free plan of GoodNotes 6.
Can I share it?
The journal is for personal use. For a parish, class or group, write to us about a group license.
What if something goes wrong with my download?
Write to us and we will fix it.
Advent begins November 29.
Have a page waiting for every day, from the First Sunday of Advent to January 1.
Get the journal · $9