Catholic Books to Prepare you for Christmas (to read during Advent)

As Christmas draws nearer, you realize that you haven’t properly prepared for the coming of Christ. Maybe you’re been busy with hosting guests or you only focused on the family and your kids’ Jesse Tree… but you don’t feel prepared.

Avoid those feelings by steeping yourself in prayer and reading a Catholic meditative book to prepare yourself throughout Advent for the great Christmas season!

Here are some recommended books to read this Advent:

The Advent of Christ

Reflect on Scripture to prepare your heart for Christmas. Edward Sri brings you back in history to live during the actual time the Messiah is born. Live it as it happens! Find it on Amazon

The Joy of Advent

Prayerful reflections from Pope Francis and scriptural verses will bring you peace and joy as you prepare for Christmas this Advent season. Find it on Amazon

Advent and Christmas with Fulton J. Sheen

Walk through Advent towards Christmas and through Christmas with the words of Blessed Fulton Sheen. Celebrate all of the days of Christmas! See it on Amazon

Celebrating a Merry Catholic Christmas

If you’ve ever wondered why we use an Advent wreath, this book digs into the spiritual significances of the traditions we do and helps to enrich your family’s preparation for Christmas (including ideas for the feast days)! See it on Amazon

A Catholic Family Advent

Devotions and reflections for the Catholic family to prepare for Christmas throughout the Advent season! See it on Amazon

Meditations for Advent

Slow down this Advent with meditations for each day leading up to Christmas, led by Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, one of the greatest homilists in the history of the Church. See it on Amazon

Even More…

• Joy to the World: How Christ’s Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does)
• Advent With the Saints: Daily Reflections
• The Little Way of Advent: Meditations in the Spirit of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
• Rejoice! Advent Meditations with Mary, Journal
• The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Advent and Christmas (Volume IV)