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Families, let's celebrate Advent 2025!
AFLC Advent Family Wreath Campaign 2025
“Gather. Prepare. Hope.”
As we enter the beautiful season of Advent, the Church invites families to slow down, come together, and prepare their hearts for the coming of Christ. Advent is a time of waiting, hope, prayer, and joyful expectation — and one of the most meaningful traditions that helps us live this out is the Advent Wreath.
The wreath’s circular shape reminds us of God’s endless love. The evergreens symbolize life and hope. Each candle marks a step along our four-week journey: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. Lighting the Advent Wreath at home turns ordinary family moments into sacred spaces — moments of connection, reflection, and grace.
This year, the Archdiocesan Family Life Commission invites families across the Archdiocese to create their own Advent Wreaths. Be as simple, creative, traditional, or fun as you wish! What matters most is coming together as a family to prepare for Jesus’ birth.
How Your Family Can Participate
✨ Make your Advent wreath at home — reuse what you have, gather natural materials, or craft something new.
✨ Snap a photo of your finished wreath and WhatsApp it to 299-1047.
✨ Please include a short write-up sharing:
* What inspired your design
* What Advent means to your family
* Any special traditions you include as you light each candle
Let’s fill this Advent season with hope, creativity, and family prayer.
Together, as the domestic church, let us prepare the way of the Lord.
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